Center 58 School District

The Center School District Board of Education is inviting the community to share feedback on the most important qualifications for the next superintendent at the Superintendent Search Feedback Forum tonight. Students, staff, families, alumni, and community members are encouraged to attend.

🗓 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
🕕 6–7 pm
📍 Center Middle School – LGIA Conference Room
No RSVP is required—we hope to see you there.

October is National Principals Month, and we are celebrating our outstanding team of principals at Center School District! We are so grateful for the time, care, and expertise they pour into creating places where our students and staff belong and thrive.

#CenterProud 💙 💛 🐝

🐾 Welcome to the Hive, Velcro!

We’re excited to introduce our newest facility dog, Velcro, to Center School District! KSHB stopped by Red Bridge Elementary to meet Velcro and learn more about how facility dogs are making a positive impact in schools. 🐶💙💛

💙💛 Today we’re celebrating our incredible Teaching & Learning Coaches! 💛💙

Our TLCs are the go-to support for teachers, helping strengthen instruction, mentor new staff, and ultimately improving student learning across the district. They're making a difference in every classroom, every day!

Please join us in celebrating and thanking our wonderful TLC team for their expertise and daily dedication to our teachers and students.

Today we are celebrating our wonderful Human Resources team! This dedicated group supports every single staff member in Center School District and reminds us that people are at the center of everything we do.

To our HR team: thank you for your steadfast commitment, your kindness, and your passion for serving others. You make us #CenterProud 💙💛

Today is National Custodial & Maintenance Worker Day, and we want to take a moment to shine a spotlight on our incredible Custodial and Maintenance Team here at Center School District. We are deeply grateful for their professionalism, pride in their work, and the countless ways they support our students and staff.

Thank you to our Custodial & Maintenance Team! 💙💛 #TeamCenter58 #CenterProud

The 13th Annual Center Education Foundation 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run or Walk is set for Saturday, October 11, 2025. 5K and 1 mile start at 9 am. Walk or run and help kick off the South Kansas City Block Party! There's no cost for Center School District students. Register now: https://www.center5k.com/

🎉🐝 Congratulations to our Yellowjackets of the Month!
This award celebrates CHS students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. This month, we’re proud to recognize our seniors with the top three GPAs:
✨ Erza VanRiette
✨ Teddy Noel
✨ Allison VanHorn
Way to go, Yellowjackets! 💛💙 #CenterProud #CenterExcellence

We are proud to introduce Kendall Waller (pictured left) and Jasper Saper (pictured right) as our 2025-26 Student Board Representatives. Waller and Saper addressed the Board of Education last night, sharing that their vision is to bring the voices of students to the board and to share feedback about the decisions that affect them.

📢 Reminder, Yellowjackets!
There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 23) for a staff professional development day. All Center School District schools will be closed. We’ll see everyone back in class on Wednesday, Sept. 24. 🐝 💙💛

Behind every lesson, project, and connection, there’s our Tech Team! 💻⚡🙌
Happy National IT Professionals Day to the crew that keeps Center running. They are truly a wonderful team of people, and we are grateful for their hard work and skills:

Addie Sherman, Core Data Supervisor
Brian Walter, Director of Technology
DaNeatra Barker, Workstation Technician
David Murray, Workstation Technician
Gary Guider, Network Administrator
Jason Withington, Workstation Technician
Jeremy Tindall, Workstation Technician
Robyn Holsman, Instructional Technology Specialist
Thomas Scott, Workstation Technician
Walden Thurn, Network Technician

#TeamCenter58 #CenterProud

🏈 It’s GAME DAY, Yellowjackets!
Join us tonight for our FIRST HOME VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME as we take on the Lafayette High School Fighting Irish!

📍 Center High School Stadium @ 7 pm
🎟️ Bring your school spirit, and let’s pack the stands!

Can’t make it? No worries—catch all the action LIVE on Hive TV: https://www.youtube.com/@MrParkers3

Let’s go Jackets! 💪🔥 #CenterProud #HiveTV

🐝 Back to school, back in the game! Yellowjackets, check out our shiny new stadium scoreboard—it’s ready to light up an incredible year. ⚡️

The annual immunization clinic has been rescheduled to this Wednesday, August 13 from 2-7 pm at Indian Creek Elementary.

✔️ Please bring your child’s immunization records.
✔️ Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
✔️ The adult accompanying the child must bring a valid photo ID. If someone other than the parent/guardian is bringing the child, a completed and signed permission acknowledgment form is required before the child can be vaccinated. The form is on the Kansas City Health Department website.

For Kansas City, Missouri residents, vaccinations are free for children who are uninsured, under insured, or eligible for Medicaid.

Center families! Don't miss Back to School Bash until 2 pm today at Center High School. Free lunch, t-shirts, yard signs, school supplies! We're here to answer your questions and get you ready for the school year.
And CHS students: 2025 yearbooks are here. Stop by Back to School Bash to pick up your yearbook!

Center School District students and families! We're excited to see you at Back to School Bash next weekend: Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm at Center High School. All Center families are welcome! Don't miss your chance to connect with:

Yellowjacket Early Learning Center · Boone Elementary · Center Elementary · Indian Creek Elementary · Red Bridge Elementary · Center Middle School · Center Academy for Success · Center High School · School Nurses · Center School District Registration · Center School District Human Resources · Activities & Athletics · CHS Cheerleaders · CHS Yearbook · CHS Football · Parents as Teachers · Center High School Boosters · Student Transportation of America · Children's Mercy · Carbon Health · Education Staffing Service · Project Grad 2026 · Oracle Health Foundation Screenings Team · First Call · Three Trails Community · Food Allergy Research Education (FARE) · Youth Guidance Courage2Report · Kansas City Park & Recreation Marlborough Community Center · Food Academy · Elevate Metro KC · QPS Employment Group · Aim4Peace · Blue Bike Fitness · Center Education Foundation & Center 5K · Center Friends · CMS PTO · Cubmaster Pack 4062

🎉 Welcome, Ashley Rhyne! We’re thrilled to have Mrs. Rhyne join Center School District as a teacher at Boone Elementary! Welcome Mrs. Rhyne! 💙💛

#CenterSchoolDistrict #CenterProud #TeamCenter58

🎉 Help us welcome Janae Johnson! This year, Mrs. Johnson joins us as a Paraprofessional at Boone Elementary School. We’re excited for the impact she will make at Center! Let’s give a warm Yellowjacket welcome! 🐝

#CenterSchoolDistrict #CenterProud #TeamCenter58