Central CSD

If you or your students are thinking about college soon, check out these Virtual College Admissions Fairs happening later this month by the Iowa Association for College Admissions Counseling!

Central Community, This past week the school board met to review new recommendations from the Central Return To Learn Committee and guidance from the IDPH. Under the new guidance, if students are wearing a mask they would no longer have to be sent home on quarantine if they are exposed to a positive case. Our goal from Day #1 is to stay in school and keep our kids here. Starting on Monday, October 12 all students, staff, and visitors to Central facilities will be expected to wear a mask to help us continue with that goal. Please no longer send your child with just a gator or face shield. If you do not have a face mask at home, teachers will have extras in their classrooms to provide students. We sincerely appreciate all the support we have received in this ever-changing environment.

Central Calendar Changes October 16th the Varsity football team will be playing at Central City, game time is 7:00 PM. October 19th the Varsity volleyball team will play the first round regional tournament at Tripoli, start time is 7:00 PM. October 19th the JV football team will not be playing. Please call 245-1750 with any questions.

Come support both the Central Volleyball team and Breast Cancer Awareness Month by attending our PINK OUT game on Tuesday, October 13th. This is the last home game of the regular season for Central and supports an important cause.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is school picture retake day. Picture envelopes are still available in the office. You must return your original picture package if you are having your pictures retaken. If you have any questions, please call 245-1750.

Friendly reminder that a face covering is expected to be worn if 6' social distancing can't be maintained at tonight's Volleyball match. Students in the student section are expected to wear a face covering. This is due to recent guidance from the IDPH stating if all parties are wearing a face covering they will not have to quarantine. Thank you for supporting us and helping keeping our kids in school.

The JH football game at Dunkerton has just been cancelled. Please call 245-1750 with any questions.

The JV football game at Dunkerton has been cancelled for tonight. The JH game will start at 4:15 as planned. Please call 245-1750 with any questions.

Central Community, This past week the IDPH released guidance that states if face coverings are correctly worn by all parties then we will not have to send students home for the 14-day quarantine. Central's return to learn plan states face coverings are expected when 6' social distancing can't be maintained. Today during our full staff PD everyone agreed we needed to be consistent with following our plan as we do not want to send kids home, WE WANT THEM HERE!! Starting Monday the following expectations will be followed when not properly wearing a face covering: 1) Teachable moment: First couple times of talking to a student or a time where a student just simply forgot. 2) 1st Offense: Defiant when asked to put a face covering on. You have talked to the student multiple times about the face covering. 1st offense should be recorded as a minor referral. 3) 2nd Offense: Defiance continues and you have already recorded a minor referral. Student should be sent to the office and it should be recorded as a major. Office will contact parents. 4) 3rd Offense: Parent meeting and student is placed on remote learning for 2-weeks. 5) 4th Offense: Parent meeting and student is placed on remote learning for the remainder of the school year. It isn't our goal to punish students for not wearing a face covering. I understand we all have different beliefs on this. With the new guidance it is my goal to keep all students and staff here. Thank you for your partnership and support in this. Sincerely, Mr. Trenkamp

If you still need a Central activity calendar please call 245-1750 or stop in at the office to pick one up.

The Central Drama department is looking to borrow the following items for the upcoming play. Please contact Mrs. Carolyn Yanda if you have something that could be used. cyanda@central.k12.ia.us Set Pieces/Props Needed Chiropractic posters Dallas Cowboys jersey (as decoration, not costume) large potted plants Small sofa or love seat (preferably lightweight) Bamboo chair wooden baseball bat golf club restaurant style milk/cream pitcher

Central FFA Apparel Sale: Those interested in purchasing chapter FFA apparel, here is the link for what is available this year. The last day to order will be October 19th, 2020. Any questions, ask Mrs. Bond. https://www.rivalsinc.com/store/c251/Central_FFA.html

Love Central’s new Maker Space Special!

Picture retake day will be Wednesday, October 7th. If your student did not have their picture taken on the original day please plan on this date. Forms are still available in the school office. If your student would like to have their picture retaken please make sure and send the original packet on the 7th. If you have any questions, please call 245-1750.

Central Stakeholders, This past week many Keystone AEA superintendents including myself wrote individual letters to Governor Reynolds requesting her to no longer require a 14-day quarantine. Our reasoning was simple, in our AEA alone we have sent home hundreds of healthy kids who want to be in school. The social emotional toll put on these kids and their families has been enormous. Today Governor Reynolds eliminated the 14-day quarantine as long as face covering are being worn correctly. This is a timely announcement as our Return to Learn Committee is meeting today. We will review our plan and propose any changes to the School Board for final approval. As stated throughout, this situation (and our plan) will remain fluid. Thank you for your continued patience and support.

At Friday's game James Eberhardt and Abby Cummer were crowned as our 2020 Homecoming King & Queen. Due to a unique set of circumstances, this year Evan Pensel and James Eberhardt have been crowned as Co-Kings. This picture is from the second crowning which took place immediately after Friday's game. Both young men handled the situation with integrity. This situation has put their outstanding individual character on display as they did exactly what our Homecoming Court should do - represent Central in the best possible way. We apologize for the confusion, thank you James and Evan for modeling Central's Core Values and showing all of us how to navigate an uncomfortable situation.

Today’s goal was learn something new and have fun! Seven FFA members competed at the NE District Dairy Cattle Evaluation CDE today! Teams placed 13th and 20th out of 24 teams! First time for each of these members competing in this event! Congratulations!

Hey Warrior Fans! If you would like the Zoom link for the 9:40-10:10 Hall of Famer and Grand Marshall speech please email awalch@central.k12.ia.us. Go Warriors!

This week Preschool/JK learned all about apples! They learned all about the parts of an apple, the life cycle of an apple, investigated apples using their 5 senses, and taste tested red, green, & yellow apples.

Excited to announce that Central Community FFA placed 2nd out of 18 teams in the NE District Soils Evaluation CDE yesterday hosted by Hawkeye Community College! Congratulations!