The Cherry Creek School District has a long-standing tradition of celebrating veterans. During this week, every school within the district had a celebration honoring their communities veterans and active military members in a spirited fashion.

CCSD students, staff, and community honor America’s heroes during Veterans Week 2022

Touching tributes, patriotic programs and heartfelt thanks mark annual Veterans Week celebrations in all Cherry Creek Schools.
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The Cherry Creek School District is committed to honoring our heroes, the active service members and veterans who've sacrificed to ensure our freedom, our happiness and our safety. Our schools have put together breakfasts, parades, concerts and more -- see the list below to find a school near you! Please note that some schools require an RSVP.

Elementary Schools

Altitude Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

1:15 p.m.

Altitude Elementary, supported by Fox Ridge Middle School, will host a patriotic parade honoring our nation's veterans, military members and first responders.

No RSVP required.

Antelope Ridge Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:20-9:20 a.m.

Antelope Ridge Elementary is proud to host a "reverse" Veterans Day parade for America's heroes and their families. Students will line up and cheer as honored guests drive past. Inside the school, a "Wall of Honor" will feature photos and information about local veterans and military members.

No RSVP required. 

Arrowhead Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members and their families are invited to join us for a light breakfast featuring a slideshow presentation by our students and a performance by our choir.  At 8:15 am, our students will line the outside of the building (or the hallways if the weather is bad) for a parade to thank our honored guests!

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-2800.

Aspen Crossing Elementary

Friday, Nov. 4

8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

From 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aspen Crossing Elementary will host a display of model tanks, a Veteran/Active Military panel, a Purple Heart panel, and a hospitality room for honored guests. At 1 p.m., Aspen Crossing and Sky Vista Middle School will host a parade from Aspen Crossing to Sky Vista, followed by a short program and light refreshments for honored guests.

No RSVP required.

Belleview Elementary

Monday, Nov. 14

10 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will be honored during a celebration in the library featuring one student from each grade level reading their Veterans Day essay or poem. Honored guest will then enjoy light refreshments and have the opportunity to visit students in their classrooms.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-3100.

Black Forest Hills Elementary

Wednesday, Nov. 9

8:30 a.m.

Artwork and writing projects that students create for Veterans Week will be displayed throughout the school. Students will greet honored guests as they arrive and present them with a handmade card. Then guests will enjoy a reception and program in their honor.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8900.

Buffalo Trail Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:30-10 a.m.

First, honored guests will be introduced and celebrated during an assembly featuring a choir performance and student readings. Second, veterans, military members and their families will visit classrooms where students will be doing Veterans Day activities. Third, students and staff will line the hallways for a celebratory procession to applaud and give high fives to our local heroes. Our celebration will conclude with refreshments in the cafeteria.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-4000.

Canyon Creek Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:45-8:45 a.m. Veterans Day breakfast; 8:30 .m.-1 p.m. Classroom visits; 10:30 a.m.-1:55 p.m. lunch with your student; 1:45-2:35 Veterans Day assembly

Veterans, military members and their families can pick and choose from a number of Veterans Day activities at Canyon Creek. A Veterans Day breakfast will be served from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Honored guests can check with their student's teacher to schedule a time to visit their student's classroom to talk about their service and the importance of Veterans Day. Guests can also enjoy lunch with their student. The day will conclude with a patriotic parade and assembly featuring music and speakers. 

No RSVP required.

Cherry Hills Village Elementary

Tuesday, Nov. 8

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Veterans and military members and their families are invited to a Veterans Week breakfast and patriotic honor parade through the school where our students will thank and celebrate them. 

RSVP required. Please contact 720-747-2700.

Cimarron Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:30-10 a.m.

Cimarron Elementary staff and students are excited to honor and celebrate veterans, military members and their families. We will welcome them with music, signs, balloons, and flags. This will be followed by a flag folding ceremony and a special performance in the gym. The event will conclude with a reception and the opportunity for honored guests to visit classrooms. 

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8106.

