Awards

Accomplishments

2022 NASET Exceptional Charter School in Special Education Award
2018-2019 Challenge Charter School was named an “A” school by the AZ Department of Education.
2017 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Champions

2015 Greg & Pam Miller honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Education
2014 Civic Engagement School of Excellence
2014 & 2013 ADE AZ LEARNS “A” Ranked School
2013, 2012 & 2011 AZ Business & Education Coalition Higher Performing School
2013 & 2012 Title I Rewards School – AZ Dept. of Education

2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 2007, 2006, 2005 & 2004 ADE’s AZ LEARNS “Excelling School”

2012 Civic Engagement School of Distinction

2011 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge Finalists

2010 Microsoft Business Innovation Award

2009 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge Champions

2008 The Miller’s honored as ACSA’s Arizona Charter School Leaders of the Year

2008 GPCC IMPACT Small Business of the Year Winner – Response to Adversity

2007 National Blue Ribbon School

2007 Greg Miller honored as CER’s “One of Thirteen (National) School Leaders that Perform“

2007 Greg Miller in top 1% of state principals (“Circle of Honor”)

2007 CER National Charter School of the Year

1996 Arizona’s First Official Core Knowledge School

1996 Founded by Mr. Greg Miller & Mrs. Pam Miller
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Press

2018- Challenge Charter School on 12 News Arizona Midday Challenge Charter School Helps Students Make the Grade

2017 – Challenge Charter School partners with the AZ Department of Agriculture to get hands-on taking math into the “real world”

2017 – Challenge Charter School’s Team R.A.C.E wins the 2017 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge

2016 – Challenge Charter School 3rd grade artists win competition: Valley Metro Transit Calendar features artwork from local students (Glendale Star)

2015 – AZ Charter Schools Association honors Greg & Pam Miller with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Education

2015 – CBS 5 News: Challenge Charter School puts a much higher percentage of their limited funds into the classrooms than most

2015 – Yahoo News: Junior Meteorologists give Ginger Zee a hand

2015 – ABC15: Glendale third-grader wins national contest to be Good Morning America’s kid forecaster

2015 – KTAR News: Glendale third-grader gives weather forecast on Good Morning America

2015 – Glendale Star: Glendale 3rd grader wins national contest to be Good Morning America’s Kid Forecaster

2015 – Glendale Star: Three Local Students are Valley Metro Art Winners

2014 – Arizona Parenting Magazine: Arizona Kids Give Back, Page 14

2014 – Arizona Central names Challenge as one of the West Valley’s TOP TEN charter schools.

2014 – Challenge Charter School was announced as an Arizona Civic Engagement School of Excellence for the 2013 -2014 school year!

2014 – Challenge Charter School Principal Wendy Miller joins forces with local leaders across the nation as part of CER Grassroots Advisory Board – GRAB

2014 – Challenge Charter School Board welcomes National Education Reform Expert Jeanne Allen

2013 – Challenge Charter School honored with State recognition as a School of Distinction in Civic Engagement

2013 – Glendale Star: CCS families fill Glendale City Council meeting to rally for school safety

2012 – Glendale Star: Challenge Team wins semi-finals: Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge

2011 – Glendale Star: Kids Care Club celebrates ‘Make Your Mark Week’

2011 – Sun City Independent: Sprouts to Tout

2011 – Glendale Republic: Glendale firefighters honor 7-year-old who helped injured mom

2010 – Arizona Republic: Glendale school wins Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge

2008 – Phoenix Business Journal: Greater Phoenix of Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Winner – in Response to Adversity

2008 – Phoenix Business Journal: Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Finalist

2007 – Arrowhead Ranch Independent: Challenge named CER National Charter School of the Year CER National Charter School of the Year Press Release

2007 – Glendale Star: Challenge Charter School honored by national group