Scholastic Book Fair & Ice Cream Social

Wow! Thank you for making Challenge Charter School's annual Scholastic Book Fair: "Reading Is Out of This World" and Ice Cream Social such a success! CCS sixth graders learned first-hand about running a business including, taxes, inventory and customer service.

Celestial Phoenix rises to the Challenge!

Challenge Charter School's Celestial Phoenix Team rises to the challenge! CCS takes first place during the December 7th, 2011 Semi-Finals for the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge and they move on to the finals!

CCS Lego Education Robotics Program

CCS is excited to announce that we recently received an Ebay Foundation Grant! A big thank you to Tony Schwartz (CCS parent) for nominating us and to Technology Teacher, Mrs. Gallagher for writing the Lego Education WeDO Grant!

Carrabba's Night

We held our annual Carrabba's Night event on November 17^th. Click on the link above or the picture to the left to view more exciting pictures!

Strike One For Officer Bud

In honor of Officer Bud�s continuous support for CCS, (picture: L to R) Lynn Geske, Karen Torres, James MacNamara, Principal Miller, Jaclyn Herzog, and Meghan Sheehan joined him at the Glenfair Lanes Bowling Alley to participate in a fundraiser for the D.A.R.E/GREAT program.

Fuel Up to Play 60 Events

The Fuel Up to Play 60 Leadership Team is made up of CCS 4th - 6th graders that have volunteered to meet twice a month when they discuss and plan "Health + Activity" promoting events for the school.

Magic School Bus Night

Thank you CCS families for joining us and making Magic School Bus Night such an enchanting and spectacular event! Each building came alive with hands-on science adventures for families to enjoy together. 

Science Fair

We are very proud of all of our Science Fair participants. Our teachers worked hard to prepare students for the Science Fair by completing in class experiments and studying the scientific method. The students took what they learned in the classroom and combined it with an immense amount of creativity and effort.

Project Salad

Science literally came to life this year with "Project Salad". Project Salad was a school-wide gardening venture, which began in mid-October. CCS created a gardening space, and the Home Depot generously donated a watering system, plants, tools, and gardening experts to help our gardens get a good start.

Reading Rocks!

January 20th was a day to celebrate the love of reading.  CCS had its first ever Reading Rocks Parade.  Staff and students got into the spirit by dressing up as one of their favorite book characters and parading around the campus showing off their creative costumes and the books which featured their characters.

CCS WeatherBug Story

CCS 4^th grade meteorologists spotlighted on News Channel 3, Good Morning Arizona! Challenge Charter School is one of the only schools in the state that has invested in the opportunity for our kids to have a WeatherBug station here on campus.

Magic School Bus Night

October 15, 2010 - Miss Frizzle, science teacher extraordinaire, took a break from her teaching duties at Walkerville Elementary to join us all for a fantastic evening of hands on science fun at our annual Magic School Bus Night.

Our Playground is Fixed!

Thank you again to all of the generous contributors to our Project Playground Shade Fundraiser! The new shades have been installed!

CCS Wins the 2009 Aerospace Challenge

December 31, 2009 - NASA's Newest, from CCS, wins the 2009 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge.  Our team beat out over 230 teams in this academic competition that challenged students to design a base on the moon and mine Helium-3, a fuel source used in nuclear fusion.

Magic School Bus Night

October 16, 2009 - Magic School Bus Night is a night to celebrate science and showcase the different Core Knowledge topics our students are learning in class.  So step inside, come on and ride the Magic School Bus and you'll see how much fun science can be!

Second Grade Greek Olympics

September 29, 2009 - Second grade wraps up their studies on ancient Greece by holding their very own Olympic Games.  Events included the shot put, discus throw, suit of armor race, and the foot race.

Founder's Day

September 23, 2009 - CCS staff and students gathered to celebrate our school's history and honor Mr. and Mrs. Miller during our second annual Founder's Day event.  This year, Mr. and Mrs. Miller were contestants on "This Is Your School", our version of the 1950's game show, "This Is Your Life".

Virtuous Voyage

September 18, 2009 - Students set sail on the Virtuous Voyage, searching the school for treasure, learning about the CCS Core Virtues, and having a great time while doing it.  This year's voyage coincided with International Talk Like a Pirate Day and we enjoyed dressing and talking like pirates.  "Come aboard matey, we be expecting you!"