Cottonwood Creek Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:30-8:45 a.m.

Cottonwood Creek Elementary will honor veterans, military members and their families with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and a schoolwide assembly in their honor featuring guest speakers and student leaders.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-3200.

Coyote Hills Elementary

Monday, Nov. 7

8:15 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will be honored at a community assembly featuring musical performances and fifth grade student presenters. There will also be an art tour around the school.

No RSVP required.

Creekside Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 3

8:15-9:15 a.m.

Creekside Elementary will continue its tradition of honoring our heroes during a Veterans Week open house. Veterans and current military members and their families can tour our “Heroes Hallway,” visit classrooms, and participate in a “Heroes Tribute.”

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-3500.

Dakota Valley Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:15 a.m.

Dakota Valley Elementary is proud to honor veterans, military members and their families with a Veterans Day program presented by students from our second-grade classes.

No RSVP required.

Dry Creek Elementary

Wednesday, Nov. 9

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Dry Creek Elementary is proud to host a veteran appreciation showcase where our students will be sharing special presentations, gifts, music, and skits to honor our community's heroes. There will also be a reception and time for honored guests to connect with others and our staff.

No RSVP required.

Eastridge Community Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7 a.m. breakfast; 8:45 a.m. event; 9 a.m. flag-folding ceremony

Honored guests will enjoy a breakfast in their honor, followed by a program on the field behind the school which will feature patriotic music and an enormous flag made of pinwheels while we salute the flag and students cheer for our heroes. The event will conclude with a flag-folding ceremony in the library.

RSVP required. Please contact

RSVP for breakfast to 720-747-2200.

Fox Hollow Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-9:30 a.m.

Fox Hollow is proud to host veterans, military members and their families for a breakfast tea in their honor, followed by a patriotic parade and a school-wide assembly.

RSVP required. Please contact https://www.foxhollowpto.org/veterans-day-tea.

Greenwood Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:45-9:30 a.m., K, 2, 4 assembly; 9:45-10:30 a.m., 1,3,5 assembly

Greenwood Elementary students will be honoring veterans, military members, and their families during two assemblies featuring patriotic music and projects celebrating America's heroes.

No RSVP required.

Heritage Elementary

November 7-10

During the school day

Heritage Elementary School will hold a week-long celebration to honor veterans and active military members in our community. Student Council and PTCO will create a flag display at our school entrance. The front lobby will feature a display of photos of students' family members or friends who are veterans or military members. Teachers will work with students on a writing project that will be delivered to two local senior living centers. Veterans and military members will visit classrooms to talk with students about their service.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-3500.

Highline Community Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-9:30 a.m.

Highline Community Elmentary invites all veterans, military members and their families to join their child(ren) for a special Veterans Day celebration beginning with breakfast and a craft project, followed by a school assembly featuring student performances and presentations, as well as recognition of our honored guests. Veterans Day artwork will be on display throughout the building.

 No RSVP required.

Holly Hills/Holly Ridge

Tuesday, Nov. 8

8:30 a.m.

The Hollys will celebrate Veterans Week with an assembly at Holly Hills for veterans, military members and their families. The assembly will feature the Hollys cheer squad and pep team, as well as musical performances. Honored guests can view artwork and a "Wall of Honor" with photos and information about local heroes. The school is also scheduling in-person and video visits with veterans from American Legion Post 1. They will share their military experience with students.

No RSVP required.

Homestead Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:30 a.m. breakfast; 8:15 a.m. assembly

Homestead Elementary is proud to host veterans, military members and their families for a Veterans Day breakfast followed by a patriotic assembly and a reception in their honor.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-3700.

Independence Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

Time TBA

Independence Elementary students and staff are looking forward to welcoming local veterans, military members, and their families into classrooms to share stories about their military service. Afterward, honored guests will enjoy a reception featuring a slideshow, choir performance and artwork and poster displays.

No RSVP required.

Indian Ridge Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

1:45-3:30 p.m.

