Check out the open positions working for the Center School District. Come join the Yellowjacket family!!
Congratulations to our District PBIS team! Named a District of Distinction by the Missouri School Positive Behavior Support organization. Recognizing the outstanding work of our team supporting the socia/emotional needs of Center students.
Congratulations to Nicco Giangrosso, Jaylen Jones, & Caleb Henderson-Wilson who will be representing Center at Boys State this summer. Boys State is a leadership and civics program sponsored by the American Legion. Participants will spend a week at Lindonwood University from June 24th to July 1st. Have a great time!
Spent a wonderful evening saying farewell to the District admin building at 8701 Holmes. Lots of great friends and great educators from over the years.
Reminder of two upcoming events at Center:
May 22 - Farewell to 8701 Holmes Rd (old admin building) - 4-7pm informal gathering on the lawn in front ot the building - registration link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2TjmEx8ymQ0JdvqFk9iP4AAQ06xLnKAJJtoRF9uHtXsznJw/viewform?usp=sf_link
June 10 - Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony - Center High School will induct 11 individuals and 4 teams into the Hall of Fame. Doors open at 5:30pm, light dinner at 6:00 and ceremony at 7:00. No charge, but registration requested so we have a count for food. Link to register - https://gofan.co/app/events/989872?schoolId=MO18161
The CHS class of 2023 is receiving their diplomas after many years if hard work. Go Yellowjackets!
Center Middle School staff is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel McCarthy as the new building Principal. Meet & greet with her family in attendance.
Boone Elementary staff meeting their new Principal, Ms. Jill Rush. Welcome back to Center and Boone!
Center High School is hosting the South KC Chamber Leadership Class as part of their Education Day. We are joined by Anna Hennes of the Kauffman Foundation along with members of Center's Real World Learning team.
The monthly virtual coffee chat with Dr. Cargile is this Friday morning at 7:30am. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts about Center with the Superintendent! For a link to join, please contact Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center.k12.mo.us.
Center is pleased to announce a new partnership with ESS to manage substitute staffing for our schools. If you are interested in learning about opportunities, please contact Tammy Block- Tblock@ess.com or 636-295-6444.
Thanks to Betsy Webster and KCTV5 for showcasing our wonderful Yellowjacket Rocketry Team! Off to nationals next week in Washington DC!
Check out the story - https://www.kctv5.com/2023/05/13/center-high-school-students-score-big-with-launch-rocketry-team/
Second Friday food pantry is going on today. Lots of unique produce in today's shipment - cilantro, tomatoes, cauliflower, lettuce. Stop on by at 8701 Holmes, go through the bus lot to the warehouse! Open until 1pm or the food runs out.
Yellowjacket Rocketry team is putting on a show for the media. Test launch for KMBC & KCTV.
The next meeting of the Board of Education will be a Regular Session meeting on Monday, May 15th at 7pm. The location is Indian Creek Elementary School.
Use the link below to see the agenda and the link to view the meeting virtually.
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=13073
More media coverage of the work done by our fantastic Center students. This story is on KCUR about the Yellowjacket Rocketry team!
https://www.kcur.org/education/2023-05-09/team-of-center-high-school-students-launch-into-national-rocket-competition-in-3-2-1
Check out the coverage from KCTV5 of the delivery of a coffee table to Crows Coffee - https://www.kctv5.com/2023/05/09/center-high-school-students-build-table-local-coffee-shop/
At Crow's Coffee at Red Bridge Shopping Center as the CHS Advanced woodshop class delivers a community table for their client Zach Moores.
Registration is now open for the 2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on June 10th! It will be held at Center High School (8715 Holmes Rd, Kansas City MO). Doors will open at 5:30pm for the welcome reception in the south lobby. A light supper will be available starting at 6:00pm in the lobby. The program will start at 7:00pm in the auditorium. Admission is FREE, but we do ask that you register in advance so that we have a count for food. Here's the link to register -
https://gofan.co/app/events/989872?schoolId=MO18161
Please share this with friends and family! We hope to see you on June 10th as we welcome these outstanding athletes and teams into the Hall of Fame.
Click this link to see the full list of inductees - https://www.center.k12.mo.us/o/chs/page/athletic-hall-of-fame
On April 11th, we hosted a panel discussion on Improving Racial Equity for Black & Brown Men and Boys. Thanks the our facilitator, Ben Ellis, we now have access to a video of the full conversation. Click the link below to view and hear the inspiring, challenging, and thoughtful words of our panelists.
https://youtu.be/-NuzDKviNeE
