Excited to have school back in session!
Early release at 11:30 (no lunch needed)
TH/F release 12:30 with exception for K @ 12:00 (no lunch needed)
Elyria Families: Please welcome Mr. Rust! He will be teaching K-9 PE and coaching this upcoming 23-24 school year.
Elyria Families: Please welcome Mrs. Rust!
She will be teaching Jr High & HS Math this upcoming 23-24 school year.
Elyria Families: Please welcome Mrs. Foote!
She will be teaching 3rd Grade this upcoming 23-24 school year.
Elyria Christian School is excited to welcome back Ernie Haase + Signature Sound and the Liberty Quartet for a great night of Southern Gospel music on Saturday, August 19! Doors open at 4:00pm; concert begins at 5:00pm. No ticket purchase is necessary. A free will offering will be taken to benefit Elyria Christian School. Concessions are available (hamburger or hot dog meal). Come join us for an amazing evening of worship and entertainment!
The JH Boys Summer League team is going strong! They are 3-3 so far and are playing hard every week! Go Eagles!
This week the High School Volleyball team hosted camps for 3rd-5th grade and 6th-8th grade students. Each camp started with a student-led devotional, because we will have fun by always putting God first!
In the afternoon, the high school team had a camp lead by Central Christian College Head Volleyball Coach, Rick Hughes. He brought experience, knowledge, and fun to help prepare our players for the upcoming season!
We would like to thank our young Eagles for coming to camp and making it such a blast! Parents, none of this is possible without you, and we appreciate you being a part of the girls’ growth as volleyball players. A HUGE shoutout to the high school girls and Coach Hughes for the time and work you put into this week! We can’t thank you all enough!
Summer is just beginning, but the projects are already going strong at ECS! A few classrooms are being moved, two rooms are being renovated, and a “God-incidence” (not a coincidence!) led to an immense blessing of many donated items for the school! One of our teachers was visiting family in Houston at just the right time when a company was clearing out a large office space. After hundreds of texts and calls to coordinate details, and another trip to Houston, we were unloading an auditorium full of items!
We are SO thankful for our contacts in Houston and the hours of time and personal funds they donated to make this possible. Their generosity has been indescribable and greatly above and beyond what anyone would ever expect! Their excitement to bless the school, staff, and students that they had never met was incredible. One of our contacts said, “If even one comes to Christ through Christian Education - it’s worth all the work and expense.”
The benefit to ECS: all new staff chairs, computer lab chairs, choir room chairs, new Learning Center furniture, new library furniture, new conference room furniture, whiteboards,a refrigerator, many office supplies, kitchen items, televisions, projectors, and much more!
To God Be the Glory!
Double the congratulations and double the fun! We are celebrating with our fifth grade teacher, Mr. Willis, and his wife Sarah on the arrival of their beautiful baby girls! Elizabeth (Ellie) Ruth (5lbs, 6oz) and Eden Joy (5lbs, 3oz) and mom and dad are doing great!
Post-season league softball honors! Congrats!
Post-season league baseball honors! Congrats!
It was a big weekend for our State qualifiers and their fans. ECS track members Blake Robertson (Jr.), Kenna Cass (Jr.), Ryland Hawkinson (Sr.), Macy Reiff (Jr.), Laney Reiff (Fr.), and Grace Prescott (Fr.) all showed up and honored God by doing their absolute best! It is extremely difficult to make it this far and have the honor of competing in the top 16 at State. We are so proud of our student-athletes!
Our girls team scored 39 points and tied with Little River and Ness City for 3rd overall. This tie opened up a unique and fun opportunity to pose in celebration with our fellow WSL members.
Friday:
3200 Meter
2nd Laney Reiff PR 12:02.71
200 Meter
11th Grace Prescott 27.91
400 Meter
11th Grace Prescott 1:03.24
Saturday:
Discus
4th Kenna Cass PR 107-9
Discus
11th Blake Robertson 132-8
4x800 Meter
1st Grace Prescott, Macy Reiff, Ryland Hawkinson, Laney Reiff 10:14.52
1600 Meter
1st Laney Reiff PR 5:25.35
800 Meter
3rd Laney Reiff PR 2:26.22
Freshman Laney Reiff had a HUGE weekend at the State Track Meet, she is walking away with FOUR medals! She has two gold, one silver, and one bronze.
Friday:
2nd in the 3200 Meter with a PR of 12:02.71
Saturday:
1st with teammates 4x800 with a time of 10:14.52
1st in the 1600 Meter with a PR of 5:25.35
3rd in the open 800 Meter with a PR of 2:26.22
Laney, we are so excited to watch you progress as a runner the next three years!
Laney Reiff made her move from 4th to 1st in the last lap to grab the gold in the 1600m by .06 seconds! Congratulations, Laney, on another PR (5:25.35) and a 1st place spot on the podium!
Congratulations to Kenna Cass on a 4th place discus finish at State Track with a PR throw of 107-9! First State medal for discus for ECS! Way to go, Kenna!
This fabulous foursome placed FIRST at State Track today with yet another PR (10:14.52) in the 4x800! Making school history with a first ever 1st place medal at State! Congratulations Grace Prescott (fr.), Macy Reiff (jr.), Ryland Hawkinson (sr.), and Laney Reiff (fr.)!
Day one of State Track Meet complete! Great job today Laney and Grace!
Laney Reiff placed 2nd in the 3200 with a time of 12:03
We are excited to cheer on our athletes for day two tomorrow!
Wishing our best to the State Track qualifiers as they head to Wichita State University on Friday and Saturday! Go Eagles!
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles; They shall run and not be weary; They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
The Regional Track team braved a long road trip and rain delays, but had a great day of competition that resulted in several State Track qualifiers (and many personal records). Congratulations to the following athletes who will be heading to WSU next weekend for State!
The Lady Eagles ended the day tied for 2nd and brought home the plaque for Regional Runner-Up!
Discus
2nd - Kenna Cass - 104-8 (PR)
200m Dash
4th - Grace Prescott - 27:33
400m Dash
2nd - Grace Prescott - 1:01.30 (PR)
800m Run
3rd - Laney Reiff - 2:31.87
1600 Meter Run
2nd - Laney Reiff - 5:38.98 (PR)
3200 Meter Run
3rd - Laney Reiff - 12:47.12 (PR)
4x800 Meter Relay
1st - Grace Prescott, Macy Reiff, Ryland Hawkinson, Laney Reiff (PR)
Discus
1st - Blake Robertson - 143-2 (PR)
We cannot let the year come to a close without giving a huge shout out to this amazing lady! Mrs. June Unruh wears many hats at ECS, but the one that keeps her the busiest is being the fearless leader of the Yearbook crew! Mrs. Unruh travels many miles each week to support our students at their events and capture all of their amazing moments. THANK YOU, Mrs. Unruh! You are the BEST!
