Center 58 School District

Center School District is once again participating in Free Summer Meal Service for all children under the age of 19. The free program will offer breakfast and lunch at two different locations, Boone Elementary and Center High School. The program runs Monday – Friday and will begin on June 6th Program Dates and Times: June 6th -June 24th - Monday-Friday Boone Elementary 8817 Wornall Road Kansas City, MO 64114 Breakfast: 8:00 am- 8:30 am Lunch: 10:50 am-12:50 pm June 6th -June 30th - Monday-Friday Center High School 8715 Holmes Road Kansas City, MO 64131 Breakfast: 7:45 am- 8:15 am Lunch: 12:00 pm-12:30 pm For more information : scurran@center.k12.mo.us 816-349-3319 *Important to know, federal grant funding through the USDA allowed the Center School District to provided free lunches to all students for the last two years, regardless of socioeconomic status. Because grant funding is no longer available, starting August 24, 2022, all students will be charged full price for lunch, unless Free and Reduced Lunch applications are submitted and approved.

CHS Golf continues to attract new students . The Center High School golf team continues to grow. The students are learning new skills and learning to love the game. The 21-22 High School team was comprised of four scholars. • Giovanni Giangrosso • Cameron Hacker • Sydney Pendelton-Mitchem • Zack Westring Sydney Pendelton-Mitchem shared a highlight of the season was having the chance to work with PGA professional Tiana Jones. Jones is the seventh African American woman to become a PGA professional. For Sydney, working with Jones was inspiring. “Getting the opportunity to learn and play alongside another African American female who is a golf professional was an experience that I can't explain in words. That was the first time that I had ever played with another African American Female and to have that opportunity was something I will always treasure,” said Pendelton-Mitchem. Sydney Pendelton-Mitchem was the only student of color on the team and she also shared that there is a need for more inclusiveness and understanding on the student competition level. “This year golf was filled with a lot of fun, but it also came with a lot of obstacles. One thing I learned is that the three things that were working for me, were also the three things that unfortunately worked against me as well. Being African American, a female, and playing up against all-boys was challenging, I got laughed at and made fun of, but it taught me that there was an intimidation factor. I learned a lot and look forward to growing in the game of golf and playing for Center High School again next year,” said Pendelton-Mitchem. Cameron Hacker, our only Golf Districts qualifier, missed making it to State this year by only two strokes.

CSD's Summer School Program is designed for students who are addressing academic performance. Students who have been asked to attend CSD Summer School have already been contacted. The Elementary Summer School Program will consist of in-person instruction June 6-24 (Monday-Friday), 8:30-1:00 and will be held at Boone Elementary. The Secondary Summer School Program will also consist of in-person instruction at Center High School. All Center Middle School, Center High School and Center Academy for Success students who have been selected to attend Summer school will meet June 6th - Thursday, June 30th, from 7:45am-12:30pm. Bus routes, numbers, and pick-up times will be available and communicated the week before summer school begins.

Each month CSD employees nominate peers who exemplify one of the CSD core values. The Core Values include: • High Expectations for Student Success • Safe and Respectful Schools • Lifetime Community and Family Centric Relationships • Highly Qualified, Diverse Staff • Diversity in Our Schools and Community The Hive Society, a staff collaboration, designed to promote a positive and vibrant work environment for CSD staff, recognizes a monthly District winner during the school year. Center Academy for Sucess' Teacher and Basketball Coach LeDale Wooten earned April’s Employee of the Month title with a focus on High Expectations for Student Success. The nomination reads: Coach sets the highest expectations for student success – in the classroom and on the court. His players and students “win with class and lose with dignity.” He gives positive, specific feedback, consistently. He teaches our kids to not only accept other's differences, but also to embrace and celebrate their own differences. Wooten has said, "Embrace your differences. Don't lose that. That is something that makes you unique- not everyone is like that." Congratulations Coach Wooten.