Week at Creek

Hello CCHS Community-

May is both Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This month is to honor the contributions these individuals and groups have made to the wider American community. Please see the attached resources for ways you can celebrate and honor these groups this month.

AP exams began May 6th and continue through May 17th. During these 2 weeks over 1,600 students will take more than 3,900 exams. The AP exam schedule is posted on the CCH website along with AP testing information for students. AP students will receive additional testing details via email. Visit W425 with AP exam questions. Best of luck on these important exams.

Creek needs adult volunteers to help with AP exam Check-In May 12th-16th. The process is simple, and your help will ensure that our check-in procedures go smoothly and quickly. Approximately 1 hour per shift. Sign up HERE.

SAT/PSAT scores for exams taken on the April school day testing dates will be available starting May 15th. Students will be able to access scores by logging into College Board at: studentscores.collegeboard.org or they can request a copy of their score report from the testing office, W425.

PLEASE PAY YOUR OUTSTANDING FINES. Outstanding fines will limit students from purchasing prom tickets and prevent rising juniors or seniors from being allowed to purchase parking passes for next year.

SENIORS! Please make sure you are enjoying the end of the year festivities while also exhibiting appropriate and respectful behavior. Your actions could impact your ability to walk at graduation.

PLEASE READ YOUR EMAIL. Important communication regarding registration, check-in, parking passes, and much more is sent via your mycherrycreek.com /email. It is imperative that you CHECK YOUR EMAIL throughout the school year and SUMMER.

Parking pass information will be shared via email. There is a specific window of time to reserve a parking pass for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Rising Seniors: July 7th-20th. Rising Juniors: July 21st-31st or until they sell out. Please note that parking spots are LIMITED so do not miss your email/window. Students with 3 or more parking tickets or who have outstanding fines will NOT be permitted to purchase a parking pass.

Athletes, remember any In-School or Out-Of-School Suspension WILL HAVE an athletic consequence (immediately or next year).

Enjoy the end of the school year and continue to represent being a Bruin in a positive way!!

-The Dean Team

Final exams for students in 9th-11th grade begin on Monday, May 19. Click here for the final exam schedule. Students are expected to take their final exams during the scheduled dates. Students who plan to leave before final exams must receive permission from the Registrar’s Office, which may include a meeting with the Assistant Principal to discuss the reason for early departure.

Congratulations to the students who will be participating in Cherry Creek High School’s Fine Arts Signing Day. This event will be celebrating students committing to competitive colleges and universities with the intent of majoring in Fine Arts. The event will begin at 3:45pm in the Fine Arts Theater today Friday May 9th.

The following students will be signing:

Bee Henke, BFA in Graphic Design at Arapahoe Community College

Nola Thompson, BFA in Studio Art at the Kansas City Art Institute

Theodore Doot, BA in Music at Brigham Young University

Gabe Fenstermaker, BM in Popular Music Performance at University of Southern California

Jacob Krause, BA in Music at Fort Lewis College

May Wu, BFA in Fine Arts at CU Denver

Mackenzie Norcutt, BM in Music Education at Boise State University

Sovereign Walker, BME and BM in Music Education and Composition at Metropolitan State University

Rosemary McBratnie, BFA in Acting (Musical Theater Emphasis) at Arcadia University

Aurora Summitt, Associates in Musical Theater at the Institute for American Musical Theater

Sidney Allen, BFA in Acting at Savannah College of Art and Design

Cassidy Bax, BA in Theater at High Point University

Kate Dann, BA in Theater Studies at Penn State University

Elliot Moxcey, BFA in Drama at New York University

We are so proud of the dedication and commitment these students have for the future of Fine Arts!

I would like to invite you to the first annual AP Studio Art Showcase (see attached flier). The seniors have been working hard on developing their portfolios this year. You can see their outstanding work displayed in the fine arts hallway from this week until next Friday. I hope you can take some time to check it out! There will also be time to see the show prior to the Senior Awards Night and Bruin's Choice Awards if you plan to attend those events.

I know the kids would love if other teachers and staff went to see their show! Our students are so talented and high achieving in many areas and take lots of different courses; it would be great to see the artist side of them.

Thank you,

Allie DeStefano

Here are some important reminders for CCHS upcoming prom:

1. Tickets are now available online through May 16th at 12:00 PM. Click HERE for the link to purchase tickets.
1. All fines must be cleared for students to purchase a ticket online or at the door
2. Tickets prices are $30 with Activities Pass and $35 without Activities Pass, purchased at the door will increase to $50. Purchase online, ahead of time to avoid the increase in price.
3. If a student has a fine and wants to buy a ticket at the door, payment for that fine will be collected first!
2. Details for the event:

1. Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum—7711 E Academy Blvd. Denver, CO 80230
2. 8:30-11:30 PM
3. Formal Dress
4. NO large bags, purses, or drinks allowed inside. There will be a coat check available at the dance.
5. Minga ID and/or receipt of ticket accepted at the door.
6. Please refer to the attached maps for parking and drop off instructions

• After Prom will be hosted by PTCO from 11:30 PM- 2:30 AM at Family Sports Center. Students and guests MUST have a waiver completed to attend After-Prom. The waiver is attached to online Prom ticket sales.

