School Enrollment

The 2024-2025 school year begins with 336 students in grade Preschool - 8th. Teachers and Classroom:

Welcome New Students & Families

Steve & Donna Schaap -Ava (5th)

Welcome New Kindergarten Families

We also want to welcome new families who have their first child starting kindergarten:



John & April Benson - John

Brandon & Jessica Bonnema - Bentley

Andrew & Jennifer Driesen - Aliyah

Jon & Sarah Eveland/Joe & Rachel Kooiker – Vera

Cody & Stephanie Gesink - Woodlyn

Spencer & Lauren Groeneweg - Haden

Riley & Lexi Hoekstra - Kendall

Jonathon & Crystal Kiel - Clayton

Illia & Anna Popov - Zakhar

Josh & Vanessa Van Kempen - Adrian

Zach & Amy Weyer - Grayson

Zach & Kristina Wolf - Katie

Silage Piles:

Reminder: Silage pile season is coming up...sign up links will be sent out when we have more information.

Food Service Reminders:

A few reminders regarding our food service program. The cost for a student lunch is $3.10 per day. We encourage families to add enough money to your account for at least 1 month's worth of meals for each of your students. If you have 1 student at OCCS, this would be approximately $62 per month ($9.00 for Reduced Cost), or with 3 students, $186 monthly. There is also a possibility of additional charges for your student when taking dessert ($.50), or additional servings on milk ($.45), Fruit/Vegetable ($.25) or main dish ($1.00). Your lunch balance and students account activity can be viewed on JMC using the website or the app. Payments can be made to OCCS Food Service by cash, check or Venmo (please list Food Service in the memo). We are asking for a minimum of $10 per transaction to reduce paperwork. 

We encourage families who qualify to apply for Free or Reduced meals. Title 1 funding is determined by the number of families we have that qualify for these meals. To apply, log into the 2024-25 school year in JMC and select "Register for 2024-2025." Click on "Application for Educational Benefits" and fill out the requested information in JMC to submit the form to OCCS. Thank you!

Society Meeting:

Join us on September 16 for our annual society meeting. You'll have the chance to elect board members and get updates on school activities, including a recap of the past year, upcoming goals, the budget, staff recognitions, and more. We look forward to seeing you there!

Important Note:

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 at the end of the day.

Absent Students

If your child will be absent for appointments, sickness, or other reasons, please let the school know about it. Parents must verify an absence by calling the school office (737-2274) or email the teacher and the office before 9:00am (office@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us).  

Due to building protocol, parents are not allowed to walk their students to the classroom if they arrive late. If a student needs assistance, a school staff member can walk them to their classroom.

Anna De Groot is our school nurse. If you ever need to reach her to discuss your child's health, you can call the office or email her at adegroot@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us.

Doors Locked

All doors to the OCCS building are locked during the school day. There is a buzz-in system at the front office entrance. Push the button on the west wall and face the camera until the door is released. Office personnel will unlock the door to allow you in. Please stop in the office to check-in. You will only be allowed in the building past the office for pre-arranged reasons.

Sign-In and Sign-Out Process

We ask students to sign in and out at the office if they come late to school, have to leave early, or are gone for a period of time throughout the day for appointments or for other reasons. Accurate absences and time away from school needs to be recorded. Parents, please inform your children that they need to stop by the office whenever they come to school late or leave early. 

• School year TRIP hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00am - 3:30pm. and Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am - 12:00pm.
• TRIP orders are placed at 10:00am every Monday
• 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.