Posts by Amy Shepley

It’s amazing to me that I’m writing this as a mom of a senior. Back in the spring, I marveled that I was a mom of a prom-attendee. Junior year went by so quickly, and if the way time flew by last year is any indicator, senior year will be gone in a flash. In…

Each Spring, EC’s STEAM department, led by chair Philip Verrengia, hosts a STEAM Celebration. It’s an evening for STEAM students to highlight their project development. But at last year’s celebration, something especially exciting happened: Our first three students graduated from the program! STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. EC’s STEAM…

Have you ever been in the position of eating a warm, filling meal while someone who was hungry, without access to food, watched you eat? This happened to some who were at Eastern Christian School’s Oxfam Hunger Banquet when dozens of family, staff, and community members came together to enjoy a meal. Some were, however,…

Eastern Christian School offers a for-credit program called Cross Cultural Perspectives and Service (CCPS). This service-focused class begins in September and culminates in April with Missions Sharing Day, when students in the program have an opportunity to tell family and friends about their experience on Spring Break Missions Trips. EC works in conjunction with Touch…

At Eastern Christian, part of our mission is to partner with parents in the education of their children through collaboration and support. As we look ahead to these impending summer months, I wanted to share with you the convictions that have been resting on my heart in the hopes it encourages you, like it has…

100 days is a long time. Imagine eating the same dinner for 100 days. Or watching only one tv show, or wearing the exact same thing for 100 days! It seems unreasonable at best. But other times, doing the same thing for 100 days can be so fun, it can make time practically fly by!…