CCSD In the News

  • Top Chef visits CCIC

    CBS4: Culinary students at CCIC chop it up with Top Chef Manny Barella

    Inside the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus kitchen on Wednesday morning, a group of students in white and black chef coats huddled around Chef Manny Barella, listening intently to his advice. Barella was a sous chef at Uchi in Denver. And recently, he was a fierce competitor on Season 21 of Top Chef. Now, he's helping mentor and stir up young minds in a partnership with Colorado ProStart. It's a two-year, industry-backed culinary arts and restaurant management program.

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  • CCHS Girls Cross Country Team

    CCSD Athletics: Highlights from the week of Aug. 19, 2024

    The Cherry Creek High School girls cross country team and Eaglecrest golfer Gregory White shine in the first week of fall sports competition!

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  • Quantum Computing from Elevate Quantum

    Cherry Creek Schools Joins Quantum Tech Hub K-12 Initiative

    This adds to the district’s commitment to excellence through Career Technical Education (CTE) courses offered at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC) and throughout high schools in the district. The partnership anticipates 10,000 new jobs in this field in the next ten years; 20% with advanced degrees and 80% with the technical certifications and training that CCIC typically provides.

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  • GHS girls flag football team

    CCSD Athletics: Highlights from the week of Aug. 12, 2024

    Fall sports are off to an exciting start, with the district's first, officially-sanctioned girls flag football game, and a come-from-behind win for the SHHS girls softball team!

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  • Outside of Laredo Middle School

    9News: If Colorado schools are 'fully funded,' why do districts ask voters for more money?

    “Schools got fully funded this last year back to 1989 levels of funding when you adjusted for inflation,” Cherry Creek Schools Chief Financial Officer Scott Smith said. “Colorado schools continue to rank at the bottom of the 50 states in the terms of how much we invest per pupil.”

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  • tray of watermelon and apples

    FOX31: Cherry Creek Schools adapt to high demand due to free meals program

    Demand in school cafeterias has gone up since the state started the “Healthy School Meals for All” program last year. Now, school lunchroom staff are serving more meals than ever. The cafeteria staff at Cherry Creek Schools said the lunchrooms and kitchens weren’t built to serve this many meals, so after the first year of the program, they are making some adjustments.

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  • Board of Education Photo

    CCSD Board of Education Unanimously Supports 2024 Mill and Bond

    The Cherry Creek School District Board of Education unanimously voted to support the recommended mill and bond package and put both measures in front of Cherry Creek Schools voters in November. Together, these measures represent a significant investment in safety and security, innovation, teachers, and major maintenance projects that will help continue to make CCSD one of the leading districts in the nation.

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  • EHS grad and Olympian Jordyn Poulter

    CCSD Athletics: Highlights from the week of Aug. 5, 2024

    2014 Eaglecrest graduate and U.S. Women’s Volleyball player Jordyn Poulter wins a silver medal in Paris, and a dozen fall sports are under way here in Colorado!

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  • Aspiring Educator Pathway

    Cherry Creek School District Launches Aspiring Educator Pathway Program

    The Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) is launching a new, innovative program that offers future educators a transformative pathway to become a teacher that is grounded in hands-on classroom experience paired with high-performing mentors. The Aspiring Educator Pathway Program will adopt a model similar to a medical residency program that incorporates a collaborative team-teaching environment with more than 4,000 hours of experience in the classroom, compared to the typical 700 hours.

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    CBS4: Cherry Creek Schools wants all students to feel represented

    It's almost back-to-school time for Cherry Creek School District and they've got a roster full of new teachers who are ready to make a difference in the classroom and beyond. Keiondra Wilkerson is getting ready for her first year of teaching at Cherry Creeks Schools. She's been a preschool teacher and nanny before but when she decided she wanted to teach full time she knew what district he wanted to teach in.

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  • Overland High School Marching Band camp

    'Blazer Marching Band kicks of new school year with hot, hard work

    “It’s really special. Even though it’s hot and tiring, it’s always worth it in the end,” said senior Barbara Akuoko about “band camp,” a week of eight-hour days that are both exhausting and exhilarating for the nearly 100 members of the OHS Marching Band.

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