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!
Three Center High School students attended the Mayor's Annual United Nations Dinner last night to celebrate UN Day. Lyrica Porter, Dominick Hargraves, and Ava Raper heard Brian Grimm, US Deputy Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Program Affairs speak about the United Nations and its role in the world. Center teachers Jeanette Giangrosso and Monique Krivena accompanied the students.
It's Trunk or Treat time at Center Academy for Success. Games and treats for the whole family. Open at 8434 Paseo until 5:30. Come on by.
Center High School Student Government Association welcomes over 600 students from 25 area schools to the 2023 Trails West District meeting. Student Councils are awesome!
It's the annual Candy Crawl at Yellowjacket Early Learning Center! Cute kids and cute costumes everywhere!
Getting set for the Center High School blood drive in memory of Reece Damiano. Walk-in appointments are available between 10:30 and 1:30. Enter through the doors by the white trucks at the southeast corner of the school. 8715 Holmes Rd. Sponsored by the National Honor Society.
The Center High School Student Government Association is proud to host the Trails West District meeting of the Missouri Association of Student Councils this Friday! As President of the district, Center will host over 600 students and advisors from 25 area schools to learn and share ideas.
We need some breakfast items (snacks, donuts) to share with our guests. If you can help with a donation, please bring them by the High School office either Wednesday or Thursday during the day.
It's Trunk or Treat season and there are a number of events in our community. Here's the schedules. See photos below for details.
Saturday, October 28: Evangel Church - 11am - 2pm; Elks' Lodge - 5pm - 7pm, Center High School - 6pm - p9m
Sunday, October 29: Holmeswood Baptist Church - 11:30am - 1pm
Monday, October 20 - Center Academy for Success - 4pm to 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 31 - Red Bridge Shopping Center - 4pm - 6pm
Have a FUN and SAFE Halloween!
