Central CSD

At Central CSD students have an electrifying experience! Open enrollment dates are right around the corner and there’s never been a better time to be a Warrior. Call the district office for more information. 563-245-1750

Central Warriors, Starting Monday Pine Street will be closed for a week as we begin demo for our new parking lot. Thank you for your patience and flexibility through our remodel and upgrades.

Central FFA members are at work early cooking breakfast for the Central staff part of an FFA week tradition. Staff— don’t forget to join us!

All of Central showed up for this one! Go Warriors!

Blackout for the girls regional final! GO WARRIORS! #WARRIORSTRONG

Tonight's Game Our side of bleachers in New Hampton's gym holds 600 people. Let's fill every single one! If you have room in your car swing by and pick up that old college roommate or long lost cousin. Tell them to throw on a black shirt and be loud! Like last year's Regional Final we will award a "fan of the game." This will be based on the following categories: - Sportsmanship - Attire (black out...) - Energy See you at the game!

The Conduct of Meeting team participated in the FFA Sub district competition Tuesday afternoon during National FFA week. Central's team took 3rd Place out of seven.

Save the date for Preschool Registration!

Hey Warrior fans did you know the boosters are sponsoring a bus to New Hampton for the girls Regional Championship game between Central and St. Ansgar tomorrow night? $6 will reserve your spot on the bus but you will get it back to use for the game door admission. You need to reserve your spot today!!!! Parents need to sign a permission form for their students to go on the bus. There will be chaperones riding as well. Call 245-1750 or stop into the school office asap to get on the list, space is limited.

Congratulations to Central's brand new jazz choir, JAZZ CENTRAL, on being accepted as one of the eight Class 1A schools for the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships. IVJC will be at Valley HS in West Des Moines on Tues., March 24. We look forward to this new and exciting opportunity!

Wednesday's Basketball Game New Hampton has provided the following directions for parking and which entrance to use. "In the MS Gym we will have an FFA event at 7:00pm, so please advise your fans to use the new entrance which is labeled Activities Entrance that is in the NW corner of the parking lot. I have advised that those working the speaking event park up top and use the upper entrance."

Reminder of the NHS blood drive taking place next Friday from 10-3! Spots are filling up so make your appointment today! www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=52043

Next week is Dr. Seuss Week! The K/1 classes invite everyone to join them in dressing up to celebrate!

Individual Speech Contest Results Tonight the Upper Iowa Conference Individual Speech Competition was held in Monona. Central's Team competed in 14 events. Our students earned 3 II ratings and 11 I ratings. Congratulations to a very talented group of young men and women!

The Central Community School's Mental Health Awareness Team is hosting Iowa's first ever high school campus walk for suicide prevention with the Iowa Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! This walk, called Out of the Darkness, will be a community wide event to start a conversation regarding how we can prevent suicide. There will be a resource fair during registration from 1-2PM, a speaker, and the walk will begin at 2PM. The walk will be about 2 miles in length, starting and ending at Central School. Register yourself or a team at https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=6743

Thank you to Travis Jensen from Brown’s in Elkader for taking time to talk with the Personal Finance class about purchasing a vehicle, and financing a vehicle.

Preschool registration is coming up!

Wednesday, February 26 - Girls Basketball Regional Final A few details: - Central plays St. Ansgar @ New Hampton High School - Game starts at 7:00 PM - Central fans should plan to arrive between 6:10-6:20. - It's a BLACK OUT (Central fans wear black!) A little history and some numbers: - Central has played 5-on-5 girls basketball for 27 years (93-94 season). In the previous 26 seasons, Central never won more than 14 games. So far this year Central has won 21. - This season there are 120 schools in 1A girls basketball. Central is one of only 8 teams that have won 21 games or more. - Central is one of 16 teams to win their last three games. On Wednesday we will play for a ticket to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines where 8 of the original 120 teams will compete for a State Championship. - The last (and only) time Central qualified for the State Tournament was in 1977 (6-on-6). In a game such as this every detail matters. Everyone involved has to focus on their job and do it to the best of their ability. As fans our job is to be physically present and cheer loud. Research has shown that a large, loud fan base has the ability to enhance the concentration of the players on the court while weakening the mind and spirit of the opponent. That is a job that can only be done by those who are physically present at the game. Whether you have been to every game this season or if this will be the first one, we strongly encourage you to come! There are moments in life you never forget. Watching Central Girls Basketball qualify for the State Tournament is going to be one of them. See you at the game!

PEP BUS INFORMATION We will have a Pep Bus for Wednesday’s game at New Hampton (vs. St. Ansgar). Students can reserve a seat for $6 starting on Monday morning. More information to come. Sharing this option now so travel plans can be made.

CENTRAL WINS! Central defeats Turkey Valley 41-36 and advances to the Regional Final. We will play at New Hampton on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 pm.