Caledonia Education Foundation

08/28/2026

🎉 Meet the 2026 CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt Design Contest Winner! 🎉

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to KMIS student Jayde Kirchner, whose creative design was selected as the winner of our 2026 CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt Design Contest!👏

And here’s the exciting part…

Jayde’s winning design will be featured on the OFFICIAL 2026 CALAPALOOZA GameDay T-Shirt! 🏆👕

Starting in September, shirts will be available for everyone to order through GRX so stay tuned for all the details! Then, be sure to wear yours to CALAPALOOZA GameDay on October 9! 🎉

And there’s one more fun part… Jayde has been invited to join us for an interview on the GameDay Stage (aka the BOAT! 🚤) at CALAPALOOZA to tell us all about the inspiration and story behind the winning design!

We love giving our students the opportunity to help make CALAPALOOZA their own, and we can’t wait to celebrate Jayde, hear the story behind this year’s design, and see it come to life on GameDay!

Congratulations, Jayde! We’ll see you on the BOAT! 🚤🎤

08/24/2026

🍎 Welcome back, Caledonia! 💜💛

A new school year means new opportunities to learn, grow, create and make an impact!

As our students and staff head back to classrooms, the Caledonia Education Foundation is excited for another year of supporting innovative learning, student opportunities, educator ideas, scholarships, and essential needs throughout our district.

We can’t wait to see what the 2026–27 school year brings and to continue working alongside our community to make a difference for Caledonia students and educators.

Here’s to a fantastic first day and an incredible year ahead! ✏️📚

08/20/2026

🎨 HELP US CHOOSE THE WINNING STUDENT CALAPALOOZA T-SHIRT DESIGN! 🎨

We’re down to our TOP 2 designs for the 2nd Official CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt, and they’re both awesome, so we’re bringing the vote to Facebook!

💜 HOW TO VOTE:
Simply LIKE 👍 the photo of the design you want to win!

The design with the most likes by end of day Wednesday, August 26 will be featured on the official 2026 CALAPALOOZA GameDay T-Shirt!

👕 Starting in September, shirts will be available for everyone to order through GRX…stay tuned for details! Then wear yours to CALAPALOOZA GameDay on October 9!

And there’s one more fun part… our winning student artist will be invited to join us for an interview on the GameDay Stage (aka the BOAT! 🚤 ) at CALAPALOOZA to talk about their winning design!

We love getting our students involved in making CALAPALOOZA their own, and we can’t wait to see which design you choose.

Happy voting! 💜

08/20/2026

We’re excited to welcome back Caledonia Animal Clinic as a Gold Booth Sponsor for CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday 2026! 💜💛

We’re so grateful for their continued support of the Caledonia Education Foundation and their commitment to giving back right here in our community.

Sponsors like Caledonia Animal Clinic help make CALAPALOOZA possible, and help us continue creating exceptional opportunities for Caledonia students and teachers!

Be sure to stop by their booth on and say hello on Gameday (October 9th!) 🐾

Thank you, Caledonia Animal Clinic, for being part of the dockside party fun this year and for investing in our schools!

More info, or to schedule an appointment with them visit: https://chfa.net/caledonia/

08/16/2026

So thankful to be part of this special day! 💜💛

We loved welcoming the newest educators to Caledonia and celebrating the start of their journey with our district. 🍎✨

Again, welcome to Cal! We're so glad you're here!

08/11/2026

Let's Vote Caledonia!

🗳️ IT'S TIME TO VOTE, CALEDONIA! 🗳️

Our students brought the ideas, the talent, and plenty of CAL pride and now we have our Top 4! 💜💛

Now it’s YOUR turn to help choose the winning design for this year’s official CALAPALOOZA T-shirt! 👕

Here’s how it works:
✅ Check out the Top 4 Finalist Designs below
❤️ Cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/5io6oyGU5mhNtoer8
📣 Share this post and invite your friends, family, and neighbors to vote, too!

The design with the most votes will be professionally recreated and printed on this year’s official CALAPALOOZA T-shirt! 🎉

Stay tuned! Details on how to get your own shirt are coming soon!

📅 Voting is open through 8:00 PM on August 20!

💜 Let’s show these talented students some love and get voting!

👏 A huge thank you to everyone who submitted a design. We loved seeing the creativity of our Caledonia students!

08/04/2026

🍎 A new school year is almost here... why not start it with some new tools, resources, or learning experiences for your students?

The Caledonia Education Foundation Small Grants Program awards up to $500 to help bring innovative classroom ideas to life. Whether it's hands-on materials, technology, books, or a creative project you've been wanting to try, we'd love to help make it happen!

📅 Apply for the August Small Grant cycle by August 5 and kick off the 2026-2027 school year with fresh opportunities for your classroom.

Applications are accepted monthly August through April, with a deadline of the 5th of each month.

Learn more and apply: https://www.caledoniacef.org/grants.html

💜💛 We can't wait to see the amazing ideas our CCS staff has in store for students this year!

08/01/2026

Thank you Judi Christensen for your beautiful message and the opportunity to support your family’s mission of advocacy and understanding around mental health.

You are not alone!