OCCS News and Announcements
May 24, 2022
Spiritual Theme: "The Fruit of the Spirit"
Theme Song for the School Year: "Holy Spirit Living Breath of God"
Theme Verse for the School Year: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Gal. 5:22-23
8th Grade Graduation!
Graduation exercises will be held for the eighth grade students attending Orange City Christian School on Thursday evening, May 26, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Reformed Church.

Seats may not be saved ahead of time in the church. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for seating to occur.

Note: 7th graders are required to be at graduation. They will sing with the 8th graders during the service.
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Report cards
Report cards will be ready on Tuesday, June 7, 8:00 a.m. to be picked up at the school office by PARENTS ONLY! They will not be ready before this date.

Please take care of unpaid bills (music, lunch, other). This will need to be done or you will not be able to pick up report cards. This does not include tuition. The Venmo code is included if you would like to make a payment this way.
Shirts for sale in the office
There are a few marching band shirts available for purchase. Sizes are Youth XL (1), Adult Small (1), Adult Medium (1), & Adult XL (2). All marching band shirts are $10.00 each.
Library Books
Students and parents, please return any library books that you have at home. We are working on collecting all the books for the summer. Check your email to see if your child has any books out. Thank you!
NICSTO (Northwest Iowa Christian School Tuition Organization) Scholarship for 2022-23
Attached is the NICSTO application form as well as income guidelines for the 2022-23 school year. Please apply if you fit the guidelines or are close to the guidelines. Remember to turn in your 2021 1040 tax return. Please have your application back at the office by June 30. No late applications will be accepted. Thanks!

Link: NICSTO Form
Hymn of the Month Concert Link
If you missed the Hymn of the Month concert of if you would like to share it with family, use the following link to watch the program:
Lost and Found
There are many items left in the "Lost and Found" throughout the school year. The lost and found tables will be in the lobby when school is done. Please check the the tables to see if you can identify anything. Anything not claimed by June 16 will be donated to the Bibles for Missions Store, Justice For All or Goodwill.
Library Book Fair
Remember our Book Fair last fall? Well with our new company, we are able to offer an online store where you can purchase books for yourself, your family, or your friends and have them shipped to school for free pickup!
Best of all...it helps support our library!
TRIP News
  • Shop with Scrip is now RaiseRight Fundraising. The new website is www.raiseright.com. If you have any questions on the website, you can contact Kim Vande Zande in the office.
  • Bonus: Shutterfly 2.5% bonus (11.5%) through May 27.
  • TRIP will be closed on Friday, May 27 due to staff meetings.
  • Summer hours for TRIP are 7:45am - 12:15pm on Monday through Thursday. The office will be closed on Fridays. Summer hours start on Tuesday, May 31.
  • Find information about the OCCS TRIP program on our website by clicking the following link: OCCS TRIP Website