Indian Ridge will hold an all-school assembly honoring veterans, military members and their families. The assembly will be followed by a patriotic parade through the hallways. Our celebration will conclude with a reception in the library.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8400.

Meadow Point Elementary

Tuesday, Nov. 8

8:45-10:30 a.m.

Meadow Point Elementary will host a schoolwide assembly and celebration to honor veterans and military members. It will feature the U.S. Air Force Academy Wind Ensemble Band and students will write and hand out letters of appreciation to honored guests. Afterward, the school will host a reception for honored guests.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8600.

Mission Viejo Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Mission Viejo Elementary's 16th annual Veterans Day celebration will begin with breakfast in the library, followed by a patriotic assembly in the gym. Afterward, honored guests will visit with students in their classrooms, followed by a luncheon and special presentation to honored guests.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8003 or sroberts28@cherrycreekschools.org.

Mountain Vista Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

9-10:30 a.m.

Mountain Vista Elementary is excited to welcome veterans, military members and their families to a coffee and donut breakfast, followed by the opportunity to share their experiences in classrooms in a Q&A format. We will then honor our heroes with a patriotic parade through the halls as a thank you for their service.

RSVP required. Please contact eventsmvpto@gmail.com.

Peakview Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 3

8:15 a.m.

America's heroes and their families are cordially invited to a special assembly featuring our fifth-graders singing some of the songs they performed at the CCSD Veterans and Military Appreciation event on Oct. 1. Following this performance, we will host our first Quilt of Valor ceremony. Honored guests will then be invited to participate in a parade before joining students in their classrooms.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-3100.

Pine Ridge Elementary

Wednesday, Nov. 9

9 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families are invited to a breakfast in their honor at Infinity Middle School, followed by a parade from Infinity to Pine Ridge Elementary. Students from both schools will be lined up along the parade route to celebrate America's heroes as they drive by. The celebration will wrap up with a presentation at Pine Ridge, featuring students from both schools.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8803.

Polton Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

9 a.m.

Polton Elementary is proud to recognize veterans, military members, and their families during a patriotic assembly. Afterward, honored guests can visit classrooms to talk with students about their military service. Polton students also created cards for veterans the week after Fall Break, which will be mailed before Veterans Day. 

No RSVP required.

Ponderosa Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-10:30 a.m.

Ponderosa Elementary will welcome honored guests starting at 8 a.m. before kicking off their Veterans Week event with a patriotic parade through the building. Then veterans, military members and their families will enjoy a breakfast and presentation from Ponderosa's Student Council. Our heroes are then invited into our classrooms to visit students.

No RSVP required.

Red Hawk Ridge Elementary

Monday, Nov. 14

8:15-9:30 a.m.

Red Hawk Ridge Elementary is excited to celebrate the heroes in our community. Veterans, military members, and their families will have the opportunity to join us for a light breakfast while connecting with other veterans and reading thank you letters from students. That will be followed by a special performance and parade. Families are also welcome to join their child(ren) for lunch.

Rolling Hills Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:15-9:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families are invited to a reception featuring student presentations, followed by a "celebration of thanks" student parade through the school.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-3406.

Sagebrush Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:15-9 a.m.

Sagebrush Elementary is proud to honor veterans, military members and their families during a Veterans Day celebration assembly featuring patriotic songs and students reciting patriotic poems in appreciation of our heroes.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8303.

Summit Elementary

Wednesday, Nov. 9

8-9:15 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will be treated to breakfast provided by Panera Bread. Then honored guests will tour the school to view student artwork and projects honoring them. Our celebration will wrap up with a patriotic assembly featuring a choir performance and presentation for our local heroes.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-6427.

Sunrise Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members and their families will be treated to breakfast, and celebrated during a patriotic assembly and heroes' parade. Afterward, honored guests are invited to visit our classroom communities.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-2901.

Timberline Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-10 a.m.

Timberline will honor veterans, military members and their families with a breakfast in their honor featuring a choir performance. The breakfast will be followed by a special weather balloon lift-off outside the school.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-3200.

