Greenwood Mennonite School

Greenwood Mennonite School
Location
Greenwood, Delaware
United States
Coordinates 38°48′37″N 75°33′53″W / 38.810378°N 75.564756°W / 38.810378; -75.564756Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 75°33′53″W / 38.810378°N 75.564756°W / 38.810378; -75.564756
Information
Funding type Private school
Religious affiliation(s) Mennonite
Established 1928
Principal Duane Miller
Enrollment approximately 200
Color(s) Green and Gold
Mascot Flames
Website www.gms-flames.org

The Greenwood Mennonite School has the distinction of being the oldest Mennonite elementary school in continuous operation. It began in March, 1928, after the Mennonite students were expelled from the Greenwood public school for refusal, on grounds of conscience, to salute and pledge allegiance to the American flag.[1]

References

  1. http://archives.mennonite.net/mhbarticles/memory.html. Retrieved 5 November 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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