Congratulations to our Class of 2021 Valedictorians and Salutatorians!
Eastside Catholic School is a Catholic faith-based educational community where students learn to integrate their thinking and believing in ways that encourage intellectual excellence, nurture relationships and inspire a life of leadership and service to others.
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99% of the 2020 graduating class was college bound
50-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities
7 state championships have been awarded to High School athletic teams
40 years supporting academic, spiritual and personal success
62% of our faculty hold advanced degrees
Students attend EC from 58 different ZIP codes
Arts students have received the highest number of All-State honors of any private school
Approximately 75% of students play at least one sport each year
In 2019-20, students volunteered a total of 31,909 hours of community service
I love Eastside Catholic because...
of the community. The first day of school I didn’t know anyone, but so many people said hello, and how is your day. I met friends that I still have today."
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it has taught me to be a leader. Leadership is about inspiring people to do the very best they can."
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Eastside Catholic had 29 students compete in 18 categories and celebrated three first-place finishes and one fourth-place finish.
We are proud to share our 2020-21 first semester honor roll of all high school students.
Three students from the Class of 2021 have been named National Merit Scholarship Finalists.
We are proud to celebrate High School Dean of Students Soonja Larsen who recently completed the challenging process of earning National Board Certification in Music for Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood.
Megan McDermott was accepted into the annual collaborative exhibition of Teachers as Artists Exhibition, which will open March 15 and remain on view until April 25 at Maryhill Museum of Art in Glendale, Washington.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to the 2021 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Junior All-State Band, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-Northwest Band and the Western International Band Clinic (WIBC) Honor Band.
Congratulations to the following seniors who signed National Letters of Intent to participate in college athletics.
Congratulations to our DECA students who finished as a finalist or qualified for state at the Area 4 competition.
Eastside Catholic is pleased to announce that Christian Mazzone has been selected as head coach for the boys lacrosse program for the 2020-21 school year.
Congratulations to the following seniors who signed National Letters of Intent to participate in college athletics.
We are proud to announce that Fabiana Pulido was honored by the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).
Three students from the Class of 2021 have been named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students.
Senior Jaylahn Tuimoloau was officially honored as a 2021 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the NBC Sports “Road to the Dome” digital series.
Learn more about the annual DECA Holiday Fundraiser and order items online.
Three students from the Class of 2021 have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.
Eastside Catholic is pleased to announce that Katryna Cutler ‘16 has been selected as head coach for the girls and boys swim teams for the 2020-21 school year.
We are proud to share our 2019-20 second semester honor roll of all high school students.
Middle School Humanities Teacher Ilana Long's essay "Focus, Calm, and Discipline" has been published in "Chicken Soup for the Soul the Magic of Dogs" by Simon and Schuster.
We are pleased to introduce members of the Eastside Catholic School Class of 2020.
We are pleased to announce that Eastside Catholic High School Social Studies Teacher Paul Morrisroe has been awarded a James Madison Fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.
Congratulations to our April Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the third quarter of the 2019-20 school year!
The past few years, Eastside Catholic has been fortunate enough to donate unused, good condition laptops to our local community. One place Eastside Catholic delivered laptops to was Seattle Nativity School.
Some of our high school students and faculty created a COVID-10 rendition of Carole King's song "So Far Away."
Our High School Wind Ensemble virtually performed "Crown of Thorns" by Julie Giroux.
KIRO 7 did a video feature on our talented High School Concert Choir students, who performed Drop, Drop Slow Tears and shared it with the EC community for Good Friday.
We are proud to announce the Class of 2020 valedictorians and salutatorians.
We are proud to share our 2019-20 first semester honor roll of all high school students.
Congratulations to our March Students of the Month!
Sheryl Cope, who is the costume designer for EC’s upcoming spring musical Cinderella, has transitioned from creating costumes to creating medical masks for healthcare centers around Puget Sound.
Senior Kate Jendrezak has won the State 800m title the past three years and hopes that she can make it a four-peat this year.
Congratulations to seniors Gabrielle Chai, Emma Robinson and Ian Wood for being named National Merit Semifinalists in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the second quarter of the 2019-20 school year!
Congratulations to eighth grade student George Phillip who qualified for the 2020 National Geographic State GeoBee Competition.
Visit this webpage for updates, information and resources regarding our community and the COVID-19 virus.
