Cracker Trail Elementary School

Cracker Trail Elementary School Elementary School, Grades 1-5 The School Board of Highlands County serves over 12,000 students within our rural community.

Established in 1991 and named for its proximity to the Florida Cracker Trail, Cracker Trail Elementary School is one of Highlands County's top elementary schools. The district operates ten elementary, four middle, and three high schools. This page serves as a tool for sharing important information, emergency notices, and for highlighting the amazing faculty, staff, and students of Cracker

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📚🐎 Tall Tales & Tiny Lumberjacks! 🌲🪓Our 2nd grade Mustangs have been listening and learning through some larger-than-lif...
08/31/2026

📚🐎 Tall Tales & Tiny Lumberjacks! 🌲🪓

Our 2nd grade Mustangs have been listening and learning through some larger-than-life Tall Tales! As part of their read-alouds, students have been exploring legendary characters like Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan while learning about the fun and imaginative world of tall tales.

On Friday classrooms were full of little Paul Bunyans as students & teachers dressed the part and brought this larger-than-life legend to life! 🌲📖💙

We love seeing our Mustangs make learning fun, memorable, and engaging! Way to go, 2nd grade! 🐎✨

🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS THIS FRIDAY! 🐎🎓Get ready, Mustangs! This Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school spir...
08/30/2026

🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS THIS FRIDAY! 🐎🎓

Get ready, Mustangs! This Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school spirit with College Colors Day! 🎉

Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤

Let’s show our Mustangs that college dreams start here! 🎓✨

🍪🐭 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… What a Week! 🐭🍪Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade class...
08/29/2026

🍪🐭 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… What a Week! 🐭🍪

Here’s a look at what was happening in Mrs. J. Brown’s multi-grade classroom last week! Our Mustangs were learning across all areas while having a little fun along the way.

📚 ELA: We read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and practiced putting the events of the story in the correct order. We also worked on sentence writing, remembering that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
➕ Math: We learned about counting on by adding one more to a number.
🌡️ Science: We explored weather and temperature! We talked about what it might feel like outside at 90 degrees—and then stretched our thinking by imagining what 375 degrees would feel like! 🔥
💭 Social Skills: We talked about our emotions, including both the good feelings and the not-so-good feelings, and how we can recognize and manage them.
🍪 And then came the real-life learning! After reading our book, students decided they wanted to bake cookies to end the week. But there was one BIG problem… How could we bake cookies without an oven? 🤔

What a great example of learning that goes beyond the classroom—reading, math, science, social skills, problem-solving, communication, cooperation, and life skills all rolled into one delicious experience!

Way to go, Mrs. Brown’s Mustangs! 🐎💙💛

🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY! 🐎🎓Get ready, Mustangs! Next Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school sp...
08/28/2026

🎓🐎 COLLEGE COLORS DAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY! 🐎🎓

Get ready, Mustangs! Next Friday, September 4, we’re showing off our school spirit with College Colors Day! 🎉

Wear your favorite college gear and represent your team! 🏈🏀🎓 Whether you’re cheering for UF, FSU, UCF, USF, or another college, we want to see those colors across the ranch! 🧡💙❤️💛💚🖤

Let’s show our Mustangs that college dreams start here! 🎓✨

08/28/2026

📣🐎 WE’RE LOOKING FOR A DSAC VOLUNTEER! 🐎📣

Cracker Trail Elementary is looking for a parent/community volunteer to serve as our DSAC (District School Advisory Council) representative for the 2026–2027 school year!

This is a great opportunity to share your voice, support our school, and help make a difference for our Mustangs. ❤️

📅 2026–2027 DSAC Meeting Dates:
• September 10, 2026
• October 1, 2026
• November 12, 2026
• January 14, 2027
• February 4, 2027
• March 4, 2027
• April 8, 2027

🕠 Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Garland Boggus Board Room
426 School Street, Sebring, Florida

Interested in volunteering your time and being a voice for CTE? Please call our front office at (863) 471-5777 to let us know!

Together, we can keep our Mustangs running strong! 🐎💙

⭐🐎 Meet Our Saddle Stars! 🐎⭐The school year is already underway, but we’re still making our way around the ranch to intr...
08/27/2026

⭐🐎 Meet Our Saddle Stars! 🐎⭐

The school year is already underway, but we’re still making our way around the ranch to introduce the amazing teams that make Cracker Trail Elementary so special!

Today, we’re shining the spotlight on our 1st Grade Saddle Stars! 🌟📚

Our Saddle Stars, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Heaps, Mrs. Lewis, Ms. Lyter, Mrs. Menzie, Mrs. Talbert, & Mrs. White are ready to help our first graders learn, grow, and shine all year long! ✨

We’re so thankful for this fantastic team and all the energy, patience, and enthusiasm they bring to the ranch each day. We can’t wait to see our Saddle Stars shine! ⭐🐎

🍂🐎 OUR FALL FUNDRAISER IS ALMOST HERE! 🐎🍂Mustangs, we’re gearing up to kick off our CTE Fall Fundraiser THIS Friday, Aug...
08/26/2026

🍂🐎 OUR FALL FUNDRAISER IS ALMOST HERE! 🐎🍂

Mustangs, we’re gearing up to kick off our CTE Fall Fundraiser THIS Friday, August 28! 🎉

📦 Fundraiser packets will go home with students on Thursday, August 27, 2026, so be on the lookout!

📅 Fundraiser Dates: August 28 – September 28

This is our PTO’s biggest and main fundraiser of the year, and we’re excited to work together to reach our $30,000 goal! 🎯💰

We’re asking our CTE families and friends to help us spread the word and support our school. Every sale, share, and bit of support brings us one step closer to our goal and helps make great things happen for our Mustangs! ❤️

Let’s rally together and make this our BEST fundraiser yet! Together We Run Strong! 🐎💪

🐎⏰ Your Morning Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎TODAY, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚🏫 School dismisses at...
08/26/2026

🐎⏰ Your Morning Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎

TODAY, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚

🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.

Please make sure you have your afternoon plans ready for your Mustang! We’ll see everyone bright and early tomorrow! 🐎💙

🐎⏰ Just a Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚🏫 School dismisses at 12...
08/25/2026

🐎⏰ Just a Reminder, Mustangs! ⏰🐎

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, is an Early Release Day! 📚

🏫 School dismisses at 12:00 PM.

Please make sure you have your afternoon plans ready for your Mustang! We’ll see everyone bright and early tomorrow! 🐎💙

08/20/2026

🐎 A Quick Bus Safety Reminder for Our Mustangs! 🚌

We know our Mustangs love bringing projects, classroom materials, equipment, donations, and other special items home! ❤️ Before sending something with your student, please take a moment to consider its size.

Because our school buses have limited space, large items that cannot be safely stored in a student’s backpack or otherwise secured cannot ride the bus during regular routes.

Please make sure items:
• Fit safely inside a backpack whenever possible
• Do not block the aisle or emergency exits
• Do not interfere with the driver’s view
• Do not take up seating needed by other students

If it’s too big to safely carry or store on the bus, please make another plan for getting it home.

Thank you for helping us keep our bus rides safe, comfortable, and running smoothly for every Mustang! 🐎💙

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8200 Sparta Road
Sebring, FL
33875

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