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Girls on the Run is BACK at Cherry Crest for Spring 2026!

Girls on the Run is coming back to Cherry Crest for the Spring 2026 Season! Girls on the Run is so much more than running. 3rd through 5th grade participants will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels, and learn important life skills.

Meeting twice per week after school, the season lasts 8 weeks and runs from the week of March 23rd through the week of May 18th with a celebratory 5K fun run at Renton Memorial Stadium on Sunday, 5/17, to cap off the season. Meetings take place at Cherry Crest and will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30-4:15pm.

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February 1, 2026

Back-to-School Supply Shopping

Back-to-school made easy – and meaningful.

Order your school supply kit by July 15 and save up to 20% compared to major retailers. Kits ship directly to Cherry Crest and are delivered to your child’s classroom.

Optional donations are matched up to $5 to support our school.

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June 4, 2025

Help bring plastic film recycling to Cherry Crest

Cherry Crest Film Drive 2025

Would you support the sustainability efforts of students at Cherry Crest Elementary School? They saved a bunch of plastic film from landfills earlier this spring and want to keep it going! If 10 neighbors start a new Ridwell membership through this page by May 23, they’ll earn free Ridwell plastic film pickups at school for the entire ‘25/’26 school year!

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May 18, 2025
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COMMUNITY NEWS

Congratulations to Our Reflections Winners!

Bellevue Reflections Winners Announced Congratulations to our students whose creativity shone in this year’s Bellevue PTSA Reflections program! Literature I Belong Everywhere — Ishani Debnath, Outstanding Interpretation Music Composition Deep End — Ariana Shahgoshtasbi, Award of Excellence Visual Arts The New World — Riley Feng, Outstanding Interpretation.

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February 23, 2026

Cherry Crest Crowns 2025–2026 Spelling Bee Champion

Cherry Crest Elementary has wrapped up its 2025–2026 Spelling Bee and crowned 5th grader Vidyut Balan as this year’s champion. He will go on to represent Cherry Crest at the next level of competition. A special shout-out to our close runner-up, 1st grader Aadya Bhagwat, for an intense final round. Congratulations to all our finalists for their hard work and achievements! Please continue to read to see list of all finalists.

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February 22, 2026

Learn about Redmond Archeology!

Learn about the 13,000 year old history of Redmond with this Gimkit! Help support Cherry Crest Robotics team the Atomic Bees by playing their Gimkit, learning about Redmond’s rich archeological history, and giving feedback.

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December 6, 2025
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DISTRICT NEWS

Open Transfer, Choice Schools and Middle Schools

The Open Transfer and Choice Schools application period for the 2024-2025 academic year will take place from Monday, December 11, 2023, to Friday, January 19, 2024.  Check out full details of Information Nights and Open House Events here.

Choice Schools and Programs
–Hindi Bilingual Program Information Night, Tuesday, December 12, 2023
–Puesta Del Sol Elementary School Open House, Tuesday, December 12, 2023
–Arabic Bilingual Program Open House at Ardmore Elementary School, Wednesday, December 13, 2023
–Korean Bilingual Program Information Night, Thursday, December 14, 2023
–Big Picture Middle School Open House, Wednesday, January 3, 2024
–International School Open House, Thursday, January 4, 2024
–Arabic Bilingual Program Open House, Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Middle Schools
–Chinook Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 9, 2024
–Highland Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 16, 2024
–Odle Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 9, 2024
–Tillicum Middle School Open House, Wednesday, January 17, 2024
–Tyee Middle School Open House, Thursday, January 18, 2024

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December 2, 2023

Open Transfer and Choice Schools and Programs application period

The Open Transfer and Choice Schools and Programs application period for the 2024-2025 academic year will take place from Monday, December 11, 2023, to Friday, January 19, 2024.

Check out more information here.

Open House Events

Middle Schools

Big Picture Middle School Open House, Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Chinook Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Highland Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 16, 2024

International School Open House, Thursday, January 4, 2024

Odle Middle School Open House, Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Tillicum Middle School Open House, Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Tyee Middle School Open House, Thursday, January 18, 2024

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November 19, 2023
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