Eastern Christian High School

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Eastern Christian High School
Location
Eastern Christian High School
50 Oakwood Avenue

North Haledon
,
Passaic County
,
New Jersey
07508

United States
Coordinates 40°56′44″N74°10′50″W / 40.945637°N 74.180587°W / 40.945637; -74.180587
Information
Type Private Christian
NCES School ID02044443 [1]
Faculty27.5 FTEs [1]
Grades 9 – 12
Enrollment292 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1 [1]
Color(s)  Blue and
  Yellow [2]
Athletics conference North Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Nickname Eagles [2]
Tuition$9,790 – $17,800 (grades 9-12) [3]
Website www.easternchristian.org

Eastern Christian High School (ECHS) is a private Christian high school located in North Haledon, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The high school is a part of the Eastern Christian School Association which also has a middle school (ECMS) in Wyckoff, and an elementary school (ECES) and preschool in Midland Park. ECHS is home to students from middle and northern NJ as well as southern NY. ECHS also offers a one to four year middle and high school program for F-1 Visa Students. [4]

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 292 students and 27.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. The school's student body was 51.4% (150) White, 20.9% (61) Asian, 11.3% (33) Hispanic, 9.9% (29) Black and 6.5% (19) two or more races. [1]

Academics

Eastern Christian follows a program called "Faith in Action" in which every student in the high school is required to complete a certain amount of volunteer hours in order to get their high school diploma.

ECHS offers seven different Humanities and STEM Fields concentrations. Just like a college major, these concentrations allow students to identify their budding interests and talents, then develop skills in a focus area. [5]

Project Acceleration is a set of courses designated for dual credit, which allow a student to receive both high school credit toward a diploma and also college credit from a specified institution. Eastern Christian High School has dual credit courses which are offered in an online format and also dual credit courses which are offered in our classrooms in partnership with Seton Hall University in our Project Acceleration program. Upon completion of a course, the student may receive credits on a college transcript. [6]

For Academic Support, ECHS aspires to help students with academic subject areas study skills, and self-advocacy delivered in three ways:

  1. The least restrictive environment is being enrolled in the resource room (offered on an alternating or daily basis.) This is a credit class that includes study skills and help with a student's current academic schedule.
  2. A greater degree of service is through an inclusion model. Supported through EC staff or County services as in-class support. Teachers with expertise in differentiation work alongside high school staff. As we make the curriculum more accessible for students who learn differently, all students benefit. (Universal design)
  3. The highest level of intervention is a remediation class that parallels the grade level college prep curriculum.

While ECHS does support students in all academic areas, their most common differentiation takes place in English, Language Arts, and Math. [7]

As the oldest and largest Christian day school in the New York Metropolitan area, Eastern Christian is also affiliated with Christian Schools International, which includes 425 school systems in the United States and Canada. The faculty is New Jersey State certified with an average teaching experience of 15 years; almost half having earned advanced degrees. [8]

Athletics and extracurricular activities

The Eastern Christian Eagles [2] participate in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which consists of small-enrollment schools in Bergen, Hudson, Morris and Passaic counties. The high school offers 23 teams across 12 sports with 252 students participating in at least one of these offerings.

While 60% of students are involved in the athletic program, ECHS also offers a range of other activities to meet student interests. These include fencing, fly fishing, musical production, astronomy, robotics, gardening and more.

Notable alumni

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Eastern Christian School is a private Christian school located on three campuses in Northern New Jersey. Eastern Christian Elementary School (ECES), Eastern Christian Middle School (ECMS), and Eastern Christian High School (ECHS) are all part of Eastern Christian School. Eastern Christian is home to students from middle and northern NJ as well as southern NY. EC also offers a one to four year middle and high school program for F-1 Visa Students.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Eastern Christian High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Eastern Christian High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Tuition and Fees, Eastern Christian School. Accessed July 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ About Us, Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed July 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ School, Eastern Christian. "Concentrations". Eastern Christian School. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ School, Eastern Christian. "Dual Credit Opportunities". Eastern Christian School. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ School, Eastern Christian. "Differentiated Learning". Eastern Christian School. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ School, Eastern Christian. "Best Private Schools Northern NJ | About Eastern Christian School". Eastern Christian School. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ "50+ Years at Harvard; Joseph Brain '57", The Herald, Fall 2017. Accessed December 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brain Awarded Physiology Doctorate", Paterson News , July 11, 1966. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Dr. Brain, a graduate of Eastern Christian High School, North Haledon, and Taylor University, Upland, Ind., will be a research associate and teacher in the physiology department at Harvard."
  11. ↑ Chadwick, John. "Wyckoff natives return to stomping grounds for concert" Archived January 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , The Record , March 9, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2007. "The brothers -- Kevin, 19, and Joseph, 17, -- are Wyckoff natives who attended Eastern Christian -- a pre-K-12 private school with three North Jersey campuses."
  12. ↑ Hotz, Alexander. "Girls visit Oprah, meet teen idols", Glen Rock Gazette, May 9, 2008. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The Jonas Brothers are composed of three brothers: Joe, Nick, and Kevin. They are originally from Wyckoff, and attended Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon."
  13. ↑ Hauled Aboard the Ark, PeterKreeft.com. Accessed December 2, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Class Of 60 Graduated By Eastern Christian HS", The Morning Call, June 25, 1955. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "The class hymn followed, which was composed by Peter Kreeft, a graduate."
  15. 1 2 3 Orr, Tamara. The Jonas Brothers, p. 17. The Rosen Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN   1-4358-3572-7. Accessed July 11, 2011. "Eastern Christian High School is a small private school in North Haledon, New Jersey.... Famous graduates include actresses Katie Sagona and Antonique Smith, and Alex Noyes, the drummer for the band Honor Society."
  16. ↑ Smith, Antonique, of Eastern Christian High School. "Gossip be a destructive game", The Record , September 26, 1995. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com.
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