Caledonia Education Foundation

09/03/2026

💜💛 CALAPALOOZA GAME DAY T-SHIRT ORDER FORM 💛💜

Show your Fighting Scots spirit with the official CALAPALOOZA 2026 Game Day Tee, designed by our own Cal KMIS student, Jayde Kirchner, and chosen by YOUR votes!

Even better, every shirt sold supports our local students and teachers through the Caledonia Education Foundation !

📅 ORDERS DUE BY: SEPTEMBER 16
(pre-sales only, t-shirts will NOT be available to purchase at CALAPALOOZA)

👕 Youth through Adult 3XL
📦 Delivered the first week of October
🏫 FREE school delivery or have shipped to your home
💜 Perfect for the whole family!

Bundle your family’s order and have them all sent home with one student for free!

🛒 ORDER HERE:
https://calapalooza26.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Grab yours and get ready for another unforgettable CALAPALOOZA + Homecoming Game Day! 🏈

💜 A big thank you to our Gold Sponsor: Grand Rapids Graphix for your partnership!

09/01/2026

The first week of school is in the books! 💜💛Now that you've met your new students and are getting settled into a routine, are you noticing a need for new hands-on materials, books, or tech tools to help them thrive?

The Caledonia Education Foundation Small Grants Program awards up to $500 monthly (August - April) to help bring innovative classroom ideas to life. Whether it's hands-on materials, technology, books, or a creative project you've been wanting to try, we'd love to help!

⏰Apply by September 5 to get those new resources into your students' hands early this year.

Learn more and apply: https://www.caledoniacef.org/grants.html

08/28/2026

🎉 Meet the 2026 CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt Design Contest Winner! 🎉

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to KMIS student Jayde Kirchner, whose creative design was selected as the winner of our 2026 CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt Design Contest!👏

And here’s the exciting part…

Jayde’s winning design will be featured on the OFFICIAL 2026 CALAPALOOZA GameDay T-Shirt! 🏆👕

Starting in September, shirts will be available for everyone to order through GRX so stay tuned for all the details! Then, be sure to wear yours to CALAPALOOZA GameDay on October 9! 🎉

And there’s one more fun part… Jayde has been invited to join us for an interview on the GameDay Stage (aka the BOAT! 🚤) at CALAPALOOZA to tell us all about the inspiration and story behind the winning design!

We love giving our students the opportunity to help make CALAPALOOZA their own, and we can’t wait to celebrate Jayde, hear the story behind this year’s design, and see it come to life on GameDay!

Congratulations, Jayde! We’ll see you on the BOAT! 🚤🎤

08/24/2026

🍎 Welcome back, Caledonia! 💜💛

A new school year means new opportunities to learn, grow, create and make an impact!

As our students and staff head back to classrooms, the Caledonia Education Foundation is excited for another year of supporting innovative learning, student opportunities, educator ideas, scholarships, and essential needs throughout our district.

We can’t wait to see what the 2026–27 school year brings and to continue working alongside our community to make a difference for Caledonia students and educators.

Here’s to a fantastic first day and an incredible year ahead! ✏️📚

08/20/2026

🎨 HELP US CHOOSE THE WINNING STUDENT CALAPALOOZA T-SHIRT DESIGN! 🎨

We’re down to our TOP 2 designs for the 2nd Official CALAPALOOZA T-Shirt, and they’re both awesome, so we’re bringing the vote to Facebook!

💜 HOW TO VOTE:
Simply LIKE 👍 the photo of the design you want to win!

The design with the most likes by end of day Wednesday, August 26 will be featured on the official 2026 CALAPALOOZA GameDay T-Shirt!

👕 Starting in September, shirts will be available for everyone to order through GRX…stay tuned for details! Then wear yours to CALAPALOOZA GameDay on October 9!

And there’s one more fun part… our winning student artist will be invited to join us for an interview on the GameDay Stage (aka the BOAT! 🚤 ) at CALAPALOOZA to talk about their winning design!

We love getting our students involved in making CALAPALOOZA their own, and we can’t wait to see which design you choose.

Happy voting! 💜

08/20/2026

We’re excited to welcome back Caledonia Animal Clinic as a Gold Booth Sponsor for CALAPALOOZA Caledonia Gameday 2026! 💜💛

We’re so grateful for their continued support of the Caledonia Education Foundation and their commitment to giving back right here in our community.

Sponsors like Caledonia Animal Clinic help make CALAPALOOZA possible, and help us continue creating exceptional opportunities for Caledonia students and teachers!

Be sure to stop by their booth on and say hello on Gameday (October 9th!) 🐾

Thank you, Caledonia Animal Clinic, for being part of the dockside party fun this year and for investing in our schools!

More info, or to schedule an appointment with them visit: https://chfa.net/caledonia/

08/16/2026

So thankful to be part of this special day! 💜💛

We loved welcoming the newest educators to Caledonia and celebrating the start of their journey with our district. 🍎✨

Again, welcome to Cal! We're so glad you're here!

08/11/2026

Let's Vote Caledonia!

🗳️ IT'S TIME TO VOTE, CALEDONIA! 🗳️

Our students brought the ideas, the talent, and plenty of CAL pride and now we have our Top 4! 💜💛

Now it’s YOUR turn to help choose the winning design for this year’s official CALAPALOOZA T-shirt! 👕

Here’s how it works:
✅ Check out the Top 4 Finalist Designs below
❤️ Cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/5io6oyGU5mhNtoer8
📣 Share this post and invite your friends, family, and neighbors to vote, too!

The design with the most votes will be professionally recreated and printed on this year’s official CALAPALOOZA T-shirt! 🎉

Stay tuned! Details on how to get your own shirt are coming soon!

📅 Voting is open through 8:00 PM on August 20!

💜 Let’s show these talented students some love and get voting!

👏 A huge thank you to everyone who submitted a design. We loved seeing the creativity of our Caledonia students!