CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (8/26-30) LABOR DAY REMINDER: Thursday, Aug. 29 is an Early Release Day. There is no school on Friday or Monday. EARLY RELEASE TIMES: K-5 Early release is 1:00 p.m. and Grades 6-12 Early release is at 12:45 p.m. If you did not receive a text alert on 8/22 reminding of the early release on 8/23, please contact katkins@ctachargers.org to... READ MORE >

HOW TO GET CONNECTED AT CTA Phone: 616-696-4905 SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.ctachargers.org SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK:Creative Technologies Academy Family https://www.facebook.com/groups/139505122796681/Creative Technologies Academy – CTA https://www.facebook.com/CreativeTechnologiesAcademy/ Check with teachers, clubs and sports teams for additional pagesTWITTER:... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (5/27-6/3) LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Our last day of school will be Monday, June 3. Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3 will be early release days. It is important that students attend school on those days. CTA TALENT SHOW: The show will take place on May 28 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. ELEMENTARY FIELD DAY: May 29 at 1:00 p.m. Parents are... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (5/20-24) LAST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE: Our last day of school will be Monday, June 3. Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3 will be early release days. It is important that students attend school on those days. Thank you for your patience as the winter of 2018-19 is now officially done! FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT: 8TH GRADE PROMOTION: Monday,... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (5/13-17) LAST DAY OF SCHOOL UPDATE: Our last day of school will be Monday, June 3. Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3 will be early release days. It is important that students attend school on those days. Thank you for your patience as the winter of 2018-19 is now officially done! M-STEP AND NWEA TESTING SCHEDULE: 4th Grade NWEA... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (5/6-10) M-STEP AND NWEA TESTING SCHEDULE: 7th Grade MSTEP Math - May 65th Grade NWEA Reading - May 66th Grade MSTEP Math - May 7Kindergarten NWEA Math - May 77th Grade MSTEP Math - May 82nd Grade NWEA Math - May 85th Grade NWEA Math - May 81st Grade NWEA Math - May 96th Grade MSTEP Math - May 98th Grade NWEA Math - May 10 GIRLS SOCCER:... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (4/29-5/3) *April Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC M-STEP AND NWEA TESTING SCHEDULE: 4th Grade MSTEP ELA - April 293rd Grade MSTEP ELA - April 296th Grade MSTEP ELA - April 307th Grade MSTEP ELA - April 304th Grade MSTEP Math - May 13rd Grade MSTEP Math - May 17th Grade MSTEP ELA - May 26th Grade MSTEP ELA - May 28th Grade NWEA Reading... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (4/22-26) *April Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC M-STEP AND NWEA TESTING SCHEDULE: 6th Grade NWEA Math - April 222nd Grade NWEA Reading - April 231st Grade NWEA Reading - April 237th Grade NWEA Math - April 24Kindergarten NWEA Reading - April 24 SCHOOL BANK MATCH: Mr. George will match up to $1.00 for each deposit made by K-8... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (4/15-19) *April Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC M-STEP AND NWEA TESTING SCHEDULE: 5th Grade M-STEP ELA - April 158th Grade M-STEP Science - April 158th Grade M-STEP Science - April 167th Grade NWEA ELA - April 165th Grade M-STEP Math - April 178th Grade M-STEP Soc St. - April 186th Grade NWEA Reading - April 18 HARMONIC CHARGERS AT... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (4/8-12) *April Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC SCHOOL RESUMES MONDAY, APRIL 8 - ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! 8th-12th GRADES TESTING SCHEDULE: Tuesday - 4/9/2019Wednesday – 4/10/20198TH, 9TH, 10THBreakfast @7:30 amPSAT testing begins @ 7:45 a.m.Classes resume after lunchClasses as scheduled11th gradeBreakfast @7:30 amSAT testing begins... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (3/25-29) *March Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC ELEMENTARY SPIRIT WEEK: Monday, March 25th: PJ Day Enjoy reading in your pajamas today! Tuesday, March 26th: Class Color Day PreK -Pink; Kindergarten - Red; First Grade - Orange; Second Grade - Yellow; Third Grade - Green; Fourth Grade - Blue; Fifth Grade - Purple Wednesday, March... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (3/18-22) *March Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC TOWN HALL MEETING “OUR STORY. OUR JOURNEY. OUR FUTURE”: Monday, March 18, 6-7:00 p.m. in the CTA Auditorium. ELEMENTARY STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES: These will be held the week of March 18 - be sure to sign up for a time slot via SignUpGenius with your child’s teacher. SCHOLASTIC BOOK... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (3/11-15) *March Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER (GRADES 7-12): Girls soccer starts Mon., March 11. First practice is 2:50-4:00 p.m. in Mr. Harding’s room. Please make sure you have pay to play and a sports physical. Schedules will be handed out then. Contact Mr. Harding for more details at... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (3/4-8) *March Character Trait Focus: WORK ETHIC PIE SALE PICK UP: Pies must be picked up in the CTA cafeteria on Sat., March 2 between 2-5:00 p.m. We do not have room to store the pies. PIE SALES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We are in need of volunteers to help make and transport pies for our PA fundraiser. Volunteers are needed Friday, March... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (2/25-3/1) *February Character Trait Focus: OPTIMISM REVISED SCHOOL CALENDAR NOTICE: Due to the excessive number of school cancellations due to inclement weather, CTA has added the following days to its school calendar. Please see the email that was sent home on Feb. 21 with more details. June 3 – Regular full day of school June 4 –... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (2/18-22) *February Character Trait Focus: OPTIMISM 2019-20 CENSUS VERIFICATION FORMS: These packets will be sent home with your child on Wed., Feb. 20 and will need to be returned by Fri., Mar. 1 in order to secure your child’s spot at CTA for the 2019-20 school year. PARENT HEALTH CLASS MEETING (4TH & 5TH GRADE): February 28 at 3:30... READ MORE >

