I graduated from Grand Valley State University with a BS in Accounting and worked at a Public Accounting firm before coming to South Christian in 2003. I love the busyness of working in the office, helping parents and students, and the variety of jobs that I get to perform. I am married to Jason, a South Christian graduate, and we have two children. Cameron attends Ferris State, majoring in nursing and playing football. Madison is a junior here at SCHS. Our family enjoys golfing together when we aren’t watching the kids play sports.
Dana Veldhouse
My husband Dale and I were married in 1989. We are blessed with some amazing children: Denae (married to Brady Mulder), Darcee (married to Alex Clark), Dellen and Devin (married to Brooklyn Nyeholt). We also have five wonderful grandchild – Ezra, James, Keerti, Andrew and Zoe. Our family attends 1st Byron Center Christian Reformed Church. I love to walk, read, and bake.
Jason Douma
I attended South Christian High School and graduated in 1995. After high school, I took 2 years of computer classes at Kent Career Technical Center. In the fall of 1995, I started working for Grand Rapids Building Services, a janitorial service for the Grand Rapids area. Then in 1997 I came to South Christian and started working as a janitor where I truly feel that God has called me to work.
Rick Heyboer
I graduated from South Christian High School. After high school, I worked for Heyboer Landscaping for thirteen years. After that, I worked at Byron Center Public Schools as the Head Groundskeeper for all of their schools including the athletic fields for fifteen years. I also spent thirteen years at the Byron Center Fire Department as a volunteer fireman. Now I am here at South and what a GREAT place it is! The support from the staff and the community is wonderful. My wife Lisa and I have two children (Ashley and Jacob) who attend Calvin Christian Schools. We as a family like to go camping and have fires in the backyard with friends and family.
Bruce Huttenga
I graduated from Calvin Christian School. I then attended Calvin College and received my Bachelor’s degree in secondary education with a History major and a P.E. minor. I then went on and received a Master’s degree from Michigan State University in curriculum development. I have been teaching at South Christian since 1986. I am married and my wife is a professional photographer. My oldest son is an English teacher at Ada Christian, and my youngest son is a teacher at Unity Christian.
Rod Jager
I received my Bachelor’s degree from Calvin College and have taken graduate classes at Grand Valley State University, Western Michigan University, and VanderCook School of Music. I have taught Biology, Chemistry in the Community, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Advanced Biology, and Bioethics. I am married to Sara who teaches at Hudsonville Christian and we have a son, Noah, and a daughter, Anneka.
Josh Klomp
I graduated from Unity Christian High School in 2010. After high school I worked for my family’s business for 2 years. I never would have thought that I would become a teacher, but after having my life changed by my shop teacher (Rich Hunefeld) throughout high school and the impact he had on me, I really felt that God called me to do the same thing for other students. I am currently enrolled at Western Michigan University in their Industrial & Technology program. I only have a few classes left until I am finished.
Rachel Kuipers
I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Math Education from Calvin College in 2003 and began teaching math at South Christian that fall. I later received my Master’s degree in Math education from Western Michigan University. I married Kyle in 2004 and we have been blessed with three children: Caleb, Joselyn and Kendall. We now spend most of our time away from work together as a family playing outdoors, reading books, and keeping up with the kids’ school activities and sports games and practices. I also enjoy running or biking for occasional moments of quiet, outdoor activity.
Jeff Meengs
I graduated from Calvin College with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Religion. After graduating from Calvin, I taught for five years in St. Louis, Missouri where I earned a Master’s Degree in Education from Maryville University. I have been teaching math courses and coaching basketball since moving back to Grand Rapids in 1999. I have been married to my wife Laura since 1995. Together we have three children – Jake, Sam, and Josie. We love hanging out together and being active/exercising, water-skiing, playing/watching sports. We also enjoy lots of reading.
Deb Postma
I graduated from Calvin College in 1991 with a Bachelors in Mathematics and a minor in Biology. I earned my Masters in Education from Grand Valley State University in 2000. I taught in Salt Lake City, Utah for three years before returning to West Michigan. My husband Arden is a civil engineer with the City of Grand Rapids. We have been blessed with two great kids, Jillian and Isaac.They both graduated from South. I enjoy running, biking, baking, and spending time with my family.