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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.
We Are Eastside Catholic!
99% of the 2019 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
39 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 2018-19, 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."
I love Eastside Catholic because...
it has taught me to be a leader. Leadership is about inspiring people to do the very best they can."
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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.
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.
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month!
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.
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.
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 November Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our high school robotics team who received a $6,000 grant from FIRSTWA.
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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 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).
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.
Interested in learning more about how technology impacts brains, mental health and social skills of our youth? Please join us!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Junior Mary Blockhan was named a December Student of the Month for Northwest Catholic Magazine.
Current and past Options Program students participated in the Special Olympics of Washington (SOWA) Bowling Tournament and had fantastic results!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
Congratulations to our middle school students for their success during the second quarter of the 2017-18 school year!
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!
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.
Congratulations to the following band students who were accepted into the 2018 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) All-State Groups conference!
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!
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.
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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Eastside Catholic School Athletic Pavilion
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Chapel of St. Clare of Assisi