Central CSD

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.

Monday, February 24th Pine street will be closed.

The Upper Iowa Conference Individual Event Speech Meet that will be held at MFL MarMac Monday, February 24th starting at 4:30 pm. Central has 9 students involved participating in 14 events. Here is Central's schedule: https://cyanda2.wixsite.com/iespeech

Clayton County BEST students represented Central today at STEM Day at the Capitol. They spoke with legislators and other interested parties about the importance of STEM education and the great projects being done by all Clayton County BEST students. Thank you for helping us share the great work being done at Central. Proud to be a Warrior!

Central’s Clayton County BEST program representing at the State Capitol with Governor Reynolds!

CENTRAL WINS! With the 50-71 victory Central adds to their record-setting season. Tonight's win was - for the first time in school history - number 20 on the season! Congratulations to Tripoli on a great season. They played very well tonight and helped prepare us for the next round. We play Turkey Valley in the Regional Semi-Final on Friday at 7:00 PM in West Union. See you at the game!

BLACK OUT TONIGHT! The girls game starts at 7:00 PM. Remember we are singing the National Anthem as a Community. Mr Douglas will start us off and the players, coaches, and fans will take it from there. See you at the game!

A few months back the Central fifth grade class participated in the flag essay contest. This contest is done yearly and schools across the state of Iowa participate. Each fifth grade student wrote a one page essay describing the history of the flag, what it represents, what it means to them as well as any other information or memories they wanted to include. This contest allows for fifth graders to learn more about the flag as well as gain a deeper appreciation for it. Today the award ceremony was conducted in order to recognize this years top essays. The top four essays for this year's fifth grade class were: 1st place- Jaden 2nd place- Crystal 3rd place- Brandon (not shown in picture) 4th place- Mikayla Congratulations to all!

Shoes! Coats! Prescription glasses! And SO MUCH MORE - all in the Lost and Found. Please come pick up what is yours in the Elementary Office.

RED OUT TONIGHT! Bring your rally towel and wear red! Tonight the boys basketball team kicks off District play. They play West Central @ Starmont High School. Game starts at 6:30 PM. See you at the game!

Here are third graders showing their creative Valentine boxes that they made and enjoying their Valentine treats. It was a great day!