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College placement and career training are critical components of the academic excellence at Eastern Christian School. 95% of our graduates go on to college or university and 100% of our students graduate high school. Since this is such an important program, we sat down with the college and career team to get a better understanding…

Teresa Sippel, Resource Teacher Grade 4 Tell us about yourself. I was born and raised in Kansas with a move to Kentucky in high school. I attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, where I met my husband. After getting married we lived in Florida until we moved to New Jersey two years ago. I loved…

Jamie Van Buiten, High School Earth Science Teacher Tell us about yourself. I grew up in North Haledon, NJ, but have spent the last two years living in Rehoboth, NM, where I was a middle school science teacher. I moved back to NJ to be able to spend more time with my family.  When I am…

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…