🐎💙 A Cozy Treat for Our Mustang Staff! 💙🐎
Earlier this week Giggles and Glue visited our staff lounge and brought some much-needed warmth and creativity to our team! Our teachers and staff enjoyed a relaxing break filled with hot cocoa, handcrafted Christmas ornaments, and lots of holiday cheer.
We hope our amazing Mustang staff felt appreciated and had a chance to unwind, sip some cocoa, and have a little festive fun. 🎄☕✨
Thank you, Giggles and Glue, for spreading joy at Cracker Trail Elementary!
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #MustangPride #StaffAppreciation #HolidayJoy #CrackerTrailElementary #GigglesAndGlue
Hey Mustangs! Get ready to gallop into the holiday spirit with a full week of festive fun! 🐴💫
Monday, December 15 – 🧦 Festive Socks Day!
Show off your silliest, sparkliest, or coziest holiday socks!
Tuesday, December 16 – 💚 Grinch Gear!
Bring out your inner Grinch with green gear or Grinch-themed outfits!
Wednesday, December 17 – ❤️💚 Red & Green Day!
Let’s turn the school into a sea of holiday colors!
Thursday, December 18 – 🎉 MOST FESTIVE GEAR!
Go all out—tinsel, bells, hats—let’s see your MOST festive look!
Friday, December 19 – 🎅 Holiday Shirt / Ugly Sweater / Mustang Gear!
Wear your Christmas or holiday shirt, your best (or worst!) ugly sweater, or close out 2025 by showing your Mustang pride!
Have a fantastic week, Mustangs! 🐴💙✨
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #CTECelebrates #CTEHolidaySpirit
Please note that CTE Aftercare will be closed on the afternoon of Friday, December 19, 2025.
This brief closure allows our Mustang families extra time together and gives our wonderful aftercare staff a chance to begin their holiday season. 🎄✨
Thank you for your understanding and support!
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🎄✨ Save the Date, Cracker Trail Mustangs! ✨🎄
Get ready to celebrate the season with us at our Festive Winter Holiday Concert!
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📅 Monday, December 15, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Cracker Trail Elementary Cafeteria
Come cheer on our amazing Mustang Chorus as they perform some of your favorite holiday songs! 🎤🐎
Bring your family, your festive spirit, wear an Ugly Christmas Sweater, and enjoy a magical evening of music and Mustang pride! 💙
#CrackerTrailElementary #CTERocks #MustangChorus #MustangPride #WinterConcert #HolidayFun #HappyHolidays
Our Cracker Trail Elementary family is so grateful for the incredible work our PTO put into making this year’s Annual Hoedown a huge success! 🤠🐴
From counting every last penny, to organizing all the fun individual events, to spending countless hours planning and preparing behind the scenes — you made the magic happen. 💛✨
Thank you for your dedication, your energy, and your Mustang spirit. We couldn’t have done it without you! 💙💛
Once a Mustang, always a Mustang! 🐎💫
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #CTEHoeDown #Gratitude #CTEPTORocks #ThankYou
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🤠 What a Rootin’-Tootin’ Good Time! 🤠
Our annual Western-themed PTO Hoe Down was a blast! A huge thank you to our amazing PTO and all of our incredible volunteers for making this family event such a success. We hope you had a great time!
And a big round of applause to Mrs. Juliano and Mrs, Quinn for being brave enough to kiss the pig! Our students absolutely loved it!🐷💋
A special shout-out to Aeromed for capturing a fantastic aerial parting video as the Hoe Down wrapped up. 🚁✨
Thanks to everyone who joined us — we can’t wait for next year’s hoedown fun! 🌟
We’re so excited to celebrate Mrs. Rowe’s class! Every student has officially completed their very own tile for our upcoming "I Am pART Of This Community" Tile Wall. 🎨✨
Their creativity, teamwork, and Mustang spirit truly shine through each design. We can’t wait to see these tiles become part of a beautiful, permanent display at our school!
Way to go, Mustangs! 💙🤍
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #MustangART #TileWallProject #CreativityInAction #ElementaryExcellence #IAmpARTOfThisCommunity #CTEMILab #CTE4thGrade
🥫💙 Cracker Trail Elementary Canned Food Drive Success! 💛🐎
Our amazing Student Leadership Team partnered with Heartland Food Bank to lead a schoolwide canned food drive—and thanks to the generosity of our Mustangs, we collected over 1200 pounds of food for our community!
Heartland Food Bank shared this is the largest donation they have seen in months. The group is incredibly grateful for the amount of food they received to share with members of the Highlands County community.
