Dr. Cargile's monthly Coffee Chat (virtually) is this Friday morning at 7:30 am. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts with the Superintendent! Send an email to Stephanie Archie (sarchie@center.k12.mo.us) for an invitation to the virtual chat.
Center football is moving on to the State quarterfinals. Next game is on SATURDAY afternoon at 1pm at Smithville High School. See map below for parking. Admission is $8.00 and tickets must be purchased online, in advance. We'll post the link when it is active at www.MSHSAA.org.
Lead to Read KC supports our District by providing reading mentors in some of our 1st -3rd grade classrooms. With your help, our partner, Lead to Read KC could receive a $25,000 Country Club Plaza Centennial Grant and have the potential to help more of our students.
Just VOTE HERE https://countryclubplaza.com/grant-vote/ by November 18! Scroll to the bottom and select Lead to Read KC, enter your email address, check “I agree,” and click “Cast Your Vote.” It’s that easy!
Only one vote per person, so forward this email to friends and family who support our organization and improve our chances!
Let’s get Reading Mentors in more classrooms!
Thank you for your continued support,
The Lead to Read KC Team
A great win last night for the Yellowjackets. Class 4, District 7 Champions. 35-13 over a good Nevada team. Check out this HiveTV story on the post-game celebration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOjM06QpitY
That's a victory celebration in the end zone for your Class 4, District 7 Champion Center Yellowjackets!!!!
Press box crew is joined by 1977 graduate Sam Davidson. Yellowjackets lead at halftime 21-0.
Waiting for the start of the Class District 7 championship game vs. Nevada. Go Yellowjackets!
Today we salute our neighbors at the Veteran's Community Project. Happy Veteran's Day and thank you for your ongoing service! The work you do for our local veterans is truly amazing!
One week from tomorrow is the opening of "Check Please", presented by the Center High School drama department. Tickets are on sale now for $5 and can be purchased online (https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/68940) or in cash at the door. CHS staff and students get in free!
Congrats to our friends at the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County for passing the renewal of the tax to support our kids by a 75% margin! Thanks to our School Social Workers who use those funds to improve the mental health of our students.
Monthly Food pantry is this Friday. We also can use volunteers. Click the link to sign up - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F48ADA82FA6FD0-friday10
Thanks for supporting our families!
Information update for this Friday's District championship game vs Nevada - ticketing will be advance purchase only. Here's the info from MSHSAA on purchasing tickets -
Navigate to our website to purchase tickets, www.mshsaa.org and click on the blue TICKETS button. Select the football image tile, then class 4, then “Get Tickets” next to your event. You may also download the free Hometown Fan app to manage their purchases and tickets. There will not be a cash option at the gate.
Thanks to the generosity of the Overland Park Rotary Club, Center High School received approximately 2,200 books today to be given the CHS students. Members of the Center technology team helped unload the books and move them to the school library for sorting. CHS Librarian Melissa Storrer will take it from there to get them distributed. Thanks to Center's Elementary Library coordinator, Erin Sharp, for making all the connections.
Yellowjackets beat Carl Junction on a very rainy, windy, and cold evening. Final score is 33-6. Next up is Nevada at Center next Friday at 7pm for the District Championship. Weather promises to be better...
The Center Yellowjackets will take on Carl Junction this evening at 7pm in the semi-final game of the Class 4, District 7 tournament. The game WILL BE PLAYED. If there is lightning in the area, we may have a delay, but we will get the game in this evening.
If you want to watch on TV, the broadcast will be exclusively on MSHAA TV. Here's the link to watch - https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/ppv/454006
There is a $10 fee to purchase access.
Go Yellowjackets!!!
Barstow takes the win with a late 2nd half goal. Great effort and great season for the Yellowjackets.
All tied at halftime. Center vs Barstow at 0-0. Go Jackets.
At Center High School for District semifinal match. Center vs. Barstow. Go Yellowjackets!
The Lead to Read program is very excited to be back in person this year at Center Elementary.
Today was a celebration of the 1,000th volunteer working with Lead to Read in Kansas City. It is a young man who works for Labconco and is a new reader at Center Elementary. The Lead to Read team made a special visit today to recognize the 1,000th volunteer with free books for all 2nd grade students at Center Elementary. KSHB TV was there to film the event and their story is scheduled to air during the 6pm newscast this evening.
From the Heart of the Hood to the Pinnacle of Paris
The Leon Brady Story….
Bruce Watkins Center, 3700 Blue Parkway, Kansas City Missouri.
1:00 pm until 4:00 pm
The Center Middle School Drumline and Drill Team have been invited to the Saturday, November 5, 2022…
Birthday Celebration and Book Signing of Leon Brady – American Jazz Museum Walk of Fame as Percussionist and the Inter-National Jazz Walk of Fame as Jazz Instructor and Performer.
