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I want to be the first to welcome you back to

your high school home. High school years

are a uniquely intense and poignant time of

life. Those memories, for good or bad, stay

vivid decades later. I’m praying that your

time spent with old friends back in this place

will revive those memories of goodness, fun,

and friendship that still have the power to

enrich our lives. I’m also praying that if your

memories are painful, you will find healing

in your return. Many things have changed

over the years but the mountains that so

imprinted themselves on us still stand guard.

The frog still crouches nearby. Mount Ellis

still surveys the campus and the ski slopes of

the Bridger Mountains still beckon.

This weekend’s program is designed to give

you time with old friends, time for worship,

and time to learn about the ways Mt. Ellis is

still making a difference in the lives of kids

today. We are leaving the doors unlocked

around campus so you can wander to the

places your memories hold strongest. I hope

you’ll take the time to introduce yourself

to students and faculty. We love hearing

stories from the “good old days.” If there is

anything we can do to make your weekend

more enjoyable, please talk to Kevin Emmer-

son or myself. Have a great time.

MEA PrinciPAl Darren Wilkins ‘89

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rEgistrAtion

Class Year:

First Name Last Name Maiden Name

Address

City State Zip

Home Phone Cell Phone

Email

Spouse Name

Children’s Names

(Please check all that apply)

Years Attended: □ Freshman □ Sophomore □ Junior □ Senior

MEA Activities: □ Ski Club

□ Dynamics

□ Choir

□ Band

□ Handbells

□ Dorm Club Officer

□ ASB Officer

□ Gymnastics Team

□ Varsity Teams

□ Talent Show

□ Bible Conference

□ Ellisonian

□ Leadership Conf.

□ Choral Clinic

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coMMEnts

We hope you enjoy your weekend back on the campus. As you visit with friends and spend your time between venues, we would appreciate a few minutes of your time. Please use the following space to share thoughts, emotions, and feelings about the weekend. What did you like? What would you change? Simply write your comments down then tear the page out and turn it in at the Alumni Center or during the offering call on Sabbath morning. We thank you for your valuable comments!

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wEEkEnd schEdulE

FridAy, APril 20 3:00 – 9:00 pm Registration, Alumni Center

6:00 – 7:00 pm Supper, Allaway Dining Hall*

7:30 – 8:00 pm Vespers, Chapel

8:00 – 8:30 pm Mini Concert, Chapel

sAbbAth, APril 21 8:30 – 10:45 am Registration, Alumni Center

9:00 – 10:00 am Breakfast, Allaway Dining Hall*

9:45 – 10:30 am Sabbath School, Chapel

10:00 – 10:30 am Alumni Choir Rehearsal, Gymnasium

10:45 – 12:30 pm Church Service, Gymnasium

Potluck - Following Church

2:30 – 5:30 pm Honor Class Reunions, see page 9

5:30 – 7:00 pm Supper, Allaway Dining Hall*

7:30 – 8:30 pm Vespers Concert, Chapel

8:45 pm Alumni Basketball Games, Gymnasium

sundAy, APril 22 8:30 – 10:00 am Senior Benefit Breakfast, Allaway Dining Hall

9:00 am 5k Benefit Race, Ad Building

10:00 am Kohl’s Sewer Ground Breaking, Girl’s Dorm

*Meals are provided as a courtesy to our alumni. Donations to cover this cost are appreciatively accepted

in the Alumni Center & Cafeteria

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wEEkEnd EvEnts

sabbath Potluck lunch Please join us immediately following church for a potluck lunch in the gym. Mount Ellis will provide the entrée, vegetable and drink. You are invited to bring bread, salad or dessert and enjoy this great time to catch up with friends.

Jiyao’s concert Jiyao Li graduated from MEA last year, but has returned for one more year while he applies to music colleges here in the US. Saturday evening’s vespers will feature his talents and his testimony. Come be blessed by his music and story. CD’s will be available for purchase following vespers.

