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Posts by Rick Newberry
Renovations Continue at Eastern Christian Elementary School
Renovation Update--At the end of week two of the Eastern Christian Elementary School renovations, the windows have been installed in all 11 classrooms. Foam insulation is being sprayed above the windows for extra efficiency. Five of the 11 classrooms have been painted. We're soon ready to order new blinds for the windows and install the…
EC Staff Members Complete NJ State Police School Safety Program
Ten members of Eastern Christian School’s staff completed an intensive two-day course this week offered by the New Jersey State Police and received certification in Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools. The EC team was joined by numerous county and local police, fire, EMS, and emergency management personnel for the course, which covered school emergencies as…
Renovations Begin at the Eastern Christian Elementary School Campus
The construction at the elementary school is going very well. By the end of the week after school was dismissed for the summer, the workers were able to completely empty all 11 classrooms thanks to the hard work of the faculty cleaning up their classrooms. The ceiling tiles, grids, lights and fans were removed from…
Steve King Awarded Athletic Director of the Year
The North Jersey Athletic Conference awarded “Athletic Directors of the Year” at their recent Sportsmanship Luncheon. AD’s from each division vote annually to award this prestigious honor to a deserving colleague. Congratulations to our very own Athletic Director, Steve King, for receiving this outstanding award! Pictured left to right in the picture holding their award plaques are:…
How God Used Eastern Christian to Change Pamela’s Life
Below is a testimony Eastern Christian High School Senior Pamela Torrez gave on Senior Parents Night, May 22, 2014. She also presented the same testimony in her home church, New Horizon Christian Reformed Church, Sunday, June 8, 2014. “Before anything else, I want to give thanks to the Lord for changing the course of my…
Pressing Toward the Goal — Graduation at Eastern Christian School
On Wednesday, June 18, Eastern Christian School celebrated the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2014. Matthew Van Eck, a member of the graduating class, provided a picture for the cover of the commencement program (pictured here). Inside the program, he described the reason for this drawing: "'Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what…
2011 Alumnus Scott De Jong Drafted by L.A. Dodgers
History in Eastern Christian Athletics was made the other night as graduate and former baseball player Scott De Jong was selected in the Major League Baseball draft. Scott signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and has left to join one of their minor league teams. Scott graduated in 2011 and played four years of baseball at…
Congratulations to the Eastern Christian Varsity Softball Team
Congratulations to the Eastern Christian Varsity Softball Team as they advanced to the Non Public B North Sectional Championship. This EC softball team has not advanced this far in the postseason in over 10 years. Even though the team lost the game today to Immaculate Conception, the team had a very strong 16-9 season that will provide a great foundation for next year.…
Eastern Christian Girls are Varsity Track Non-Public B State Champions!
Congratulations to the Girls’ Varsity Track Non-Public B State Champions! Lyndsey Smith captured three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal in her four events. Her success, as well as the overall team performance, propelled Eastern Christian to its first Non-Public B track and field state championship title Saturday. “I am so proud of the entire…