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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:…

Below is a testimony Eastern Christian High School Senior Pamela Torrez gave on Senior Parents Night, May 22, 2014. She also presented the same testimony in her home church, New Horizon Christian Reformed Church, Sunday, June 8, 2014. “Before anything else, I want to give thanks to the Lord for changing the course of my…

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…

With the arrival of the last day of school on June 19, the extreme makeover of Eastern Christian Elementary School will continue! During the last two summers, major renovations have taken place in the early childhood wing and in the completely new restrooms for students and staff members. This summer, eleven classrooms will be extensively…

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…

We recently interviewed Sandy Bottge, Elementary Principal at Eastern Christian School, about her perspectives on the value of a Christian education for elementary and preschool grades. 1. Why do you believe that Christian education is important for students that are of preschool and elementary school ages? "Christian education is very important for preschool and elementary…