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"Graphic novels are so engaging and easy to get in to, but they also have really deep content," said Dakota Valley English teacher Lauren Bone, who uses contemporary titles to ramp up enthusiasm for reading in her classes.

Buffalo Trail's "Let's Cook" classes seek to impart a wide variety of lessons and skills.

Students at Mission Viejo Elementary School have learned that robots can be pretty amenable to suggestions, as long as they're getting the right commands. A set of programmable robots called Pro-Bots offer lessons about the fundamentals of programming.

Many students are more focused when both mind and body are moving.

More than 550 attended the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Gala on March 8, and the event raised more than $300,000 for CCSD students, teachers and community members.

A mentorship program rooted in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program has connected elementary and high school students, with a view of encouraging strong academic habits and envisioning future careers.

Over the course of four years, students have launched more than 100 weather balloon experiments at schools across the district. Funded in part from grants from the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation, the experiments have become a valuable part of STEM ed.

Thanks in part to funding from the CCSF, students at Fox Ridge have access to Google Cardboard, an app that pairs a smartphone with a simple set of cardboard glasses to transport users to another time and place.

On Dec. 6, members of Laredo Middle School's G-STEM (Girls-STEM) Club, an after-school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math club for young black women, visited the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to explore careers in science.

As in past years, the 2017 STEAM-A-Palooza event invited students, staff and community members from across the district to fuse STEM and the arts, to view traditionally separate fields of study as part of a larger whole.

This year the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation awarded a record number of Educator Initiative Grants across the district.

More than 600 students demonstrated their ingenuity and displayed amazing creatures and contraptions at the 5th Annual Cardboard Challenge.

Students in schools across the Cherry Creek School District submitting projects for this year's Cardboard Challenge, which takes place on Oct. 12 at Smoky Hill High School.

Village East fifth-graders and CCHS DECA members took part in the Young AmeriTowne program through the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a program that stresses financial literacy.

Thousands of students, teachers, staff members and parents gathered at buildings across the Cherry Creek School District's 108 square miles to watch the solar eclipse on Aug. 21.

The 'Brotherhood' and 'Sisterhood' after-school organizations at Holly Hills teach students to get excited about school, community and the future.

An airshow held at Arrowhead Elementary School on May 8 featured displays of RC airplane flights, as well as interactive activities rooted in STEM and aviation.

At Endeavor, new Arduino equipment has given students a new level of access and insight into STEM projects, connecting them with tactile and challenging tasks with immediate and impressive results.

Smoky Hill High School Unified team's latest championship win sums up spirit of teamwork and hard-work.

Cherry Creek Schools Foundation's 4th Annual Invest in Success Gala was a celebration of impact, innovation and opportunity for all students across the Cherry Creek School District.