CTA Showcase Join us for an evening of information on Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment! When: Monday, February 25th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Where: CTA Elementary Building Who: K-5th Grade Families. PLEASE bring your CTA students with you!!! Here is our link to the Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080448a8a728a0f85-ctacurriculum Use this... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (1/21-1/25) *January Character Trait Focus: GETTING ALONG SEMESTER 1 GRADES FOR MS AND HS: Final Grades for grades 6-12 are now available on the Infinite Campus parent portal. Report cards were sent home with Grades 6-8 on Fri., Jan. 11. SEMESTER 1 GRADES FOR ELEMENTARY: Report cards will be sent home with students on Friday, Jan. 18... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (1/14-1/18) *January Character Trait Focus: GETTING ALONG SEMESTER 1 GRADES FOR MS AND HS: Final Grades for grades 6-12 are now available on the Infinite Campus parent portal. Report cards were sent home with Grades 6-8 on Fri., Jan. 11. SEMESTER 1 GRADES FOR ELEMENTARY: Report cards will be sent home with students on Friday, Jan. 18... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (1/7-1/11) *January Character Trait Focus: GETTING ALONG SEMESTER 1 GRADES FOR MS AND HS: Final Grades for grades 6-12 will be available on the Infinite Campus parent portal by the end of the day on Friday, Jan. 11. Report cards will be sent home with Grades 6-8 on Fri., Jan. 11. Final Grades for grades K-5 must be posted no later than... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (12/10) *December Character Trait Focus: GETTING ALONG LUNCH MENU CHANGE: Mon., Dec. 10 will be a Beef Taco and not a Chicken Taco. TOYS FOR TOTS: We are again collecting toys for the annual Toys for Tots campaign. If you have a new, unwrapped toy, please drop it off in the Administration Building (near Mrs. Atkins), the Elementary... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (12/3) *December Character Trait Focus: GETTING ALONG SCHOOL BANK: The school bank is supported by Independent Bank of Cedar Springs. Sixth grade students interviewed and were hired by Independent Bank. Students may open an account (and it is an official Independent Bank account) or use an existing Independent Bank account. Every other... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (11/19) *November Character Trait Focus: KINDNESS STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP: Please do not drop your student off or pick up in the north lot. The entrance/exit is not big enough for two cars and doing so causes a safety hazard. Thank you. NHS KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER: Pre-ordered donuts are available to pick-up during high school... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 11/12) *November Character Trait Focus: KINDNESS BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL: All practices held at Beech Elementary. GIRLS: Mon. and Tues. @ 3:45-5:15 p.m./ Wed., Thurs., Fri. @5:15-6:45 p.m.BOYS: Mon. and Tues. @5:15-6:45 p.m./ Wed., Thurs., Fri. @3:45-5:15 p.m. NHS KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER: National Honor Society is having... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 11/5) *November Character Trait Focus: KINDNESS BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL: All practices held at Beech Elementary. GIRLS: Mon. and Tues. @ 3:45-5:15 p.m./ Wed., Thurs., Fri. @5:15-6:45 p.m.BOYS: Mon. and Tues. @5:15-6:45 p.m./ Wed., Thurs., Fri. @3:45-5:15 p.m. GRCC IS COMING TO CTA: GRCC will be talking to our high school... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 10/29) PROGRESS REPORTS: Progress reports are available on the Infinite Campus portal for students in grades 3-12. Please contact Sara Middlebrook at smiddlebrook@ctachargers.org if you need an account set up. CTA’S YOUNG WOMEN’S GROUP: Students in 6th-12th grades. Thursday, Nov. 1 at 3-4:00 p.m. in Mrs. Bangma’s room (#108).... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 10/22) TOWN HALL MEETING: Monday, Oct. 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Come learn about the latest happenings at CTA and help us kick off our capital campaign for the new building! STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES: Monday, Oct. 22 - Thursday, Oct. 25. Please see the SignUpGenius for your child(ren)’s class/grade. CTA’S YOUNG... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 10/15) YEARBOOK CLUB NEEDS MEMBERS: Any 7-12th graders interested in helping create this year’s yearbook are welcome to join the Yearbook Club. We meet every other Wednesday in Mrs. Rose’s room (room 202 in the high school) from 2:45pm - 3:45pm. If you have questions, please ask Mrs. Rose or one of our amazing members! FINE... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 10/8) PSAT Testing - Wednesday, October 10: The PSAT, a college readiness assessment, will be taken in grades 8 - 11 Wednesday morning. Grades 8 - 9 will be taking the PSAT 8/9 and Grades 10 - 11 will be taking the PSAT / NMSQT. The NMSQT, National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, allows 11th graders to qualify for... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 10/1) Middle School ArtPrize Field Trip: October 5 at 8:55 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Information is being sent home to families by way of email and hard copy! CHARGER VOICES: Students in Charger Voices will again be doing our annual candy bar fundraiser. Candy bar boxes have been passed out. Students are responsible to either sell the... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 9/25) Basketball Parent Meeting: Attention all interested girls and boys basketball players/parents grades 6-12 - there will be an informational meeting on Monday, September 24 at 5:15 p.m. in the auditorium to discuss this upcoming season. See Coach Perry or Coach Bowmar if you have questions, otherwise, we'll see you... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 9/17) MOSQUITO PESTICIDE APPLICATION NOTICE: The Academy has contracted with TruGreen to spray for mosquitos. Because the application cannot be made during school hours and must have legal notice, the first opportunity to make application is Saturday. Normal work hours for these companies are 8 am to 5 pm on Monday through... READ MORE >

