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Parent/Student Expectations
For Student Arrivals & Dismissals
Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we all work together to keep our students safe. Please watch the video, then click the button below to view our complete protocols for arrivals and dismissals.
*Please note that the details and instructions in the Pick Up (Car Line) video featuring Mrs. Koop remain current and valid even though Mrs. Koop is now the Head of School and not the Elementary Principal.
Middle School
2026-27 School Year Theme
We are excited to announce that our eighth-grade class of 2026/27 has selected the following for our next year’s spiritual theme (translated trilingually for ZCS):
因受洗罪得赦免(yīn shòu xǐ zuì dé shè miǎn)
彼得说:“你们应当悔改,并且每一个人都要奉耶稣基督的名受洗,使你们的罪得赦,就必领受圣灵,那白白的恩
典。”
使徒行传 2:38
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
Lavados por las Aguas
Arrepiéntase y bautícese cada uno de ustedes en el nombre de Jesucristo para perdón de sus pecados —contestó Pedro—,y recibirán el don del Espíritu Santo.
Hechos 2:38 (NVI)
Washed in the Waters
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:38 (NIV)
What's Happening Next
- September 7, 2026
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No School // Labor Day
September 7, 2026
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- September 8, 2026
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Preschool First Day of School
September 8, 2026Central Ave. and Creation Ridge
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First Day of Preschool Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents (Central Ave. & Creation Ridge)
September 8, 2026 9:00 am - 9:15 amFirst Day of School Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents - Door C/Front Entrance at Central Ave // Inside Ridge Point by CR Entrance
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- September 9, 2026
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First Day of Preschool Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents (Central Ave. & Creation Ridge)
September 9, 2026 9:00 am - 9:15 amFirst Day of School Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents - Door C/Front Entrance at Central Ave // Inside Ridge Point by CR Entrance
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Parent Meetings: 1st-5th Grade: With Individual Classroom Teacher
September 9, 2026 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Parent Reminders
Learn the sign-in process here. We are pleased to announce a New Visitor Management System called “Raptor”, which we began using on December 1, 2022. The safety of our ZCS Family is our highest priority. Because of the more efficient and thorough screening process for visitors, contractors, and volunteers, this new system allows us to create an even safer environment for our students and staff. In addition to strengthening our campus safety, the signin process for visitors is streamlined and much more user-friendly. Please bring your state issued ID/Drivers License to facilitate efficient sign-in.
If your student is going to be absent or late, please:
- Email students' homeroom teacher and attendance@zcs.org the reason for the absence or late arrival.
OR
- Email your homeroom teacher and leave a message on the attendance line 616-741-0051 with the reason for the absence or late arrival.
- If your student is going to be absent for multiple days, please email attendance@zcs.org prior to the absence, and all the days can be entered at once.
- A fever of 100 degrees or higher. Your child should be fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine before returning to school.
- Vomiting and/or diarrhea within the last 24 hours, free of vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school.
- A child that seems ill – unusually tired, pale, difficult to wake, headache, body ache, confused or irritable, and/or lack of normal appetite.
- Zeeland Christian operates on the same schedule as Zeeland Public Schools when weather delays and cancellations occur. Subscribe to Z for Me to receive email alerts from ZPS regarding school closings. (Weather News Outlet text notifications are no longer available.)
- Delays:
- Busing: When school is delayed for two hours, all buses will run two hours later than scheduled. School start times will be exactly two hours later as well.
- Hot Lunch: Will be provided as scheduled on delayed days.
- Morning Preschool: No school on delay days.
- Before School Care: is available on delay days for students already scheduled for that morning. (Before School Care is unavailable for students not on the schedule for that morning.)
- Morning Young Fives: No school on delay days.
- Morning Only Kindergarten Students: No school on delay days.
Please find more information here If you want to access the Zonar bus security app.
- Parents of Young 5s-5th grade: If you want your TRIP sent home with your child, please update your profile on RaiseRight with their current teacher's name. Middle School students need to pick up your TRIP in the front office.
- Instant TRIP will have new hours in the fall. It will be on Fridays at 8:00-9:30 am.
