Families are invited to come in costume and celebrate with carnival activities and games in the gym. Take a turn around the cake walk and win a sweet treat or take spooky walk through the sixth grader’s haunted house. The carnival is a fundraiser to support our school!

One of Chugach’s biggest events and primary fundraisers! The auction is a chance for parents and friends of Chugach Optional to come together and support our school. Enjoy a parent’s night out, bid on silent auction items donated by our community or made in our family groups, raise a paddle for the live auction, and buy raffle tickets to win a front-row parking spot!

Families are invited to our outdoor winter celebration. This is an opportunity to celebrate our school community, light up our winter season, and enjoy the fun that winter can bring. The evening includes outdoor winter activities, firepits for warming, music, hot cocoa and popcorn, food trucks, and fun with our Chugach community.

Art Night is a fundraiser to support our sister school in Malawi. Art items (painting, jewelry, photography, pottery, etc.) are donated by the Chugach community. Families are invited to attend the silent auction and bid on art to take home. Students participate by creating individual art pieces in their family group. 

Are you an Upper student curious about the transition from Chugach to middle school? If so, Alumni Night is the event for you! And who knows best how the transition from Chugach to middle school goes than the kids who are doing it now! Join us to hear from former Chugach students who are now attending a variety of middle schools in our district. They will share their experiences and answer questions that current Chugach students and parents may have. 

Science Share is our non-competitive Science Fair that challenges students to practice the scientific method through their own experiment and share their findings with our Chugach community. All students are invited to participate by completing a science project and meeting a Science Mentor on Science Share night. While completing a science project is an expectation for fifth and sixth graders, Science Share is open to all grades and all types and levels of projects are encouraged! For more information, please visit our Science Share page: https://www.asdk12.org/Page/15069

Students are invited to share a special talent or performance with the Chugach community. Previous performances have included comedy skits, magic tricks, gymnastics, dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments. 

For one day, parents and family members create and lead classes (full or half-day) for students to choose and enjoy. This is a chance to provide an enriching experience and build community with our students. Past mini courses include sushi making, sculpting, dance, yoga, ice fishing, birding, baking, Lego robotics, biking, hockey, science experiments, and a Harry Potter-themed Hogwarts experience.

This is our annual school yearbook. Parents and students work throughout the year to take and collect pictures and assemble the book. The memory book is published the last month of school.