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Eastern Christian Music Ensembles recently participated in a competition at Dorney Park. In addition to a beautiful and fun day at the park, EC came home with some wins! All 5 ensembles (band, string orchestra, chamber orchestra, concert choir, and honors choir) performed very well. Honors choir took 2nd and Concert choir received 3rd place - both…

Eastern Christian is pleased to announce that two juniors in our American studies class - Jeanae Dedio and Henry Ruitenberg - are the New Jersey state winners in the individual research paper category at NJ History Day. They are the national qualifiers for the National History Day competition held at the University of Maryland in June.…

On Wednesday, May 6, Eastern Christian High School had the honor of hosting singer-songwriter Caleb Collins of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir at our weekly Cross Connection chapel. The chapel service was sponsored by the ECHS music and Bible departments, as well as Star of Hope Ministries, through alumni Neil De Haan's gracious coordination. In addition…

Some of the best learning experiences happen outside of the classroom. On Friday, May 1, the 6th graders visited our friends at the Holland Home in North Haledon to learn about life during WWII.  Our friends shared stories of life on the homefront, life in Holland, and life in the armed services during the 1940’s.…

By: Janelle Baldwin, 6th Grade On Tuesday, April 28, ECMS’ sixth grade went to work with Paterson Habitat for Humanity! They did this as part of their M.A.D. project. It was an anticipating event; the sixth grade has been doing other things for Habitat, such as making baskets for new homeowners, making bookmarks for their worldwide…

The first semester journalism class is now an award-winning newspaper staff, placing in two national contests over the past two weeks. The American Scholastic Press Association, founded in 1980, offers an annual review and contest with the intention of promoting excellent journalism. The November and January issues of EC Times were submitted for review, along…

The Trike-a-thon took place on Monday, April 27, at the Elementary School Campus. This event was a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and was also an excellent opportunity for our middle school students to help lead preschool students. The 5th grade class helped run this event as part of their MAD (Make A…

Eastern Christian Seniors, Erin Van Lenten (Hawthorne) and Caitlin Duffy (Midland Park), and Juniors, Evan Quintero (New City, NY) and Brianne Remy (Riverdale), were honored this past weekend with the grand prize at the Passaic County Film Festival for their short film, "Discover, Learn, Live." Links Festival Information Festival Program The objective of the Passaic…

The Eastern Christian High School Senior Class of 2015 visited Washington DC for their senior trip. After visiting the national mall and the many memorials and monuments around Washington, they visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The class was honored to participate in a wreath laying ceremony at that tomb.