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
The administration building at 8701 Holmes (also known as the Center "White House") will be demolished in early June after nearly 100 years of use. About 57 of those years saw the house serve as administrative offices for the school district.
We are hosting a farewell event on Monday, May 22 from 4pm to 7pm. This is an open house event where you can come when you want and stay as long as you want. We will NOT be able to offer tours of the building due to safety issues, but we will have refreshments, a table with yearbooks to look through, a history of the original chicken farmhouse, a place to write your favorite stories, and an opportunity to take photos.
Click the link to read the details of the decision to demolish the building - https://www.center.k12.mo.us/article/1104102
Click this link to let us know that you are attending - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2TjmEx8ymQ0JdvqFk9iP4AAQ06xLnKAJJtoRF9uHtXsznJw/viewform?usp=share_link
One of our favorite events of the year is Cookies with Kindergartners at Center Elementary School. During the last few weeks, students each created their own Alphabet Books, with drawings of items that start with each letter of the alphabet. Today, the students share their books with parents, staff, and community members. After they read, everyone enjoyed wonderful cookies served by the teachers.
Our favorite letter/picture combination today?
"Q" is for "?" (Question mark).
Center Middle School in action today at CHS.
Time is running out to order your high school yearbook and place your senior tribute ads. See the images below for details.
Looking for a job that pays well and supports our community? Center School District is hiring! Maintenance and custodians needed now.
https://www.center.k12.mo.us/working-in-center/employment
Center's Hive Society presented the Employee of the Month award to Red Bridge Behavior Interventionist, Monica Briones for demonstrating High Expectations for Student Success. The Red Bridge team gathered in the cafeteria to surprise and congratulate Ms. Briones on her award.
Student leaders from the Seven Day Foundation sharing ideas about how to practice kindness at Center Middle School. Followed by a Kindness walk on the track.
#kindness
Center Elementary has a new Book vending machine! Students can earn the right to "purchase" a book by redeeming points from the SOARR expectations (being Safe, Orderly, having a Positive Attitude, being Responsible and Respectful). The first group of students to get books earned them by doing a great job during the MAP test assembly!