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September 7, 2026 | No School // Labor Day
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September 8, 2026 | Preschool First Day of School
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September 8, 2026 9:00 am - 9:15 am | First Day of Preschool Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents (Central Ave. & Creation Ridge)
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September 9, 2026 9:00 am - 9:15 am | First Day of Preschool Prayer Time for Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents (Central Ave. & Creation Ridge)
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September 9, 2026 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Parent Meetings: 1st-5th Grade: With Individual Classroom Teacher
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September 9, 2026 6:35 pm - 6:55 pm | Parent Meetings: 1st-5th Grade: ALL Parents in Gym with Elementary Principal Armas
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September 9, 2026 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Parent Meetings: 1st -5th Grade: With Individual Classroom Teacher
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September 10, 2026 | 6th Grade Overnight Camp
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September 10, 2026 | 7th Grade Overnight Camp
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September 11, 2026 | 6th Grade Overnight Camp
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September 11, 2026 | 7th Grade Overnight Camp
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September 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Parent Meetings: 6-8th Grade (Session 1)
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September 15, 2026 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm | Parent Meetings: 6-8th Grade (Session 2)
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September 25, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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September 25, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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September 28, 2026 | School Pictures: All Grades Main Campus // Central Ave. Preschool M/W/F classes
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September 28, 2026 | School Pictures: Creation Ridge
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September 29, 2026 | School Pictures: All Grades Main Campus // Central Ave. Preschool T/Th classes
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September 29, 2026 | School Pictures: Creation Ridge
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September 30, 2026 | School Pictures: Creation Ridge
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October 2, 2026 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Mosaic Pizza Lunch
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October 3, 2026 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Pumpkinfest Parade
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October 7, 2026 8:00 am - 8:45 am | TENTATIVE: Donuts with Dads - Front Entry Y5-5th
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October 8, 2026 8:00 am - 8:45 am | TENTATIVE: Donuts with Dads - Front Entry Y5-5th
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October 8, 2026 8:45 am - 10:15 am | School Board Coffee Connection
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October 9, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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October 13, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Family Groups
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October 14, 2026 | No School // Teacher PD
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October 15, 2026 | No School // Teacher CEA
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October 16, 2026 | No School // Teacher CEA
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October 22, 2026 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Parent/Teacher Conferences: Y5s-5th 4:00-8:30 // 6th-8th 3:00-7:30
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October 23, 2026 | 1/2 Day of School // MS 10:40 // ELEM 11:40 Y5-8 PM Conferences
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October 23, 2026 | NO PM Busing / ZCS 1/2 Day
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October 23, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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October 23, 2026 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm | 1/2 Day of School a.m.// Parent/Teacher Conferences p.m.: Y5s-5th 12:00-4:00 // 6th-8th 11:00-3:00
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October 29, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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October 30, 2026 | NO Busing
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November 5, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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November 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Legacy Event
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November 6, 2026 | NO Busing
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November 6, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Family Groups
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November 10, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Explore Creation Ridge // Families Interested in ZCS
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November 11, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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November 11, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Explore Central Ave // Families Interested in ZCS
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November 12, 2026 | School Picture Retakes // 8th Grade Pictures
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November 13, 2026 | No School // Teacher PD Full Day
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November 20, 2026 | 1st Trimester Ends
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November 23, 2026 | 2nd Trimester Begins
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November 23, 2026 | No Preschool // PS Parent/Teacher Conferences | Ext. Care Open to Elementary
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November 24, 2026 | No Preschool // PS Parent/Teacher Conferences | Ext. Care Open to Elementary
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November 24, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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November 25, 2026 | No School // Thanksgiving Break
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November 26, 2026 | No School // Thanksgiving Break
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November 27, 2026 | No School // Thanksgiving Break
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December 1, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Middle School Choir Concert
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December 4, 2026 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Mosaic Pizza Lunch
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December 7, 2026 | 5th Grade Band Christmas Performance - aftternoon time TBD
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December 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Middle School Band Concert
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December 8, 2026 9:30 am - 11:45 am | Explore Elementary
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December 8, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am | Y5s-8th Grade | Early Enrollment // Current Families Only // 12/3-12/10
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December 9, 2026 9:30 am - 11:45 am | Explore Elementary
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December 9, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am | Y5s-8th Grade | Open Enrollment // Families New to ZCS
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December 10, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Elementary Musical
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December 11, 2026 | NO PM Busing
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December 11, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Family Groups
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December 14, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Jingle Jogs for 1st-5th - AM only
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December 15, 2026 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Jingle Jogs for 1st-5th - AM only
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December 18, 2026 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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December 21, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 22, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 23, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 24, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 25, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 28, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 29, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 30, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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December 31, 2026 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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January 1, 2027 | No School // Christmas Vacation
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January 4, 2027 | Blaze's Birthday 2022
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January 4, 2027 | School Resumes
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January 13, 2027 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Explore Central Ave. Preschool // Families Interested in ZCS
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January 14, 2027 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Spelling Bee
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January 14, 2027 9:30 am - 11:00 am | Explore Creation Ridge Preschool // Families Interestsed in ZCS
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January 15, 2027 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Family Groups
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January 18, 2027 | No School // MLK Day // Teacher PD
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January 20, 2027 | NO MS PM Busing
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January 21, 2027 | NO MS PM Busing
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January 21, 2027 10:00 am - 10:00 am | Preschool Early Enrollment Opens at 10:00 a.m.| Current Y5s-8th Grade Families (P1) // 1/22-1/24
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January 22, 2027 | NO ELEM PM Busing
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January 26, 2027 10:00 am - 10:00 am | Preschool Early Enrollment Opens at 10:00 a.m.| Current Preschool Families (P2)
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January 27, 2027 10:00 am - 10:00 am | Preschool Open Enrollment Open for All at 10:00 a.m.
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January 29, 2027 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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February 5, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Lunar New Year Celebration
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February 8, 2027 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | OM Preview
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February 11, 2027 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Family Groups
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February 12, 2027 | No School // No PD // Mid-Winter Break
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February 15, 2027 | No School // No PD // Mid-Winter Break
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February 16, 2027 | NO Busing
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February 17, 2027 | 7th Grade Band to Covenant Christian Band Festival - Date Subject to Change
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February 18, 2027 | 6th Grade Solo Night // Time and Location TBD
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February 19, 2027 8:50 am - 11:39 am | 5th grade-MS Shadow Days
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February 23, 2027 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | School Board Coffee Connection
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February 25, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Countywide Spelling Bee
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February 26, 2027 9:00 am - 9:30 am | All School Chapel
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February 26, 2027 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Mosaic Pizza Lunch
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February 26, 2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | TENTATIVE: 8th Grade Winter Camp-In
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February 27, 2027 | OM Tournament
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March 3, 2027 | Tentative: ZCS Auction / Early Release Buy-a-Line Opens
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March 4, 2027 | 2nd Trimester Ends
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March 4, 2027 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm | OPTIONAL Parent/Teacher Conferences: Y5s-5th 4:00-8:30 // 6th-8th 3:00-7:30
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March 5, 2027 | No School // a.m. PD // p.m. No PD