Center School District continues to hire substitute teachers to fill in when needed. It's a great way to support our teachers and students without having to work full time. Check it out at this link - https://ess.com/

Worked with a great team of parent volunteers to sort and prepare Bombas socks and donated School supplies for distribution to our students.


Yellowjackets get the victory in their first game of the season, 20-7 over St. Joe Lafayette. Congrats to Head Coach Rob Powell-Deppe on his first win as a Yellowjacket!

It's game time at Yellowjacket Stadium. Go Jackets!

Center High School football tonight - game time is 8pm. Gates will open at 7:20pm. Buy tickets in advance - https://gofan.co/app/school/MO18161.

The Center Board of Education will hold a regular session meeting on Monday, August 28th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary School and also available to view online.
Click below to see the agenda as well as the link to view online.
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=13358

Center is pleased to be a recipient of a donation of high quality Bombas socks for our students. We will be receiving a bulk shipment next Monday, August 28 and need some volunteers to help sort them into packages to be distributed to our students. We'll be working at the Center Warehouse (8700 Troost) from about 11am to 12:30pm. The heat wave is forecast to be over (high of 83 on Monday) so it won't be too uncomfortable! If you can help, please send an email to rchambers@center.k12.mo.us and sign up.

Huge THANK YOU to the members and supporters of Blue Bicycle Fitness in the Red Bridge Shopping Center. Over the last few weeks, they have collected a van-ful of school supplies for our students! Photo below is owner Janet Schmidt and member Louis Simpson loading supplies for distribution to our schools.
Our staff and students appreciate your support!!

Due to excessive heat this week, the Center High School football game this Friday night is being moved back to 8:00pm. The location of the game is Yellowjacket Stadium at Center High School and the opponent is St. Joe Lafayette.
As a reminder, Center is moving to online ticketing for all sports activities this year. You must buy your tickets in advance and show them on your phone for admission. Here's the pricing:
Tickets are required for all games, all sports
Football - $7.00
Other sports - $5.00
Non-Center students and Senior Citizens - $5.00
Center students get in free with Student ID
Elementary or Middle school must be accompanied by parent or guardian
Center staff are free with ID
Season pass is $50 for admission to all fall sports Each Season will have a pass. Note that MSHSAA run playoff games are not included in the Season Pass.
If you plan to attend multiple sports during the fall, the Season Pass is a great deal. $50 for admission to all fall sporting events.
To purchase tickets or the fall Season Pass, Click Below to go to our online ticketing app. If this is your first visit to the ticketing site, you'll need to sign up for a free account.
https://gofan.co/app/school/MO18161

One year ago, the Center School District was selected to participate in the System Design Zone of a statewide initiative, called Success-Ready Student Network (SRSN),. The purpose is to explore innovative ways to assess student learning to more effectively reflect the skills that help students be prepared for high school coursework and be college, career and workplace ready after graduation. Center has worked with 19 other districts across the state to develop growth-based assessments to replace MAP testing as the sole state measure of academic achievement for state accountability. Participating districts will continue to be required to give the MAP test unless a federal waiver request is approved. That waiver request is under development and will be submitted by participating districts and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to the United States Department of Education (USDE) upon completion.
Thanks to the hard work of our staff and the support of the Center Board of Education, Center has the opportunity to participate in this historic work to measure student academic achievement in new and more meaningful ways.
Click Below to read more details.
https://www.center.k12.mo.us/article/1212247

Wrapped up the morning with gifts of cookies for the staff at each building, delivered by Dr. Cargile and members of the Central Office team! Special bonus at Red Bridge Elementary as we joined the (indoor) carnival in the gym.




The entrance to Boone Elementary is directly in the very warm morning sun. The staff endures the heat to greet their kiddos. Once inside, students grab their free breakfast before going to class.


Center Elementary staff wins the award for brightest colors! Welcome back!


Yellowjacket drumline greets students at Center High School! Welcome back!



Yellowjacket drumline greets students at Center High School! Welcome back!



New Center Middle School Principal, Dr. Rachel McCarthy, and her team welcome students back to school!



It's the first day of school in the Center School District!!Over 30 members of the Senior class welcome the year with the traditional Senior Sunrise!



Center will host a public hearing of the Jackson County Legislature Budget Committee regarding proposed legislation to give relief to seniors on property tax increases.
The hearing will be on Tuesday, August 22 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Center High School (8715 Holmes).

Center High School is having Freshman Orientation tonight to welcome our newest Yellowjackets!


Center High School is having Freshman Orientation tonight to welcome our newest Yellowjackets!


