STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Service Day 2026 - Wednesday, September 23: Service Day is an annual event in which students, in their Living Groups, are sent out to various locations to spend the day helping an individual or organization. Schedule for the Day: 8:25 - devotions with Living Groups in your room 8:30 or once devotions are completed - leave for your site Lunch - your Living Group will let you know lunch plans 3:00-3:30 End of the day/return to Unity What to bring:

The balcony area in the main gym will be closed Friday, September 11 through Monday, September 14 due to archery equipment. Please do not use the balcony on these days STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Powder Puff Game - Monday, September 28: Get ready for a fun night of Powder Puff football! Admission for both players and spectators is canned goods, which will be donated to the Hope Food Pantry. Powder Puff Sign-up deadline: Friday, September 18 Junior and senior girls: sign-ups to pla

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Girls Basketball Meeting: All girls interested in playing basketball this year or being a manager for the JVR, JV, or Varsity team, please attend a brief meeting in Mr. Vasher's room, room 123 on Friday, September 11 during morning break. We will talk through open gyms, apparel ordering, and answer any questions you have. 2027 Unity Guatemala Trip: Sign up for the Guatemala trip taking place June 6-13, 2027 is happening this week. Juniors and Seniors

IMPORTANT!! Football Game (9/4) TIME CHANGE Due to the heat, the home football game on Friday, September 4 has been pushed back to an 8:00 PM start time. Please plan accordingly and help spread the word about the time change! UC Football Tailgate - TIME CHANGE Join us Friday, September 4 at 6:00 PM for the UC Football Tailgate, located west of the stadium! A big thank you to Orange City Area Health System for sponsoring this week’s tailgate! All donations will benefit the

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Quiz Bowl: Quiz Bowl is an academic competition involving all areas of knowledge. Practices take place during lunch on Wednesdays. Meets take place on Saturdays throughout the school year. If you are interested in participating, sign up outside Mrs. De Groot’s room. If you would like more information, talk to Mrs. De Groot. Cast: Interested in getting involved? Want to try something new? Check out Unity's fall theater productions this year! Come to Cast

Bussing During Tulip Festival Thursday (5/14) - Normal bussing Friday (5/15) - Sioux Center route only in the morning and afternoon; no other routes will run 26-27 ESAs (Education Savings Account) Registration is open for the 26-27 ESAs (Education Savings Account) through the state of Iowa. The ESA amount for 2026-27 is $8,148, and is applied to your tuition account as a credit. Families need to apply every year. You can start the process here: https://iowa-households.witho

Tulip Festival and The Unity Float We are looking for groups to ride the float for the 2026 Tulip Festival. Staff and coaches, let me know if a group or team you lead is interested. Students, if you would like to form a group, also let me know. Currently, we have openings for the Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoon, Friday evening and Saturday afternoon parades. Please talk to me or email me soon. Thanks - Mr. Dykstra. Float Drivers Needed Student leaders who are interes

Cleanathon - Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Unity’s annual Cleanathon Fundraiser is WEDNESDAY! The students will be working in their Living Groups to clean up ditches in Sioux County. If there is a medical reason that your student cannot participate, please contact Nurse Melinda to sign them up for the alternate activity. Students: Bring a sack lunch (unless discussed differently with their Living Group) to eat before heading out at 12:45. Please bring gloves and wear old shoes. R

SOCIETY MEETING - April 21, 2026 Unity supporters are invited to attend the Unity Society Meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM in the Knight Center. Join us to hear updates on our financial reports and strategic vision, and to vote on 3 items: the Hands On – Hearts In building addition, the 2026–27 budget, and board member elections. Please note: no absentee ballots are allowed for the building addition vote. Absentee ballots will be allowed for board elections on the fir

SOCIETY MEETING - April 21, 2026 Unity supporters are invited to attend the Unity Society Meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM in the Knight Center. Join us to hear updates on our financial reports and strategic vision, and to vote on 3 items: the Hands On – Hearts In building addition, the 2026–27 budget, and board member elections. Please note: no absentee ballots are allowed for the building addition vote. Absentee ballots will be allowed for board elections on the fir

