Congratulations to two Center High Seniors who received $50,000 college scholarships on Friday on national television! The scholarships were awarded to Jaden Smith and Nariah Lovingood by Great Jobs KC (formerly KC Scholars) and were presented to 100 area students by KC based music star TechNine and actor Eric Stonestreet.
Click this link to view the KMBC television news story - https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-scholarship-surprise-tech-n9ne-good-morning-america/45877438
Mr. Pierson is getting the Boone Elementary choir ready at Ward Parkway Shopping Center. Here till 7pm when the tree lights up!
The Hive Society Employee of the Month Award for November goes to Mr. Daniel Reikena, Art Teacher at Center Elementary School. Mr. Reikena was nominated by his peers for his dedication to students and helping them thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.
Check out the video of the presentation - https://youtu.be/1RYn-NM57Us
This story from KCUR is about David Muhammad, who is the head instructor at Integrity Martial Arts in the Red Bridge Shopping Center. Many of our Center families participate in martial arts under his guidance. Family after family praise his skills and the positive impact he has had on their kids. Best of luck at Nationals!
https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2023-11-17/a-black-karate-master-from-kansas-city-will-represent-the-u-s-at-a-world-kickboxing-tournament
The National Honor Society is proud to announce 20 new inductees fo the Center High School society. Inducation ceremony will take place on January 9th. Thanks and congratulations to the new members on your service and accomplishments.
Tomorrow (Friday) night is the annual Tree Lighting at Ward Parkway Shopping Center. The program features the Boone Elementary Choir and Center High School Band. The weather forecast is pretty darn good for mid-November (temps in the low 50's). Come on out and support our kids, have a great time, and maybe even share some wishes with Santa. It all starts at 6pm at the Food Pavilion at Ward Parkway!
Last Saturday Center High School and Middle School scholars participated in the Prep-KC math relays. Scholars from KCPS, Hickman Mills, Grandview, and Center competed in a wide variety of activities designed to test their math knowledge and problem solving skills. At the end of the day, the winning school district with the MOST POINTS was Center School District!!!!
Congratulations to the 31 scholars who competed along with their coaches Diane Harris and Diana Elkishawi from CHS and Alanna Mangum from CMS.
Individual 1st place winners from Center included:
Algebra/Pre-Algebra - Dipanto Bhowmik, CENTER-MS
Algebra - Gamma - River Moreland , Center HS
Geometry- Pre-Alpha – Dipanto Bhowmik, CENTER-MS
Geometry - Gamma –Kevin Li, CENTER-HS
Number Sense - Pre-Alpha - Violet Noel, CENTER-MS
Data - Gamma - River Moreland, CENTER-HS
Data - Delta - Josephine Mosby, CENTER-HS
Amazing Race - team - CENTER M.S - Ignacio Gonzalez, Bhowmik, Haskins
Escape Room - team - CENTER HS - Mosby, Willard, Poole Williams, Besong
KU Engineering Scholarship; winners - Gamma—River Moreland, CENTER, HS
Delta- Josephine Mosby, CENTER, HS
Great job to all our Mathletes.
Center Middle School PTO is hosting the 1st Annual Soup Cook-off. Lots of yummy soups.
Sat in on New Teacher training this afternoon. Loved hearing stories of your proud moments this year. Mostly about building relationships. Love having each of you as part of our Center family.
Thanks to Board member Ira Boydston who won a drawing at the MSBA conference, we are able to gift our brand new teachers with a set of books for their classroom libraries. Happy Reading!
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is now open for Missouri families! They provide a FREE BOOK every month mailed directly to the family for kids under the age of 5. Here's the link to register - https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/
Please share with others.
Center High School Debate team came home with several medals on Friday, November 10. Scholar Besong and Susan Besong won First Place Varsity Policy
Debate. Susan won Second Place Varsity Speaker, and Rahman Franklin won Third Place in Student Congress. The Team won Second Place Sweepstakes for the tournament. We are very proud of our Yellowjacket Debaters!
Please join the Boone Elementary choir and Center High School Band as we celebrate the annual tree lighting at Ward Parkway Shopping Center this Friday, November 17. Musical performances will start at 6pm on the main stage in the Food Pavilion. Tree lighting will take place at about 7pm. Free food samples and prizes provided by Pied Piper Pizza.
Substance abuse is a critical issue for youth in our community. Center Communities that Care is a coalition that works with resources in the community, including First Call, to meet the needs of our students. Our own Student Support & Success Coordinator, Crystal Larcom, will be co-preseting with Margaux Mueller from First Call on a program implemented in Center to provide support to students. The presentation will be on November 14th at the Missouri Substance Use Prevention Conference. Thanks Crystal and Marguax for creating this program and for sharing it with others!
Center Education Foundation welcomed Ambassador David Young back to KC. He visited students at CHS and now a happy hour at Tanners.
Check out the winter sports pass for Center High School and Center Middle School games. Pass gets a family of four in for free to all home events. $40 for the whole winter season. Scan the QR code in the image or click the link below to place your order.
https://gofan.co/event/1211443?schoolId=MO18161
Monthly food pantry for our neighbors in need is this Friday morning. We need some volunteers to help with distribution of food. Sign up at the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848AFA929A6F58-45917878-friday
Boone Carnival today. Lots of games, food, and prizes. Open un8til 5pm.
Center Elementary School kicked off Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month with a storyteller. Yazmeen Elzen, a member of the Cherokee Nation and also the mother of School Social Worker Roslyn Christopher, read a story to students that was based on actual events in Mississippi prior to the Civil War. A family of slaves was led to freedom by a group of Choctaw Native Americans. The book took about 20 minutes to read, but the students paid close attention throughout and asked some very good questions at the end.
Center High School Theater Department presents "Emotional Baggage". Tonight (Friday) at 7pm at Center High School. Lots of hard work results in a great production! Check it out!
