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Since GMS first opened its doors in 1928, 840 students have passed
through those doors and have scattered to the uttermost parts of the
world. Eighty years later, in 2008, GMS alumni can be found on five
continents, 13 countries, one Canadian province, and 34 states. They
come from very diverse social, economic, and religious backgrounds
with virtually every Protestant denomination represented. Many have
furthered their education and have become teachers, missionaries,
professors, airline pilots, engineers, business men, doctors,
aircraft mechanics, farmers, lawyers, nurses, artists, journalists,
social workers, etc.
(No astronauts……..yet!)
Could Nevin Bender, the first principal of GMS, ever imagined, in
his wildest dreams, the impact the little brown school house on Rt.
36 in Greenwood, Delaware, would have on the world?
Where in the world is Bruce Yoder (02')?
Bruce Joel Yoder
- As a toddler would point his finger
towards the sky when he would see a
C-5 airplane and exclaim “hinklee, hinklee, hinklee”…..? I want to
fly one?
- September 1989 entered afternoon kindergarten at GMS
- July 1997, the summer between 8th and 9th grade took up flying
lessons at Laurel , Delaware
- March 30th, 2000 soloed
- 2001 @ age 17 got his private pilot’s license
- Graduated Valedictorian class of 2002 from GMS
- August 2002 to Dec 2003 attended Hesston College in Kansas and
obtained Instrument, Commercial and Flight Instructor ratings
- January 2004 to May 2004 attended Rosedale Bible College for 3
terms and transferred his credits to Hesston to graduate with an
Associate of Applied Arts and Science degree in aviation
- September 2004 to March 2006 Flight Instructor @ Georgetown, DE. ,
took classes at Wilmington College and graduated with a Bachelor
of Science in General Studies
- March 2006 to February 2007 flew bank documents for Ram Air in
Raleigh, NC and Baltimore, MD in a Cessna 402.
- March 2007 to present flying a Cessna Caravan in the
Democratic Republic the Congo (Africa) as Humanitarian aide
for Airserv International and with Doctors without Borders
“ Attending GMS was very formative to my development, both
educationally and spiritually. From an early age my faith was
nurtured in a caring Christian environment, not only at home but at
school as well. I felt that every teacher left an impact on me in
one way or another. It was amazing to have superiors take a personal
interest in every aspect of my life.”
Bruce J. Yoder
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