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Eastern Christian High School’s Micah Challenge is a student group that strives to present opportunities for students to live out the challenge of Micah 6:8– “To act justly and seek mercy.” Each February, the Micah Challenge group holds a “Baby Bank Singers” fundraiser to raise money and supplies for a local ministry that provides baby supplies for mothers that…

On Wednesday evening, February 1, 2017 nearly 300 Eastern Christian community members gathered at The Brownstone to celebrate EC athletics at the Annual Eastern Christian Athletic Booster Beefsteak. A traditional beefsteak is always a great night and we gathered anticipating copious amounts of tender beef and great fellowship. Each year, the Boosters focus on a…

He walks into my classroom. The excitement is tangible, radiating from his face. “Mrs. van't Slot! You’ll never guess what happened!” “Tell me," I say. “I got saved!” And he tells me the day when it was God’s time for him to turn his life over to Jesus. My heart skips a beat for joy.…

It’s quickly becoming a tradition, and start to the holiday season, for the 3 chaperones of the College Road Trip. On a chilly Wednesday afternoon the week before Thanksgiving, we load up 2 twelve-passenger vans with duffel bags, pillows, sleeping bags, and snacks, pile in 20 or so students, and head out onto the open road!…

The glass, is it half full or half empty? “She didn’t say hello to me, she must be a mean person”...or maybe she’s not.  Maybe she is shy or maybe she has a thousand things on her mind. “He barely participated in football practice today, he is so lazy”...or maybe he’s not.  Maybe his doctor…

Year two of Eastern Christian School's Robot Fight Night was everything we hoped it would be. Building off of last year's amazing launch of this event, we were able to make everything about the evening bigger and better! The spotlight shone bright on “Robo Arena” as 4 teams and 8 robots duked it out for…

It is first block and we just finished watching a TED talk by former president of Ireland, Ms. Mary Robinson. We watched this as part of a mini-project on CO2 (carbon dioxide), the conclusion of a chapter about naming compounds. Ms. Robinson addresses many aspects of the consequences of increased CO2 emissions. She highlights how…

Everything happens for a reason. I’m a firm believer in that. I don’t believe that things in life happen because of dumb luck or by chance. I believe that things like success come out of hard work, blood sweat and tears, and help from God. I believe that we’re all put here on this world…