Trails West Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-9 a.m.

Trails West Elementary will honor veterans, military members and their families with breakfast, patriotic songs performed by students, and a Veterans Day parade through the halls.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-8500.

Village East Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will be treated to a Veterans Day breakfast with their student in the cafeteria, followed by an assembly at 9:30 a.m. for grades 3-5. It will feature patriotic performances and student readings. After the assembly, honored guests will enjoy a parade featuring K-2 students singing the Seven Habits song. After the parade, honored guests are invited to visit classrooms to read to students or share their personal stories.

No RSVP required.

Walnut Hills Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

7:30-9 a.m.

Walnut Hills Elementary will host a Veterans Day breakfast featuring a heroes slideshow and student performances, prior to a patriotic parade through the school to honor our nation's heroes and their families.

No RSVP required.

Willow Creek Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

10-10:45: 3rd-5th grade assembly; 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Lunch & reception; 12:15-1 p.m.: K-2nd assembly

Willow Creek is humbled to continue the tradition of honoring our veterans, active military members and their families during two patriotic assemblies. Honored guests are also invited to attend lunch with students. To show gratitude and appreciation, our students will serenade them with patriotic songs.

No RSVP required.

Woodland Elementary

Thursday, Nov. 10

8:30 a.m.

Woodland Elementary will host a Veterans Day breakfast for veterans, military members and their families. It will be followed by a patriotic parade through the school and an all-school assembly featuring a slide show, introductions of honored guests, and a choir performance. In addition, Woodland students will be doing an all-school service project for the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-1400.

K-8 Schools 

Challenge School

Thursday, Nov. 10

8-9 a.m.

The Challenge School will honor veterans, military members, and their families during a Veterans Day breakfast and celebration featuring an opening ceremony by Challenge Girl Scouts and student performances of patriotic songs, stories, and poems.

No RSVP required.

Middle Schools

Campus Middle School

Thursday, Nov. 10

9:30-11 a.m.

Campus Middle School will recognize veterans, military members, and their families with a program in their honor. It will feature a video, performances by the CMS band and orchestra, and winners of the "How to be a good American essay contest reading their essays. There will be a reception for honored guests after the program.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-2704.

Falcon Creek Middle School

Thursday, Nov. 10

9-9:30 a.m.

Falcon Creek Middle School will honor veterans, military members, and their families during a breakfast in their honor featuring choir performances and readings of student work expressing appreciation and gratitude to our heroes.

No RSVP required.

Fox Ridge Middle School

Thursday, Nov. 10

1:30 p.m.

Fox Ridge Middle School will join forces with Altitude Elementary to host a patriotic parade honoring our nation's veterans, military members, and first responders.

No RSVP required.

Horizon Community Middle School

Monday, Nov. 7

8-10:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families are invited to a Veterans Day breakfast and recognition ceremony in their honor.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-6254.

Infinity Middle School

Wednesday, Nov. 9

9 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families are invited to a breakfast in their honor at Infinity Middle School, followed by a parade from Infinity to Pine Ridge Elementary. Students from both schools will be lined up along the parade route to celebrate America's heroes as they drive by. The celebration will wrap up with a presentation at Pine Ridge, featuring students from both schools.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-6904.

Laredo Middle School

Thursday, Nov. 10

9-10:30 a.m.

Laredo Middle School is proud to recognize veterans, military members and their families during a breakfast and program in their honor. It will feature performances by the Laredo orchestra and choir, and speeches from Laredo students. 

RSVP required. Please contact https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewilNKEomaVDRj06oI9w4Dbl0CIOCEiOlfH6O2Rg2hzmYDcw/viewform.

Liberty Middle School

Wednesday, Nov. 9

8:30-10:30 a.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will be treated to a pancake breakfast from Flippin' Flapjacks, followed by a patriotic performance by Liberty choir, band, and orchestra students.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-2410.

Prairie Middle School

Wednesday, Nov. 9

9:15-10:40 a.m.

