OCCS News and Announcements

January 14, 2025

Spiritual Theme: Stand Firm: Put on the Full Armor of God

January: The Gospel of Peace

January Theme Song: Our God Reigns PH #195

January Theme Verse: Isaiah 52:7 "How beautiful on the mountains, are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who way to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

Important ESA Information:

ESA funding for 2nd semester is now available. The process to initiate funding is similar to 1st semester.

School action:

OCCS will review tuition, fees and credits for all current students, and adjust the amount to be charged for 2nd semester, if necessary.
In some cases, OCCS may add band and/or orchestra fees.

Parent/Guardian action:

Odyssey generated an email notifying you that an invoice is available to review.
Review the invoice at Odyssey. If you have questions, please contact Lori at financial@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us.

To maintain ESA eligibility, approve payment through Odyssey as soon as possible. https://iowa.withodyssey.com/. Our goal is to have 100% of our families accept 2nd semester tuition and fees by January 15th.

Cricut Supplies needed:

The Middle School has acquired a Cricut machine! Students can use it for projects like History Day, Science Fair, and other presentations. We are seeking donations of Cricut materials (such as cardstock and vinyl) and/or tools. If you have any items you'd be willing to contribute, please drop them off at the OCCS Office. Thank you!

End of day arrangements:

Please make your end of day arrangements before the school day begins. If your child needs to ride a different bus or go home with another family, give a written note to your child to show their teacher and the bus driver. Any messages relayed through the office must come in before 2:00 recess. We cannot interrupt class time for last minute changes.

Project Engage Fundraising:

We had wonderful support from people for year end giving to our building project. Here is where we stand after the new year.

Building Fund Cash on hand - $2,485,942.75

Outstanding Pledges - $1,770,837.10

Expenses Paid - $87,868.66

Total Raised For Project - $4,344,648.51

Thank you to everyone who pledged and gave in 2024! If you have questions about your pledge or would like to talk to someone about the project, please contact Travis DeJong, development director tdejong@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us.

Weather Alerts / Changes in Schedule:

Please be aware of how we share information on early dismissals, late starts, and cancellations.

We will send a text and/or email message to all our families.
We will have a message on the school website.
We will send information on changes to the following radio stations: KSOU & KLEM.
We will send information on changes to the following TV stations: KTIV & KCAU.

Please talk to your children about what will happen if there is an early dismissal. Make sure your child knows ahead of time what the plan is for those days.

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

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