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{{short description|Private high school in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States}}
{{short description|Private high school in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States}}
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| grades = [[ninth grade|9]] - [[twelfth grade|12]]
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| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Christian school|Christian]]
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| tuition = $7,138 – $14,275<ref>[https://www.easternchristian.org/admissions/tuition-fees/ Tuition and Fees], Eastern Christian School. Accessed August 21, 2017.</ref>
| tuition = $9,790 – $17,800 (grades 9-12)<ref>[https://www.easternchristian.org/admissions/tuition-fees/ Tuition and Fees], Eastern Christian School. Accessed July 10, 2023.</ref>
| enrollment = 370 (as of 2017–18)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 292 (as of 2021–22)<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 33.5 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| faculty = 27.5 [[full-time equivalent|FTEs]]<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 11:1<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 10.6:1<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 02044443<ref name=NCES/>
| us_nces_school_id = 02044443<ref name=NCES/>
| nickname = Eagles<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| nickname = Eagles<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| conference = [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]]
| conference = [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]]
| colors = {{Color box|Blue}} Blue and<br>{{Color box|Yellow}} Yellow<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
| colors = {{Color box|Blue}} Blue and<br>{{Color box|Yellow}} Yellow<ref name=NJSIAAprofile/>
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| location = 50 Oakwood Avenue
| location = 50 Oakwood Avenue
| city = [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]]
| city = [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]]
| county = [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]
| county = [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]
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'''Eastern Christian High School''' (ECHS) is a [[private school|private]] [[Christian school|Christian]] [[secondary education in the United States|high school]] located in [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]], in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], [[New Jersey]], United States. The high school is a part of the [[Eastern Christian School Association]] which also has a [[Eastern Christian Middle School|middle school]] (ECMS) in [[Wyckoff, New Jersey|Wyckoff]], and an [[Eastern Christian Schools|elementary school (ECES) and preschool]] in [[Midland Park, New Jersey|Midland Park]]. ECHS accepts students from anywhere in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.easternchristian.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=26 Who We Are] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123054400/http://www.easternchristian.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=26 |date=January 23, 2008 }}, Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed September 22, 2007.</ref>
'''Eastern Christian High School''' ('''ECHS''') is a [[private school|private]] [[Christian school|Christian]] [[secondary education in the United States|high school]] located in [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]], in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|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, New Jersey|Wyckoff]], and an elementary school (ECES) and preschool in [[Midland Park, New Jersey|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.<ref>[https://www.easternchristian.org/about-ec/ About Us], Eastern Christian School Association. Accessed July 10, 2023.</ref>


As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 370 students and 33.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11:1. The school's student body was 51.6% (191) White, 27.0% (100) Asian, 9.7% (36) Black, 8.6% (32) Hispanic and 2.7% (10) two or more races.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=02044443 School data for Eastern Christian High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref>
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 292 students and 27.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|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.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=02044443 School data for Eastern Christian High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed November 1, 2023.</ref>


== 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. In 2015, Eastern Christian School was recognized as a National School of Character and was rated as one of "The 50 Best Christian Schools in America."
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Eastern Christian |title=Concentrations |url=https://www.easternchristian.org/schools/high-school/concentrations/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Eastern Christian School |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Athletics==
The Eastern Christian Eagles<ref name=NJSIAAprofile>[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/eastern-christian-high-school Eastern Christian High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> participate in the [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]], which is comprised of small-enrollment schools in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and Passaic counties, and was created following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (NJSIAA).<ref>Mattura, Greg. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2017/01/09/boys-basketball-north-jersey-interscholastic-conference-matt-stone-stan-fryczynski/96312432/ "Small-school NJIC may debut its own league championship"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 9, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2020. "The small-school North Jersey Interscholastic Conference may debut its own boys basketball tournament this season, one season after introducing its girls hoops championship. The NJIC is comprised of schools from Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties and the event offered to the 36 boys teams would serve as an alternative to likely competing against larger programs in a county tournament."</ref><ref>[https://www.northjerseyic.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=265 Member Schools], [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]]. Accessed August 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/2020-2021-lc-officers-schools.pdf League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> Prior to the NJSIAA's realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Eastern Christian was a member of the smaller [[Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League]] (BPSL).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142847/http://www.njsiaa.org/NJSIAA/09leagueaffiliations.pdf New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009-2010], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 24, 2011. Accessed December 15, 2014.</ref> With 280 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Non-Public B for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 37 to 366 students in that grade range (equivalent to Group I for public schools).<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/General%20Classifications%202018%20-%202020.pdf NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Eastern Christian |title=Dual Credit Opportunities |url=https://www.easternchristian.org/schools/high-school/project-acceleration/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Eastern Christian School |language=en-US}}</ref>
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint softball team with [[Hawthorne Christian Academy]]. In turn, Hawthorne Christian is the host school for a joint baseball team. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-12/spring-co-ops-2020-21.pdf NJSIAA Spring Cooperative Sports Programs], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed December 1, 2020.</ref>


