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Meet homecoming candidates Elliot Kelly & Hannah Asche: Name? Hannah Grace Asche Guardians? Sara and David Asche What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? I currently participate in Track, Cross Country, Basketball, and NHS What classes are you currently taking? English 4, Statistics, Intro to Psychology, Strength and Conditioning, Anatomy and Physiology, Intro to Accounting What other honors have your received while at Central? NHS Lettering, Athlete of the month, Supreme Honor Roll, Conference Honorable Mention, and Conference first Team Do you work outside of school, if so where? Yes, Spook Cave and Campground and Archive What are your hobbies and interests? I am interested in running, traveling, hiking, and hanging out with friends and family What is your favorite Central memory? Placing second at state track in the 4x4 What are your future plans? Attending college and majoring In Kinesiology with a minor in psychology Name? Elliot John Kelly Guardians? Frank and Sara kelly What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? 4H, FFA, football, basketball, track, and baseball What classes are you currently taking? Statistics, Ag Leadership, Strength and Conditioning, Clayton County Best, Physics, and Comp 1 What other honors have you received while at Central? First team all district defensive in football, the outstanding bread award at the Clayton County Fair Do you work outside of school, if so where? The great St. Olaf Tavern What are your hobbies and interests? Playing sports. What is your favorite Central memory? The locker we filled with napkins from lunch What are your future plans? Undecided

Meet homecoming candidates Dan McGreal & Delaney Scherf Name? Delaney Scherf Guardians? Molly and Jamie Scherf What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? Basketball, cross country, track, softball, NHS, 4-H. What classes are you currently taking? Statistics, Composition 2, Strength and Conditioning, English 4, Physics, Public Speaking, Chemistry. What other honors have your received while at Central? I have been all conference and district several times in sports. I also have been on the supreme honor roll all my years of high school. I was inducted into NHS my sophomore year of high school. Do you work outside of school, if so where? I work at the Elkader Care Center and I also mow lawns. What are your hobbies and interests? I enjoy playing basketball, being outside, and watching Iowa State games. What is your favorite Central memory? My favorite memory so far is medaling in the 4x4 at state track the past two years. What are your future plans? Undecided Name? Dan McGreal Guardians? Peter and Kristi McGreal What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? Track and Field, Basketball, and FFA. What classes are you currently taking? Clayton County Best, Physics, Accounting, Strength and Conditioning, and Welding What other honors have you received while at Central? Honor Roll, Student Athlete of the month, Fine arts student of the month, All conference second team (basketball) Do you work outside of school, if so where? Yes, on the farm. What are your hobbies and interests? Basketball, playing Ping Pong with my siblings, working on my car, and hanging out with friends. What is your favorite Central memory? J Money sinking his first shot in basketball against Postville. What are your future plans? Attend college and play basketball.

Throughout this evening, we will be spotlighting the 2022 homecoming court. Congratulations to the following students: Tate Berns Nicolas Deitchler Elliot Kelly Dan McGreal Hannah Asche Eva Embretson Alexis Loan Delaney Scherf

Meet homecoming candidates Nicolas Deitchler and Alexis Loan. Name ? Lexi Loan Guardians? Andy and Holly Loan What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Large Group Speech, Fall Play, Spring Musical, Choir, and Student Council What classes are you currently taking? American government, chorus, independent art, strength and conditioning, anatomy and physiology, 2 college courses, and on the job training at ThINK Custom. What other honors have you received while at Central? Lettering in Basketball, Volleyball, and Track. 1st place awards in the Upper Iowa Conference art show. Awards in fine arts. I am also a member of NHS and the Clayton county council. Do you work outside of school, if so where? Yes, I’ve been working at ThINK Custom in Elkader for a little over a year What are your hobbies and interests? My hobbies include art and sports. Much of my art can be found displayed in the school or in town! I also enjoy working with all kinds of animals. What are your future plans? As of now, I am undecided on which college I will be attending. However, I plan on becoming a veterinary technician or a graphic designer. Name? Nick Deitchler Guardians? Deb and Lanny Deitchler What extracurricular activities, clubs and organizations have you participated in at Central? Wrestling What classes are you currently taking? Current events, Independent Ag, Clayton County Best, Strength and Conditioning. What other honors have you received while at Central? Sports honors Do you work outside of school, if so where? Whittle Farms What are your hobbies and interests? Farming What are your future plans? Go to college for Diesel Ag Mechanics.

Senior class toga day!

Homecoming week is almost upon us! Below is a reminder of the events for next week and the dress up days!

