Cherokee Central Schools

📢 Student Registration Reminder – 2026-2027 School Year

Parents and Guardians, we’re making student registration easier, more accurate, and more secure while reducing paperwork for families. If you need assistance with registration, support staff will be available at community buildings from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:

📍 June 11 – Big Y
📍 June 16 – Big Cove
📍 June 18 – Wolfetown
📍 June 23 – Birdtown
📍 June 25 – Yellowhill

These support sessions are designed to help families complete annual updates and registration requirements, especially for households with multiple students.
We look forward to seeing you there! 😊

June 10, 2026 | 2:26 PM

Cherokee Central Schools campus will be lifting the shelter-in-place, and buses will load and depart as normal. Student pickup will also resume as usual.

We appreciate everyone’s patience, understanding, and cooperation during this event. Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff safe.

6/10/26 12:19pm

Cherokee Central Schools campus is currently closed, and the school is operating under a Shelter in Place in accordance with guidance from tribal Emergency Management due to a situation occurring off campus.

At this time, all students, staff, and visitors on campus are safe, and there is no known threat to our campus. The Shelter in Place has been implemented out of an abundance of caution while we await further direction from the appropriate authorities.

We do not currently have a timeframe for when normal campus operations will resume. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates as soon as additional information becomes available.

Any athletes and individuals currently on campus will be provided lunch and supervised while the Shelter in Place remains in effect.

The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and visitors remain our highest priority. We appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation as we follow established protocols and await further guidance.

Additional updates will be shared as soon as they become available.

🌽🍎 Summer Break Food Support 🍎🌽

This summer break, we want our families to know that support is available.

If your family could benefit from food assistance during the summer months, or if you’d like to learn more about local food resources and services, we’re here to help. Our goal is to connect families with support in a welcoming, caring, and confidential manner.

💛 No student should have to worry about where their next meal will come from.

📞 Call or Text: 828-506-4459
📧 Email: [email protected]

Every Brave. Every Day. ❤️💛

✨ You’re Invited to Night of the Cherokee! ✨

Join us as we celebrate the creativity, culture, and accomplishments of our Cultural Summer School students at Night of the Cherokee!

📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Art Center

The evening will begin with a slideshow presentation highlighting our summer experiences, followed by a student fashion show showcasing creativity and cultural pride.

Come support our students and enjoy a special night of learning, culture, and community. We look forward to celebrating with you!

SGI!

We would like to extend a heartfelt Sgi to Kara Martin for organizing a large donation drive for our students. The generosity of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort employees, Food Lion of Cherokee, & Waterfalls Baptist Church will help provide food and support for our students and families in need throughout the summer months.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the food drive. Your kindness and commitment to our community will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our students.

Together, we are helping ensure that no child goes hungry this summer. Thank you for supporting Cherokee Central Schools and our students! ❤️💛

📚☀️ CES LIBRARY SUMMER READING CHALLENGE ☀️📚

Get ready for a summer full of reading adventures!
Our Summer Reading Challenge kicks off today, June 1st, and runs through the end of summer for all rising 3rd & 4th grade students!

Students received books to take home before the end of the school year, so let’s keep those reading skills growing all summer long!

Students can win prizes for:
🏆 Most Minutes Read
📈 Most Improved Reading Scores on the End-of-Program Assessment

PLUS:
📸 Weekly photo activities
⏰ Weekly reminders to log reading minutes
🎁 Every student who participates will be entered to win a prize!

PRIZES INCLUDE:
🎮 Nintendo Switch
🛴 Scooter
💳 Gift Cards
🎡 A chance to Spin the Wheel in the Library!

Families — help us make reading part of your summer routine!

📚 Encourage your kids to read every day
❤️ Read WITH your students
🌟 Reading together makes a BIG difference!

Let’s make this the BEST reading summer yet, Cherokee Elementary! 🐾☀️📖

Please join us in celebrating Ms. Dora Robinson, who has been featured in the NCHSAA Morgan & Morgan Educator Spotlight! Her passion for teaching and commitment to student success make a lasting impact in our classrooms and throughout our school community. Congratulations, Ms. Robinson! 🎉📚

As the school year wraps up, we’d like to recognize some incredible educators across the state of North Carolina who pour into our NCHSAA students everyday.

For our first Morgan & Morgan Educator Spotlight, we’d like to highlight Ms. Dora Robinson from Cherokee! As a Mathematics teacher, Ms. Robinson brings energy and collaboration to the classroom everyday.

Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we highlight more of these educators, brought to you by Morgan & Morgan.

Congratulations to Cherokee High School graduate Dvdaya Swimmer on being named the 2026 Cherokee One Feather Student of the Year!

Dvdaya was recognized during the Reports to Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) session and honored for her achievements, leadership, and commitment to excellence. We are incredibly proud of all she has accomplished and excited to see what the future holds as she begins her journey at the University of Hawaiʻi this fall.

Join us in celebrating Dvdaya on this well-deserved honor! 🎉

Swimmer named One Feather Student of the Year - The Cherokee One Feather Brooklyn Brown, Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board chairperson, presented the 2026 Cherokee One Feather Student of the Year Award to Dvdaya Swimmer during the Reports to Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) session on the morning of Wednesday, June 3, at the Cherokee Council House in Cherokee, N.C.

🚨⚠️ DATES ADDED ⚠️🚨

Enrollment packets can now be filled out online!

New families and students can stop by your school's front office with necessary documents.

Dates added for CCS staff coming to your community building. See flyer for each date and location.