Posts by Rudi Gesch

At Eastern Christian School, we frequently survey our families to ensure that our partnership with our families is on the right track. Given the unique challenges of running an excellent Christian school amidst a global pandemic, we are particularly focused on student learning, health and safety, and social, emotional, and spiritual needs. We are very…

Eagles athletics is proud to present a brand new offering for EC sports fans - online streaming of basketball games! COVID-19 regulations don't allow parents or fans to be in attendance at games. So, as a service to our parents, family, and fans, we will be live-streaming our basketball games. Many other schools will be…

Mr. Donald D. Holwerda, longtime teacher, principal, and friend of Eastern Christian School has passed away at the age of 90 (full obituary here). Mr. Holwerda's life was one of service. After serving our nation stateside in the Korean war, he completed his college and master's degrees and chose to serve at Eastern Christian School.…

At Eastern Christian High School we recently welcomed over 60 eighth grade students virtually to check out our school as part of our annual High School Preview Day. We were very excited to see all of EC’s 8th grade class as well as registered 8th grade visitors from other schools in the area.  Students were…

Assistant Head of School Ruth Kuder talks about how EC teachers and staff have made the remote and on campus learning options so successful, even in the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic. #ECGivingTuesday Help us fund this success! Be ready to support our faculty and staff on #ECGivingTuesday, December 1, 2020. More to come…

At Capacity We have had such strong interest in our High School Open House on November 11, 2020 that we have reached our event capacity. Due to the strict health and safety standards that we abide by, we cannot allow additional guests to participate in this event. Safety First For guests that are already registered,…

Eastern Christian High School is hosting a live Open House on November 11th at 7pm! Sure, things may look a little different this year with social distancing and bright smiles visible only through eyes, but the core identity remains constant: we are a Christian institution devoted to academic excellence through robust programming to prepare students to…

Eastern Christian School is in need of substitute teachers at all levels.  Given the strict COVID-19 guidelines for on-campus employment, we have a higher rate of teacher absences than we see in a normal year. Please note, we have no active positive diagnoses among our faculty and staff. But the process of getting to campus…

2020 has been a year that none of us saw coming. As we’ve responded to the immediate urgency of crisis after crisis for over half of a year now, I think that it’s only natural that fatigue begins to set in. I have the privilege of serving on the leadership team at this school. I’ve…