Posts by Rudi Gesch

ECHS student Cyndi Park recently received the highest score in EC history in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC). The AMC is the most prestigious and recognized Mathematic competition in the US. Starting from this competition, only top students go through layers of competitions to represent the US in the International Mathematical Olympiad. Over 350,000 students…

God's provision to Eastern Christian School during a year of unprecedented challenge calls for an unprecedented celebration! To that end, we have two very important dates that we need you to know about: June 3: Online Day of Giving This online only day of giving is intended to give the extended EC community the opportunity…

The Eastern Christian Middle School's "MAD" (Make A Difference) Program typically teaches our middle school students to help create real opportunities to live out our faith in the broader community. COVID-19 saw a temporary pause to the MAD program, but that didn't stop Mr. Henderson from getting creative with his homeroom students in an effort…

EC Junior Timothy Kim recently participated in the Nokia Bell Labs North Jersey Regional Science Fair and he won third place in the Chemistry category. His research topic was Enhancing Hydrogen Production from Water Electrolysis.    Timothy represented EC and competed with the most elite high schools in north jersey and won third place. Timothy…

EC senior Danny Buckles just made history. He's the first tennis player in the school's history to clinch the Passaic County singles championship! Buckles entered the tournament as the seven seed and, en route to his historic achievement, defeated the county's top two seeds. Buckles is a three sport athlete at EC, also featuring at…

You asked for it. We listened. After a lot of preparation, we're finally ready to launch the brand new EC online spiritwear store! We've worked very hard to address any of the pain points that the EC community described to us from previous online swag sales. Some of the great features of this new store…

As announced at our Annual Association meeting, our school community is about to undergo a leadership transition. After 14 years of service as Head of School, Tom Dykhouse will be retiring. We want to thank Tom for his years of service, his drive, contagious optimism and amazing commitment to our school community. He took over…

An annual highlight of the Elementary School calendar is our 100th day of school. Every year, students, teachers, and administrators find new and creative ways to celebrate our 100th day of learning.   This year, however, the 100th day held an even more special place in our hearts and minds as we are truly thankful…

The entire educational landscape has shifted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Very little is known about how learning is impacted when there are such dramatic changes to the way that American students are learning throughout the 2020-2021 school year.  The closest comparison we can make is the research around learning loss that occurs over a typical…