Alumni choir rehearsal Remember all the good times in Choir and Dynamics? Come relive the fun and be a part of the Alumni Choir. Rehearsal is Sabbath morning at 10am in the gymnasium. We’ll see you there!

benefit brunch The Senior Class invites you to Sunday brunch in the Allaway Dining Hall. While there is no charge for the breakfast, your donations will help fund their gift to the school: the new lockers located in the Administration Building. Darren Wilkins will be serving his famous crepes, and a variety of other delicious breakfast items will be on the menu. See you there

senior ProjectsThe Class of 2012 invites you to the Alumni Center to view the results of their senior projects. As a culmination of their learning, the faculty asked the seniors to dream up a project that would encompass the school’s mission statement: Discover, Develop and Serve. Students worked individually or in groups to propose and carry out a project that would serve their community in some way.

Student Aid ConcertSarah Ojeda is using her vocal talents to benefit our Student Aid fund this year for her senior project. Immediately following vespers she will sing a few songs and share stories of Student Aid through the years. If you feel impressed, we invite you to support this worthy cause.

5K Race for Autism Sunday at 9 am a group of seniors are hosting a 5K fun run to raise money for the DAN Foundation. Associated with the Autism Research Institute, they work to find natural treatments. The cost is $25 and you can pre-register in the Alumni center. Donations will also be accepted.

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school songVERSE 1Where the foothills slope upwardat the end of the plain,and the mountains have bulwarkedMontana's domainStands our dear Alma Materwe've come to adoreLet us sing out her praisesin accents that soar

VERSE 2When we leave your dear hallwaysto work among men,We will think of your preceptsagain and again.Tho' the years may bring changeswhatever we do;Our hearts will foreverpay tribute to you

CHORUSWe love you Mount Ellis, we love your broad fields,We love your high mountains, we love your ideals;We'll always remember, we'll always be trueTo the exalted vision we've gotten from you!

2011- 2012 School Year

9 foreign students = 14% of Student body 7 countries represented China Taiwan PalestineGermany AustraliaKorea

students = 64

6 states representedIdaho WashingtonNorth Dakota CaliforniaWyoming Nevada

6 Faculty & staff members are Alumni = 30% of all Faculty & Staff

sits on 490 Acres

MEA FAst FActs

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dAily schEdulE

Vespers: 7:30 pm, Chapel Welcome .................................................................................... Kevin Emmerson ‘88

Song Service ..........................................................................................The Class of 62

Prayer...................................................................................................Larry Shideler ‘62

Spoken Word ...................................................................................... Ray Hoffman ‘62

Student Aid Mini concert ..................................................................Sarah Ojeda ‘12

Announcements .........................................................................Kevin Emmerson ‘88

Sabbath School: 9:45 – 10:30 am, Chapel

Song Service .................. Sonia (Downer) Birnel ‘82, Debra (Dahl) Behrens, ‘82

Prayer..........................................................................................................Ron Birnel ‘82

Special Feature ...................................................................................... John Gavin ‘82

Church Service: 10:45 am, Gymnasium

Call to Worship ...................................................................................The Four Winds

Welcome & Prayer .................................................... Deanna (Johnson) Harris ‘87

Roll Call & School Song .......................................................... Kevin Emmerson ‘88

Principally Speaking ....................................................................Darren Wilkins ‘89

Offertory .................“Meditation on,‘There is a Fountain’” ........................ Bellisimo

Introduction of Speaker ..........................................................Kevin Emmerson ‘88

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Church Service [cont.]

Alumni Choir ....................... “Joy in the Morning”............. Harold R. Dixon III, Dir.

Spoken Word ....................................................................................Scott Wagner ‘87

Announcements ...........................................................................Darren Wilkins ‘89

Postlude ...................“My Good Lord’s Done Been Here” ............... MEA DynamicsSoloist: Reese Jimenez ‘13 — Accompanist: Jiyao Li ‘11

Potluck: Following the Church Service

Honor Class Reunions: 2:30 – 5:30 pmClass of 1942 .......................................................................................... Alumni Center

Class of 1952 .......................................................................................... Alumni Center

Class of 1962 ......................................................................................................... Library

Class of 1972 ..................................................................................................Admin 201

Class of 1982 .................................................................................................Admin 202

Class of 1987 ........................248 Cedar Wood Cir., Bozeman— 406.600.5418

Class of 1992 .................................................................................................... Ski Lodge

