Posts from January 2023

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…

Eastern Christian School is pleased to welcome ‘95 alumnus Gabriel Cuervo as second grade paraprofessional. Originally from Panama, Gabe moved to the United States as a young child. Recognizing the support he received when he was a student, he shares he is excited to support EC students. He enjoys helping and learning. Tell us about…

Eastern Christian School welcomed Morgan Malone as elementary school office manager this fall. Morgan was born and raised in central Illinois before moving to New Jersey in March of 2021. She spent her undergraduate studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in the St. Louis metro area, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with…

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…

Eastern Christian School welcomed Tonnie Chen as Director of Annual Fund and Special Events this fall. Before coming to Eastern Christian, Tonnie spent more than 18 years in higher education at The King's College in New York City. She started her career as an Admissions Counselor before moving on to new roles including Office Manager,…

Eastern Christian School welcomes Elise Koo as long-term art substitute. Tell us about yourself I was born and raised in South Korea. Tell us the story of how God brought you to EC I believe in the Bible verse of Proverbs 16:9 "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps."…

We are thrilled to see our students pursuing excellence inside and outside of school. Below are the stories of three high-performing student-athletes who are grabbing headlines in the sports of synchronized skating, competitive downhill skiing and swimming: Giada Jimenez On January 20, eighth grader Giada Jimenez takes to the ice in The Eastern Synchronized Skating…

Project Lead, a student spiritual leadership group under the direction of Mr. Jim Uitermarkt and Mrs. Leah Genuario, has unveiled the schedule for this year's Spiritual Emphasis Week. Now in its third year, the first week of the second semester has been set aside as a time to focus on the Lord. Although classes remain…