South Olive Christian School

Christ-Centered – Affordable – Parent Partnered

🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Spelling Bee winners! 🏆

🥇 First Place: Kaydence
🥈 Second Place: Lillian

A huge round of applause to everyone who participated – we’re so proud of you all! 🐝👏 #SpellingBee2025 #ProudMoment #KeepUpTheGreatWork

🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Spelling Bee winners! 🏆

🥇 First Place: Kaydence
🥈 Second Place: Lillian

A huge round of applause to everyone who participated – we’re so proud of you all! 🐝👏 #SpellingBee2025 #ProudMoment #KeepUpTheGreatWork
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✨ The numbers are in! ✨ 
We are praising God for an incredible $117,500 raised at our 2025 Auction! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to all the families and friends who came out to bid and donate, to our amazing parents and volunteers—this wouldn’t have been possible without you! 🙌 And a special shoutout to our Auction Committee for their dedication and hard work! 💙💛

We are beyond grateful for this community! 
#Blessed #Grateful #AuctionSuccess #ThankYou

✨ The numbers are in! ✨
We are praising God for an incredible $117,500 raised at our 2025 Auction! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to all the families and friends who came out to bid and donate, to our amazing parents and volunteers—this wouldn’t have been possible without you! 🙌 And a special shoutout to our Auction Committee for their dedication and hard work! 💙💛

We are beyond grateful for this community!
#Blessed #Grateful #AuctionSuccess #ThankYou
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🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉

Join us for our 54th Annual Auction! Come out to support our school, enjoy a delicious dinner, and have a fantastic time. We’ve got amazing prizes up for bid, and you won’t want to miss it! 🍽️

🕓 Dinner starts at 4:30 PM 🕔 Auction kicks off at 5:30 PM

We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌

 #AnnualAuction #SupportOurSchool #GoodTimes #AmazingPrizes

🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉

Join us for our 54th Annual Auction! Come out to support our school, enjoy a delicious dinner, and have a fantastic time. We’ve got amazing prizes up for bid, and you won’t want to miss it! 🍽️

🕓 Dinner starts at 4:30 PM 🕔 Auction kicks off at 5:30 PM

We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌

#AnnualAuction #SupportOurSchool #GoodTimes #AmazingPrizes
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⏳ ONE DAY TO GO until our 54th Annual Auction! 🎉 Don’t miss out on these amazing prizes up for bid:

🟡 2 Theater Tix, 2 Meals, and an overnight stay from @https://www.thebluegate.com/
🟡 Furnace Inspection & Humidifier @396heat 
🟡 Sony Wireless Subwoofer & Soundbar @tsiincorporated 
🟡 3 Cable tickets with gear and aqua park tickets @actionwakepark 
🟡 Toolbox with tools @tractorsupply 

Get ready to bid and support a great cause! See you there! 🙌 
#54thAnnualAuction #CountdownToAuction #SupportAndBid #ExcitingPrizes

⏳ ONE DAY TO GO until our 54th Annual Auction! 🎉 Don’t miss out on these amazing prizes up for bid:

🟡 2 Theater Tix, 2 Meals, and an overnight stay from @https://www.thebluegate.com/
🟡 Furnace Inspection & Humidifier @396heat
🟡 Sony Wireless Subwoofer & Soundbar @tsiincorporated
🟡 3 Cable tickets with gear and aqua park tickets @actionwakepark
🟡 Toolbox with tools @tractorsupply

Get ready to bid and support a great cause! See you there! 🙌
#54thAnnualAuction #CountdownToAuction #SupportAndBid #ExcitingPrizes
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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We’re beyond proud to announce that Mrs. Emily Kohl has been nominated for the 2025 Christian Teacher of the Year Award by the Herzog Foundation! This incredible honor recognizes educators who inspire students while embracing faith and excellence in the classroom. Mrs. Kohl is one of two teachers from SOCS nominated, and 12 winners will be celebrated at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. this fall. Her dedication to her students and her faith is truly inspiring! 🙏💙 #TeacherOfTheYear #ChristianEducator #FaithAndExcellence #ProudMoment #HerzogFoundation

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

We’re beyond proud to announce that Mrs. Emily Kohl has been nominated for the 2025 Christian Teacher of the Year Award by the Herzog Foundation! This incredible honor recognizes educators who inspire students while embracing faith and excellence in the classroom. Mrs. Kohl is one of two teachers from SOCS nominated, and 12 winners will be celebrated at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. this fall. Her dedication to her students and her faith is truly inspiring! 🙏💙 #TeacherOfTheYear #ChristianEducator #FaithAndExcellence #ProudMoment #HerzogFoundation
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Continuing our March Missionary Month series, today we were blessed to hear from Chris Cooper of Cooper On Mission during chapel. Chris and his wife Lydia serve in Togo, West Africa with ABWE, a gospel-centered missions agency reaching the world through 1,000 missionaries in 89 countries.

Chris shared a powerful truth from Matthew 28:19: 'Go, therefore and make disciples…'

The key verb here is MAKE. The focus isn’t on going, but on making disciples—God’s greatest calling for us. That means we don’t have to wait for a specific mission trip to start discipling; we can make disciples everywhere we go! Teachers are discipling our students, and students can disciple others wherever they are. Let's take this calling to heart and live it out daily! 

#MarchMissionaryMonth #MakeDisciples #gotherefore 

@abwe_intl 
Coopers On Mission

Continuing our March Missionary Month series, today we were blessed to hear from Chris Cooper of Cooper On Mission during chapel. Chris and his wife Lydia serve in Togo, West Africa with ABWE, a gospel-centered missions agency reaching the world through 1,000 missionaries in 89 countries.

