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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…

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:…

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…

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 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.…

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…

On Wednesday, May 28, the North Jersey Interscholastic League held their 4th Annual Sportsmanship Luncheon at the Chart House in Weehawken. Over 140 Athletic Directors, athletes and guests gathered to honor those athletes from each member school that were nominated for outstanding sportsmanship. Each of the 36 member schools honored one female and one male…

On Saturday, April 26, the sixth grade hosted the first ever disc golf tournament at the Eastern Christian Middle School. The fundraising event benefiting Paterson Habitat for Humanity brought together an EC community of elementary students to grandparents. Prizes were awarded in four divisions. Cameron V. won the elementary division. Naomi E. was the Middle School girls…

Last Thursday, April 17, over 75 students and parents crowded into ‘Well Read’ in Hawthorne, NJ to celebrate the work of our Eastern Christian Middle School student authors. The evening event unveiled the winners of the 2014 Short Story Competition and allowed for all students to read excerpts of their fictional work. Curated by Mrs. Kuehlke…