Posts in Middle School

The Eastern Christian Middle School's "MAD" (Make A Difference) Program typically teaches our middle school students to help create real opportunities to live out our faith in the broader community. COVID-19 saw a temporary pause to the MAD program, but that didn't stop Mr. Henderson from getting creative with his homeroom students in an effort…

Columbia Bank Foundation recently stopped by our elementary school campus to donate a check for more than $48,000. The funds were awarded to Eastern Christian School as part of our desire to offset some of the additional technology expenses related to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.  As student online hours increased, our need for…

Eastern Christian’s The Herald is a great look at the past 6 months at EC. It includes news from all school campuses, foundation news, alumni news, upcoming events and more! The Herald is a fantastic way for alumni and members of the current school community to learn more about what’s going on at EC. Check out the…

You asked for it. We listened. After a lot of preparation, we're finally ready to launch the brand new EC online spiritwear store! We've worked very hard to address any of the pain points that the EC community described to us from previous online swag sales. Some of the great features of this new store…

As announced at our Annual Association meeting, our school community is about to undergo a leadership transition. After 14 years of service as Head of School, Tom Dykhouse will be retiring. We want to thank Tom for his years of service, his drive, contagious optimism and amazing commitment to our school community. He took over…

  Varsity Bowling: Under 3rd year coach Aaron Goldstein, the Bowling Team made great strides toward becoming an elite program in the league narrowly finishing in 2nd place with a 73-9 cumulative record. Season highlights included beating first place Glen Rock handily in their first matchup and the 774 score against Hawthorne, which was the…

We hosted COVID-19 safety-minded open house events ON CAMPUS this month! Over 100 families signed up in socially distanced, restriction-compliant, small group tours to explore a quality Christian EC education for their family. If you missed these events and would like to visit campus, we would be happy to schedule a personal tour!  Schedule a…

It was exactly one year ago that our world seemingly went dark. Friday, March 13, 2020 was the last day of in-person, on-campus instruction for Eastern Christian School students in the 2019-2020 school year.  A Look Back At the time, our local community response mirrored a “hunkering down” that is familiar when the Weather Channel…

Eastern Christian School will be honored in March at the National Virtual Forum hosted by Character.org, a non-profit advocate and leader for character education. After a rigorous application process, EC has been recertified as one of only 7 Districts of Character in the nation, earning the award for a second time in a row. “Each…