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month!
Eastside Catholic freshman girls basketball student-athlete Malia Samuels was named to The Seattle Times STAR Times Team.
Eastside Catholic had two student-athletes on their boys basketball team named to The Seattle Times STAR Times Team, juniors Nolan Hickman and Jaylahn Tuimoloau.
Our girls basketball team has already won the Metro League Championship and the Sea King District 2 Championship. Now, they enter the State tournament as the #1 seed.
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month!
The girls basketball team relied on full-court pressure in the second half against Garfield High School to earn a 73-49 upset win on Friday, January 31.
We are proud to announce that current Middle School Humanities Teacher Leslie Harris-Johnston has accepted an additional role of director of equity and social action.
The boys basketball team outlasted O'Dea High School, 83-74, in front of a jam-packed gymnasium on Monday, January 20.
We are proud to celebrate High School World Languages Teacher Ms. Granda who recently completed the challenging process of earning National Board Certification in World Languages – Spanish.
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month!
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to the 2020 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) All-State Band, Junior All-State Band, All-State Choir and Junior All-State Choir.
Congratulations to our six Crusader student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent to play football at the collegiate level.
The EC football team has been invited to play in the GEICO State Championship Bowl Series on Friday, December 20 at 8 p.m. in Las Vegas.
Experience EC at our Middle School and High School Open House on Wednesday, December 4! Campus will be open 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Congratulations to our Crusader football team who defeated O'Dea High School in the State Championship, 20-12!
Senior Gee Scott Jr. has formed a special friendship with a fan this football season.
Congratulations to our November Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our high school robotics team who received a $6,000 grant from FIRSTWA.
Congratulations to the Crusader football team who will advance to the State Championship for the second year in a row. They play O'Dea High School on Saturday, December 7, 12 p.m. at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup.
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Enjoy our online Advent Calendar! Each day on the calendar offers a reading and a student photograph to help reflect on the season of Advent.
Congratulations to senior Sophia Meyers who was named to the Star Times volleyball team.
Congratulations to junior J.T. Tuimoloau who was named the Star Times Defensive Player of the Year for football.
The Crusaders bested the Bellevue Wolverines, 50-21, to advance to the State semifinals. They'll play Lincoln on Saturday, November 30, 1 p.m. at Sammamish High School.
The All-American Bowl’s Road to the Dome tour visited Eastside Catholic School on Thursday, November 21 to recognize three student-athletes as 2020 All-Americans: Sam Adams II, Ayden Hector and Gee Scott Jr.
Volleyball dominated in the Metro and District tournaments, and one senior broke the record for kills in a season along the way.
Congratulations to the following seniors who signed National Letters of Intent to participate in Division I college athletics.
Many of our football student-athletes were named to the 2019 All-Metro League football teams, which were selected by the league coaches.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the first quarter of the 2019-20 school year!
Congratulations to the following seven seniors for being named National Merit Commended Students.
Experience EC at our High School Open House on Sunday, November 17! Campus will be open 2 - 4 p.m.
Congratulations to our October Students of the Month!
Six band students were selected to attend the Western International Band Clinic (WIBC) as part of the honor band. This years clinic will take place in Seattle, November 22-25.
Congratulations to seniors Marcos Lacouture, Serena Martin and Madi Smith for being honored in the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).
Chris Egan with King 5 Sports spent some time with the varsity football team to talk about the season so far.
The Wind Ensemble had the opportunity to learn from Captain Bryan Sherlock, the Assistant Conductor of "The President's Own" United States Marine Corps Band.
Learn more about the annual DECA Holiday Fundraiser in this letter to parents from our Marketing students.
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month!
We held another successful Taco/Crepe Tuesday event on September 24!
Congratulations to seniors Gabrielle Chai, Emma Robinson and Ian Wood for being named National Merit Semifinalists in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
The girls volleyball teams host Bainbridge Island High School teams in our eighth annual cancer awareness No One Fights Alone (NOFA) match on Thursday, September 26 in the Athletic Pavilion.
Interested in learning more about how technology impacts brains, mental health and social skills of our youth? Please join us!
With the EC football season right around the corner, junior J.T. Tuimoloau is ready to embark on his third football season with the Crusaders.
Senior Ashlyn Prukop was elected Governor of Evergreen Girls State last month during the week-long citizenship training program.
