Posts in High School

Skittles can serve as a powerful symbol in the context of "Pride and Prejudice," representing the diversity and excitement of love, as well as its fleeting nature. By using Skittles as a metaphor, Jane Austen may have intended to illustrate the complexities of love and the importance of overcoming one's pride and prejudice in order…

This summer, our high school cafeteria will be renovated to create a student commons. The space will be updated with new surfaces and flexible seating, including booths and high-top tables. Not only will this provide a much more comfortable place for lunch, but it will be designed as a space for students to spend time…

College freshman and ECHS alumna Joanna Mas was recently selected to participate in the summer research program at her college, the University of Richmond. The work will be done in tandem with her professor and will focus on mitochondria and the factors that influence their function. “The opportunity to do research so early in my…

Mathematics can be kind of tricky to apply a biblical worldview to. At a cursory glance, all we see is a series of numbers and maybe a word problem or two.  The problem with that is it doesn't look deeper as to what math is used for. If we zoom out and ask ourselves how…

Zarah Bethea’s road to becoming a poet started in an unlikely place: with a broken violin. The ECHS sophomore had participated in New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) programs before, specifically taking classes in acting and jazz. However, her pursuit of jazz was cut short in 2020 when her violin broke during COVID shutdown, and…

What does it mean to ‘Teach Christianly’? Instead of telling you we teach Christianly at Eastern Christian School, we wanted to show it through the testimonies of some of our teachers. This is the first blog in a series that will take a specific look at the biblical integration happening in every subject and on…

Last week, Eastern Christian High School completed its third Spiritual Emphasis Week in recent history. The event took place during SOAR time, and featured something different each day, ranging from pastor Q&A panels, to featured speakers, to worship, to prayer, to student testimonies. An event like this requires the help of many. We are grateful…

Eastern Christian School is pleased to welcome Soli Nieves as a high school history teacher. Soli holds a bachelors in science and arts in psychology and a minor in journalism. She is also in the process of obtaining a masters in divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary with a missions focus. Soli is married to Steven…

As we begin the second semester, we continue to reflect on Psalm 145:13b, “The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does” (NIV). I am so grateful to take this opportunity to reflect on the many ways in which our God has been faithful to Eastern Christian School.   Program…