For Academic Support, ECHS aspires to help students with academic subject areas study skills, and self-advocacy delivered in three ways:
The boys soccer team won the non-public state championship in 1965 (defeating [[Saint Joseph Regional High School]] of Montvale in the finals), and won the Non-Public B title in 1969 (vs. [[St. Rose High School]]), 1972 (vs. [[Morris Catholic High School]]), 1974 (vs. [[Academy of St. Aloysius]]), 1976 (vs. St. Rose), 1980 (vs. [[St. Augustine Preparatory School]]).<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/19-boys-soccer-history.pdf NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> The 1965 team won the Parochial state championship with a 3-1 win against St. Joseph of Montvale.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67441792/bergen-teams-defeated-in-state-soccer/ "Bergen Teams Defeated In State Soccer Play; Eastern is Winner"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 12, 1965. Accessed January 11, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Del Willink came up with two third period goals and paved the way for a 3-1 Eastern Christian victory over St. Joseph's of Montvale in the Parochial championship game here yesterday."</ref> The 1969 team finished the season with a 14-2-2 record after winning the Parochial B state title with a 6-0 victory against St. Rose of Belmar in the championship game.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/491505526/ "Title To Eagles"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 21, 1969, Accessed January 12, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Robert Richard and Barry Smith each scored three goals yesterday as Eastern Christian pummeled St. Rose of Belmar, 6 0, to win the N.ISIAA Parochial B championship.... Coach Pete Andreas' titlists ended their season with a 14-2-2 season. The defeats came at the hands of Essex Catholic and Clifton. The Eagles last won the Parochial B crown in 1965."</ref> The 1980 team had a 10-3-3 record after defeating St. Augustine by a score of 6-0 in the Parochial B championship game.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/493747849/ "E. Christian, Queensmen take State championships"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 23, 1980. Accessed February 1, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Northern New Jersey Parochial Conference must have learned the secret to winning State championships in soccer. Eastern Christian crushed St. Augustine, 6-0, Friday in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Parochial B championship game for the Eagles' fifth State title in 11 years.... The Eagles (10-3-3) opened the scoring with an odd goal midway through the first period."</ref>


