The Bear Creek School Supports Seattle Children's and Strong Against Cancer

REDMOND, Wash. - Jan. 29, 2016 - PRLog -- This week, January 25-29, The Bear Creek School has been supporting Strong Against Cancer (www.strongagainstcancer.org) to promote school spirit and engage the school population for a worthy cause. Throughout this week and next, students may purchase purple capes and other purple spirit gear (socks, masks, gloves). Proceeds benefit Strong Against Cancer.

This is the second year that the Bear Creek community has partnered with Strong Against Cancer. Last year the students sold 130 capes and held a benefit concert, raising $1,510 to support cancer research.

This week was filled with community-building events including an all-school breakfast, a ParentNet workshop entitled Raising a Courageous Generation, and our Adopt-a-Grizzly basketball program during which K-6 classes “adopt” JV and varsity basketball players. These young fans and their families are encouraged to attend the home basketball games on January 29 to cheer on their adopted players and demonstrate their support for Strong Against Cancer by wearing purple.

The support for Strong Against Cancer continues next week, February 1-5,  when Bear Creek’s Upper School celebrates Spirit Week. As is traditional during high school spirit weeks, each day has a designated spirit dress theme:

Monday: Couch Potato Day

Tuesday: Seattle Spirit Day

Wednesday: Twin Day

Thursday: Pattern Day (each class wears a different pattern, e.g. stripes, plaid, floral, solid)

Friday: Blackout with Purple Capes

On Friday evening, February 5, Bear Creek will play basketball games at The Overlake School, our league rival. Firls varsity plays at 4:30 p.m.; boys JV plays at 6:00 p.m.; and boys varsity plays at 7:30 p.m. Students will continue the blackout and purple cape dress theme at the game, and Overlake students are being encouraged to participate.

About The Bear Creek School

Founded in 1988, in Redmond, Washington, The Bear Creek School is an independent classical Christian school that believes only when faith, mind, and heart are fed together can students experience the fullness of education which produces leaders who think well and are compelled to engage the world.

Recognized as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School, Bear Creek serves students from the greater Eastside and is housed on three campuses. Redmond Campus on Union Hill serves kindergarten to grade 12 students. Valley Campus, also in Redmond, serves preschool students. Bear Creek Preschool has an additional campus in Sammamish serving students ages 3-5. The Bear Creek School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools and AdvancED/Northwest Accreditation Commission.