{posted February 2, 2008}  Congratulations to our new ANE Director of Youth and Young Adults, Jess Brandt.  Jess is a Messiah College grad who attends Chiques COB.  Contact her at jbrandt@ane-cob.org.  Welcome aboard Jess!

{posted December 2, 2007}  A pic with the 1st place 2007 Youth Message Contest winner...Mallory Weaver of Mohler.  Great job Mallory!  There are only about 5 months left to write one for this year's contest, but it will go fast once you return to school.  So what are you doing over Christmas break??

{posted September 12, 2007}  Have you checked out this year's slate of District youth events yet?  If not, you'll want to do that...as the Senior High world is particularly creative thanks to an amazing Cabinet.  Hope to see you there!

{posted July 20, 2007}  ANNOUNCING:  The winner's of the 2007 Youth Message Contest are:  Mallory Weaver of Mohler (1st place), Tyler Eshelman of Ephrata (2nd place), and Chris Reinford of Mohler (3rd place).  Congratulations and thank you to all who participated!

{posted July 15, 2007}  The new Youth Cabinet has been formed.  Visit the "Leaders & Contacts" page to see who they are!

{posted June 19, 2007}  Blessings to the continuing journeys of our Senior Cabinet members as they leave for BVS, college, or other next steps.  Thank you to Breanna, Chrissy, Dana, Ethan, Katelyn(n), and Marianne for your service!

{posted May 21, 2007}  For those who have not yet heard, Lee Eshelman, of "Ted & Lee" comedy duo fame, committed suicide this past week.  If you have questions about the correlations between depression and suicide or are having difficulties yourself, please speak with your youth advisor, a trusted adult, or myself at any time.  Resources are available by clicking here.

{posted May 21, 2007}  Thank you to Marie Rhoades for your many years of service as a Youth Cabinet Advisor.  We will miss you, but wish you the best in your new journey with Vermont's A Place Apart!

{posted December 22, 2006}  Seniors, interested in being on the Youth Peace Travel Team for the summer of 2007?  It is a fantastic opportunity, one that many from our District have enjoyed.  Visit here for more information.

{posted December 18, 2006}  Congratulations to Chrissy Sollenberger of Mt. Wilson CoB who has been named one of the worship coordinators for Annual Conference 2007.

{posted October 31, 2006}  8th-11th graders, have you heard about the new Youth Message Contest?  You could win a $150 Amazon.com gift card!  Talk to your youth leaders for details on participation.  Write it before you get too busy...oh, wait...um.

{posted July 25, 2006}  With regret, we announce that Stephanie Erb has resigned her position with the District Junior High Advisors team.  Thank you for all your great work over the years Steph!

{posted June 12, 2006}  Announcing the 2006-07 Youth Cabinet.  Click here!

{posted May 26, 2006}  At long last, photo albums from both ERYC and the JH Spring Retreat are up.

{posted May 1, 2006}  Special congratulations to Chrissy Sollenberger, an 11th grader from Mt. Wilson COB.  Chrissy, a member of the District Cabinet, was recently selected as one of the winners of the 2006 National Youth Conference Youth Speech Contest!  As part of her winning, Chrissy will share her speech during Monday morning worship at NYC in late July.

{posted April 30, 2006}  Advisors and leaders, check out the new bulletin board on this site for all your collaboration needs.  Thank you to the brainstorming work of those who attended the recent Advisors Dessert, which encouraged this idea.

{posted April 15, 2006}  The Junior High District Advisors welcome Sarah Yingling, youth coordinator at Spring Creek, to the team!

{ongoing post}  Have good digital pictures from any of our recent events?  Email them to me.