Please congratulate today's Senior Spotlight, Sam Bracone!
A new addition to Mrs. Bergan's classroom with more to follow. Stay tuned.
We are down to the last 2 sessions of the Youth Learn By Doing Track & Field.
We would like to open this up to any 3rd grader who would like to participate! This session will focus on the high jump and sprints and relays.
Each participant must have a signed waiver found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aqVV8KFFHSeLJA4Uu1AY1hBZ0dgrapEy/view?usp=sharing
Today's Senior Spotlight is Braxton Bormann! Congratulations, Braxton!
Please congratulate last week's Worthy Warriors! Nice job!
Thursday was an incredible day at Central Headquarters for the UIC annual Art Show!
We had the honor of hosting 160 student agents from across 11 conference schools [aka agencies] for a spy-themed day full of creativity, connection, and collaboration—and they absolutely delivered.
🎨 Student artwork filled our gym with talent and originality for all to view.
👦👧 High school agents led an incognito art project and inspired our junior agents in elementary training centers.
🕶️ Agents completed hands-on missions across multiple creative labs in our discovery zones. Collecting clues along the way to break the code at the end in order to claim their prize.
🌟 Our "Creative Intelligence Agents" [local artists] and "Advanced Training Agents" [college art programs] shared their passion and opened doors to future possibilities. Huge thank you for their time, talents and dedication to our youth.
🏆 We celebrated outstanding work during our Agent Commendations ceremony featuring an amazing backdrop created earlier in the day with our elementary students.
But more than anything—
This day was about confidence, creativity, community, and leaving a positive mark in every space they enter. Thank you to all agents, educators, artists, and supporters who made this mission unforgettable.
Central Headquarters is proud of you.
…until next mission…
We had the honor of hosting 160 student agents from across 11 conference schools [aka agencies] for a spy-themed day full of creativity, connection, and collaboration—and they absolutely delivered.
🎨 Student artwork filled our gym with talent and originality for all to view.
👦👧 High school agents led an incognito art project and inspired our junior agents in elementary training centers.
🕶️ Agents completed hands-on missions across multiple creative labs in our discovery zones. Collecting clues along the way to break the code at the end in order to claim their prize.
🌟 Our "Creative Intelligence Agents" [local artists] and "Advanced Training Agents" [college art programs] shared their passion and opened doors to future possibilities. Huge thank you for their time, talents and dedication to our youth.
🏆 We celebrated outstanding work during our Agent Commendations ceremony featuring an amazing backdrop created earlier in the day with our elementary students.
But more than anything—
This day was about confidence, creativity, community, and leaving a positive mark in every space they enter. Thank you to all agents, educators, artists, and supporters who made this mission unforgettable.
Central Headquarters is proud of you.
…until next mission…
Our Senior Spotlights continue today with Desirae Atkins! Congratulations, Desi!
It's another busy week at Central!
Our Senior Spotlights continue today with Oakley Armstrong! Congratulations, Oakley!
Our Central Senior Spotlight kick off is Addison Amsden! Please join us in congratulating our Class of 2026!
Central varsity boys and girls golf competed at Maquoketa Valley today!
The boys came away with a narrow team win:
Central 163
Maquoketa Valley 164
North Linn 173
Owen Burke led the way as runner-up medalist with a 37!
The girls also had a strong showing, finishing second behind Maquoketa Valley and posting their best team score of the season so far.
Great work by both teams! ⛳👏
Central was proud to host the Upper Iowa Conference Art Show yesterday, welcoming around 150 talented students from across the conference! 🎨✨
With a fun spy-themed twist to the day, students showcased their creativity, skill, and imagination in a variety of impressive works.
Middle School - Honorable Mention: Ori Burke and Izzy Reierson
Craft - 1st Place: Mikayla Evans
Printmaking - 3rd Place: Mikayla Evans
Sculptural 3D - 3rd Place: Mikayla Evans
Colored Drawing - 2nd Place: Kaia Engelhardt
More logistics from our fun day to be transmitted soon. 📸
Kristy Schaffer attended the Iowa Youth Institute, in Ames, Iowa where she presented on sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh—and she absolutely rocked her roundtable! 👏🌱
She heard from Governor Vilsack and also an inspiring talk from the new ISU Football Coach, Coach Rodgers, who shared the message of TUFF—be a Team, be Unified, move Forward, and Finish.
