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The “Three-Legged Stool” of home, church, and school all working together to grow our children in the faith has long been the model for Christian education.  I was thrilled to read the editorial by this name in the September, 2014 edition of the Banner, the magazine of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. This piece powerfully makes…

Eastern Christian School opened its doors for the 122nd first day in school history this morning. As with any new year, there was the familiar "back to school buzz": friendly teachers ready to welcome in a new group of students, school buses and parents dropping children off at school, new back packs and school supplies,…

You may have seen photos of the large machines in the ECHS courtyard and wondered "how did they get that inside the courtyard?" Well we would like to show you how we got them out!

I have a friend who has a green thumb. Her garden wins her town's annual most beautiful garden award almost every year. But she would tell you that having a green thumb is an euphemism for careful research, planning, and planting, plus daily feeding and watering. People admire her garden and assume that she naturally…

We are excited to announce the rapid progress on the construction of our new High School weight room. In the video above, Athletic Director Barry Veenstra explains the plans and the progress.

With the "ALS Ice bucket challenge" going viral, it was only a matter of time until Eastern Christian's Head of School would be nominated. Tom Dykhouse was happy to participate for the worthy cause (video above). The Ice Bucket Challenge, which to date has raised over $40 Million to fund the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis…

The summer renovations are now complete at Eastern Christian Elementary School. Signs have been added to the hallways to direct visitors. Teachers are busy setting up their classrooms and preparing for the new school year. We are anxious to show everyone our newly renovated school building!      

Seth Alicea, Eastern Christian class of 2014 recently earned The Congressional Award, Congress' highest award for young people. Alicea earned the honor for his work with homeless ministries. In addition to this recognition, Alicea also spoke on the topic as a part of the award recognition ceremony for outstanding area youth (video above). "Seth's ability to lead and serve…

Eastern Christian School announced today that Barry Veenstra has been named interim Athletic Director for the 2014-15 school year.  News of this appointment follows the resignation of former Athletic Director, Steve King, on August 8. Veenstra has been a member of Eastern Christian High School’s faculty for 27 years and an EC coach for 32…