Chris shared a powerful truth from Matthew 28:19: `Go, therefore and make disciples…`

The key verb here is MAKE. The focus isn’t on going, but on making disciples—God’s greatest calling for us. That means we don’t have to wait for a specific mission trip to start discipling; we can make disciples everywhere we go! Teachers are discipling our students, and students can disciple others wherever they are. Let`s take this calling to heart and live it out daily!

#MarchMissionaryMonth #MakeDisciples #gotherefore

@abwe_intl
Coopers On Mission
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⏳ The countdown is on! Only 4 days until our 54th Annual Auction! 🎉 Don’t miss out on these amazing prizes up for bid:
⭐ One week Grocery Package, 1 Year Oil Change, 1 Auto Detail from  Zeigler of Holland
⭐ 2025 Lawn service program from @landscapedesign
⭐ Bread for a YEAR @vanderhulstdistributing
⭐ RTIC Cooler & 2 Kijaro rocker chairs Wolters Electric Inc. 

Get ready to bid and support a great cause! See you there! 🙌 
#54thAnnualAuction #CountdownToAuction #SupportAndBid #ExcitingPrizes

⏳ The countdown is on! Only 4 days until our 54th Annual Auction! 🎉 Don’t miss out on these amazing prizes up for bid:
⭐ One week Grocery Package, 1 Year Oil Change, 1 Auto Detail from Zeigler of Holland
⭐ 2025 Lawn service program from @landscapedesign
⭐ Bread for a YEAR @vanderhulstdistributing
⭐ RTIC Cooler & 2 Kijaro rocker chairs Wolters Electric Inc.

Get ready to bid and support a great cause! See you there! 🙌
#54thAnnualAuction #CountdownToAuction #SupportAndBid #ExcitingPrizes
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✨ Here’s a glimpse of the talent from our SOCS Got Talent night! 🎤🎶 Our students truly amazed us, and the community came together to cheer them on in such an incredible way. So proud of our kids! 🙌 #SOCSGotTalent #ProudMoment #CommunityLove #StudentTalent

✨ Here’s a glimpse of the talent from our SOCS Got Talent night! 🎤🎶 Our students truly amazed us, and the community came together to cheer them on in such an incredible way. So proud of our kids! 🙌 #SOCSGotTalent #ProudMoment #CommunityLove #StudentTalent ...

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Christ-Centered

SOCS students explore God’s world through sound teaching, hands-on indoor & outdoor learning and Biblical truths.

Affordable

SOCS believes Christian education should be accessible to ALL. Additional grants & aid are available.

Parent Partnered

Parents are essential to our learning community. You are welcomed into the classroom & will know what is being taught.

Welcome to South Olive Christian School

We live in a challenging and uncertain 21st Century. South Olive Christian School partners with families to raise up the next
generation of fearless Kingdom builders. For 70+ years, SOCS families have believed access to a Christ-centered education that fosters a love for Jesus Christ should be accessible to ALL regardless of economic means.

Our goal is to raise up Christian young adults who are able to go into the world with a heart for God, a mind trained in discernment, and an unchanging standard by which to live. The relationship that children have with their Lord and Savior is
developed and strengthened at home and in the classroom.

Welcome to South Olive Christian School We look forward to getting to know you and your student.

Now enrolling Preschool-8th grade for the 2025/2026 school year.

Equipping students with wisdom and knowledge to become effective
Christ-followers and bring peace and restoration to earth.

School

SOCS students experience personalized teacher
& aide support throughout their day. Your student will never be lost in the crowd.

Parent Partners

Parents are essential
to our learning community. You are  welcomed into the classroom & will know what is being taught.

Pigs-In-The-Blanket

A 50-year-old cherished recipe turned into a West Michigan family favorite. Try, enjoy, and support Christian education today!

Early Childhood Center

We are excited to announce South Olive Christian School- Early Childhood Center! This center will extend our learning to those "Little Learners" Please stay tuned for more info!

Testimonials

“My child struggled every day to come to school before South Olive. His teachers had to pull him off of me sobbing and it absolutely broke my heart. He constantly would beg and plead for me to let him stay home as he just wasn’t happy in his class. Day one of going to South Olive was a night and day difference. My child felt so welcomed  and loved that by day two I couldn’t park fast enough before he was jumping out of the car, running to play with his friends. I am SO thankful we switched to South Olive Christian School!“

-Kindergarten Parent

“My daughter was struggling in her class before coming to South Olive. She was getting lost in the hustle and bustle of a large class and it was beginning to show in her work. When she came to South Olive the teacher was able to work one on one with her and catch up to where she needed to be!”

-4th Grade Parent

“My daughter was getting bullied at her last school. It broke my heart to hear her come home complaining about getting picked on. We met with her teachers and principle and nothing was changing. We recently came over to South Olive and couldn’t believe the difference. Bullying is not an issue here because of the small classes and all the students care about each other. If there is a problem- it is dealt with immediately. Moving to South Olive Christian was the greatest choice we could have done for our daughter. Her confidence is back and she LOVES school now! “

-6th Grade Parent

“My daughter is a social butterfly with a large imagination. She gravitates towards art-like things and is by nature extremely curious. We have noticed as her parents that with the small classroom sizes she is able to exceed in her academics. She is getting extra attention that pushes her and challenges her as school comes easy to her. Every student in her class she calls her friend. Which as a parent makes my heart sing. Every birthday party, we invite the whole class, their siblings & parents as well as the teacher because we love the community her classroom has.”

-1st Grade Parent