The Daily Knightline, Tuesday, April 29

DAILY SCHEDULE

Tuesday: 8 periods with Chapel

Chapel: Brian Janssen

4:00pm - Girls Tomahawk Relays - dismiss @ 2:00; lv @ 2:15

4:30pm - JV Boys Golf @ Landsmeer

4:30pm - Boys Golf @ West Lyon - dismiss @ 2:25; lv @ 2:40 

4:30pm - Girls Golf @ Sibley - dismiss @ 2:30; lv @ 2:45

All boys and girls soccer games will be played at the Dordt grass field

4:00pm - JV Girls Soccer @ Sioux Center - one 30 minute half - dismiss 2:50; lv @ 3:05

4:35pm - JV Boys Soccer @ Sioux Center - one 30 minute half 

5:15pm - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Sioux Center

6:45pm - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Sioux Center

Wednesday: Block 1,3,5 & Clean-a-thon

Clean-a-thon (rain date May 6)

Only Sioux Center bus route will run in the afternoon (due to no OCCS bussing in the afternoon)

Thursday: Block 2,4,6,7,8 (No Chapel)

Unity Ag Day (put on by the Unity FFA for local grade school students)

Student Council Applications DUE!

2:30pm - Girls Golf @ Landsmeer - dismiss @ 1:40

2:30pm - Boy Golf @ Sioux Center - dismiss @ 1:15; lv @ 1:30

4:30pm - Girls Soccer vs. BHRV (Varsity 1st & then JV half)

5:00pm - Boys Soccer @ BHRV - lv @ 3:45

Friday: 8 periods - 1:30 PD Dismissal

Happy School Lunch Hero Day! A heartfelt thank you to our lunchroom staff for the delicious meals and snacks you prepare each day. Your hard work helps keep us nourished, focused, and ready to learn!

SPORTS REPORT

Congratulations to Miya Schrock and James Foreman for qualifying and competing at Drake Relays on Friday, April 25! Thank you for representing Unity well!

Spring Sports Pictures: If you’ve been waiting for your spring sport pictures, they are in. Please stop by to pick yours up!

Parents, consider joining the UCHS Booster Club Board of Directors! As a board member, you'll help support all student extracurricular activities, strengthen our school community, and build connections among families. We meet 4-6 times a year to plan fundraisers, allocate resources, and organize volunteers. To learn more about this role, contact Eric Oordt at 712-441-1102 or Rachelle Oordt at 712-441-0185.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Juniors & Seniors - if you ordered a class picture from prom, please stop by and pick yours up in the office.

Congratulations to Sam Kamp, Amalia Visser, Autumn Bousema, Kendra Breems, and Eden Moreau for qualifying for the National History Day competition in Washington DC! Their performance is about an unethical study that separated twins and triplets at birth without their knowledge in the 1960s and 1970s. Also, congratulations to Addy Ochsner and Caitlin Frens for being alternate qualifiers for their exhibit on the Chicago Tylenol Murders. Great job to all the participants, and thanks for representing Unity well!

UC Chicks: UC Chicks, a business run by the Ag Business class, is going to be selling Cornish Cross Broiler Chickens. There are 130 butchered chickens for sale. If you would like to purchase a butchered chicken please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/VuUPNPXWrscNXMcWA. Orders are due May 5. Free will donation with a suggested price of $3/per pound will be due when you pick up your chicken(s) from Unity. Follow @uc_chicks on Instagram for weekly updates on the chickens and other news!

FFA Plant Sale - Missed the early bird plant sale? Come to our Mother’s Day sale on Friday, May 9 3:30-5:30 pm and Saturday, May 10 from 9:00-noon. Cost is free-will donation. Baskets, potted plants, and 6-packs of flowers and vegetables will be available. Please invite your friends, family and neighbors!

Sr. Dutch Dance at the Tulip Festival: For more information please stop in the office or scan the QR code on the posters hanging around school.

LifeServe Blood Drive

Tuesday, May 13 9:00am - 1:30pm - sign up via the QR code on the posters throughout the building or at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org.

Clean-a-thon is Wednesday!

Wednesday, April 30 is Unity's annual Clean-a-thon Fundraiser. The students will be working in their Living Groups to clean up ditches in Sioux County.

Students:

Bring a sack lunch to eat before heading out at 12:45.

Please bring gloves and wear old shoes.

2025-2026 Student Council Applications: Interested in planning cool events for the whole student body? Want to be a part of an amazing group of students that gets together and plans out new ideas for the school year? Join Student Council! Applications will be in the office from April 28-May 1. Get them filled out, signed, and turned into Ms. Vander Kooi.

ESA application window is OPEN! Click HERE to apply and get more information on ESAs. Deadline to apply is Monday, June 30, 2025. You must reapply every year for the ESA, so even if you qualified last year, you must submit an application each year.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Unity Christian High School has several hourly positions available for the 2025-2026 school year. We are seeking applications for a paraprofessional opening, librarian opening and a kitchen opening. To learn more about either position, you can click on the following links: 

Library / Study Hall Monitor Opening

Paraprofessional Opening

Kitchen Team Member - Computer / Data Entry - Opening

Part-time Custodian

Bus Route Driver

Contact Terry Schouten at tschouten@unitychristan.net for either the custodial or bus driver positions.