2026 WINNERS Favorite Public Elementary School and Principal South Ridge Elementary Jill Casas, Principal Favorite Magnet Elementary School and Principal Lone Tree Elementary Mindi Persichina, Principal Favorite Public Middle School and Principal Ranch View Middle School Erin Kyllo, Principal Favorite Public High School and Principal Chaparral High School Greg Gotchey, Principal Favorite Trade School DCSD Legacy Campus Favorite High School Football Team Chaparral High School Favorite Charter Elementary, Middle and High School STEM School Highlands Ranch Favorite Charter Elementary School Principal Jessica Manzanares, STEM School Highlands Ranch Favorite Charter Middle School Principal Maura Ridder, STEM School Highlands Ranch Favorite Charter High School Principal Ryan Alsup, STEM School Highlands Ranch Favorite After School Program SkyView Academy Favorite Mothers Day Out Program SkyView Academy
2026 RUNNERS UP Favorite Public Elementary School •Eagle Ridge Elementary •Stone Mountain Elementary Favorite Public Elementary School Principal •Nicholas Holtvluwer - Mammoth Heights Elementary Favorite Magnet Elementary School •Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet School Favorite Public Middle School •Cimarron Middle School •Cresthill Middle School Favorite Public Middle School Principal •Sarah Fields-Hasler - Sagewood Middle School •Chris Zimmerman - Cimarron Middle School
Favorite Public High School •Highlands Ranch High School •ThunderRidge High School
Favorite Public High School Principal •Liz Walhof - ThunderRidge High School •Mandi Zimmerman - Legend High School Favorite Special Needs Education Program •Mammoth Heights Elementary Favorite High School Football Team
•Douglas County High School •ThunderRidge High School Favorite Charter Elementary and Middle School •SkyView Academy •World Compass Academy Favorite Charter High School •Renaissance Secondary School •SkyView Academy
Favorite Charter Elementary School Principal •Breanna Warburton, Parker Core Knowledge •Paula Harrison, SkyView Academy Favorite Charter Middle School Principal •Stephanie Harper, Parker Core Knowledge •Javier Negron, SkyView Academy Favorite Charter High School Principal •Trustin Thompson, Leman Academy •Javier Negron, SkyView Academy Favorite Preschool Program and Early Learning Center •SkyView Academy
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