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Freshmen Grandparent's Day - Thursday, April 16: Click HERE for details about Freshmen Grandparent's Day. Please pass this along to your grandparents and encourage them to RSVP . We are excited for the freshmen to share a day with their grandparents! Men’s Bible Study : Join us on Friday mornings from 7:30 - 8:20 AM in Mr. Mouw’s room for a men’s Bible study. Males from all grades are welcome! Come grow in faith, build community, and have real conversa

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Tulip Festival OCCS tent - Students, do you want to earn some extra money during Tulip Festival (May 14-16)? You may sign up to have your name listed to work for hire and earn $50.00 a shift (typically 3.5-4 hours). If you are interested, please text your name, age, and phone number to Jenn Platter 701-240-8248 by March 27. This list of workers will be distributed to families of OCCS at the beginning of April; they will then contact you directly. Pleas

CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Harskamp and the Varsity Boys basketball team on being the 2026 2A Boys State Champions! TONIGHT (3/16) at 6:00 PM - come to the Main Gym at Unity to help us celebrate our team and their championship season! STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Box Lunch Social: Here are just a few reminders about Box Lunch Social on Thursday 3/19!! Ladies : 1. Please give Ms. Vander Kooi 2 names from your group that will dismiss early (10:15) to start setting up your table an

STATE BASKETBALL Schedule for the week of March 9-13 Monday, March 9 *Regular day of school (8 periods) “Your Future at Work” (sophomores) Tuesday, March 10 *Regular day of school (8 periods with Chapel) Wednesday, March 11 *No school 2:00pm - Unity Christian vs. Western Christian Thursday, March 12 *No school if we win Wednesday 7:15pm - 2A semifinal game If we lose Wednesday, regular day of school (8 periods) Friday, March 13 *No school if we win Wednesday 7:00pm - 2A Ch

STATE BASKETBALL State Basketball Apparel: State basketball apparel is available to order! The store closes at NOON on Tuesday, March 3rd. To order, click HERE . Schedule for the week of March 9-13 Monday, March 9 *Regular day of school (8 periods) “Your Future at Work” (sophomores) Tuesday, March 10 *Regular day of school (8 periods with Chapel) Wednesday, March 11 *No school 2:00pm - Unity Christian vs. Western Christian Thursday, March 12 *No school if we win Wednesday

FROM THE KITCHEN Thank you for your continued support of our school meal program. We are currently seeing an increase in negative lunch account balances and would like to ask that any outstanding balances be paid as soon as possible. Families are no longer able to pre-order meals if their lunch account has a negative balance. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for improving the meal program, please feel free to contact me at mreinke@unitychristian.net . S

FROM THE KITCHEN Thank you for your continued support of our school meal program. We are currently seeing an increase in negative lunch account balances and would like to ask that any outstanding balances be paid as soon as possible. Beginning February 9, 2026, families will no longer be able to pre-order meals if their lunch account has a negative balance. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for improving the meal program, please feel free to contact me at

BUSSING ANNOUNCEMENT Tuesday 2/10 - All bus routes run @ 1:30 PM except Sioux Center route which runs @ 3:30 PM (Due to OCCS early out) Thursday 2/12 - All bus routes run @ 1:30 PM except Sioux Center route which runs @ 3:30 PM (Due to OCCS early out) FROM THE KITCHEN Thank you for your continued support of our school meal program. We are currently seeing an increase in negative lunch account balances and would like to ask that any outstanding balances be paid as soon as

FROM THE KITCHEN Thank you for your continued support of our school meal program. We are currently seeing an increase in negative lunch account balances and would like to ask that any outstanding balances be paid as soon as possible. Beginning February 9, 2026, families will no longer be able to pre-order meals if their lunch account has a negative balance. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for improving the meal program, please feel free to contact me at

REACH OUT 2026: Friday, January 30, 2026 @ MOC-FV Unity and MOC-FV will be playing basketball games at MOC-FV. This night is bigger than basketball. It is a night we call Reach Out. Reach Out started 14 years ago as a way for our two schools to work together to raise funds for families in our community who are in need. Each year we give out over $10,000 to families who are experiencing high medical costs. Saturday, January 31 : The Orange City Scooters will be donating 20% o