Head of School Blog
Junior students conclude each year with EQ #15, which asks the following question: How does the Christian worldview inform and guide our use of technology and social media? Having taught last’s year’s Christian Ethics class, I was able to lead students in several discussions about how their faith impacts their use of technology, as well as how technology impacts their faith (for both good and bad).
With the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Evergreen Christian has attained its most significant milestone ever—and yet another reminder of God’s faithfulness. Our official enrollment on day one was exactly 200 students! I am convinced that God ordained the establishment of this school. He alone is responsible for giving us the vision for this school and calling us to fulfill the mission of raising up the next generation of Christian leaders. The proof of this is in how he has miraculously provided every step of the way. When the odds were stacked against us, and the so-called experts told us it couldn’t be done, God made it happen!
With the end of another school year comes the celebration of our second graduating class. This year, 40 amazing students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas, turning their tassels and officially becoming high school graduates. We have had the honor and privilege of seeing these young women and men grow up over the past few years, and we could not be prouder of what they have become. All 40 of them have exceeded our expectations, and each one of them has truly helped us build this school, establish a culture, and set a standard of excellence. Both they and their families are leaving a lasting legacy that will be a blessing for future generations of Eagles.
Evergreen Christian is a fully orbed high school program offering a wide range of student experiences. With this in mind, we have turned our attention to how we can improve our athletics program, take it to the next level, and ensure that it’s fully aligned with our overall school mission. As Christians, we are called to do everything as unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23), striving for excellence “in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness,” and in love (2 Corinthians 8:7). This is why we not only strive for excellence in our integration of the biblical worldview into every subject we teach, but we also strive for academic excellence itself—to provide an educational experience where students can be the best they can be according to the gifts God has given them. The same holds true for athletics. Not only will we strive to more overtly bring our faith onto the field, court, mat, course, and even into the pool, but we will also strive for athletic excellence—helping each student athlete grow in skill and competing to the best of our ability.
At the conclusion of the second semester, we asked our students to complete a short homework survey providing feedback on how much time they are spending on work each night, as well as where they see their greatest challenges. We do this each year for several very important reasons. First, as a school that emphasizes academic rigor, we know our program is challenging. Second, while studies regarding homework in high school consistently reinforce its importance in student learning, they also clearly show that spending more than 2.5 hours a weeknight on homework is actually counterproductive. Finally, we conduct this survey each year because we understand that every student is different. Even if the student population is largely falling within our set standards for homework, we still must do something to help those who are feeling overwhelmed and struggling to keep up. Click to read more and view student responses to select questions.
We are to love God with both mind and heart. The only way to truly do this in our fallen world is through the regeneration and renewal that comes with placing our faith in Christ and his death on the cross as the payment for our sin. This means that in a Christian school, the focus must be on both heart and mind. We can fill our student’s heads with knowledge of arguments for God’s existence, historical evidence of Christ’s resurrection, and detailed responses to every essential question, but if we fail to attend to the heart of our students, we will have failed in our mission. Those who know the truth of God’s word but fail to embrace it with their heart, are just as prone to walk away from faith as those who have never taken the time to study apologetics.
Fasten Your Seatbelts, We’re Taking Things to The Next Level. There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of the Evergreen family. This coming year will see us introduce at least four additional AP Courses, at least seven new Arts and STEM offerings, onsite (and in-person) dual enrollment classes in partnership with Colorado Christian University, a brand-new summer program, and the Lewis Scholars Program. Click to read more.
What does it mean to be a leader? More specifically, what does Evergreen Christian School mean when we say that we are a school that focuses on preparing leaders? Given the significant role leadership plays in our school’s mission statement, it is important that we have a clear understanding of just what it entails. We must not see leadership solely through the lens of what society deems a leader to be. Christian leadership is necessarily different. Just as importantly, Christian leadership is exactly what our world needs.
This spring we are inaugurating a new tradition that will allow us to reflect upon all that God has done and to commit to all that he has yet to do through ECS. On March 8, we will hold our inaugural Quadrennial Gala, which is just a fancy way of saying that it’s a banquet that occurs just once every four years. The event will take place at The River Creek Club in Leesburg, which is a fitting location given that it hosted one of the very first interest meetings for Evergreen. It is also fitting that the theme for this event comes from the book of Esther. Just as God raised up a young woman in the midst of challenging times to courageously speak up to defend the people of God, God has strategically raised up Evergreen Christian School to equip young people to do the same today.
The Eagle Center is far more than just a gymnasium. It is the place where we gather for our weekly chapel program; it’s where we worship together, pray together, explore God’s word together, fellowshipping as brothers and sisters in Christ. There is no better way to start each week than in The Eagle Center on Monday mornings, singing and celebrating our common bond as the people of God. But it is also the place where we hold community events, awards banquets, auctions, trivia nights, Christmas parties, and prayer breakfasts. It is where we have joined together to celebrate milestones, such as the First Lady of Virginia speaking at our building dedication and our inaugural commencement honoring our school’s first sixteen graduates. The Eagle Center is where every member of this community, at one point or another, has gathered to celebrate the faithfulness of God.
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