Class of 2002 .............................................................................................. Admin 204

Vespers: 7:30 pm, ChapelWelcome .........................................................................................Darren Wilkins ‘89

“Transformed” Piano Concert ................................................................... Jiyao Li ‘11

Alumni Basketball Games: 8:45 pm, Gymnasium

Senior Benefit Breakfast: 8:30 - 10 am, Allaway Dining Hall

5k Benefit Race for Austism: 9 am, Gymnasium

Kohl’s Sewer Ground Breaking: 10 am, Girl’s Dorm

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The following honor class lists are based on the most up-to-date alumni information we have available. We apologize for any inaccuracies and ask for your assistance in making corrections. Please contact Kevin Emmerson at (406) 587-5178 ext. 105 with any updates. You can also e-mail our office at development@mtellis.org. Thank you in advance for helping us maintain our records.

1942Betty Clark †Clayton CochraneDorothy (Iverson) PayneGenevieve (Harvey) BuckHarold Reinke †Jeanne (Morrison) FieldsJoyce (Schroeder) HangesLars SurdalLucille (LaMare) AshworthMax LaMareRay Berryman †Robert S. Kyle †

1952Arlene WagnerBecky Van der EndeCarmen (Miller) GrahamCharles FisherCurtis Bierwagen †Delley Brown †Dick CoughrenDonna Lee (Seright) GilderDuane Schaak †Earl WitzelFloyd RingeringJohn HamiltonJohn NystromLenora Young †Lois Fausett †Lorraine BrownMarian (Holman) Katz †

Marilynn (Miller) OchsnerMarion (Rorabeck) Manley †Marjorie (Lange) BankheadMary Nell (McDowell) OttMelvin HayesOlive LandollOrville StobelPatricia BoucherPauline (Andersen) Bingham †Ronald W. BusbySally (Settera) Eheler †Stanley Rauscher †Victor BoyleVirgil J. PottsVirginia (Lange) EvicksonVivian (Brown) BostederWalt Pierce †William Kyle

1962Alferd EggertArthur WrightBonnie FieldsCarl BoucherCarl RosichCarol ForsheeCharles BushChuck Kirkpatrick †Chuck RiterClydetta (Iverson) O’DellConnie Shotwell

Dale LewellenDavid ClagueDavid HaysDianna MeeksEd EdmonsonFred HolderGeorge EnglebrechtGloria (Dellos) SkworchHarvey TurnerJack JusticeJakie (Anderson) SimmonsJean (Chamberlain) CatesJeanne (Griffin) RobertsJim KemptonJoan (Shideler) BitzerJohn FarnsworthJoy AdlerJoyce (Sloop) WasylyshenJudi (Anderson) RolandsonJudy Johnson †Judy SouthwickKitty (Matar) MottaLarry AbbottLarry SerlesLarry ShidelerLarry Van CampLavilla (Carpenter) RobbinsLee Ann (Lucas) KnutsonLeora DeanLyne AdamsLynn (Adams) SelandMaralen BrothersMargaret GravesMarilyn (Crawford) FalkerMavis Raye

honor clAssEs

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Mona (Bacon) DixsonNancy (Huges) CampbellPatricia (Ruddle) RosichPhyllis (Ross) RehlingRay HoffmanRon RubleRonnie HosslerRonnie MartinRoy LarsonSherry OlmstedSue (Davis) BarberSusan (Brown) DahlmanSuzanne CraikTerry WolfgramTimothy A. FritzTwyla (Alexenko) HultsWesley Wallace

1972Alean BrasseyAnne (Blake) PrickettBill AuvilBill DasherBill RoseCarolyn R. JamesChris JonesChris Montgomery †Cindy BushClyde LarkinsDanny SennerDarryl TurnerDavid KnightDenny RothgebDouglas RoeEvelyn MooreFloyd AshbaughGlen Kirkpatrick †Goldie BeckJack Weir †Judy ReevesKaren BanksKathy LayerKevin GowerKim BarstadKirk ThompsonLaura (Nowlin) KargesLeroy BellesLois (Brown) Ferguson