Hello CTA Families, The past 3 weeks we have been getting to know our students, gathering student data and meeting with our staff so that we can kick off our W.I.N. (Whatever I Need) time. As we begin W.I.N. time, I wanted to share with you the “why” and “how” behind our decision to support student learning with this program. We have strategically organized our... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 9/10) CTA CHOIR 2020 DISNEY TRIP IS NOW OPEN TO CURRENT 6TH GRADE STUDENTS: If you have a student in 6th grade and would love to send them on the trip, please email Mr. Holtrop at jholtrop@ctachargers.org for more information. It is not too late to sign up! CHARGER VOICES: Students in Charger Voices need to bring in $10 for... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Week of 9/3) CTA Choir 2020 Disney Trip Fundraiser: Students who are going on the CTA Choir Disney Trip will be doing a fundraiser on Wed., Sept. 5 from 3-4 pm after school in Mr. Holtrop's Room. Please bring a cell phone and have a list of family/friends you can contact. Picture Day is Sept. 11: Picture packets... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS NO KCTC classes on Friday, Aug. 24. CTA Choir 2020 Disney Trip Fundraiser: Students who are going on the CTA Choir Disney Trip will be doing a fundraiser on Wed., Sept. 5 from 3-4 pm after school in Mr. Holtrop's Room. Please bring a cell phone and have a list of family/friends you can contact. Fall Drama Performance Auditions: ... READ MORE >

Greetings CTA Families! We are so excited to announce that starting this school year CTA will have GSRP 4 year old preschool. Starting tomorrow (8/7/18) if you are interested in enrolling your child please visit this link: https://preschool.kentisd.org/ Be sure to select Creative Technologies Academy as your school of choice! Because this is a GSRP program... READ MORE >

