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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of May 22

Exciting action as the 2023 spring sports season winds down! The Cherokee Trail baseball team advances to the state final four; CCSD golfers head to the 5A Girls State Golf Championships; and All-State honors are announced in boys volleyball, boys swimming and diving, and girls tennis.

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Thunder Ridge Fiesta Latina

Thunder Ridge Middle School’s Spanish club and Sol y Estrella club celebrated their third annual Fiesta Latina on April 27. While the group was hoping to attract 200 people, and planned for 300 people, over 400 people from the greater community attended the Fiesta.

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Aurora Poet Laureate Ahja Fox visits students at Independence, Polton Elementaries

Fourth and fifth-grade students at Independence and Polton Elementaries learned about poetry from Aurora’s Poet Laureate, Ahja Fox, who visited students recently to teach them about poetry and to hear their creations.

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Cherry Creek Schools helps ensure summer meals for children in the community

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is about serving kids across the community with free meals during the summer when they do not have access to school meals. The SFSP provides free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under.

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Smoky Hill counselor Elaina Huff honored by Colorado Rapids

Smoky Hill High School Guidance Counselor, Elaina Huff, was recognized by the Colorado Rapids on May 18 for her outstanding work in providing mental health support to her students. Last spring, Huff partnered with Project Helping to launch the Kynd Kit program at Smoky Hill.

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Alumni in Action: Lindsey Paricio-Moreau and Eric Paricio

Smoky High School alumns Lindsey Paricio-Moreau and Eric Paricio are following in their parents' footsteps as scholars and educators. They are helping the next generation of CCSD students achieve academic success and find their pathway of purpose.

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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of May 15

CCHS girls take state in 5A Team Tennis; CTHS boys take first and GHS girls take second in 5A State Track & Field Championships; and the CTHS baseball team is headed to state!

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Indigenous seniors celebrate with third annual graduation

Indigenous students from across the district celebrated with family and friends at the Third Annual Indigenous Graduate Celebration, which included families from more than twenty nations.

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Red Hawk Ridge celebrates student leaders through RISE Colorado partnership

Families, staff members, and students from Red Hawk Ridge Elementary gathered at the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC) on May 18 to celebrate the student leadership group that came from a one-year partnership between the school and RISE Colorado, a local non-profit that partners with schools to educate, engage, and empower families.

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RECCS awards scholarships to twelve seniors

The Retired Educators of Cherry Creek Schools (RECCS) held their annual scholarship ceremony to honor twelve high school seniors on May 17.

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Student Voice: The Grandview Chronicle receives national recognition for website

Grandview High School’s student newspaper, The Chronicle, attended its first Journalism Education Association National Convention in San Francisco this April and returned with an NSPA’s Best of Show Award in tow: an honor that ranked their website as the 5th best in the nation.

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Third graders at Mountain Vista make dog toys to donate to Freedom Service Dogs

Third graders at Mountain Vista Elementary made dog and cat toys to donate to Freedom Service Dogs on May 15. They began this project as a part of their “Growing Community” class—a social-emotional learning course that teaches respect and positivity.

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Signing day celebration for future CCSD educators

The Cherry Creek School District held their first Future Educators Signing Day Ceremony on May 1 at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus, celebrating nineteen students. These students are committed to studying education in college, and plan to come back to Cherry Creek for an interview following college graduation.

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CCSD seniors awarded prestigious Boettcher Foundation Scholarships

Five Cherry Creek Schools seniors have been named 2023 Boettcher Scholars. They are among 50 scholars selected from 2,000 applicants based on academic achievement, service, leadership, and character.

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Watch out world! The Class of 2023 is coming!

The 4,444 members of the Cherry Creek Schools Class of 2023 are ready to take the next step on their pathway of purpose. After commencement ceremonies on May 24, 25, and 26, the graduates will enter the workforce, military service, and higher education.

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Cherry Creek High School students win Congressional Art Competition

Alia Paris and Emily Chang, both seniors at Cherry Creek High School, were awarded first and second place respectively, for their powerful paintings, in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition.

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CCSD schools highlight trauma-informed practices at showcase

Members of the Cherry Creek Schools community gathered earlier this month to celebrate ways that students are receiving support from staff and community members in the Cherry Creek School District.

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Cottonwood Creek students bring history to life with simulation

At Cottonwood Creek Elementary, fifth-grade students are learning about history by role-playing historical figures and engaging in “what if” simulations around the Revolutionary War.

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The week that was: A wrap-up of CCSD Athletics for the week of May 8

Lots of excitement as the spring sports season starts to wrap up. CCSD has state champions in girls tennis and boys diving, as well as state runners-up in boys swimming and volleyball.

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Cherry Creek School District named best school district for teachers in Colorado

FOX31’s Data Desk analyzed the Colorado Department of Education’s data to find which school districts offer the best working environment for teachers. Cherry Creek schools ranked first on the list!

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