A huge thank you to all of our Mustangs and families who participated and helped make a difference. Your kindness and teamwork truly shine! 🌟
Way to show that Mustang spirit, Cracker Trail! 🐎💙💛
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #CTEGivesBack #Thankful #CTELeadershipTeam #CaringStudents #HeartlandFoodBank
Cracker Trail Elementary is especially thankful for our friends at First Sebring Methodist Church for their generous $1,000 donation to our AG Angels program. During this season of gratitude, your support means so much to our students and families.
Pictured receiving the donation is CTE teacher Alison Juliano, CTE Secretary & One of Patsy’s Elves Tara Lee, and First Sebring Church Lead Pastor David Juliano.
Thank you for helping us spread kindness and care throughout our school community. We are truly grateful! 💙✨
#CTEMustangs #WeAreThankful #CTERocks #AgAngels #ThankYou
✨ It’s a Great Day to Be Thankful! ✨
Our VPK Mustangs have been busy showing off their creativity and gratitude! Last week, our VPK classes created their very own Thanksgiving cookbooks and proudly presented special copies to our Principal Mr. K. and Assistant Principal Mrs. Brooker.
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We are so thankful for our amazing VPK students and the dedicated teachers who guide them each day. Way to go, Mustangs! 💙🐎🧡
Cracker Trail Elementary wishes a joyful and restful Thanksgiving to all of our students, families, caretakers, and staff. We are truly thankful for each and every one of you and the wonderful community you help create. 💙🐎💛
Our staff celebrated the season by adding notes of gratitude to our Thankful Tree, and we’re excited to share a few of the heartfelt ornaments with you today. 🍁✨
Thank you, Mustangs, for filling our school with kindness, creativity, and gratitude.
Have a safe and happy holiday! 🐎💙
🦃 Cracker Trail Elementary’s 1st Grade Thanksgiving Parade! 🦃
Our amazing first graders brought the halls to life last week with their Annual Thanksgiving Parade! Students proudly showcased the creative, one-of-a-kind turkeys they designed, and our Mustangs lined the halls to cheer them on. 🐎💙
But the biggest surprise? 🎅✨
A special appearance by Santa Claus himself at the end of the parade! He dropped by early to celebrate with our Mustangs and spread a little extra holiday cheer.
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #1stGrade #Thankful #CreativeStudents #Santa #ThanksgivingParade
We are so proud of our talented students and grateful to our supportive school community. Way to go, Mustangs! 💛💙
🚦✨ This week we’re proud to showcase our Cracker Trail Elementary Safety Patrols! We are so thankful for all they do to help our students get to and from class safely and keep our campus running smoothly. 💛🐎
September - Edward Ovalle
Thank You, Avon Park Legion Highlands Post 69!
Our Cracker Trail Elementary Mustangs are sending a big THANK YOU to the members of American Legion Avon Park Highlands Post 69 for visiting our 2nd grade classrooms recently! 🐎💙💛
As a special closing activity for our students’ War of 1812 unit, Legionnaires of Post 69 taught our Mustangs all about Old Glory, shared important lessons on flag etiquette, and helped bring history to life. Students also learned about the Star-Spangled Banner and the making of the first American flag — a memorable experience they won’t forget!
We are so grateful for your time, patriotism, and dedication to educating our students.
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #CTEPatriots #USA #Gratitude #Patriotism #OnceaMustangalwaysaMustang
August - Aubrey Ridenour
We’re so excited to celebrate Mrs. Lyter’s class! Every student has officially completed their very own tile for our upcoming "I Am pART Of This Community" Tile Wall. 🎨✨
Their creativity, teamwork, and Mustang spirit truly shine through each design. We can’t wait to see these tiles become part of a beautiful, permanent display at our school!
Way to go, Mustangs! 💙🤍
#CTEMustangs #CTERocks #MustangART #TileWallProject #CreativityInAction #ElementaryExcellence #IAmpARTOfThisCommunity #CTEMILab
We can’t wait to see everyone at our 2025 Cracker Trail Hoedown this Thursday (TOMORROW!) from 5:00–7:00 PM! 🤠💛
Bring the whole family for an evening full of fun, performances, food, games, and Mustang pride!
Check out the campus map and event schedule so you know where to find all the excitement happening around campus!
📅 Hoedown Schedule
5:00 PM – Gates Open
5:15 PM – Mountain Dew Cloggers (Cafeteria Stage)
5:30 PM – Dance Unlimited (Entertainment Stage)
5:45 PM – Mountain Dew Cloggers (Cafeteria Stage)
6:15 PM – Dance Unlimited (Entertainment Stage)
6:50 PM – Hoedown Throwdown School-Wide Dance (Entertainment Stage)
6:55 PM – Classroom Door Décor Contest Winner Announced + KISS THE PIG! 🐷💋
7:00 PM – Another fun Hoedown complete!
We’re looking forward to an amazing night with our Cracker Trail families!
Thanks for helping us spread the word—and we’ll see y’all at the Hoedown! 🤠✨
