Posts from October 2014

Eastern Christian High School Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Barry Veenstra has earned 400 career wins! With today's victory over Manchester Regional, Veenstra now stands in uncharted territory as Pasaaic County's lone member of the prestigious "400 wins club" for soccer. To say that Barry Veenstra coaches the girls soccer team at Eastern Christian school is the understatement of…

EC's Varsity Girls Volleyball team had a tough week of losses. The ladies had a close loss against Lodion Tuesday, followed by a loss in the county quarterfinals against the top-seeded Clifton. Junior libero Nicole Aoki kept Thursday's game verse Elmwood Park close with some crucial serve-receive plays. Senior setter Jayna Van Buiten had a…

We started off the week with the potential of having to play four matches in a row but ended with two matches between Rutherford and Pompton Lakes. We took a sad loss against Rutherford because our first singles, Blair Bohuny, is playing injured with a terrible bruise on her left hand which is very painful…

In their last night game at Willow, seniors Lyndsey Smith and Aleah Nieshalla led a strong defensive effort in front of sophomore goalkeeper Brooke Van Lenten as the team picked up their 5th shutout of the season and 8th win, a 2-0 decision over Rutherford. Erin Vander Plaat’s 25 yard bomb opened the scoring and…

At Eastern Christian High School students have a period called SOAR (Student Opted Academic Resources) in their daily schedules. On Wednesday during this time, all students and faculty join together for chapel, but on the other 4 days each week students are able to sign up for classes and activities that are not offered in…

Eastern Christian School is excited to announce the following position openings for the 2015-16 academic year: Athletic Director and Middle School Principal. All interested applicants should return completed profiles no later than January 1, 2015. Please help us spread the word so that we can continue to recruit and hire top level leaders to direct these…

Internationally known early childhood expert, Dr. Milt Uecker, will be visiting Eastern Christian Elementary School on Thursday, October 30 at 7:00pm. Dr. Uecker will be addressing the topic of math and the impact of the Common Core State Standards on math instruction. Dr. Uecker has given free seminars to EC parents and faculty in the…

Leadership is an important lifelong skill. At Eastern Christian, we are always looking to provide opportunities for students to serve as leaders in school. Serving as peer leaders in school give students an opportunity to learn leadership skills and understand that Christ-like leadership is often synonymous with serving. As Christians, we need to remember that others…

Girls Varsity Volleyball had a tough week that included two important games.  They came from behind to win spectacularly against Mary Help on Tuesday.  Senior setter Jayna Van Buiten helped lead the team with several crucial assists and serving aces.  Junior Nicole Aoki led the defensive line in the third game to help lead the…