Cracker Trail Elementary

🐴💛 CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY MUSTANGS 💛🐴

⏰✨ TOMORROW ✨⏰
🗓 Wednesday, August 27, 2025

📅 Early Release
🕛 12:00 noon dismissal

about 2 months ago, CTE Staff

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🌟 Cracker Trail Elementary 🌟
Safety Patrol

Even on a rainy day, our Mustang Leaders shine bright! 🌧️

Thanks to our amazing Safety Patrols, parent pick-up went smoothly and safely. We are so proud of these students for leading with responsibility and Mustang pride!

#MustangPride
#CTEMustangs
#SafetyPatrol
#StudentLeaders

2 months ago, Christi Gose

photo of safety patrol helping child in car

photo of safety patrol helping child ren in truck

photo of safety patrol helping children in car

VPK Parents,

This is a friendly reminder that VPK wrap-around payments are due by Friday at noon for the following week’s care.

If you’ve already submitted your payment, thank you! We appreciate your promptness and support.

Timely payments help us ensure a smooth and consistent experience for all students. If payment is not received by the deadline, your child’s spot may be affected.

Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions or need assistance with your payment (link below).

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation!

Sincerely- Your Cracker Trail Elementary Staff

https://shorturl.at/PuuAH

2 months ago, CTE Staff

We are proud of our Cracker Trail Elementary students and staff for successfully completing a fire drill and a lockdown drill this week as part of our ongoing commitment to school safety.

These drills are essential in ensuring that our Mustang students and staff know the appropriate procedures in the event of an emergency. We are pleased to report that students responded calmly and followed directions well throughout both exercises.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school community safe.

#CTERocks #CTEMustangs #StudentSafety

2 months ago, CTE Staff

School starts Monday! 📚 Our teachers are ready, classrooms are prepped, and campuses are sparkling. Let’s make this year amazing from day one!

🚌 Find bus pickup/drop-off times: https://www2.highlands.k12.fl.us/infofinder
🕧 School start times are listed on each school's website
🍳 FREE breakfast and lunch is provided every day, for every student

#SBHCFlorida #HighlandsSchools

2 months ago, The School Board of Highlands County

Reminder, new school year starts on Monday, set your alarm.

Don't forget to visit PE at open house on August 5th from 5:00-7:00 PM! We will be selling snow cones for $2 each or you can prepay $10 for the year and get a free snow cone! ❄️🍧❄️

We can only accept cash or check payments. All proceeds will benefit the PE and Trailblazer (Positive Behavior) incentives. 💵✍️

See you at open house! 🐴🖤💛

3 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

PARENTS /GUARDIANS: The Commissioner of Education requires that training is available for parents/guardians on the consequences of making a school threat or false report via FortifyFL. Please discuss with your student the seriousness of this issue. Click to access course: www2.highlands.k12.fl.us/threatsweaponsinfo

3 months ago, The School Board of Highlands County

CTE Daycare

2025–2026 Daycare Registration

Enroll Now

Pre-K (10 spots available)
Kindergarten (25 spots available)
Grades 1–5 (until max is reached)

📞 Phone: 863-471-5777
🌐 CTE Daycare Website:
https://cte.highlands.k12.fl.us/o/cte/page/after-school-daycare

📋 Registration Form:
https://forms.gle/zE4gpBeMwPYqQmU5A

3 months ago, CTE Staff

CTE Daycare Registration information is in body of message.

🚌 Highlands County School Board – Transportation Information 🚌

https://www2.highlands.k12.fl.us/article/2298172

Bus Info & Registration Reminder!
Parents, before Open House, please:
✅ Look up your student’s bus stop location & pick-up/drop-off times at https://tinyurl.com/3n2t94fp
✅ Print and complete the bus registration form at https://5il.co/3l3r5
📲 Visit our website: https://tinyurl.com/2xxzs6ae

Do this BEFORE Open House to avoid long lines and lengthy delays!

Questions? Call your local transportation office:
Sebring 471-5789
Avon Park 784-0376
Lake Placid 699-5069

Open house nights are scheduled as follows:
Elementary Schools will be August 5th
Middle and High Schools will be August 7th
*Please check with your schools, as the times will vary

#BackToSchool #SchoolBusInfo #BusRegistration

3 months ago, SBHC Staff

You've been asking, and we've been working behind the scenes to collect as much information for back-to-school for our schools, all in one place:

🎒 Supply Lists
🏫 Open houses & orientations
👕 Dress codes
📃 New student registration
🚌 Attendance zones & bus routes
📲 App information

Back-to-school hub: https://www2.highlands.k12.fl.us/bts25

Finally, download our app, follow your school's individual social media pages, and let's work together to create a great start to the new year!

