Cherry Creek Academy

🎒 Mark Your Calendars, Eagles! 🎒

The new school year is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back to campus! Please take note of these important upcoming dates as we kick off a fantastic year at Cherry Creek Academy:

🗓️ Monday, August 10: Kindergarten Back-to-School Night

🗓️ Tuesday, August 11: First Day of School for 1st–8th Grade

🗓️ Wednesday, August 12: First Day of School for Kindergarten

Enjoy your weekend, and be sure to visit our website if you need any additional back-to-school information. See you soon! 🦅📚

✂️ Cutting the Ribbon on the Future of CCA! ✂️

We are incredibly thrilled to share these photo highlights from our official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Cherry Creek Academy expansion! It was a beautiful day celebrating this massive milestone with our amazing community.

Building a dream space like this takes a village, and we have a few major "thank yous" to share:

🏗Our Incredible Partners: Thank you to the brilliant teams at , , and CBRE for bringing this vision to life, and to Cherry Creek Schools for your ongoing collaboration and support.

🤝Our Dedicated Leadership: A massive shoutout to our visionary leadership team, Board Members and our Bond Committee Members. Your tireless dedication and countless hours of planning made this expansion a reality.

Ultimately, this new facility is for you. We proudly dedicate this beautiful, expanded campus to our exceptional students and our passionate teachers. May these new halls inspire learning, creativity, and growth for generations to come! 🦅📚

📧 Check your inboxes, Parents! 📧

We sent out an important email earlier today with all the details for tomorrow's 1st–8th Grade Back-to-School Night. If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, here are the highlights:

🤝 What to Expect: Meet your child's teachers, drop off school supplies, and check out the beautiful classroom transformations!

🚚 Food Trucks & Parking: The front lot will be closed to parking so we can host food trucks! Plan to grab a bite, hang out with our amazing community, and please allow extra time to park elsewhere.

🍎 A Quick Favor: Because we just received final construction approvals, our teachers have had much less time than usual to set up. Please give them some grace if bulletin boards and decorations are still a work in progress!

🚧 Construction Updates: You might notice a few finishing touches still happening indoors. Outside, our new playground equipment is wrapping up, and our new turf arrives on Friday, August 7! There will be a brief delay in using the playground, but we promise it will be worth the wait.

Be sure to read the full email for all the details. Thank you for your continued patience, understanding, and support as we wrap up this exciting project. We can’t wait to kick off an amazing school year with you all tomorrow! 🏫💙

Tracy Pasca earned her Bachelor of Science in Education at Mississippi College. After graduating, she taught multiple grades in elementary school before moving to Colorado in 2000. Tracy first joined the CCA family 23 years ago as a third-grade teacher. Following five years in the classroom, she subsequently took on several administrative and paraeducator roles around the building.

Her son started as a kindergartener in 2015 and attended CCA all the way through eighth grade. In 2020, her family adopted a daughter, and Tracy has been home with her for the past six years. She is absolutely thrilled to be returning to CCA and bringing her daughter with her!

Having seen the fabric of the school from every angle—both as an educator and as a parent—Tracy can truly say she is a "CCA fan!" She loves everything from the academics taught to the character traits the school emphasizes. Tracy considers it a privilege to work with CCA's amazing staff and families, and she looks forward to getting to know everyone this year.

So proud to see one of our very own Cherry Creek Academy alumni doing such incredible things! 🦅🏈 Before making waves on ESPN, Brooke’s journey started right here at Cherry Creek Academy. We are cheering you on Brooke! Once an Eagle, always an Eagle! ❤️💙

Another one of Grandview’s amazing athletes made an appearance on ESPN this week! Brooke Sullivan is playing for Denver’s Flag Football Team! Go Brooke! #gowolves🐺

After retiring from the University of New Mexico following 26 years of dedicated service, Angela Kamman served as a College and Career Counselor for six years before joining Cherry Creek Academy. She is proud to be part of a school community dedicated to building a future of academic excellence with a culture of strong values.

Angela is dedicated to supporting all students in their middle school and high school exploration, helping them prepare for life outside of Cherry Creek Academy. She is committed to upholding the Vision and Mission of Cherry Creek Academy by helping students grow academically and personally while promoting the core values of leadership, responsibility, respect, loyalty, integrity, humility, diligence, and compassion. It is both an honor and a privilege for her to be a part of such a supportive and inspiring community.

Rebecca Paradis is thrilled to be joining the CCA family this year! She grew up in Southern California and attended Loyola Marymount University, where she earned her Bachelor's in Elementary Education, a Master's in Literacy, and her Reading Specialist Credential. Rebecca also holds an Instructional Coaching certificate from Harvard University.

She is beginning her 12th year of teaching! She taught 3rd and 1st grade before finding her favorite grade, Kindergarten, which she taught for five years. For the last four years, she has served as a K-3rd grade Reading Specialist. Rebecca and her husband recently moved from California with their 2-year-old son and 9-month-old daughter, and they are so excited to put down roots in Colorado and at CCA!

Her teaching philosophy centers on creating a calm, steady, and joyful classroom. Rebecca believes that when students feel safe and supported, they are able to take risks and thrive both academically and personally. Above all, she wants her students to learn that kindness and hard work matter most, and she strives to model that every day.

She can't wait to get started and become part of the CCA community!

Jacob Epel earned his degree from Oregon State University and spent seven years teaching 5th grade before returning to school to earn a degree in School Counseling. His experiences as a classroom teacher and school counselor have shaped his belief in taking a holistic approach to education. Jacob believes students need more than academic knowledge to thrive—they also need opportunities to develop important life skills, such as social interaction, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and resilience.

Having recently moved back to Colorado, where he grew up, Jacob is thrilled to join the CCA family! When not at school, he enjoys spending time with family and staying active through sports, especially soccer. Jacob is excited for the opportunity to be part of the CCA community and looks forward to getting to know the students and families!

It has been an honor for Savannah Johnson to be a full-time classroom teacher for the past five years of her career, and she is thrilled to begin a new chapter at CCA! She graduated from UNC in 2021 with bachelor's degrees in Microbiology and Education, and is fluent in Scottish Gaelic and proficient in American Sign Language (ASL). Her experience includes teaching grades 6-12 Gifted & Talented classes, science, ELA, and math classes, as well as additional enrichment courses. From the time Savannah first chose to become a teacher, working with GT students has always been a great passion of hers. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with more students in this area and support them in getting what they need from their education.

Savannah’s teaching philosophy is that what supports one student supports all students. She believes that with the right supports, every child is capable of meeting high standards in their academics. Once a student has shown that they are capable of learning material, Savannah believes they should be granted the opportunity to attain an understanding above and beyond that.

In her free time, Savannah enjoys writing her original novel, embroidery, spending time with her husband and their two cats, and traveling. Her family is from Scotland, and she travels to visit them every two years. When not traveling during the summer, Savannah can usually be found typing away at the computer, working on her book!