Posts by Leah Genuario

Announcing a revamped cafeteria space

This summer, our high school cafeteria will be renovated to create a student commons. The space will be updated with new surfaces and flexible seating, including booths and high-top tables. Not only will this provide a much more comfortable place for lunch, but it will be designed as a space for students to spend time…

EC alumna Joanna Mas looks back on the value of taking a HS internship and honors courses

College freshman and ECHS alumna Joanna Mas was recently selected to participate in the summer research program at her college, the University of Richmond. The work will be done in tandem with her professor and will focus on mitochondria and the factors that influence their function. “The opportunity to do research so early in my…

Tickets on sale for the 2023 Auction Gala

Last year’s Auction Gala brought together hundreds of people and raised more than $200K for Eastern Christian School. Would you consider supporting the mission of EC again this year… …By attending! Learn more and purchase your tickets at Auction Gala website. The event will be held Thursday, April 20 from 6-9 p.m. at The Tides…

EC alumna Carrington Brooks credits WINGS program for helping clinch U.S. Senate internship

By all accounts, EC alumna Carrington Brooks is doing very well. Currently in Europe, she is part of American University’s transcontinental study abroad program. Her work has started in Belgium, where she is studying the European Union and specifically how the agency disseminates aid to Africa. It will end in Nairobi, Kenya, working with an…

Teaching Christianly: Ian Zacharias, HS Math

Mathematics can be kind of tricky to apply a biblical worldview to. At a cursory glance, all we see is a series of numbers and maybe a word problem or two.  The problem with that is it doesn't look deeper as to what math is used for. If we zoom out and ask ourselves how…

Teaching Christianly: Sarah Vander Wall, Preschool

What does it mean to ‘Teach Christianly’? Instead of telling you we teach Christianly at Eastern Christian School, we wanted to show it through the testimonies of some of our teachers. This series is a look at the biblical integration happening in every subject and on every campus. Today we explore preschool. Sarah Vander Wall,…

NJPAC’s poetry program helps ECHS student find her voice

Zarah Bethea’s road to becoming a poet started in an unlikely place: with a broken violin. The ECHS sophomore had participated in New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) programs before, specifically taking classes in acting and jazz. However, her pursuit of jazz was cut short in 2020 when her violin broke during COVID shutdown, and…

Teaching Christianly: Ryan Dykstra, HS English

What does it mean to ‘Teach Christianly’? Instead of telling you we teach Christianly at Eastern Christian School, we wanted to show it through the testimonies of some of our teachers. This is the first blog in a series that will take a specific look at the biblical integration happening in every subject and on…

What our HS students had to say about last week

Last week, Eastern Christian High School completed its third Spiritual Emphasis Week in recent history. The event took place during SOAR time, and featured something different each day, ranging from pastor Q&A panels, to featured speakers, to worship, to prayer, to student testimonies. An event like this requires the help of many. We are grateful…

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