3 months ago, The School Board of Highlands County

🌿✨ A HUGE shoutout to our friends at All About Lawns for going above and beyond to get our campus looking A+ just in time for the new school year! 🌟

From trimming and edging to clearing and cleaning, their team worked hard to make sure our school grounds are clean, green, safe, and welcoming for our students and staff. 💚

We’re grateful for your care, dedication, and attention to detail—it truly shows! Our campus is ready to shine because of you. 🏫🍃

#CTEMustangs #CommunityPartnership #AllAboutLawns #CampusPride #ThankYou

3 months ago, Cracker Trail Elementary

🚀 Rocket Day at CTE Summer Camp! 🚀 What an amazing morning we had welcoming our visitors from Sun ’n Lake Elementary! Together, we dove into the thrilling world of rocketry—exploring how rockets are designed, and even building our very own! Moments like these remind us why science is so cool and inspiring. 🔭✨ 🙌 A huge shout-out to our young engineers-in-the-making—your curiosity and creativity made this day unforgettable. And thank you to Sun ’n Lake Elementary for joining the fun!

3 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

Kids getting rocket information from expert

Summer Camp kids waiting for the rocket launch

Summer Camp kids watching the rocket fly.

Girls ready to launch the rocket they built.

CTE Summer Camp has been exploring the world! Every Tuesday we go on a virtual field trip to a different country and then we get creative and enjoy a little fun crafting time! On this day we learned about the country of Brazil! Students filled out their Summer Adventure Passports and created amazing birds of the Amazon Rainforest!

3 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

CTE Summer Camp may enjoy virtual field trips to different conutries on Tuesday's but we also enjoy going on live field trips! This was one of the most exciting field trips this summer so far. Our campers enjoyed a day of bowling, pizza, and ice cream sundaes with friends! The smiles say it all! #CTE #summeradventures

4 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

Ice cream sundaes when we arrived back to CTE!

CTE Summer Camp is in full swing! ☀️This week our campers traveled to Heartland Place in Bowling Green to enjoy a day of active outdoor play and snow cones to cool off! It was the BEST DAY EVER! #CrackerTrail #SummmerCamp #HavingFun #Friends #HeartlandEvents #ThankYou

4 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

All kids excited to be at Heartland Place!

🐴Today our 2nd graders had the honor of welcoming Mrs. Prendergast, CEO of the Champion for Children Foundation, to CTE to present a donation of $598 to benefit Lindsey's Wish, which helps children in our area affected by cancer. The students hosted a Wax Museum a few weeks ago to raise money for this cause. They were very excited to help our community out in such a big way.

5 months ago, Cracker Trail Elementary School

Last day of school ☀️🏖️

5 months ago, Cracker Trail Elementary School

📝School Supply packs for the 2025-2026 school year! We know you’ve got a lot on our plate right now. Make things a little easier to get prepared for next year. Order your 2025-26 school supplies today online. Just click and order an EPI pack today. Order now with our School ID of CRA300 at [ https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/ ]https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/ *Your supplies will be shipped straight to your home prior to school starting next year.

5 months ago, Cracker Trail Elementary School

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🎉 DARE Celebration Success! 🎉 CTE 5th grade students proudly participated in the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) celebration this week! 🙌 They showcased what they've learned about making safe and responsible choices, and we couldn't be prouder of their hard work and commitment. 💪👏

5 months ago, Cracker Trail Elementary School

Group of students listening to a police officer

Police officer speaking with a group of students

Police officer with students showing them equipment

📚🎓 Don't Miss Out! 🎓📚 Yearbooks are almost gone—get yours before they’re sold out! Capture the laughs, the memories, and the fun from this school year! 📅 Purchace now and hold on to the memories forever! Yearbooks are $25 each. You can send exact cash or check (payable to CTE) to the front office or Coach Clogston. #Yearbook2025 #MemoriesForLife #LastChance

5 months ago, Mrs. Clogston

Student Mustangs enjoying the memories in the 2025 yearbook!