May 28, 29, 30, June 3 & June 5                           8:00 am – 3:30 pm (lunch from 11:30am – 12:30am)

July 24 and 25                                                    8:00 am- 3:30 pm

July 29                                                               Return to normal office hours:   8:00 am – 3:45 pm

 

·         Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays – 7:30 am – 4:15 pm

Wednesdays 9:30 am – 4:15 pm

·         CEO will have extended hours on Wednesday, July 24 from 9:30am – 7pm, Wednesday, July 31^st from 9:30am - -7pm and Saturday, July 27^th from 8 am – 3pm.

·         The office will be closed the week of July 1^st.

Scottsdale Unified School District’s (SUSD) Centralized Enrollment Office (CEO) announces summer hours of operation for parents of new SUSD students who need to enroll for the 2013-14 school year.

 

CEO summer hours for parents of new SUSD students are as follows:

See CEO Summer Hours

Cherokee Elementary School will host its A+ School of Excellence celebration ceremony at 9 a.m. on May 10, 8801 N. 56th St. Paradise Valley 85253. This is the first time that Cherokee has been honored with this award by the Arizona Education Foundation (AEF). A+ Schools are evaluated through an extensive application and rigorous site visit by the AEF A+ review panel, which consist of teachers, administrators, community volunteers and business leaders. Preparation of each school's application involves its students, faculty, administration and surrounding community. See Cherokee A+

 

Don’t fall behind this summer. “Dig into Reading” and join the Scottsdale Public Library’s Summer Reading program – May 30^th-July 27^th. It’s all new this year with super prizes and lots of exciting activities.

 

Stop in any of the Scottsdale libraries or visit the library website at www.scottsdalelibrary.org to sign up and get your reading log. Track your reading minutes online or use your “Dig into Reading” log. Pick up your prizes at the library. Finish the program, and you’ll win a book and a free meal at Chipotle!

 

You can also help your school win the Super School Summer Reading Trophy just by signing up. The school with the highest percentage of students enrolled will be the proud owner of a beautiful trophy and bragging rights for 2013! You know your school is the best, so sign up for summer reading and help prove it!

 

Don’t forget to tell your parents, because the Scottsdale Libraries have reading programs for babies, kids, teens and adults. Summer reading is for everyone.

If you are still looking for the perfect Summer Camp for your child, Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) offers many Summer Camps and Programs for students of all ages! Students can experience a variety of Athletic programs and camps for team and individual sports and Special Education and Performing Arts Camps, including Vocal, Instrumental and Visual Arts! Also, find out more about our Academic Summer School for middle and high school students (traditional classroom courses and eLearning) and Early Childhood and Kids Club opportunities. Experience SUSD this summer, where learning never stops!

Click here to view the brochure

Congratulations to the Cherokee Chargers Sabakiball Team who won the Scottsdale Youth League Championship on Sunday May 5^th, by a score of 10-1.

Team members are:
Cole C.                              Kate G.
Kade C.                             Brandon K.
Aidan C.                            Connor T.
Morgan C.                          Landen P.
Chris G.                             Jack H.

In the championship game, Kade led the team with three goals and four assists, Aidan had three goals, Cole had two, and Kate had one goal and three assists. Brandon and Cole shared the goaltending duties and only allowed one goal.

For the season, Chris led the league in total points and assists while Aidan led the league in goals scored.

It was a great season; I really enjoyed coaching the team. The improvement over the course of the season was phenomenal. I hope to see you all out again for the fall Sabakiball Teen League.

Coach Wacaser

We are proud to announce that Cherokee Elementary was just selected as a 2012 NCEA Higher Performing School.  The NCEA (National Center for Educational Achievement) chose Cherokee using statistical analysis that shows we are, “…preparing students better than expected”.   Only 141 schools across the state of Arizona show similar results.  We are very proud of the Cherokee students and staff for receiving this outstanding recognition.  More information can be found at www.nc4ea.org and www.azbec.org.

Way to go Mr. A - the Wizard of Education!!!


Congratulations to all Charros Teachers in the Scottsdale Unified School District as well as the Cherokee Charros teachers nominated throughout the years.

* Active Cherokee Teachers

Cherokee teachers Judy Droz and Cathy Weise have also been awarded the Charros Outstanding Teacher of the Year! Both of these educators received their nominations when they were teaching at other SUSD schools. 

The Arizona Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AzAHPERD) has selected two Scottsdale Unified School District teachers for the Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award.

Michael Wacaser, a PE teacher at Cherokee Elementary School, was selected as the Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Susan Leonard, a PE teacher at Ingleside Middle School, was selected as the Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. See PE Teachers of the Year