Prairie Middle School will celebrate veterans, military members, and their families with a Veterans Day breakfast and "Thank You" performance featuring student speakers and musical groups.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-747-3060.

Sky Vista Middle School

Friday, Nov.  4

1-2:30 p.m.

Aspen Crossing Elementary and Sky Vista Middle School will host a parade from Aspen Crossing to Sky Vista, followed by a short program and light refreshments for honored guests.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-4732.

Thunder Ridge Middle School

Friday, Nov. 11

12-1 p.m.

Veterans, military members, and their families will enjoy a program in their honor featuring student speeches and musical performances, followed by refreshments and the opportunity to visit with other honored guests.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-1505.

West Middle School

Wednesday, Nov. 9

2 and 3 p.m.

West Middle School students and staff are proud to honor our nation's heroes by placing thank you signs in the yards of local veterans; holding a flag-waving event outside the school at 8:30 a.m.; and hosting two assemblies featuring student performances and guest speaker Frank Griggs, founder of Heroes Puppies for Life. The WMS community will be raising funds to provide one or two service dogs for local veterans through Heroes Puppies for Life.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-5170.

High Schools 

Cherokee Trail High School

Thursday, Nov. 10

12 noon

Cherokee Trail High School is proud to host a Veterans Day luncheon for veterans, military members, and their families.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-1907.

Cherry Creek Elevation

Thursday, Nov. 10

9-10:30 a.m.

Cherry Creek Elevation will welcome four veteran guest speakers to a breakfast in their honor with administrators and student leaders. Guest veterans will then present about their experience: how they chose the military, and what they are doing now. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. In the afternoon, students will create thank you cards and gift baskets for the local VA hospital.

No RSVP required.

Cherry Creek Innovation Campus

Friday, Nov. 11

7:45 a.m.

The Cherry Creek Innovation Campus will host a Veterans Day breakfast and presentation honoring the veterans and military members on the CCIC staff, in CCIC families, and in our industry partner communities.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-2600.

Cherry Creek High School

Friday, Nov. 11

7 p.m.

Cherry Creek High School is proud to host America's heroes at their playoff football game. Veterans, military members, and their families are invited to arrive early for a pizza dinner. Then they will be introduced before the game and at halftime. The game will also feature a fundraiser for Folds of Honor, an organization that provides life-changing scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-554-2393.

Eaglecrest High School

Friday, Nov. 11

9 a.m.

Eaglecrest is proud to welcome America's heroes to The Nest for a Veterans Day breakfast, hosted by the EHS Positive Impact class. The EHS choir will perform, patriotic student artwork will be on display in the Performing Arts hallway and Picadilly Street will be lined with American flags.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-1240.

Endeavor Academy

Friday, Nov. 11

7:45-8:45 a.m.

Endeavor Academy will honor all veterans and military members, including those on the school staff, by placing small American flags around the school, posting a sign thanking all who serve our country and hosting a breakfast for honored guests.

No RSVP required.

Grandview High School

Friday, Nov. 11

7:30-9:30 a.m.

Grandview High School invites veterans and military members to a Veterans Day breakfast in their honor, featuring a flag display outside the school, a "Wall of Honor" inside the school and patriotic performances by the GHS band and choir.

No RSVP required.

Overland High School

Friday, Nov. 11

9 a.m.

Overland High School is proud to host America's heroes for a Veterans Day breakfast in their honor. Members of National Honor Society will welcome guests with American flags and students will sit with them to hear their stories. The OHS Marching Band and Jazz Band will perform, and veterans and military members will receive a special keepsake.

RSVP required. Please contact 720-747-3712.

Smoky Hill High School

Thursday, Nov. 10

9-10 a.m.

Smoky Hill High School will honor our community veterans and military members, including those on our staff, by displaying artifacts from local vets, providing our students with a panel of vets who will share their experiences in the military and providing our honored guests with a reception served by SHHS Unified Cafe. 

RSVP required. Please contact 720-886-5447.