TODAY and TOMORROW, the CHS Theatre Department will be holding auditions for the Youth Ensemble for the spring production of the Wizard of Oz (Munchkins, Poppies, Jitterbugs, and Oz Children). We are looking for any interested K-8th graders. Click here for more details - https://docs.google.com/document/d/120bjuvN9LN01Q8kMs5jDwPXPFm4cxdecjoOXHFTskAE/edit
If you have any young performers in your life, please have them come play with us! They will not need to have anything prepared for these auditions!
Fort Osage mounts a comeback in the 2nd half and wins on a basket at the buzzer, 38-37. Tough loss but a great effort by the Yellowjackets. Next game at noon tomorrow.
Yellowjackets have a 23-9 lead over Fort Osage at halftime. Jewell Holiday Classic.
Center Boys' Basketball will start their William Jewell Holiday Classic run this evening at 6pm, taking on Fort Osage in an opening round game of the Holley Division. This is a great tournament, with Center being one of the smallest schools invited to participate every year. Purchase your tickets in advance at https://jewellcardinals.com/sports/2022/12/7/holiday-tournament-tickets.aspx
Check out the latest Racial Equity Newsletter from the Center School District. It highlights current work as well as future plans to improve racial equity in our schools and community.
https://5il.co/1meg8
This past weekend, KSHB broadcast a program from the presentation of the 2022 Simone Awards. Senior linebacker Dirac Tsafak won the Bobby Bell Award as the top linebacker in Class 1-4. Head Coach Bryan DeLong won the Eric Driskell Award as the top coach for all classes. Check out the presentation videos and interviews -
Dirac - https://youtu.be/7Udt3qBH6Uo;
Coach DeLong - https://youtu.be/U46QdaJCFD8.
Congratulations to everyone involved with Yellowjacket football for an outstanding season!
There's still time to file to be a candidate for the Center School District Board of Education in the April election. The office is currently closed but will be open from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on the final day to file, December 27th.
Click the link for details - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2952/CSD/2145465/Public_Notice_of_Filing_Election_April_2023_Final_.pdf
The teachers at Center Elementary want to share the enthusiasm that they and our students have for the upcoming Winter Break. "One More Day"!!!
https://youtube.com/shorts/VN_GJDc4ZJY?feature=share
Dr. Skretta is holding a town hall for parents. Finding opportunities to work together for the benefit of kids.
Center Middle School student council is hosting an ethnic food festival this evening. Food from all over the world. Great job!!
Today's topic for racial equity literature review is around the topic of helping our Black and Brown succeed.
The Ivanhoe Masonic Lodge has been providing holiday food boxes with a ham to Center families since 2015. They help around 10 Center families each year with a ham and then several boxes of non-perishable foods for over the holiday break. The pick up is usually the second Friday in December. I hang out with the Masons for 3-4 hours as families stop by to pick up their food. The Masons love to throw in lots of candy for the kids and this year they had some gently used toys the families could pick from. Thanks for this great service to our community!
Proud to recognize the Yellowjacket football team at the Board of Education meeting. #JacketLove
The CHS Boys will play in the MRVC West pre-season basketball tournament this week. First game is on Wednesday, Dec 14 at 6:00pm at Clinton High School as the Yellowjackets take on the winner of tonight's game between Odessa and Clinton. Championship game will be on Friday evening. Address for the game is 1106 S 2nd St, Clinton, MO 64735. Admission is $5 for adults, cash at the gate only.
The December Coffee Chat with Dr. Cargile is this Friday, December 16th at 7:30am. It's virtual, so you can join from your living room or your office! A great chance to visit with Dr. Cargile and share any questions, concerns, or compliments you have! Email Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center.k12.mo.us to get a link to join.
As part of the ongoing work to improve racial equity in the Center School District, Superintendent Cargile is leading a series of group discussions on how to do a better job of helping our Black and Latino boys succeed in school and in life.
The next discussion meeting will be this Tuesday, December 13th from 4:00 - 5:30 pm in the Center High School Cafeteria. We will be discussing an article written by Robert Jackson. Click this link to read the article, entitled "Helping Black and Latino Males Succeed" - https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/helping-black-and-latino-males-succeed
Robert Jackson, a Black educator, began his teaching career with a no-nonsense but caring approach to education in Indianapolis public schools more than 20 years ago—after being cut from the NFL (Minnesota Vikings). He created a No More Excuses curriculum, which has been featured in publications nationally and is being used in K–12 schools, colleges, and universities.
The article offers clear and thought provoking ideas to help our Black and Latino boys succeed. We look forward to great learning for all participants on Tuesday.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center.k12.mo.us. We hope to see you at 4:30 on Tuesday in the CHS Cafeteria.
Center Elementary is hosting reading night. Huge crowd of families here to read and enjoy snacks.
Center High School Girl's basketball will be in action in the MRVC West pre-season tournament next week in Harrisonville. First game is 7:30pm on Monday, December 12 vs. Pleasant Hill. Tickets for this will ALL be online, in advance. Details below:
Harrisonville Schools will be using digital ticketing ONLY for admission to home athletic events via PayK12.
NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED
While tickets can be purchased at the gate, it is much smoother when tickets are already pre-purchased and "pulled up" on your phones to be redeemed upon arrival.
Admission: $5.00/person/day Digital Tickets ONLY / NO CASH
3-Day Passes https://secure.payk12.com/school/Harrisonville-High-School-/634/passes/231868
Monday ONLY https://secure.payk12.com/school/Harrisonville-High-School-/634/events/231865
Tuesday ONLY https://secure.payk12.com/school/Harrisonville-High-School-/634/events/231866
Thursday ONLY https://secure.payk12.com/school/Harrisonville-High-School-/634/events/231867
Step 1 Select the game you would like to attend
Step 2 Complete Required Information (For contact tracing only - if needed)
Step 3 Select # of Tickets
Step 4 Click “Add to Cart”
Step 5 Click “Checkout”
Step 6 Enter Debit/Credit Card Information
Step 7 Click “Checkout Now”
Step 8 Enter email address
Step 9 Have email/tickets pulled up upon arrival and show ticket(s)
at the gate (Screenshots will not work, must share the email/ticket if entering
separately from the person who ordered/paid for the tickets.)
Center Board of Education will have a regular session meeting on Monday, Dec 12 at 7pm at Indian Creek Elementary. See below for the link to the agenda as well as the link to view online.
https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=12166
Congrats to Center High School Debaters! Susan Besong won First Place Varsity Speaker and the team of Susan and Scholar Besong won Second Place Varsity Team at the Debate Kansas City tournament at F L Schlagle High School on Tuesday, December 6th. Way to go!!
