Cherry Creek Schools

This Month and throughout the year, we celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ students, teachers, and staff. Everyone deserves to feel valued for who they are and free to express their authentic selves.

Smoky Hill High School proudly honored the inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 2026 this week, celebrating a remarkable group of individuals who have represented Buff Nation with pride, excellence, and lasting impact over the past five decades. Congratulations to these outstanding inductees for helping shape the legacy of Smoky Hill and inspiring future generations of Buffaloes! 💙🦬

What does it take to succeed in today’s business world? Our students went straight to the source.

CCIC Business Services Pathway students recently hosted Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, for a live panel where they asked their own questions and explored leadership, entrepreneurship, media, and what’s next for business.

As we close out the school year, we’re celebrating and honoring all of our retiring employees for their years of dedication, service, and impact on our students, staff, and community. ❤️

We also want to recognize two outstanding high school principals on their retirement, Jean Incitti after eight years as principal at Cherokee Trail High School and Gwen Hansen-Vigil after 19 years as principal at Eaglecrest High School.

Thank you for your leadership and the countless lives you’ve influenced throughout your careers. Congratulations to all of our retirees — we wish you the very best in this next chapter! 👏🎉

As summer begins, we’re looking back at some of the amazing learning experiences from the 2025-26 school year including Smoky Hill High School students connecting classroom learning with real pieces of the past. 🏺📚 Check out the 9NEWS story highlighting this history lab! 👏

Smoky Hill High School history lab looking for 'late 1900s artifacts' The social studies department teaches history through touch and feel.

At the start of the year, students in Visual Arts at Sky Vista Middle School designed sketchbook covers that reflected who they were🎨.

Now, as the year wraps up, those same sketchbooks represent just how much students have grown creatively and personally along the way.

Through art, students explored their identities, took creative risks, and learned to trust their own ideas in a classroom led by Kelly Smith and AEP Apprentice Jordan Cox.

“We want [our students] to learn the design process, learn how to navigate themselves through art making, how to start with the planning process and do the reflecting and the problem solving.” — Kelly Smith

This Memorial Day, we proudly honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed for our freedoms. We wish everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day and extend our heartfelt thanks to our current and retired military service members for their commitment to our nation. ❤️🤍💙

Congrats to the Cherokee Trail High School Class of 2026! 🎓 We are proud of the 740 Cougars who crossed the stage today, honoring years of growth, perseverance, and dedication. 💙❤️🩶

"When you are faced with difficult decisions, remember you have an entire community behind you. Trust that strength and move forward with confidence. Class of 2026, I am proud to know you and honored to be part of your CT journey. Congratulations!" - Jean Incitti, Cherokee Trail Principal

Congratulations to the Grandview High School Class of 2026! 🐺🎓 618 Wolves received their diplomas and celebrated all they have accomplished so far, and all they will do in the future.💙🤍

“Graduates, this faculty, your families, and our community have already imagined who you could become. We all have believed in you, supported you, and encouraged you. So, imagine all that you will do when you leave Grandview, knowing all these people around you believe in you. Imagine how you will make others feel when you show them that same care.” - Dr. Lisa Roberts, Principal of Grandview High School

Congratulations to the Eaglecrest High School Class of 2026! 🦅🎓 Today, 647 Raptors crossed the stage to celebrate years of hard work, perseverance, and the support of family, friends, and staff who helped them along the way.❤️🖤🤍

"Graduation is a time to pause, to reflect, to celebrate, to look back, and look ahead! Graduates today, you join this alumni community. Once a Raptor, always a Raptor." - Gwen Hansen-Vigil, Principal of Eaglecrest High School