Five middle school students competed at the CYO Championship and two earned silver medals at the event.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 school year! Thank you to eighth-grader Nathaniel F. for providing pictures from the event.
Congratulations to our eight high school students who competed at the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, Florida.
Congratulations to our April Students of the Month!
Congratulations to the following seniors who signed commitment letters to play their sport at the collegiate level on National Letter of Intent Signing Day.
Eastside Catholic is pleased to announce that Frances Carhart has been hired as the Director of Student Services, effective July 1, 2019.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the third quarter of the 2018-19 school year!
We are proud to be listed in the Challenge Index, the oldest high school ranking system in the country, beginning in 1998 in both Newsweek and The Washington Post.
Congratulations to our March Students of the Month!
Congratulations to senior Jackson Hudgins for being named the April Student of the Month in Northwest Catholic Magazine.
Options Program students Caitlin Burrows, Iolanda Maki and Navar Meckler were excited to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 with fellow students, teachers and peer tutors!
Ten middle school students were named semifinalists in the Washington State Letters About Literature competition.
We are proud to share our 2018-19 first semester honor roll of all high school students.
We are proud to announce the Class of 2019 valedictorians and salutatorians.
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month!
We had 39 middle school students compete in the Battle of the Books competition this week.
Head Football Coach Dominic Daste didn’t think he’d have a career in coaching after his playing days at the University of Washington.
We are proud to celebrate two teachers who were selected to read for the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams in June: Danielle Maletta and Lisa Snow.
Congratulations to our students who competed at the DECA State Competition!
Our high school band students had a great showing at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Music Contest at Eastlake High School.
Varsity boys basketball had a great run in the WIAA 3A Hardwood Classic State Basketball Tournament. They narrowly lost to O'Dea, the eventual state champion, in the semifinals before defeating Rainier Beach for third place.
Students emerge from our summer camps with new ideas, new skills, new friends and new inspirations. We provide a structured, nurturing environment where young learners can focus on academics, arts, community service or athletics.
Stacey Stoutt will take the helm as our athletic director effective July 1, 2019. Dominic Daste will lead the Crusader football team as head football coach effective July 1, 2019.
Congratulations to our varsity boys swim team for their third place finish at the WIAA 3A State Swim Meet.
Congratulations to our varsity cheer squad who was awarded the 3A Academic State Championship for winter 2019 through the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Scholastic Awards Program.
Congratulations to Boys Basketball Coach Brent Merritt for being selected by The Seattle Times as one of the best high school coaches in the Seattle area for Winter 2019.
Congratulations to the following seniors who signed commitment letters to play their sport at the collegiate level on National Letter of Intent Signing Day.
We were recently approved by College Board’s Advanced Placement Program to implement Advanced Placement Capstone for the 2019-20 school year.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the first quarter of the 2018-19 school year!
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our varsity and junior varsity cheer teams, who combined forces and won the Game Day category at the WIAA State Cheer Championships! This is the fourth straight year the Crusaders have placed first at the state championships.
Congratulations to our current and alumni Options Program students who placed third in their division at the Special Olympics Sub-Regional basketball tournament.
We are proud to celebrate four teachers who recently completed the challenging process of earning National Board Certification: Jeff LaBelle, Tara Martin, Jessica Rice and Lisa Snow.
The DECA team did an outstanding job at the recent Area 4 competition with 24 students earning a medal.
Eastside Catholic School is pleased to host a public screening of The Road to Nickelsville on Wednesday, January 30, 6-8 p.m. in the Chapel.
Congratulations to the following students who were honored by the Scholastic Art Committee of Washington at the Cornish College of the Arts for their creative submissions.
Sophomore Jaylahn Tuimoloau pumped in 26 points for the Crusaders as they held off O'Dea 69-63 in double overtime.
Congratulations to our November and December Students of the Month!
Junior Chris Grazko was honored by Northwest Catholic Magazine with the Winning Spirit Student of the Month Award for January/February.
EC hosted the annual Friends of Seattle Mombasa Schools social and fundraiser on December 10.
Three Crusaders were named to The Seattle Times and The News Tribune's all-state high school football teams: Sam Adams, Ayden Hector and J.T. Tuimoloau.
Our Crusader football team has been selected to participate in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series in Phoenix, Arizona!
Junior Mary Blockhan was named a December Student of the Month for Northwest Catholic Magazine.
