The school is known for offering a Christ-centered education. The fact that it offers students the chance to participate in athletics is less known.

Community Christian School offers boys and girls basketball for fourth- through eighth-graders. It also offers volleyball for fourth- through eighth-grade girls.

The school also has a pep squad of kindergartners through third-graders. And there is a cheerleading squad for fourth- through eighth-graders.

But according to Amanda Slife, the school’s athletic director, Community Christian does not have a budget for athletics. She said all the money for sports comes from an annual breakfast fundraiser and donations. This year, volunteers and student-athletes served up the 38th such pancake breakfast.

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Community Christian School offers both academics and extracurricular activities for its students.

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the school welcomed a new principal, Josh Culberson.

He came to Community Christian with 17 years experience as a teacher and seven years experience as a principal. He most recently worked as a principal and activities director in St. Ansgar.

He is a 1994 graduate of Webster City High School. He has two associate degrees from Iowa Central Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and a master’s degree from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Community Christian School is fully accredited by Christian Schools International.

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Community Christian School offers both academics and extracurricular activities for its students.