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Homecoming 2015: Thank You Sponsors!

There are so many individuals that were involved in making our Homecoming and EC5K weekend a success, that it is impossible to list them all individually. Let's begin by saying thank you to our weekend sponsors: EC5K Event Sponsor-Nicholas Markets EC5K Race Sponsors: Atlantic Stewardship Bank and Braen Stone Industries EC5K Runner Sponsors: Abbey Carpet…

Busy week for girls varsity soccer

A heavy 4 game week began with a tough 1-0 loss to a strong Pompton team at Willow. Tuesday night game was the rematch vs Hawthorne, to whom we lost 2-0 last time around.  After missing a few golden opportunities early on in the game and ending the first half at 0-0, we knew we had to…

EC Boys Soccer Defeats Manchester 4-3 in OT

The Eagles of Eastern Christian squared off against the neighbor Falcons of Manchester Regional High School on a beautiful late October afternoon. Eastern Christian took the short hike next door to play at Manchester in a back and forth game that would prove to have a thrilling conclusion. Falcon's forward Luis Henriquez opened the scoring…

Enrollment Soars at Eastern Christian School

By Tom Dykhouse Executive Director and Head of School Eastern Christian School experienced significant growth in enrollment with the start of the 2015-16 school year, adding 183 new students and reversing a persistent declining enrollment trend. The addition of the new students has resulted in an increase in our September 2015 enrollment to 759 students,…

Community Digs EC Touch A Truck

By Katie Tarta Foundation Development Coordinator Twelve months ago during the October Elementary PTO meeting a new fundraising idea was presented, Touch A Truck.  This idea gained momentum largely because of the parent enthusiasm and it was that same enthusiasm that made the event itself such a great success. Touch A Truck, hosted by Eastern…

EC Team Presents at National Character Education Forum

A team of Eastern Christian School teachers and administrators presented on the subject of character education to a group of educators from across the US at the National Forum on Character Education in Atlanta, GA on October 17.  While at the conference, sponsored by Character.org, the EC team also accepted a banner commemorating Eastern Christian…

Girls Varsity Soccer

It was a busy week for the Eagles. On Monday vs Elmwood Park we got on the board early with a goal from Erin Vander Plaat who finished with a hat trick. Cassidy Martin added two goals as we defeated the Crusaders 6-0. Next up was Glen Rock. After losing 1-0 in the final two…

Welcome, Megan Roy!

Megan Roy After School Assistant Director & Aide Personal Profile I am originally from Central Massachusetts, and I love telling everyone how different New Jersey is from New England! But the truth is, I have been traveling around a lot in the last six years and am really excited to be involved with this school…

The First Race

By Ruth Kuder, High School Principal This year's worship theme, "Run the Race," is taken from Hebrews 12:1-3: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for…

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