Yellowjacket Early Learning Center

Center families! Don't miss Back to School Bash until 2 pm today at Center High School. Free lunch, t-shirts, yard signs, school supplies! We're here to answer your questions and get you ready for the school year.
And CHS students: 2025 yearbooks are here. Stop by Back to School Bash to pick up your yearbook!

Center School District students and families! We're excited to see you at Back to School Bash next weekend: Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 10 am to 2 pm at Center High School. All Center families are welcome! Don't miss your chance to connect with:

Yellowjacket Early Learning Center · Boone Elementary · Center Elementary · Indian Creek Elementary · Red Bridge Elementary · Center Middle School · Center Academy for Success · Center High School · School Nurses · Center School District Registration · Center School District Human Resources · Activities & Athletics · CHS Cheerleaders · CHS Yearbook · CHS Football · Parents as Teachers · Center High School Boosters · Student Transportation of America · Children's Mercy · Carbon Health · Education Staffing Service · Project Grad 2026 · Oracle Health Foundation Screenings Team · First Call · Three Trails Community · Food Allergy Research Education (FARE) · Youth Guidance Courage2Report · Kansas City Park & Recreation Marlborough Community Center · Food Academy · Elevate Metro KC · QPS Employment Group · Aim4Peace · Blue Bike Fitness · Center Education Foundation & Center 5K · Center Friends · CMS PTO · Cubmaster Pack 4062

We’re having so much fun seeing the new faces that will be joining us this year and welcoming them to Center! Thank you all for giving them a warm welcome!

Today, we’re introducing Mrs. Maxine Taylor, our new Paraprofessional at the Yellowjacket Early Learning Center! We’re so glad to have her on board. Here's to a great year ahead! 💛 💙
#CenterSchoolDistrict #CenterProud #TeamCenter58

🎉 Welcome, Timbre Gilio!
We’re excited to have Mrs. Gilio join the Center School District as a counselor at Indian Creek Elementary School this year! 💛💙
Please help us give her a big Yellowjacket welcome! 🐝

#CenterSchoolDistrict #CenterProud #TeamCenter58

🎉 Meet Ms. Lucas! She will be joining Center School District this year as a Paraprofessional at Yellowjacket Early Learning Center. We’re so glad to have her join the team! Please give her a warm Yellowjacket welcome. 💙💛
#CenterSchoolDistrict
#CenterProud #TeamCenter58

📣 Food Pantry Friday is here!
Need a little extra help this week? We’ve got you. 🛒

🕤 Doors open around 9:30 AM
📍 Center High School – 8715 Holmes Rd.
👥 First come, first served — open to ANYONE, including staff!

Spread the word and swing by if you could use a hand. 💙 💛 #CenterCares

🎉 Help us give a big Yellowjacket welcome to our new 2025–26 Center School District team members!

Meet Ms. Alexandria Maupin, Speech Language Pathologist Assistant at Center Elementary and Indian Creek Elementary. We’re thrilled she’s joining our hive. 🐝

Drop a 👋 or a 💙💛 to welcome Ms. Maupin to the #CenterSchoolDistrict family! #CenterProud #TeamCenter58

Are you registered and ready? A reminder, all new and returning Center School District students must register for the 2025-26 school year. Go to the Registration web page today to complete your registration.

It’s July 1, and online registration is OPEN for the 2025-26 school year! Now is the time to get your students registered and ready for the first day of school.

Here’s what you need to do:
Go to the Registration page on the Center School District website
Follow the registration instructions for new or returning families
Check the Frequently Asked Questions section for more information

We encourage all families to complete registration by August 1, 2025.

2025-26 UPDATE! Beginning August 2025, Center High School will start at 7:45 am and end at 2:45 pm, which is 20 minutes earlier than this year. Center Middle School will start at 7:20 am and end at 2:20 pm, which is 5 minutes earlier. YELC, Elementary, and CAS start times remain the same, see below.

Congratulations to the Center School District Class of 2025! It was an honor to watch you walk across the stage last night. Wishing each of you continued success and bright futures ahead!

🏆 HISTORY MADE! The CMS girls soccer team wins their first-ever tournament title after a shootout victory over Pioneer Ridge!

Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year is NOW OPEN. Go to the link below to get started. You will need to provide verification of residency to complete the registration process. Once your registration is approved, it will be forwarded to the schools to complete enrollment. https://www.center.k12.mo.us/o/csd/page/registration

Free breakfasts and lunches are available for Center residents Monday - Friday through June 21st at Center High School and Boone Elementary School. See the image below for details.

Save the Date - August 10 - for the annual Back to School Bash! Immunizations, Sports Physicals, Games, Resource Fair and More! 10am to 2pm at Center High School.

Fox4 News featured the Center School District and our partners at LINC in a "Pay it Forward" segment earlier this week. Thanks to all the folks at LINC who do so much for our kids and families! Thanks also to Michelle Kruse who submitted the nomination. https://fox4kc.com/news/pay-it-forward/volunteers-are-the-linc-to-mobile-food-pantry/

Happy Summer! We have finished another amazing year in the Center School District. Congratulations to all of our seniors and their families who graduated this year and best wishes for all your future endeavors. Remember, Once A Yellowjacket, Always A Yellowjacket! For those will be returning for the 2024-2025 school year, online registration will open on July 1st. Please save that date and be sure to get signed up as soon as possible to allow our staff to get your kid(s) setup in the system for the start of the year. School starts on August 19th. Have a great summer and we'll see you soon!

The Center Board of Education will meet in regular session on Monday, May 20th at 7pm. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary School at 9801 Grand Ave. Click the link below to see the agenda as well as the link to view the meeting virtually. https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=15346