Eastside Christian High School
Equipping the next generation of leaders with excellence, character, and faith
Eastside launched its new high school in 2023-24 with its first 9th grade class. We will continue to expand, adding a grade level each year, with our first senior class graduating in May 2027. This expansion has been a matter of prayer for years, and the Eastside community is excited for the opportunity to invest four more years into its students.
Academic rigor is paired with specialization opportunities and experiences not often found in a school’s beginning stages. Top notch musical theater, STEM, video production, and journalism tracks are offered, along with Bible classes and our one-of-a-kind Principles of Success track. Undergirding each component of our curriculum is the deeply rooted truth that everything we do is to point others to the beauty and grace of Jesus. We exist to equip your students to live a life of worship that seeks to love the Lord, serve others, and find their identity in the truth of Scripture. Details of graduation requirements, scheduling, and the roll out plan are listed below.
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Tenets
Dr. Tiffany Stark and Dean of School Jen Gay have a combined 31 years of experience in high school teaching and leadership and saw first hand the need for students to enter adulthood prepared for more than academic success. With that in mind, a key component of our high school curriculum is the Principles of Success track, which focuses on 10 tenets that are integral to living a healthy, God-honoring life through principles that can be put into practice at ECS and beyond.
The tenets are incorporated and addressed throughout all subject areas, with a major instructional focus in our "Principles of Success" high school course track. This curricular pathway includes two courses focused on teaching and applying the tenets in life and culminates with internship courses and opportunities in the 11th and 12th grade years.
The 10 Tenets:
Faith
Mindset
Health/Well-being/Energy
Loving relationships
Financial freedom
Basic life skills
Worthy goals and ideals
Self knowledge and self awareness
Personal fulfillment
Excellence/giving your best/working as unto the Lord
Field Trips
Our high school curriculum incorporates both out-of-state field trips and excursions around our city. These experiences introduce our students to a variety of college campuses during their high school career, give our students opportunities to experience culture and the beauty of our world, and allow students to serve with ministries and organizations that meet a variety of needs.
Fall retreat
The school year begins with our High School Retreat at Camp Glisson. This trip is an opportunity to build community, cast vision, and set a strong foundation for the year ahead.
around the city
An international hub, Atlanta is home to major corporations, key historical landmarks, and nonprofits that are making an impact. In addition to classroom visits from entrepreneurs and missionaries, our students explore a variety of opportunities available to them in both Marietta and around the city. Whether they are hearing about different career paths at a local law firm or medical practice, visiting with the Atlanta Braves marketing team, seeking opportunities that align with their Principles of Success class, or giving back while serving with a local food pantry, our high school students continue to enhance their academic journey and grow in their relationship with Christ throughout the year.
Spring trip
Each year our high school students participate in an out-of-state trip with a capstone trip to Israel during senior year.
Graduation Requirements
Eastside’s curriculum and course offering will provide a college-preparatory foundation that will enable students to excel as they move beyond high school. Graduation in the state of Georgia requires 23 total credits over four years, and Eastside’s schedule is structured to provide 32 total credits — nine credits beyond the state graduation requirement. These additional credits give students consistent Bible classes throughout their high school journey and open opportunities to go deeper into specialization areas.
Core requirements (28 Credits Total)
English
4 credits
Mathematics
4 credits
Science
4 credits
Social Studies
4 credits
Principles of Success
(includes Health/BPE)
4 credits
Foreign Language
2 credits
Additional Electives
Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Career Tech (CTAE)
2 credits
Bible
4 credits
For more detail, you can also download our High School Advisement Guide / Course Sequencing.
Specialization Areas
S.T.E.M. Track
Performing Arts Track
Chorus/Theater or Dance
Video Production Track
General Elective Track
Athletics are also an important offering in the high school experience. Eastside competes in the GAPPS conference, and sports will be added each year as numbers permit. Students in 7th and 8th grade may play on high school teams as needed or desired.
Schedule
High School at Eastside Christian School operates on a block schedule. Core classes are taught as full block with the course taking place every day for one semester and concluding at the end of that semester. Bible, Principles of Success, electives, and world languages are taught as alternating courses that meet every other day for the entire year.
Yearly Expansion Plan
Grades will be offered incrementally according to the schedule below. Eastside Christian School’s first graduating high school class will be the class of 2027.
9th Grade only in 2023-2024
9th & 10th Grades in 2024-2025
9th — 11th Grade in 2025-2026
9th — 12th Grade in 2026-2027
High School Questions
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