Hey Little Raiders, registration for Central Public Preschool for the 2025-26 School Year is open now! Central Public Preschool is a program of Central Community Education that provides an innovative classroom where creativity and imagination soar.
Learn more and start the registration process:
https://www.isd108.org/page/central-public-preschool
First grade classrooms have been learning all about astronomy with some super fun hands-on activities! They even got to make constellations after learning about stars. Looks awesome!
NHS is looking to share the joy of reading with others. You can drop off new or gently used books in the elementary or secondary school libraries now until February 14th.
Congratulations to Carter Storms and Zach Wickenhauser on signing their letters of intent to play football for the 2025 season! Carter will be attending Augustana University, and Zach will be attending Dordt University.
Our food service partner wants to hear what students, families, and staff think of the school lunch program! The survey will be open until the end of the month.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B9DGCVZ
With the seating of the new members of the board, we also recently said goodbye to three board members. A huge thank you to Sarah Lehrke, Kyle Strickfaden, and Connor Smith for all of their work, time and dedication during their terms!
Take the night off from cooking and see you there!
Come cheer on the Boys Basketball team as they host the Annandale Cardinals tonight at Central High School. Here is the schedule for tonight:
C - 5:15 - Aux Gym
JV - 5:30 - Varsity Gym
Varsity - 7:00 - Varsity Gym
Ticket Link: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CXUM
This week is National School Counseling Week! The theme is “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive” which is EXACTLY what our incredible counseling team does at Central Public Schools. We are so grateful for their hard work, dedication, and the impact they make for our students!
The Bountiful Basket Food Shelf is in need of paper bags, and the student council is collecting donations. This is a simple way to give back to the community! Please bring your donated paper bags to Mrs. Hammers' room.
This week is a big week! We are so excited to welcome our future Kindergarten families for Kindergarten Registration Night on Thursday, Feb. 6 from 6-7 p.m. at Central Elementary School. Spread the word and we will see you there!
Students in kindergarten are spending the next four weeks dropping everything to read! They are learning about tricky words and sometimes they try to find all the tricky words they know in a story.
The Central Hall of Fame committee is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Central Hall of Fame! Nominations are open until March 1 and should be completed via the google form linked below.
Who should you nominate?
1. Distinguished alumni: A Central graduate who has distinguished themselves in an exceptional manner that reflects positively on Central High School and/or the community of Norwood Young America and is a graduate of at least ten (10) years or more is eligible for nomination
2. Distinguished Service: Any former teacher, administrator, school board member, community member, or friend of Central Public Schools who has provided exceptionally meritorious services to the Central Public School District in a duty of great responsibility.
3. Arts & Athletics: A former Central Public School graduate who performed with excellence in a high school-level sport or activity. Must be a graduate and out of school for at least (10) years.
Questions can be sent to centralalumni@isd108.org
Nominate someone today: https://forms.gle/gw2CuxUTRGCYg7hq7
As part of Chef Chris's visit, staff and students had a lot of fun posing for photos with the fruit sword. Yes, you read that right!
On Wednesday, January 29, Chef Chris Murray made a visit to our school! He actually came two days prior, prepping food for the meal. He visited Slovenia with Taher and created this meal for the students. He served Sausage Stuffed Slovenian Chicken on the Sword, with brown demi glaze; Slovenian Potato Dumplings with Cream Sauce, Smoked Bacon, Caramelized Onions and Green Onions; and Slovenian Spinach and Feta Cheese Pratta. It was amazing!
Central Secondary School is buzzing with excitement today as more than 40 businesses were in attendance to to connect with students during the annual Career Fair. The event, designed to expose students in grades 6-12 to a wide range of career opportunities, served as a bridge between local businesses and the future workforce.
We'll share more about this awesome event soon!
Happy Friday everyone! Come on out to Central and cheer on the Girls Basketball team and they take on the Watertown Mayer Royals. C and JV Games tip off at 5:30 with Varsity to follow!
Ticket Link: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CXNR
January Middle School Award Winnters
Come on out to Central High School and cheer on our wrestlers as they celebrate Senior Night! Tonight's match will be a Triangular vs. the NLS Wildcats and the LSH Giants. Wrestling will being at 5:00 with Central vs. NLS.
Ticket Link: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CXKS
Central Public Schools Community Education has a ton of fun events coming up for our youngest learners and their families! Check out what’s coming up with ECFE: https://isd108.ce.eleyo.com/search?it[]=EcfeCategory&redirected_yet=true