# 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.
The boys tennis team won the Non-Public B&C state championship in 1980, defeating runner-up [[St. Augustine Preparatory School]] in the final match of the tournament.<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/20%20Team%20Tennis%20History.pdf History of Boys Team Tennis Championship Tournament], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>
# 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)
# 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Eastern Christian |title=Differentiated Learning |url=https://www.easternchristian.org/academics/differentiated-learning/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Eastern Christian School |language=en-US}}</ref>
The girls volleyball team won the Group I state championship in 1984 (defeating [[Park Ridge High School]] in the final match of the playoff tournament), and in 1990 (vs. [[Secaucus High School]]).<ref>[https://old.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/19%20Volleyball%20History.pdf NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> After dropping the first game, the 1984 team came back to defeat returning champion Park Ridge in three games (9-15, 15-10, 15-9) in the final of the playoffs.<ref>Brennan, John. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/494487902/ "Ramapo wrests area supremacy from Old Tappan"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 19, 1984. Accessed February 9, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Eastern Christian struck a blow for Passaic County volleyball by topping defending champion Park Ridge, 9-15, 15-10, 15-9, in the Group 1 final The Eagles, county champs in 1983, were led by Brenda Douma and Laura Golden, who had nine serves apiece, and Jill Hoogerhyde, who had six spikes."</ref> The 1990 team finished the season with a record of 24-3 after winning the Group I title by defeating Secaucus in three games (15-11, 5-15, 15-9) in the tournament finals.<ref>DeMarrais, Kevin G. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/496583612/ "Late goal foils Mahwah in quest for State crown"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 18, 1990. Accessed January 23, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The only close match was in Group 1, with Eastern Christian holding off defending champion Secaucus, 15-11, 5-15, 15-9.... Eastern Christian (24-3), which last won a State title in 1983, fell behind, 6-0, on Nancy Ulrich's serve."</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=School |first=Eastern Christian |title=Best Private Schools Northern NJ {{!}} About Eastern Christian School |url=https://www.easternchristian.org/about-ec/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Eastern Christian School |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2007, the girls soccer team, seeded #2, won the North B state sectional championship with a 3-0 win over top-seeded [[Gill St. Bernard's School]] in the tournament final, the team's first title in this section.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20B 2007 Girls Soccer - North B], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 15, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150329081037/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-145901409.html "Ramapo buzzing over latest crown"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 9, 2007. Accessed December 15, 2014.</ref> The team moved on to win the Group B state championship with a 2-1 win over [[Bishop Eustace High School]].<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/19-girls-soccer.pdf NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=Non%2DPublic%20Finals 2007 Girls Soccer - Non-Public Finals], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed November 24, 2007.</ref><ref>Celentano, Rob. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150329081032/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-146131848.html "Eagles fly high -- Spoelstra's two goals give EC title"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 16, 2007. Accessed December 15, 2014. "The Eagles defeated Bishop Eustace, 2-1, in overtime to win their first State Non-Public B title at The College of New Jersey."</ref>


==Athletics and extracurricular activities==
Cross country runner Kristen Traub won the Non-Public B individual title in 2009.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-10/19-xc-group-team-champions.pdf NJSIAA Girls Cross Country State Group Champions], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref>
The Eastern Christian Eagles<ref name="NJSIAAprofile">[https://www.njsiaa.org/schools/eastern-christian-high-school Eastern Christian High School], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed October 20, 2020.</ref> participate in the [[North Jersey Interscholastic Conference]], which consists of small-enrollment schools in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|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.
In 2010, Eastern Christian won its first North Non-Public B state sectional track and field title, edging second-place team [[Villa Walsh Academy]] by a margin of 126-123.<ref>Kensik, Edward. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/94989944_Eastern_Christian_girls_win_sectionals.html "Eastern Christian girls win sectionals"], ''The Gazette'', May 27, 2010. Accessed July 11, 2011. "Eastern Christian head track and field coach Joel Apol was not optimistic about his girls chances of winning the first Non-Public North B state sectional meet last weekend.... But his team came through in the second day and the Eagles nipped Villa Walsh, 126 to 123."</ref>

