OCCS News and Announcements

January 30, 2024

Spiritual Theme: Amazing Race

January: The Training (The Commitment)

Theme Song: I Surrender All (Lift Up Your Hearts #739)

Theme Verse: 1 Timothy 4:7b-8, “Train yourself to be godly. For physical

training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”

It's Spirit Week at OCCS:

All students (K-8) can participate on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Middle school students only (5-8) will participate on Tuesday and Thursday.

Looking forward to a great week of dressing up and school spirit!

Families using ESAs:

It is time to approve the second half payout of our ESA funds. Please log into Odyssey and approve the payout by Wednesday, January 30. It should only take a few seconds to do. An email was sent out on 1/27/24 with more information if you have questions.

Hot Lunch update:

Hot lunch has been updated this week: Thursday, February 1 is Chili soup and Friday, Feb 2 is Italian Dunkers.

Parent Teacher Conferences:

An email was sent to all families on Monday, Jan. 29 to sign up for conferences. We do require that all students have a parent teacher conference. The scheduler will be closed on Feb. 2 at 9am so no changes can be made after that time. Please plan accordingly.

The Herzog Foundation Teacher of the Year Award:

The Herzog Foundation annually honors Christian educators with a Teacher of the Year award. The nomination period for this year’s award is now open and runs through Friday, February 16. If you are interested in nominating one of Orange City Christian’s wonderful teachers please do so here!

Mr. De Jong will be submitting nominations based on input from our students so if you have any comments to add about certain teachers, please email him at tdejong@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us. If you would prefer to submit your recommendation anonymously, use the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/fATvd27LxjRGUCod7.

Save the Date:

We're planning on Grandparents Day at OCCS on Friday, April 19th. Our teachers and students love the opportunity to invite grandparents in to see the work they've been doing and to share in the partnership that is Christian Education at OCCS!

Job openings for 2024-25 school year:

OCCS is looking to hire a full-time and a part-time custodian for the 2024-2025 school year. We are looking to fill the position before this school year ends to help with the transition over the summer months. Please send a resume and completed application to the office or you may email it to Jason Alons, jalons@orangecitychristian.net.

TRIP News

School year TRIP hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00am - 3:30pm. and Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am - 12:00pm.
Find information about the OCCS TRIP program on our website by clicking the following link: OCCS TRIP Website
Need help using the RaiseRight app? Check out the following webpage for more information: https://www.raiseright.com/

Orange City Christian School

712-737-2274 | 604 Third St. SW | www.orangecitychristian.net