Make plans to grab a bite to eat at TD's on Friday, November 14th! Our Spanish Club students will be there to help raise money for their Costa Rica trip before the 6th-8th grade dance that night!
about 10 hours ago, Steph Burke
Taco Bar
📣 Meet Our New Superintendent!

We invite all parents, students, and community members to stop by the Commons during Parent-Teacher Conferences next week to meet Central’s new Superintendent, Micah Gearhart!

He’ll be available both nights of conferences and is looking forward to visiting with families and getting to know our Central community.

Come say hello and help us welcome him to the Warriors!
1 day ago, Steph Burke
Meet & Greet
🍎 Locally Grown Day at Central Community School District! 🍔 Today’s lunch was all about celebrating local goodness! We served up delicious pork burgers from Our Farm Meats, grilled by our very own Wanda and Jerry Brink, along with crisp, locally grown apples from Bilden's Apple Orchard. We love supporting our local farmers and showing our students where their food comes from — right here in our community! 💚
1 day ago, Mrs. Armstrong
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🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Our Cross Country teams travel to Starmont tonight for the State Qualifying Meet! It’s just a short drive, so come out and cheer on the Warriors as they race for a spot at State!
1 day ago, Steph Burke
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The Junior High boys cross country team traveled to Ankeny last weekend to compete in the 32nd State Championship, earning an impressive 3rd place finish out of 22 teams!

Way to represent, Warriors! ❤️🤍
2 days ago, Steph Burke
JH XC State
👮‍♂️ Different Jersey, Same Team. ❤️🤍

Today during lunch, students had some special guests - members of the Iowa State Patrol and our Elkader Police Chief joined us to talk with students and even help serve on the lunch line!

The message of the day: while uniforms may look different, we’re all on the same team, working together to keep our community safe, strong, and connected. 💪

Thank you to our local law enforcement for spending time with our students and showing what teamwork truly means!
2 days ago, Steph Burke
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🎃 Pumpkin Investigation with Our Elementary Friends! 🎃

Agriculture Leadership B has been having a blast planning, facilitating, and presenting agriculture lessons with our elementary friends! This week’s activity was called “Pumpkin Investigation.”

Students measured the circumference of the pumpkin, conducted a float test, counted the ridges, weighed their pumpkins, and even explored what’s inside!

We’re looking forward to roasting pumpkin seeds soon to share with our third-grade friends as a fun and healthy snack.
2 days ago, Mrs. Bond
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This fall, several more students earned their Lifting Club shirts through dedication and effort in the weight room. Way to go, Warriors!
3 days ago, Steph Burke
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🎓 The Central 10th Grade Class Visits UNI! 💜💛

Our sophomores had the opportunity to experience life at a four-year state university during their visit to the University of Northern Iowa! Students learned about the admissions process, explored academic programs, and got a feel for student life through a presentation from the admissions department, a student panel, a campus tour, and lunch at the Piazza Dining Hall.

This visit is part of our District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP), which helps students explore future career and education paths as they begin to plan for life after high school.
3 days ago, Steph Burke
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✈️Ms. Schmeling's Statistics class explored how the type of paper used to make a paper airplane affects how far it flies. They created three paper airplanes — one from printer paper, one from cardstock, and one from construction paper — using a basic folding design.

Through this experiment, students learned how data in the real-world often follows a normal distribution, and how understanding mean, variation, and consistency can help explain real-world performance — even something as fun as flying paper airplanes!
3 days ago, Steph Burke
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🏀 Basketball season is approaching!
Central youth boys basketball players in grades K–6 are invited to join our November Basketball Camp!
📋 Please see the flyer for details and register using the short Google Form https://forms.gle/fuYvTr6BfGE2JM3PA.
💸 There is NO charge for camp!
Let’s get better together and get ready for a great season ! Go Warriors! ❤️🤍
4 days ago, Steph Burke
Youth Boys BB Camp
💻✨ Tonight, a group of our 4th and 6th grade students joined Mrs. Stannard at the Central School Board meeting to share what they’ve been learning in Technology class!

They did an amazing job presenting about the skills they’ve developed and the importance of internet safety as part of Digital Citizenship Week. 🌐👏
4 days ago, Steph Burke
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🎉💃 Central Junior High Dance! 🕺🎶

Mark your calendars! The Central Spanish Club is hosting a dance for Central 6th-8th grade students on Friday, November 14 right here at school!

All proceeds from the dance will help support students traveling to Costa Rica in Summer 2026! 🇨🇷✨
4 days ago, Steph Burke
JH Dance
🏅 Congratulations to last week’s Worthy Warriors! Keep up the great work!
4 days ago, Steph Burke
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We're so excited to share that this year's Fall Vocal Concert will take place at the beautiful Elkader Opera House! The venue gives us the perfect space to welcome more guests and celebrate our students' incredible music-making. The concert begins at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21st. We hope you'll join us for a wonderful night of music!
4 days ago, Stacy Heston
Fall Vocal Concert
🎃🤖 Spooky fun in Makerspace! 👻

Students got creative while coding their Root Robots this week! They designed costumes, dodged ghosts, coded glowing jack-o’-lanterns, and even built pop-up surprise LEGO creations! 💡🧱

We love seeing our Warriors mix creativity and problem-solving! ❤️🤍
5 days ago, Steph Burke
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🏐 It’s Regional Volleyball Night! ❤️🤍

Your Central Warriors are hitting the road to take on Turkey Valley tonight in the first round of regional play! Let’s fill the stands and cheer them on as they fight to keep their postseason run alive! 💪

📍 Location: Turkey Valley
🕖 Time: 7pm
🎟️ Tickets: Must be purchased online ➡️ https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h202510090922549837fa8d08085104f/checkout
5 days ago, Steph Burke
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📅 Here’s a look at what’s happening this week at Central!

It’s a BIG week for our Warrior athletes! 🏐⚡️
➡️ Postseason Volleyball kicks off tonight at Turkey Valley!
➡️ State Qualifying Cross Country Meet is Thursday at Starmont — good luck to our runners as they race for a spot at state! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Check out the full Warrior Weekly below for all of this week’s events.
Let’s go, Warriors! ❤️🤍
5 days ago, Steph Burke
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Important Update: With safety a priority at Central CSD, Davis Street will be reserved exclusively for buses during bus loading and unloading times (noted below). Cones will be placed at the entrance of Davis Street to indicate that the area is restricted. If the cones are out, please do not drive or park on Davis Street.
Monday through Thursday: 7:55-8:05 in the morning and 3:10-3:20 in the afternoon
Friday: 7:55-8:05 in the morning and 1:40-1:50 in the afternoon

To accommodate for parent drop-off during the above times, please drop off and pick up your student(s) on 1st street in the designated zones shown on the map. For safety, please ensure your students(s) uses the crosswalks when crossing the street. Students can enter the district entrance on 1st St if dropped off there. All students are welcome to use either entrance.

6 days ago, Amy Pope
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🔥 Hands-on learning in action! 🔥

Our Junior High Industrial Tech students are diving into the world of casting and material properties! This week, they explored sand casting and graphite mold casting with zinc, and thanks to their classmate Jace, they even got to try out injection molding rubberized fishing lures! 🎣🛠️

It’s awesome to see our students learning real-world skills and bringing creativity into the workshop! ❤️🤍
7 days ago, Steph Burke
JH shop