Congratulations to our football team on winning the WIAA 3A State Championship against O'Dea 31-13!
Eastside Catholic and O'Dea will make history when they play for the WIAA 3A Football State Championship on Friday, November 30.
Current and past Options Program students participated in the Special Olympics of Washington (SOWA) Bowling Tournament and had fantastic results!
With a win over Bellevue High School on Saturday, November 24, the Crusaders advanced to the WIAA 3A State Football Championship against O'Dea High School on Friday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome.
Sam Adams may share the same name as his father, who played in the NFL, but he's establishing his own reputation on the football field.
Congratulations to the October Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the first quarter of the 2018-19 school year!
Congratulations to Renée DePencier Piñero and Isabel Scott for being recognized as part of the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP).
Congratulations to our 13 seniors who were recognized as National Merit Commended Students!
Congratulations to the September Students of the Month!
Congratulations to Sammamish resident Rachael Goodwin for being named a National Merit Semifinalist in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement.
Our student have been very busy this summer! Check out some of the awesome activities our students engaged in.
Jaylahn (J.T.) Tuimoloau has been named the top sophomore recruit, Class of 2021, in the nation for the by 247Sports.
Eastside Catholic is listed by MaxPreps as the top football team in Washington state going into the 2018-19 season. Way to go Crusaders!
Eastside Catholic is pleased to announce that Gabby Lindblad has been selected as head coach for the girls swim team for the 2018-19 school year.
The Seattle Times released their 2018 preseason state high school football rankings and EC tops the list for 3A teams.
Eastside Catholic welcomed 12 students from Macau, China as part of a two-week summer camp program organized by the Hou Kong Premier School.
In the inaugural mission trip for our middle school, eight students spent the week serving and learning in Bellingham with the Agape Program.
We are proud to share our 2017-18 second semester honor roll of all high school students who have earned distinguished scholar, highest honors, first honors and second honors.
Junior Joseph Roy won the gold medal at the USA Fencing National Championship in Division III Men's Epee!
Congratulations to the newest members of the French National Honor Society and the National Honor Society! Students will be members starting next school year.
Students in Advanced Drawing and Painting and AP Studio Art classes worked with the Memory Project, a nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create and donate portraits to youth around the world.
We are proud to congratulate four medal winners and 11 honorable mentions in the National French Contest (Le Grand Concours) this year.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the fourth quarter of the 2017-18 school year!
The Seussical cast and crew were honored last week with three nominations and three honorable mentions in the 2018 5th Avenue Awards.
The high school band students competed in the WorldStrides OnStage Vancouver Festival, where 14 schools from three states and Canada competed.
Forty-eight eighth-grade students attained national recognition for their excellent performance on the 2018 National Spanish Examinations.
Congratulations to the April Students of the Month!
Congratulations to the following DECA students who were in Atlanta last week for the International DECA Conference!
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the third quarter of the 2017-18 school year!
Did you see Seussical? What an amazing show performed by our incredibly talented students!
Congratulations to the 2018-19 ASB Cabinet!
The Eastside Catholic football team will begin the 2018 season against Oaks Christian at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego on September 1 when they participate in the Honor Bowl.
Did you see our student’s talented work at this year’s annual Art Walk?
Senior Grace Skalecki, an advanced acting student, has been rehearsing for the Seattle Repertory Theatre's August Wilson Monologue Competition.
Eastside Catholic is pleased to announce the appointment of Gil Picciotto as the next president of Eastside Catholic School.
Congratulations to the March Students of the Month!
Please join us in congratulating the following students for signing commitment letters to play their sport at the collegiate level on National Letter of Intent Signing Day today!
Congratulations to the high school Concert Choir for receiving first place while competing at the Music in the Parks Choir Festival at Disneyland.
Ten middle school students have been named semifinalists in the Washington state Letters about Literature competition.
We are proud to share our 2017-18 first semester honor roll of all high school students who have earned distinguished scholar, highest honors, first honors and second honors.
We are pleased to announce the permanent appointment of High School Principal Barbara Swann and Middle School Principal Ashley Hylton
We are proud to announce that eight DECA students have advanced to Nationals at the International Career Development conference (ICDC) on April 21-25 in Atlanta, Georgia where they will compete against 18,000 DECA students from across the country.
