McAlder Blog

Parents for Cascade (PfC) was created to bring support to students, teachers, and administration through partnership with parents on each school campus. The vision of the leaders in place is to create a community culture that is connected, caring, and Christ-centered, a vision that has been promoted and in evidence because of the work of this year’s PfC teams across the district of Cascade Christian Schools.  

Esha Hart, a PfC leader at Frederickson, shared, “Being involved in PfC has given me the opportunity to have some beautiful and meaningful friendships. We get to do life together! We help support one another during the ups and downs of life. I am forever blessed and grateful for that in my life.”

Tara Walker, a PfC leader at McAlder, stated, “We choose and continue to be at Cascade Christian Schools because of our wonderful McAlder Campus community that feels like family! We have so many people who step up to serve in their giftings, whether it's on staff or as a parent volunteer. The collaboration between both staff and parents makes for strong connections!”

Each campus has a different PfC tribe, and the engagement varies from holding monthly meetings, hosting family events, and giving classroom support, but the PfC pulls together with particular excellence to celebrate our teachers! What a joy to see the effort and unity of our parent community on display across the district during teacher appreciation week every spring.  

Jackie Roethel, a PfC leader at Puyallup Early Learning Center, shared, “We dove into planning mode in February this year to curate a fun week for the PELC teachers and staff. Our theme was “Superheroes,” to celebrate what rock stars and superstars they all are. We wanted to be creative and offer various ways parents could get involved, at any level, to honor the teachers. There was a fun backdrop with teacher faces on paddles to hold, capes to wear, and a balloon arch to complete the fun! Each day involved good food and an opportunity to celebrate our teachers. Our PfC came together and met new parents through the planning and fundraising process. It was great to see this all come to life and celebrate our team at the PELC!”  

Parents in our PfC continue to choose this school both at enrollment time and beyond! Jennifer Wiseman, a PfC leader at Puyallup Elementary, shared more: “How much the teachers care for our kids and pray over them is why we continue to choose CCS for our family, as well as the fact that CCS is helping raise such faith-filled leaders in our children who are going to go out and make an impact in our world. One of my favorite things over this past year has been the times when I heard from high school students about how CCS has changed them and how impactful their mission trips have been in their lives.”

There is opportunity for YOU in the PfC at Cascade Christian Schools! Junior high parent Erica Corliss stated, “I want parents to know that joining the PfC brings you into the tight-knit community of Cascade Christian Schools. It offers the chance to connect with other parents, support the Cascade Christian staff, and plays an active role in enhancing our children’s academic success.” And Suzy Hoover, who has two high school students at CCS, told us, “PfC connects parents to be able to bless teachers in the junior high and high school. As our kids grow up and we naturally pull away from school because they need their independence, sometimes the teachers get forgotten. Our PfC never wants that to happen!”

“Feeling connected is a natural human instinct we all long to attain, and the PfC gives parents a safe space to build a connection. The opportunities are limitless at CCS and seen in volunteering at a bake sale, setting up lunch, supporting a teacher in class, or attending a monthly PfC meeting. Through these opportunities, parents can engage in personal and meaningful connections while feeling valued, understood, and involved.” Kristal Weber, CCS Frederickson parent, said this after years of being invested in the CCS community.  

We want and need YOU to be a part of PfC! Get involved for the 2024-25 school year now. 

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” —Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)