Rohrk Cutchlow, a 1993 graduate of Central Community High School, is Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance & Sports Science at the University of Missouri. He currently directs the athletic performance and sports science needs of 400 student-athletes. Cutchlow has held similar positions at the University of Memphis, the University of Tulsa, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, and the Chicago Cubs AAA affiliate. In these capacities, he has worked with many current and former athletes competing in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, and the Olympics. Cutchlow earned a Master of Education degree from Iowa State University in 2001 and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Memphis where he was a student-athlete. Additionally, after college Cutchlow played two seasons of minor league baseball. Cutchlow and his family reside in Columbia, Missouri. Please help us in honoring our 2022 Hall of Fame inductee, Rohrk Cutchlow!

Rick was a 1967 graduate from Central Community Schools. While in high school Rick was very involved in many different activities. Rick was his senior class president, a member of the national honor society and student council, and was his class's homecoming king! Rick was also involved in football and wrestling. Rick was a three year letter winner in football where he earned many accolades such as first team all conference and received an honorable mention from the Des Moines Register. In wrestling Rick was a four year letter winner. During his junior season, Rick helped lead his team to a conference wrestling title. Individually that season he was the heavyweight conference champ and was the runner up at sectionals. In his senior season Rick helped lead his team to another conference title and an undefeated record in their dual meets! This team even managed shutouts in three of those meets! Individually in his senior season Rick finished with a record of 27-2. He placed first at conference and sectional meets, and was the runner up at the state meet! Rick is the only Central student to have made it to the state finals in wrestling! Following high school Rick attended the University of Northern Iowa. After graduation he taught general, life and earth science in Waterloo and Oelwein. In 1976, Rick received his masters in communications media. He taught photography and video classes for a year before finishing his career at Arrowhead AEA and Prairie Lakes AEA in their Media Division. Rick’s wife was also a University of Northern Iowa graduate, who had a career as a school speech pathologist. Together they have two children, Kris and Ryan. Kris is a school occupational therapist and Ryan is an Assistant City Manager. Please help me in welcoming our Grand Marshal, Mr. Rick Maehl, on his 55th anniversary of making it to the state finals!

Central Cross Country Invitational-9/15/2022 JH Combined Race 4:30 High School Girls 5:00 High School Boys. 5:30 1 Mile Fun Run 6:00 Parking will be in the Golf Course, FSA, and Clayton County Building lots and will be $5 per car. If you cannot make the meet, jump on the Central Facebook page and watch the live stream drone footage. Good luck, Warriors!

The past few years we have put a heavy emphasis on building stronger relationships at Central. Our next step in doing so is to tell you a little about ourselves! Each week you will see posts highlighting a team member. Feel free to comment to tell us what we have in common! Say hello to Mrs. Klingman!

Central Perk Grand Opening for the 2022-2023 school year!

If you can not make the volleyball game, tune into The Blue Devilcast this evening to cheer on the Warriors from home! https://scorestream.com/game/west-central-vs-central-elkader-4186109

Make sure to join us for our homecoming festivities next week!

Here is your 2022 Homecoming Court!

Clayton County Assessor, Andy Loan, visited #ClaytonCountyBEST today to meet with students about a project to promote local housing development through Clayton County Development Group.

Clayton County BEST is looking for business partners to work with Juniors and Seniors to solve real world problems. If your business or organization has a project that could use a young adult's help, please contact Ann Gritzner by email (agritzner@central.k12.ia.us) or phone (563-245-1750). Please contact us even if you just want more information or want help brainstorming a project for students to work on. Students have a wide variety of skills and interests. We want to connect students with community member to increase their career readiness and higher order thinking skills, while making connections within the surrounding communities. This is a great opportunity to form a relationship with the future workforce of Clayton County.

The past few years we have put a heavy emphasis on building stronger relationships at Central. Our next step in doing so is to tell you a little about ourselves! Each week you will see posts highlighting a team member. Feel free to comment to tell us what we have in common! Say hello to Mrs. Patenaude!

Central parents- the Iowa College Aid Network (ICAN) is a great resource for your students grades 9 through 12. Next week ICAN will be having several presentations about college planning which will include presentation specific to the Class of 2023 through the Class of 2026. Presentations also address Financial Fitness, College Access, Secondary Pathways, Preparing Teenagers for College, and Why Take the ACT test. For Seniors there are five presentations on Creating Your FAFSA ID. This presentation will help you and your senior create your FAFSA ID before the FAFSA opens on October 1. The link below will take you to the ICAN website. You will need to register for each presentation you want to participate in. If you have any questions, please contact the school counselor, Mrs. Angela Bergan. Fall Kick off to College Planning-https://iowacollegeaid.gov/OnTrack?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Dig into your closets and get your outfits ready for homecoming week!

Picture forms were sent home with students today. If you need an extra copy, one can be picked up at either office. Please call 245-1751 with any questions.