Students emerge from our summer camps with new ideas, new skills, new friends and new inspirations. We provide a structured, nurturing environment where young learners can focus — be it on academics, the arts, community service or athletics.
We are proud to announce that seniors Lillian Didcock and Serena Gilani have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists.
Congratulations to the 2018 valedictorians and salutatorians!
Last week, Middle School Academic Director and Middle School Community Service Coordinator Ms. Mathewson spoke at the Western Catholic Curriculum Summit, a national conference in California.
Junior Landon H. has been selected as a music director with the Rising Star Project: 10-Minute Musicals through 5th Avenue Theatre this year.
Congratulations to our boys basketball team, who had an incredible run in the WIAA 3A Hardwood Classic State Basketball Tournament!
Forty students spent mid-winter break in New Orleans, where they worked on building five different houses, partnering with Habitat for Humanity and SBP.
Congratulations to the February Students of the Month!
We had one of our best showings at the Regional Solo and Ensemble Music Contest held at Bothell High School on February 10!
Two EC middle school math teams competed at the Math Is Cool regional competition for the seventh- and eighth-grade φ division held at Auburn High School earlier this month.
The following seven student-athletes signed commitment letters to play their sport at the collegiate level on National Letter of Intent Signing Day.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the second quarter of the 2017-18 school year!
Congratulations to our EC Competitive Cheer team for their victory at the WIAA State Championships!
Congratulations to the January Students of the Month!
Forty-four members from our DECA club competed in the annual Area 3 DECA competition at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue on January 5 and 24 students have qualified to move on to state!
We are proud to celebrate five teachers who recently completed the process of earning National Board Certification (NBCT).
Support EC and our students at the 33rd Annual STARS Gala Auction on March 17 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue!
Congratulations to the December Students of the Month!
Eastside Catholic varsity boys basketball won the Cactus Jam Basketball tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona over Christmas break!
We had many fall sport athletes recognized for All-League Metro Mountain division, All-Area and All-State honors!
Five EC students were selected for the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) All-State honors.
Congratulations to the November Students of the Month!
The EC Speech and Debate team heads to Nationals for the third consecutive year!
High School Humanities Teacher Ilana Long, inspired by former students to conquer a long held fear, wrote about her journey with tremendous results.
For the first time in 33 years, the girls cross country ran their way into the 3A WIAA State meet.
Congratulations to our Crusader Volleyball team for their fourth place finish in the 3A WIAA State Tournament!
Congratulations to Head Coach Jeremy Thielbahr for being named the Metro Mountain Division Coach of the Year!
Congratulations to the following band students who were accepted into the 2018 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) All-State Groups conference!
Junior Renee DePencier-Piñero was named the October female athlete for the MaxPreps High School Athlete of the Month Award.
Senior Emmie Head was named to the Pacific Honors Ensemble Program (PHEP), which takes place annually in Brisbane, Australia.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the first quarter of the 2017-18 school year!
Congratulations to the October Students of the Month!
Known for her impassioned style of play on the court, senior volleyball player Mia Kirsch has been a game-changer for EC volleyball.
The Eastside Catholic girl’s volleyball junior varsity and varsity teams hosted Holy Names in a special cancer awareness “No One Fights Alone” (NOFA) match on September 27.
Nick of Time Foundation visited campus and administered ECG Youth Heart Screenings to 310 high school students on October 4.
Eastside Catholic was able to raise $5,648.86 for Catholic Charities USA to assist with hurricane relief during the week of September 11-15 thanks to contributions from Campus Ministry, the football and cheer teams, and EC families.
Senior Jarred Flowers used his Eagle Scout Award Project to fuel his desire to directly impact someone in his community by building a tiny house with the support of the Low Income Housing Institute.
Junior volleyball player Renee Depencier Piñero has been awarded the CenturyLink High School Athlete of the Week for the week of September 25 – 29.
Seniors Alexander Gallard, Ashlyn Ramos and Kyleigh Ramos were honored as part of the National Hispanic Recognition Program.
Science Teacher Tara Maloney had the opportunity to intern with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center this summer and will bring back the latest science research techniques to EC students.
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
Eastside Catholic is proud to have eight students honored as National Merit semifinalists and commended students this year.
We are pleased to announce that Eastside Catholic has been recognized as a Level One King County Green School for initiating or improving waste reduction and recycling practices.
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