Press Room
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Media
Media Releases, Advisories, and Coverage:
ABC10: June Teacher of the Month, Olive Grove's Carrie Hoehenrieder
California Educator Magazine: Dry Creek Spotlight, Feeling Thankful
KCRA: Tribute to Teachers, Antelope High School Grads Honor Their Former Dry Creek Teachers
ABC10: March Teacher of the Month, Creekview Ranch's Traci Petrie
Dry Creek Resumes Pre-Pandemic, Traditional School-Day Schedule on April 12, 2021
CA State Superintendent of Schools Announces Barrett Ranch 2020 Distinguished School
Roseville Mayor Visits Quail Glen to Answer Questions Posed to Him By Third Grade Class
Empowering Students Through Hip-Hop
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader in Math? Annual District Math Bowl
Quail Glen Elementary Honors Former Students in Heart Felt Send Off for 2019 Grads
Graduating Seniors Honor & Surprise Dry Creek Teachers By Reading Letters of Gratitude
Dry Creek Receives Prestigious National, State, and County Awards
Creekview Ranch School Receives National Recognition as 2019 School to Watch
Creekview Ranch School Announced as 2019 National School To Watch - Taking Center Stage
Model STEM School Antelope Crossing Hosts Student PLTW Showcase
Dry Creek Joint Elementary Schools 2017 Teachers of the Year Announced
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California Teachers of the Year_CA Dept. of Education
Reinventing the Classroom Experience With Project Lead the Way
DCJESD Exceed State Standards on Latest State Assessments
Google Expeditions Comes to Olive Grove Elementary
Good Day Sacramento: Antelope Meadows Opens 20-year Time Capsule
CBS13: Feature on Dry Creek's Virtual School, Connections Academy
CBS13: Dry Creek Resumes Pre-Pandemic, Traditional School Schedule
iHeart Radio Features Heritage Oak's Ms. Jbeily in their Educator of Excellence Spotlight
Fox40: Antelope Students Return to School in Dry Creek
CBS13: Dry Creek Resumes School in Sacramento County Tomorrow
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento County Schools Reopening Plans
Good Day Sacramento features Antelope Meadows Harbor Hope Club
KCRA: Dry Creek Prepares to Reopen Sacramento County Schools
Silverado Middle School Helping Families Transition to Distance Learning
CBS News: Teachers Across Sacramento Area Reach Out to Their Students in More Ways Than One
Good Day Sacramento: Virtual Creekview Ranch Kindergarten Class
ABC News: Olive Grove Teacher Parade
FOX40 Dry Creek Provides Suicide Prevention Hotline on Student ID Cards
ABC10 June Teacher of the Month, Creekview Ranch's Jerusha Cecil
Good Day Sacramento: Antelope Seniors Thanking Dry Creek Teachers Part 1
Good Day Sacramento: Antelope Seniors Thanking Dry Creek Teachers Part 2
Fox40: Antelope High School Seniors Thanking Dry Creek Teachers
KFBK Antelope High School Grads Thank Dry Creek Teachers
Press Tribune: Creekview Ranch Named 2019 School to Watch Taking Center Stage
Placer County Spelling Bee Featuring Dry Creek Students Live on Good Day Sacramento
Student Imagineered Theme Park at Creekview Ranch Live on Good Day Sacramento
Fox40 Coverage of Student Theme Park at Creekview Ranch School
Roseville Today Features Creekview Ranch for Recent National Recognition
Fox40 Weather Club features Antelope Meadows Elementary's Broadcasting Program
ABC 10 November Teacher of the Month, Sherrill Renfro
Johnny Appleseed Reads to Kinders Live on Good Day Sacramento
ABC10 Teacher of the Year Red Carpet Walk - Silverado's Kristina Branson
ABC10 February Teacher of the Month, Creekview Ranch's Mrs. Stephanie Miller
Good Day Sacramento Silverado Middle School's 1,000 Teddy Bear Drive
Good Day Sacramento Coyote Ridge 5th Graders Give Back to the Community
Good Day Sacramento Hour of Code Event at Creekview Ranch
ABC 10 October Teacher of the Month Antelope Crossing Middle School's Jessica Brown
Good Day Sacramento Attendance Awareness Event at Olive Grove Elementary School
ABC 10 June Teacher of the Month Silverado Middle School's Mrs. Branson
CBS Sacramento Graduating Seniors Crash Class of Former Teacher to Read Letter of Thanks
Good Day Sacramento Cardboard Challenge At Creekview Ranch Part 2
Good Day Sacramento Cardboard Challenge at Creekview Ranch Part 1
Good Day Sacramento Running for Rhett - Antelope Meadows Student Interview
Good Day Sacramento Fun Run Part 2
Good Day Sacramento Fun Run Part 1
Good Day Sacramento Helps Debut Barrett Ranch Elementary's New Reading Lounge
Good Day Sacramento's Manly Minute - How to Create a Literacy Space at Home
ABC10 February Teacher of the Month_Creekview Ranch's Kellie Welty
Good Day Sacramento Patriot Pride at Quail Glen
Antelope Meadows Presented Bullying Prevention Award Live on Good Day Sacramento
Antelope Meadows Demonstrates Their Peace Path Live on Good Day Sacramento
Placer County November Newsletter_CA Teacher of the Year
Barrett Ranch Elementary School Educator Chosen Teacher of the Year_Sacramento Bee
Graduating Seniors Thank Their Elementary Teachers Live On Good Day Sacramento
Quail Glen Family Celebrates Milestone
Educator's Takes on Screen Time for Kids
Kindness Challenge on Good Day Sacramento Part 1
Kindness Challenge on Good Day Sacramento Part 2
Silverado Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Good Day Sacramento
National Walk and Bike to School Event at Olive Grove Elementary
District News & Events
Awards
California Pivotal Practice District, 2022
Golden Bell Award, 2002
By School
Antelope Crossing Middle School (6-8)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2007
- Most Outstanding Physical Education Program of the Year Award. Presented by California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 2007
- Recognized as a 2008 STARS school by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Dance
Antelope Meadows Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2006
- Lozano Smith Foundation Bulling Prevention Program Award 2016
Barrett Ranch Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2020
- Distinguished School Award 2012
- International Literacy Association's Exemplary Reading Program Award 2018
Coyote Ridge Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2006
Creekview Ranch Middle School (K-8)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Received the “Best New Public Project of 2008” award from the Sacramento Business Journal 2009
- Designated as a California School to Watch - Taking Center Stage 2019
Dry Creek Elementary School (K-8)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2006
- Distinguished School Award 2014
Heritage Oak Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Awarded the 1994 international “James D. MacConnell Award” for design and planning from Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI)
- Distinguished School Award 2002
- Distinguished School Award – Re-designation 2010
Olive Grove Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2006
Quail Glen Elementary School (K-5)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Distinguished School Award 2004
Silverado Middle School (6-8)
- California Pivotal Practice School, 2022
- Award of Merit” for excellence in design in 1998. Presented by The American Institute of Architects, California Council
- Designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2003
- Distinguished School Award 2003
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2006
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2009
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2012
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2013
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch – Taking Center Stage 2014
- Re-designated as a California School to Watch - Taking Center State 2018