Good afternoon CTA family. We hope you all are enjoying your summer days and staying cool. We are excitedly getting ready for the new school year. We have attached the teacher letters K-5 and the Welcome Packet for orientation. You will also be receiving these in the mail. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws...Due to some additions in the middle school staff, those... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017-18 School Yearbook Orders: Yearbooks are now on sale! Please visit https://2017-2018cta.picaboo.c... to pre-order your 2017-2018 Yearbook. The password is CTA2018. The last day to order will be June 3rd. Please contact Trisha Rose at trose@ctachargers.org with any questions. MS/HS Charger Choice Event: The middle and high schools... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Graduation Tickets: If you would like to attend graduation on Friday, June 1, you may stop by and pick up general admission tickets from Mrs. Middlebrook in the Administration Building. K-5 Field Day (May 31): 1:00 p.m. Classes will be rotating from station to station. Parents are welcome to just come roam and watch or if you’d like... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Parent Survey: CTA Parents: To better guide our school improvement efforts, we would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes and provide feedback via this survey. The survey will be open until May 25. https://goo.gl/forms/22YN4L2LAPRMU2Y32 2017-18 School Yearbook Orders: Yearbooks are now on sale! Please visit... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PE Reminder: Please remember to bring tennis shoes for PE...sandals and flip flops are hard to run around in. Seussical Jr. Tickets: If you missed out on tickets for Seussical on either Friday or Saturday due to the show selling out, there is an option to see the show on Thursday, May 17th. Entry will be available at the door for the... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7-11. Please take a few minutes to thank the teachers for all they do for our students! Dress Code Reminders for Warm Weather (As taken from the student handbook): Student Dress: Most young adults accept responsibility for their dress and grooming habits. It is hoped that all members of the Creative... READ MORE >

CTA GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Staff vs. Student Whiffleball Game: Friday, May 4th at 3:15 p.m. We will play right at CTA on the soccer field. Good luck students!! Elementary Concert (May 8): The concert is Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Springs High School Auditorium. All grades (K-5) will perform together in one concert. Students in grades K-5 need to... READ MORE >

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS The CTA Choir program is going to Disney World!!! Our first informational meeting for the CTA Choir trip to Disney is Tuesday, April 24th from 4:30-5:30 in Mr. Holtrop’s room. In February of 2020, CTA choir students in grades 8-12 will be traveling to Disney World to sing in a Disney performing arts festival and to work with Disney performers... READ MORE >

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Charger Voices to perform the National Anthem at the Grand Rapids Danger basketball game this Saturday, April 14. The game is at Grace Bible College. Students need to meet at the GBC Aldrich Athletic Center (1011 Aldon St. SW, Wyoming) at 5:15 p.m. in their Charger Voices T-Shirt and jeans. The game starts at 6 p.m.. Students who are in the... READ MORE >

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Prom is scheduled for Friday April 27th. This is an early release day and you need to attend all day in order to go to prom. Tickets will be going on sale after spring break. The price is $40 and dinner is included. Hope to see all of you there! Running Club will be Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on April 10th after Spring Break. This... READ MORE >

Click to read the 3/26 Announcements.Please be sure to read through the attached Announcements for this week – as a reminder, school releases on Thursday for Spring Break and it is an early release day. All students need to be picked up by 1:30 p.m. - Kid's Club is available until 6 p.m. for children in grades K-5. If you haven’t done so already, you can download... READ MORE >

We hope you can join us at 10:30 a.m. or 1:15 p.m. to view the Student Talent Show today! Talent Show Performance Order: Kylee Montambo Keaton Kindy Aaliyah Voss Matthew Rainwater Analiese VanHarten Raven Fleet CTA Cheerleaders Alex James Hayden Golczynski Jillian Evink Tobius Potter James Mauric Voices of Lighting READ MORE >

Thanks to all of you who came out to our Town Hall Meeting. It was a full 40 minutes of information, celebration, and sharing dreams and then 20 minutes of questions and answers. You folks are the best! If you missed it, the slide presentation is attached. Feel free to stop in the office and chat, also. How many people do you know who can spare $6? or $6,000,000?... READ MORE >

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Tell your lawmaker to fund charter schools equitably! MAPSA knows all the great things your charter school is doing for families, yet this education is provided with less money than traditional public schools. However, in the Governor's budget proposal, there is still a funding gap between public charter schools and traditional public... READ MORE >

We've partnered with Apptegy to implement and new communication platform in a district app and website. We're very excited! READ MORE >