Posts from November 2017

Elizabeth Yoder, Choral Director Tell us about yourself. I grew up a bit in New York but mostly in Florida. My husband and I spent two years in North Carolina before moving to New York City six years ago. In each place I have lived, God has provided my husband, myself and now our daughter…

GIVE * SHARE Celebrating 125 Years Over the past several years, #GivingTuesday has grown in popularity across the United States and around the world.  Started in 2012 by the 92nd Street “Y”  #GivingTuesday was a response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  #GivingTuesday is a time to focus on others instead of self, a time…

A favorite tradition in high school worship is our Alumni Chapel. Every year, we invite our recent alumni to come back to their alma mater and worship with us. EC Alums lead in song, scripture, and message.  We all enjoy some community time together afterwards. We catch up on Alumni progress in their post-EC lives.…

Junior Emily Byrnes was the pride of the Eagles cross country team as she placed 8th in the Passaic County Championships earning All County honors. Senior Allie Steiginga also turned in a strong season and joined Emily on the All League 1st team. The future looks bright for our cross country program as a young…

At Eastern Christian High School, we recently welcomed 65 eighth grade students as part of our annual High School Preview Day. We were very excited to see all of EC’s current 8th grade class as well as many visitors from other schools in the area. Many EC eighth grade students were surprised to learn that we…

Jeff Botbyl, Director of Operations/School Security School safety is on the mind of every parent. Student safety is our first job at EC. We're blessed to have a Director of Security that helps us make decisions that keep students safe. In this interview, learn more about Jeff Botbyl, EC's Director of Operations and School Security. What…

Todd Elder, Honors Chemistry Teacher Tell us about yourself. Since early in high school I knew Chemistry was for me. It was probably that junior chemistry set I got for Christmas at an early age. I received my undergrad degree at Wheaton College and then went on get a Masters degree in Chemistry , followed…

ABC's Shark Tank has fanned the flames of Eastern Christian School's culture of innovation. For years, our leadership team has produced our "Next Big Thing" project from a key annual idea pitch meeting. This process has produced innovative programming that has had a massive impact at our school like Project Acceleration, the STEAM program, and the…

On Friday, October 27, the ECMS student body came to school ready to roll up their sleeves and to get their hands dirty. During the morning, our 200 Middle School students were sent out in small groups to over 20 locations. Students spent three hours at each of these locations working and serving the needs…