PTSA News – CHERRY CREST ELEMENTARY PTSA

Congratulations Golden Acorn Award Recipients

Awards were presented at the Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday , June 5th, graciously hosted by Cherry Crest Faculty & Staff to honor and thank all our school volunteers.

Congratulations and thank you to this year’s recipients:

Lauren Helmers
Shilpa Makineni
Christina Nemeth
Robert Schaudt

Join FPS Club in Fall 2025

Join the Future Problem Solving (FPS) Club at Cherry Crest Elementary! This club empowers students to become creative thinkers and problem solvers.

FPS is an exciting competition where students tackle-real world challenges, brainstorm innovative solutions, and develop critical thinking skills. Students have the choice of competing in Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS), Scenario Performance (ScP), or Scenario Writing (ScW). Through teamwork and strategic thinking, participants explore unique topics and compete at regional and national level tournaments!

Reflections 2025-26 Theme is “I Belong!”

The 2025-2026 Reflections theme is “I Belong!” and the theme was selected from student submissions. Students may enter in one or more of the available arts categories. The deadline for turning in artwork to will typically be in late autumn.

Thank You for an Incredible Walkathon! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Walkathon — it was a joyful, high-energy afternoon filled with laughter, color-dabbed smiles, snacks, and games. It was wonderful to see our community come together in support of our school.

Thanks to your generosity, the Walkathon raised over $48,000, bringing our total for Giving Month + Walkathon to $168,000 — just 16% shy of our $200K annual goal.

💡 There’s still time to help us close the gap! You can return to the Walkathon registration page to make a donation for your student. Any contribution of $100 or more qualifies your student for prizes, which can be selected by the end of today from the Prize Store!

👉 Or click here to make a quick donation!

Join us at the Walkathon – This Friday, May 9th at 2:30pm

This Friday, May 9th is the Walkathon! Walk, jog, dance, or run your way across the Cherry Crest track. Starting at 2:30pm, we’ll have our Parade of Grades so grab your cameras.

Walkathon Fundraising Extended! Let’s Earn the Color Run! 🎉

We’ve extended the Walkathon fundraising deadline to Thursday, May 9— the evening of the Walkathon!

Walkathon Campaign SPIRIT WEEK

Our Walkathon goal is to raise $80,000 by Friday, April 18—and if we do, we’ll transform our Walkathon into a Color or Foam Run! Let’s show our school spirit, have a blast, and rally together to reach our goal.

2025 Cherry Crest Variety Show is this Friday!

Join us at the 2025 Cherry Crest Variety Show on Friday April, 25th at 6pm.

Father’s Day Baseball Game with Cherry Crest Families

All kids 14 & under will get to run the bases postgame and first 10,000 dads get socks on this special baseball game between Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians on June 15th at 1:10pm and the T-Mobile Park Seattle. Cherry Crest families will be seated together in section 115 when you buy tickets through the PTSA.

Attention 1st Grade Families! April is your month for Staff Appreciation!

What is Staff Appreciation? Each year Cherry Crest families show their appreciation for our outstanding educators by volunteering to provide food, beverages, and paper products throughout the school year to help restock the staff room and encourage our teachers with a monthly breakfast. Each Grade is assigned one month to focus their efforts… April is your month!