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Endeavor Academy Panther Leaders create positive community

In the Panther Leadership course at Endeavor Academy, students learn how to be changemakers in their community by identifying ways to meet student needs.

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Meadow Point Elementary celebrates 40 years of caring for kids

A community event for past and present students, parents, and staff marked four decades of meeting the needs of all students with compassion and commitment.

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Compostable lunch trays across CCSD help push toward sustainability

Cherry Creek Schools is now using compostable lunch trays in lieu of polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) trays. These new trays are less hazardous to the environment, and will serve students eating approximately 18,000 lunches and 4,500 breakfasts a day.

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Retired employees still supporting CCSD students

For most educators and others who work in the field, supporting students is a lifelong calling and commitment that doesn’t necessarily stop when they retire. Case in point: the Retired Employees of Cherry Creek Schools.

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Indigenous Parent Action Committee welcomes families back

Parents, families, and students gathered at Eastridge Community Elementary School on Sept. 24 to bring together Indigenous families and welcome them back to school.

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Girls flag football: an instant sensation

The Cherry Creek School District recently hosted more than 500 student athletes for one of the first-ever girls flag football jamborees. The event featured more than 20 teams from high schools in the Cherry Creek School District, Denver Public Schools and Jefferson County Public Schools, in a pilot program sponsored by the Denver Broncos Charities.

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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of Sept. 19

Eaglecrest High School makes history in boys golf. In football, the Raptors remain unbeaten, Overland gets a big road win and conference play begins.

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Sports and activities give students valuable connections, skills, experiences

“Athletics and activities allow students to make connections with coaches, club sponsors, and other students while they develop new skills and discover new things about themselves and others,” said Larry Bull, Director of Athletics and Activities for Cherry Creek Schools.

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CCSD seniors earn College Board Recognition Awards

The awards recognize outstanding academic achievement and performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or Advanced Placement exams.

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CTHS Spirit Bus excites future Cougars

In the Cherry Creek School District, homecoming is much more than just an opportunity to welcome alumni back to their high school. In fact, homecoming at CCSD’s six traditional high schools is a week-long, community-wide celebration that involves past, present, and even future students.

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CCSD seniors named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

The National Merit Scholarship Program awards some $28 million in scholarships to students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

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Alumni in Action: Adrian Miller

Since graduating from Smoky Hill High School in 1987, Adrian Miller has been a lawyer, a public policy advisor, and a historian. One of his biggest successes has been as an internationally renowned culinary scholar and author. For nearly a decade, Miller has written and lectured on the culinary traditions and legacies of African Americans across the United States.

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Pinwheels and pledges mark World Peace Day at Timberline Elementary

“We’ve been talking about cultural differences and how we respect and accept each other and learn to love and care and be kind to one another,” Principal Mary Bowens said about the school's preparations for the international celebration.

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Period products now available at CCSD schools

The CCSD Period Partner Project is an effort to make sure no student ever feels embarrassed, leaves school, or stays away from school because they don’t have access to menstrual products.

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Challenge School Dot Day celebration encourages creativity, collaboration, courage

"It’s all about making a mark and seeing where it takes you,” said Dot Day organizer and Challenge School art teacher Lauren Schleppi.

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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of Sept. 12

CCSD football teams went 4-2 in week 4 and the Eaglecrest Raptors stayed perfect! The week also featured a thrilling finish on the Western Slope. And CCSD golfers head to regionals.

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CCSD Heroes Profile: Debbi Kennedy

Trails West Elementary Paraeducator Debbi Kennedy didn't think twice before she rushed into a busy street to save the life of a small child on a rainy day in August.

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Alumni in Action: Karen Hertz

Cherry Creek High School alum Karen Hertz founded the Holidaily Brewing Company in 2016 as an option for beer drinkers looking for gluten-free options. Hertz credits her entrepreneurial spirit partly to her time in CCSD.

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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of Sept. 5

The Buffaloes keep the coveted Wagon Wheel; cross country runners make their mark at Liberty Bell Invitational; and the Smoky Hill field hockey team gets a victory that was a long time coming.

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Arapahoe sheriff swears in new therapy dog for CCSD

CCSD Superintendent Christopher Smith and Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown joined officials to formally swear in Riley, a black Labrador puppy, as the district's first official therapy dog during a ceremony on Sept. 11.

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