Kristy participated in a roundtable with experts including a corn breeder from Corteva Agriscience and a former ISU professor specializing in agricultural economics and poverty—what an incredible experience!
This is Kristy’s third year participating in this elite program, which takes extra effort and dedication to be selected for. Each year, she has earned a $1,000 award to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at ISU.
We are so proud of her hard work and commitment, and we’re excited about what’s ahead! 🌍
She heard from Governor Vilsack and also an inspiring talk from the new ISU Football Coach, Coach Rodgers, who shared the message of TUFF—be a Team, be Unified, move Forward, and Finish.
Kristy participated in a roundtable with experts including a corn breeder from Corteva Agriscience and a former ISU professor specializing in agricultural economics and poverty—what an incredible experience!
This is Kristy’s third year participating in this elite program, which takes extra effort and dedication to be selected for. Each year, she has earned a $1,000 award to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at ISU.
We are so proud of her hard work and commitment, and we’re excited about what’s ahead! 🌍
We will be switching the meals on Monday 4/13 and Thursday 4/16.
Chicken Nuggets Monday
Mandarin Orange Chicken Thursday
Chicken Nuggets Monday
Mandarin Orange Chicken Thursday
Our Central LEAD students recently partnered with the Rural Heritage Museum for a hands-on learning experience! They helped transport historical newspapers from the library to the museum and will spend time organizing materials that date all the way back to the 1800s.
Thank you to Roger and Steve for providing this meaningful opportunity for our students to connect with local history!
Thank you to Roger and Steve for providing this meaningful opportunity for our students to connect with local history!
Our Special Agent Judges have entered Headquarters and are officially in action. Huge thank you to Jillian Webb Herrmann and Lucy Sharp for their time and expertise for judging our UIC Art Show!
Public viewing and voting is open to the public today until 4pm. We'd love to see you in the ARTchive here at Central!
Public viewing and voting is open to the public today until 4pm. We'd love to see you in the ARTchive here at Central!
Mrs. Steffen's 2nd grade class finished up their Junior Achievement lessons with Chelsie Sperfslage from FreedomBank!
The students enjoyed learning about their community and economy. They worked in groups to be pizza makers, learned about buying and selling goods and services and even had to pay taxes!
They also ended their final lesson with some yummy cookies!!
Central golf was in action today with both teams competing hard! The boys traveled to Guttenberg, finishing just one stroke behind Crestwood. Owen Hammerland led the way, earning medalist honors with a 43. The girls competed at Crestwood and brought home a strong second-place team finish behind Crestwood and ahead of Clayton Ridge. Great work by both teams today! ⛳
It's a busy week at Central!
ATTN: UIC Local Civilians:
Central Elkader [Headquarters] is excited to host our annual UIC Art Show this year-- Operation: Art of Espionage. We grant you special access to our highly classified operation on April 8th! We're leaning into a fun spy theme this year-- the display will be open for public viewing 7:30am-4:00pm in Central's small gym.
Action Requested:
We invite you to observe closely and celebrate the dedication and imagination of nearly 200 student agents.
Be sure to vote for the "People's Choice Award" after viewing the show.
We hope you enjoy the mission and appreciate your support for our agents in the field.
Central Elkader [Headquarters] is excited to host our annual UIC Art Show this year-- Operation: Art of Espionage. We grant you special access to our highly classified operation on April 8th! We're leaning into a fun spy theme this year-- the display will be open for public viewing 7:30am-4:00pm in Central's small gym.
Action Requested:
We invite you to observe closely and celebrate the dedication and imagination of nearly 200 student agents.
Be sure to vote for the "People's Choice Award" after viewing the show.
We hope you enjoy the mission and appreciate your support for our agents in the field.
