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- ↑ "Classes Open in Zeeland Christian School Annex". The Holland Evening Sentinel . Holland, Michigan. 1954-02-13. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Local Christian School System Largest of Its Kind". The Holland Evening Sentinel . Holland, Michigan. 1963-05-15. p. 38. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Zeeland Christian expansion called 'a blessing'". MLive . 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ↑ Mack, Julie (2017-05-20). "Michigan's 75 largest private schools by 2016-17 enrollment". MLive . Retrieved 2020-05-01. - Updated October 4, 2017
- ↑ Mack, Julie (2016-01-27). "Michigan's 25 largest private schools and their enrollment trends". MLive . Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ↑ "ZCS celebrates first Mandarin Immersion graduates". Holland Sentinel . 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ↑ "Zeeland Christian Spanish Immersion". Zeeland Christian . Retrieved 2022-07-11.