Mark DuffyMary (Spencer) Slater †Mike WiseOrlin JonesRandall SnoopRenae SmithRobin Jackson †Rod AbbottShelly ReynoldsSherri WinslowShirley RedmonSteve AyersSusan (Williams) ChamberlainTeresa (Kasner) ArnoldTerry BurnsVickie (Emmerson) SageVicky (Kenner) Locke

1982Ann (Wittlake) RobertsApril RollinsBillie Jo (Bollinger) ManuelBobbi NelsonBrian HeiserBrock MitchellBryce ColeCarol (Rikustad) Muth †Charles JohnstonCharles ReddCheri (Syes) BatesCraig KoskiCynthia MooreDeann EdgerlyDebra (Dahl) BehrensDerik HarrisonDon BirnelDonald RossGayle Saxby †George KinoshitaHarvey MeharryHilary (Berendes) GreenHolly LuceJack LangeJayne (LaChapelle) LambertJoey SchmidtJohn GavinJohn Reynolds

Karen (Churchwell) BraunKaren (Morse) CollinsKarla (Easton) RobisonKarla (Wynia) SchartigerKeith WaldeKen AlbertsenKent SerightKerry (Sharpe) NelsonKristal (Terry) WeverLarry TaylorLeah EvjenLeah (Brown) MorseLinda (Stockler) MischelLisa (Ladd) ComeauLynda (Andregg) FullbrightLyndon WalckerMarilyn (Baum) WebertMarty JohnstonMichael HoutchensMike McFetersMilva CramerMorey LawsonPeggy (Van Wouden) TarasenkoRay TaylorRick GrigsRick MurphyRick PointerRita (Mares) SchaefferRobert RobinetteRonald BirnelRose Ann PitcherRussell HardingSandra (Matthews) SarveScott ShugarsSonia (Downer) BirnelSuzanne SuelzleTami (McDaniel) StoverTawni FritzTom CraneTom Taylor

1987Brian NystromCheryl (Dimick) SnyderChris Ash

1987[cont.]

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honor clAssEs [cont.]

Christy SalesClyde Iverson, IIIColleen TorskeCurt CurtisDan GrosbollDave JamesonDeanna (Johnson) HarrisDebbie TowDelores TowEric HardingFloyd CombesFrasia (Furman) OmsteadJackie SandquistJim BaerJoann MoseleyJon JanetskiJulie (Easton) GatesJulie LounsberryKarla KendallKelly SmithKipling BeardsleyLillian (Galloway) JacquoutLisa JohnsonMichelle (Caldwell) KruseMike WisterPaul GrantPaulyne HelmRagina BenjaminRegina BiggleRoger SteffanScott FarleyScott WagnerShannon RittbergerShauna HerbelShawn HendersonStephanie Bush †Suzi (Grindley) TaskerTad WilliamsTamara (Wallace) JohnsonTanya FlaglerTim BurmanTom BoyerTonya (Storm) Kent

Traci (Hickman) AndrewsTracy WagnerTravis JohnsonYvonne Faith Daley

1992Amy (Harper) WilburAnna PeckBenjamin SeatonBrett KlinerChad BalesDarrin BrooksDavid HeydenDenise VasquezDennis SchaferDoug TretteenErick LindemanJacob SchwitzgoebelJared RasmussenJason EndersJessi SchwartzJessica FarleyJodi (Rolandson) BeardsleyJolene SmithLara DowieLinda SjolanderLuke CookMary EdwardsMary PerezMaurice SchwarzMerlin HoldMikio TakahashiNicole (Gruel) OswaldRie SawadaRobert E. TitusScott RussellSharyn GerlachShawn SanfordShawna DossSusan BoothTakashi Nagasawa

Tanya LigenfelterTasha (Cooper) DriggsTera WiegandTim Ree

2002Aaron PeaseBen BeavonBrian NortonChelsea SweenyChrystal LawsonCorey BatiukCrystal (Wheeling) ShelineEddie ReedGreg JutzyHeidi HamiltonJaime JohnsonJason BrownJermaine BrownJonathan HarrisonKacey GrahamKellert CrumpackerLaurel HowellLeland GildersleeveLloyd CrookesMelissa LarsonMike UnterseherNate McFaydenNathan EdwardsNick HustwaiteOrion BufordRosemary GoodfriendSamantha HughesSeth PhillipsSierra PhillipsValkyrie Harrison