The girls spring track team was the Non-Public B state champion in 2014.<ref>[https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/document/19%20History_0.pdf NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles], [[New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association]]. Accessed September 1, 2020.</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{Category see also|Eastern Christian High School alumni}}
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* [[Jonas Brothers]], [[Kevin Jonas|Kevin]] (born 1987) and [[Joe Jonas|Joe]] (born 1989) attended the school.<ref>Chadwick, John. [http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDkwMDgz "Wyckoff natives return to stomping grounds for concert"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102052308/http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDkwMDgz |date=January 2, 2008 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|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."</ref>
* [[Joseph Brain (academic)|Joseph Brain]] (born 1940, class of 1957), physiologist and environmental health researcher<ref>[https://www.easternchristian.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Herald-Fall-2017.pdf#page=34 "50+ Years at Harvard; Joseph Brain '57"], ''The Herald'', Fall 2017. Accessed December 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-doctorate-awarded-to-joseph-d/137471971/ "Brain Awarded Physiology Doctorate"], ''[[Herald News|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."</ref>
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* [[Peter Kreeft]] (born 1937), philosopher at [[Boston College]] and [[The King's College (New York)|The King's College]] and author of numerous popular books of [[Christian philosophy]], [[Christian theology|theology]], and [[Christian apologetics|apologetics]].<ref>[http://www.peterkreeft.com/topics/hauled-aboard.htm Hauled Aboard the Ark], PeterKreeft.com. Accessed December 2, 2008.</ref>
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* [[Jonas Brothers]], musicians [[Kevin Jonas|Kevin]] (born 1987) and [[Joe Jonas|Joe]] (born 1989) attended the school<ref>Chadwick, John. [http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDkwMDgz "Wyckoff natives return to stomping grounds for concert"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102052308/http://northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDkwMDgz |date=January 2, 2008 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|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."</ref><ref>Hotz, Alexander. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/glen-rock-gazette-profile-of-jonas-broth/137474547/ "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."</ref>
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* [[Bethany Joy Lenz]] (born 1981), singer, actress.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
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* [[Peter Kreeft]] (born 1937, class of 1955), philosopher and author of numerous popular books of [[Christian philosophy]], [[Christian theology|theology]], and [[Christian apologetics|apologetics]]<ref>[http://www.peterkreeft.com/topics/hauled-aboard.htm Hauled Aboard the Ark], PeterKreeft.com. Accessed December 2, 2008.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-graduating-class-of-195/137475343/ "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."</ref>
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* [[Alexander Noyes]] (born 1986), drummer for the band [[Honor Society (band)|Honor Society]].<ref name=JonasBook>Orr, Tamara. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_vPP3MvZkDYC&pg=PA17 ''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."</ref>
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* [[Bethany Joy Lenz]] (born 1981), singer, actress{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
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* [[Alexander Noyes]] (born 1986), drummer for the band [[Honor Society (band)|Honor Society]]<ref name=JonasBook>Orr, Tamara. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_vPP3MvZkDYC&pg=PA17 ''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."</ref>
* [[Katie Sagona]] (born 1989), actress.<ref name=JonasBook/>
* [[Katie Sagona]] (born 1989), actress.<ref name=JonasBook/>
* [[Antonique Smith]] (born 1983), actress/singer best known for her starring role as Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of Rent and starred as Faith Evans in the film ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]''.<ref name=JonasBook/>
* [[Antonique Smith]] (born 1983), actress/singer best known for her starring role as Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of ''Rent'' and starred as Faith Evans in the film ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]''<ref name=JonasBook/><ref>Smith, Antonique, of Eastern Christian High School. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-article-about-gossip-by-anton/137476588/ "Gossip be a destructive game"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 26, 1995. Accessed December 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.easternchristian.org School website]
*[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=02044443&ID=02044443 Data for Eastern Christian High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
*[https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=02044443&ID=02044443 Data for Eastern Christian High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]


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Eastern Christian High School
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50 Oakwood Avenue

North Haledon
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Passaic County
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New Jersey
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United States
Coordinates40°56′44″N 74°10′50″W / 40.945637°N 74.180587°W / 40.945637; -74.180587
Information
TypePrivate Christian
NCES School ID02044443[2]
Faculty27.5 FTEs[2]
Grades9 – 12
Enrollment292 (as of 2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.6:1[2]
Color(s)  Blue and
  Yellow[3]
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
NicknameEagles[3]
Tuition$9,790 – $17,800 (grades 9-12)[1]
Websitewww.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]

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.[2]

Academics

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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

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The Eastern Christian Eagles[3] 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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See also: Category:Eastern Christian High School alumni
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References

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  1. ^ Tuition and Fees, Eastern Christian School. Accessed July 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e School data for Eastern Christian High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Eastern Christian High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  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. ^ a b c 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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