1. If a student is buying a ticket at the door, just attending After-Prom, or is a guest, the waiver can be filled out during check-in at After Prom.

Feel free to contact the Activities Office with any questions or needs.

We cannot pull it off without the help of our Bruins families. If you're available to help, please consider signing up by clicking the links below. It's going to be amazing!

Volunteers...

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADA92BA13-55648667-afterprom#/

Wishlist items...

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054DACAA2FA75-55963308-after/136929164#/

Click HERE to access the Class of 2025 Senior Information newsletter

Click HERE to see the 2025 Summer Athletic Camps Brochure for Cherry Creek School District.

Check-In for the 2025-2026 school year begins on August 4 for 9th graders and concludes on August 7th for 12th graders. All students must complete In-Person check-in prior to attending class at the beginning of the school year. Click here to view the schedule. Special note: This is an Updated Schedule.

See attachment below regarding important information and dates for students to obtain parking decals for the 2025-26 school year.

Are you interested in receiving information about photos taken at this year’s graduation ceremony. Please fill out this form to be added to the list.

Please see the attachment below for more information on CCHS Youth Softball Camps this summer!

Please see attachment below for more information on our Adventure Summer Camp open to raising 6th, 7th and 8th graders.

Please see the two fliers below regarding Summer Camps for Future Bruins!

Summer Middle School Art Camp is open to all rising 6th-9th grade students. Each day students will learn from educators, Efong Yee and Chris Jones, in different techniques and mediums: ceramics, drawing, painting, etc. This camp is a great opportunity for students to develop their creative skills and have fun making art this summer.​

Open to | Ages 10-14

Dates | May 27-30, 2025

Time | 9:00am-12:00pm or 12:30-3:30pm

Location | Cherry Creek High School Fine Arts Building (FA600)

Registration is here: Mile High Sports Camps | 2025 | Cc Middle School Art Camp

Please use the links below to access our flyers in different languages about our CCSD Food and Nutrition Services 2025 Free Summer Food Program!

Summer Flyer Digital Link

Are you interested in learning English? Cherry Creek School District offers free English classes. Click HERE for information on evening ESL classes at Cherry Creek High School.

See the attached document below to learn more about 2025 Summer EBT options and eligibility for CCHS families.

• Congratulations to Ava Willard for being the Centennial League athlete of the month for April!!
• Congratulations to Tennis for qualifying all 7 spots for the individual state tournament, and to the team for defeating Valor in the semis 6 - 1 to advance to the championship next Tuesday at the Denver Tennis Center at 3:00.
• Congratulations to boys' swim and dive for winning the league title. State is going on this weekend!
• Boys lax won the league title, finished the year undefeated, and will enter the playoffs as the number 1 seed.
• Baseball has not lost in state yet this year!
• Girls' soccer won the league title and their first-round playoff game. We will host Northfield Friday night at 6:00 in Stutler Bowl!

Click HERE to read the MaxPrep article regarding CCHS Football leading in MaxPrep rankings coming out of the winter season!

Cherry Creek is so lucky and proud to have Pam Graham who has been selected as the Colorado Athletics Director Association Administrative assistant for the State this year! You are amazing Pam!

Congrats to our own CCHS Boys Soccer for being ranked #9 in the Nation according to United Soccer Coaches!

• Our 2025-2026 Student Senate election and honorary process is complete. Click HERE for the full list of members for the next school year.
• Congratulations to Michelle Scott and the Yearbook team on an incredible 2025 book. No detail was spared. It is an incredible product!
• It is senior season in the Activities Office! We are looking forward to an amazing Senior Awards evening, Prom, and Graduation! See the above newsletters and look out for communication for final details.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

Junior Peter Philpott was just named Colorado Student Media Association's Reporter of the Year!

Here is the blurb from CSMA's website:

Peter Philpott was recognized as the CSMA Reporter of the Year. Philpott has published his work in the Union Street Journal at Cherry Creek High School. According to the judge in this category, Philpott’s “portfolio demonstrates a well developed talent for localizing national or international topics with a strong focus on local angles. The quality of quotations in stories reveals that the reporter possesses keen interviewing skills. Varied voices in stories show that the reporter digs deep to find relevant sources.”

Each student winner and their respective journalism program will receive a $250 prize.

Here is a link to Peter's award-winning portfolio.