Fun Snack Cart for our OCCS Staff & Teachers:

Help us show appreciation to the OCCS teachers and staff on Wednesday, March 27, 2024! We have made a few changes on how we will do the “Fun Snack Cart” by spreading it out to have a snack brought in one day a quarter instead of just one week of blessing them. You can choose to sign up to volunteer your time to serve the snacks to the teachers or you can sign up to make them a special treat! 

To Serve- you will come in at 1:45 to individually plate the items, place on a cart and walk them around school delivering to teachers and staff. After you are done bringing the treats you will bring the remaining treats back to the teacher’s lounge. Please clean up the area you used. 

To bring food- Please have food to school by 1:00. We will need 8 people to make desserts/snacks items to serve 12 teacher and staff. (These items can be desserts, pie, bars, cookies, snack mix cups, etc.) Thank you for signing up!

Sign up here!

Easter Food Drive:

We will be having our Easter Food Drive through March 26. Students can bring in non perishable food items for the local Food Pantry. We will collect these items in our classrooms and bring them to chapel on March 26.   

Items most needed: Oil, Peanut butter, dish soap, cereal, tuna, canned chicken, toothpaste and toothbrushes.  

Jump Rope for Heart:

There is still time to sign up for Jump Rope For Heart! We are extending our Kids Heart Challenge through Friday, March 22. 

If you are interested in signing up please follow this link Jump Rope For Heart. This year American Heart Association has partnered with cardiac arrest survivor, Damar Hamlin so any student that signs up and completes Finn's Mission will earn an entry for TWO TICKETS TO THE 2025 SUPER BOWL 

Any questions, please email Mr. De Jong at tdejong@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us

Job openings for 2024-25 school year:

OCCS is looking to fill a few positions for the 2024-2025 school year. Applicants can bring a resume and completed application to the office or email it to Jason Alons, jalons@orangecitychristian.net.

Open Positions:

• Kitchen Manager (part time)- tasks include managing a team of cooks, ordering food, creating menus, completing paperwork, organizing trainings, etc to provide well-rounded delicious meals for our students.
• Director of Learning - Full time administration role with tasks that could include working with a curriculum team to choose and implement curriculum school-wide, reporting to the education committee, overseeing student discipline, supporting behavior plans for students, observing, supporting, and growing teachers, organizing and finding substitutes, and other administrative tasks creating a positive learning environment at our school.
• Possible full-time elementary teacher position - Grade level could be 1st through 4th grade. 
• Paraprofessionals - supporting the teachers, students, and classes at our school. Possible openings at multiple grade levels (part time and full time positions are available).
• PE Teacher - Full-time PE teacher for grades K-8
• Custodian - (Full time) - OCCS is looking to hire a full-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.
• Part time Cleaning Position - 3 1/2 to 4 hours per day (preferred hours 2:00-5:30pm) general cleaning duties. 6 weeks during the summer leading 3-4 high school kids in summer cleaning (5 hours per day).

• 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

Orange City Christian School is a biblically-based community that partners with parents, educating hearts and minds to serve in Christ's Kingdom.