Sam and Sam examine a Monarch butterfly

Yesterday, CCBS students celebrated “Migration Celebration” with Biologist Jason Love and Ornithologist Marc Hopey as part of the Coweeta Long Term Ecological Research program. Our students participated in Monarch butterfly tagging and bird banding to help document and track migration paths of these animals.

They then had time for learning fun by playing animal charades, I-Spy and Migration Headache all of which reinforced the many variables that can negatively affect a successful trip for the migrators.

All in all it was another great day of hands-on learning!

The whole group before the race

Cherokee Creek Boys School Cross Country celebrated another great race this past Saturday! Seven students and 3 staff completed the Apple Festival Classic – a 5K race just up the road in Westminster, SC. Pictured above: (front) Patrick; (middle left to right) Tommy & Michael; (back left to right) James, Sam, Coach Chris Leamons, Loucas, Primary Counselor Kayla Tomkins, and Kevin.

More than half of the CCBS team walked away with awards! Kevin and Sam both received medals for placing 2nd in their age groups. Staff Andrew Stevenson (not pictured) placed in his age group and Staff/Coach Chris Leamons placed 3rd overall. Check out the snapshots below.

Congratulations, Bears!!
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With last night’s first soccer game of the season, the Bears are off to a great start! With several team members on Trek, the players who took the field last night had to play the entire 60 minutes with only half-time for a break! They played with incredible heart while staff cheered from the stands and coaches Josh Ward and Chris Leamons lead the team from the sidelines. Speaking of team leaders…Cole did an excellent job serving as the team’s captain for this game. The team did take a 6-0 loss for the evening despite the fearless and incredible efforts of Jimmy in the net and Loucas on defense. Sam also turned in an awesome performance playing offense, giving us our best opportunities to go for the goal.

This was a really strong start for the season! We are looking forward to the next game on Monday. Check out the slideshow below. Go BEARS!

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Congratulations to the members of the Cherokee Creek Boys School Cross Country Team. The boys ran the South Carolina Eye Opener this past weekend in Spartanburg, SC. The race was a 5K distance with the following participants: Jimmy, Loucas, Michael, Sam & Sam.

Check out a few video highlights below. If you look very closely at the beginning you will see Jimmy blur by in the middle of the pack.

Go Bears!!

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