Posts from February 2015

Organized sports (basketball especially) are great for subliminally teaching valuable life lessons. This past week, the Eagles learned that all good things must come to an end. After a casual contest against Lodi (Eagles 38 Lodi 23), the ECMS girls basketball squad squared off versus the powerhouse Panthers of Midland Park. Missing two key starters…

EC Middle School Student Dylan Olsen's inspiring story was too big to be contained in the walls of Eastern Christian. Fox News recently shared Dylan's story. New York News Overcoming partial paralysis on his right side, Dylan plays baseball for the Clarkstown Stars. A sports fanatic, Dylan doesn't just play- he's the starting 1st baseman.…

In this recurring blog series, we look at the Culture of Innovation at Eastern Christian School. A major Institutional distinctive that sets EC apart as a global leader in Christian Education is that this is a school community and leadership team that takes calculated risks on new, leading ideas in order to more effectively fulfill…

ECMS after-school writing group student Cassie submitted the fiction story she wrote for the group's November project to Teen Ink. Last week, she shared the exciting news that her story was accepted and published. Here's the story for anyone interested in checking it out.

Despite the name, Eastern Christian's Honors Choir's "Frozen" Dessert Theatre was a sizzling event! Members of ECHS Honors Choir put on a mini concert featuring songs from the contemporary classic animated movie Frozen. Following the main production, audience members enjoyed a live art piece featuring a mural of Olaf, crafted by 4 art students while…

Think you can't afford a quality Christian education? Think again! At Eastern Christian School, no student pays 100% of the cost of education. With our generous donors, our endowment fund, and supporting activities like Eagle Solar Energy Company and Ditto Thrift Store, every student's cost of education has already been supplemented by 20%. But we don't stop…

The varsity boys had another great week this week. Tuesday we played Elmwood Park and were ahead by 12 points after the first quarter. We came up just short at the end losing 59 to 53. Jon Veenstra led the way with 14 points while Henry Ruitenberg continues to play strong and pulled down 12…

The last time that you read the words of my voice, our beloved boys basketball team sat on a pile of three losses while holding one win in their clutches. A lot has changed since that melancholic day. The young Eagles have won their last five contests, beating the likes of Hawthorne Christian, Haledon Public,…

The winning streak continues for the ECMS girls basketball squad, who recorded two convincing wins against Elmwood Park and Hawthorne. A change of scenery and a more-experienced Eagles team proved to be too much for Elmwood Park, who beat the Eagles by 1 point earlier this season. Madison Wynbeek scored a season high 29 points…