† - Deceased

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giving bAck

harold & Janelle dixon Music scholarshipWe are pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarship, named after two much-loved, long-term faculty members at MEA. Intended to support excellence in music, the Harold & Janelle Dixon Music Scholarship aims to make attending MEA a reality for students with musical aptitude but limited resources. The Dixons’ years of commitment to music and young people personify the goals of this scholarship.

Fresh from college, the Dixons joined the MEA family in June of 1971. Janelle had her Bachelor of Music degree and Harold came with a M.A. in Music. The Dixons taught music through June of 1975, making many memories along the way. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary climbing Mount Ellis and their daughter Lara Jeanine Dixon was born in 1973.

After a three-year absence, the Dixons returned to MEA in the summer of 1978 and settled in for 20 years. Between 1978 and 1985 Harold added Attendance Officer, Vice-Principal, sophomore Bible and handbells to his professional résumé.

In June of 1985 Harold left teaching to accept a position as Asst. Treasurer of the MT Conference. Janelle continued in the Music Department, teaching piano, accompanying the choirs and playing in the band under multiple

subsequent music directors. She also served as registrar from 1985 to 1995.

The Dixons moved to Alaska in 1998 where Harold was Asst. Treasurer and then Treasurer of the AK Conference. He finished his career as Treasurer of the ID Conference, retiring in May of 2011. Through it all, Janelle has continued teaching piano, even after their LAST move to Spangle, WA where they now live.

Though they no longer live or work here, anytime they drive into the Gallatin Valley Harold and Janelle say they get that “coming home” feeling. They are grateful for the privilege of being a part of so many lives across so many years here at MEA.

We, too, are grateful for their dedication to the young people of Mount Ellis for so many years. It is a pleasure to continue their legacy through this scholarship.

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AEF rEPorts

Mount Ellis is blessed to benefit from the Adventist Education Foundation, a fund specifically designated for ongoing maintenance costs at MEA. AEF supplements donations by promising $35,000 towards $50,000 worth of targeted projects. Last summer we saw the first projects completed. These included new carpet in the IA building, new carpet, paint, and texture in the AD Building as well as money for road and sidewalk restoration work which will be undertaken this summer. New projects have been chosen for 2012 and are listed below with projected costs. If you wish to support these improvements simply indicate your desire when you submit your gift.

upcoming campus improvements

AD Building Lighting$18,000

MEA NEEDS: $5,400 to qualify for AEF match

Classroom Carpeting$3,000/Classroom x 4 Rooms = $12,000

MEA NEEDS: $3,600 to qualify for AEF match

Refurbished LibraryCarpeting + New Tables & Chairs = $5,000

MEA NEEDS: $1,500 to qualify for AEF match

AD Building Men’s Bathroom $15,000

MEA NEEDS: $4,500 to qualify for AEF match

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thank you! We extend a BIG thank you to everyone who has taken the time to join us this weekend. As a part of the Mount Ellis family you are always welcome on our campus – which is really YOUR campus.

The following people’s hard work made this weekend possible and we thank them. Our apologies in advance to anyone whose name we have inadvertently omitted.

Anita OjedaNancy LeeAshley PetersonYvonne WoodallMark HarrisJuanita StarkebaumCathy Allen Monte SaxbyRay WheelingJames Stuart

Leisel RogersJeremy VandenboerBarry CurtisSylvia ZavalaAlix HarrisJoni HarrisHeidi WagnerBarry Taylor Wyatt HansenJoe Wagner

Janelle DixonHarold R. Dixon IIJiyao Li Alicia Jenkins Jon Lehman Alexandria Gustafson Eric BeavonArchie Harris Lindsey HoytLaura Hoyt

Mount Ellis Academyoffice of development & Alumni relations

3641 Bozeman Trail Road - Bozeman, MT 59715(406) 587-5178 ext. 105 --- development@mtellis.org