Central CSD

Over the past few weeks, Miss Krogman, freshmen at Iowa State University has been observing Mrs. Bond. Today is her final observation day! She is concluding her experience by teaching a lesson to the middle school students on the parliamentary procedure ability to lay a motion on the table. We wish Miss Krogman success in her summer courses and look forward to seeing her as a agricultural educator in the future!

This week’s Mental Health Awareness Month newsletter is all about mindfulness! Taking just a few minutes each day to pause, breathe, and be present can reduce stress, improve focus, and support emotional well-being. Inside the newsletter, you’ll find simple mindfulness tips for students and families to try at home or in the classroom.

🎓 Congratulations to the Class of 2025 on your graduation day! 🎉 We’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where life takes you next. Once a Warrior, always a Warrior! ❤️🤍

Kashton, Ciera, Hailey, Grayson and Bradley completed their 5th-grade STMath Journey! What a great accomplishment and showing of hard work and determination! Good Job!

🎉 Introducing Gavin Holst and Natalya Singleton — our 2025 State Track Qualifiers! 🏃‍♂️🥇 Gavin is headed to state in the 3200m and Natalya qualified in Shot Put! We're so proud of their hard work and can’t wait to cheer them on! Let’s go, Warriors!!

7th Grade Math finished their Addition Integer War tournament today. This tournament helped students practice adding positive and negative numbers. Congrats to our two winners!

Important information regarding 2024/2025 yearbook. Stay tuned for more updates!

☀️🥞 This morning, our Central staff hosted the annual Senior Breakfast in the parking lot for the awesome Class of 2025! It was a fun and sunny start to the day filled with good food, great company, and lots of laughs. We love celebrating our seniors and creating memories as they near the finish line of their high school journey! ❤️🤍 Check out a few pictures from this special morning!

Central Community FFA Shines at Northeast District Horse Evaluation Event! Central Community FFA had an outstanding performance at the Northeast FFA District Horse Evaluation event, earning a 4th place team finish! The team was made up of Kendall Wagner, Kristy Schaffer, and Zane Embretson, who all contributed to the strong showing. A special congratulations goes to Kendall Wagner, who was named the Champion Individual out of 60 participants! Great job to these students for their hard work, knowledge, and dedication—way to represent Central Community FFA with pride!

⛳️ The Central Boys Golf Team had a strong showing at Sectionals today in Calmar, finishing 4th overall! They narrowly missed advancing to Districts as a team by just 2 strokes behind Wapsie Valley — an incredibly close finish. 👏 A huge congratulations to Griffen Hammersland, who placed 3rd individually with a score of 76 and will be advancing to Districts on Monday! Way to go, Griffen, and great effort by the whole team! ❤️🤍

Central had two mock weddings this week! 💍 Mr. Downs's Life Changes 2 class wrapped up their unit on healthy relationships with a fun and creative mock wedding ceremony! From practicing communication skills to building teamwork, students learned what it takes to form strong, positive connections — all while having fun! 🎉💬❤️ A memorable and meaningful way to end an important life lesson!

Today, Central welding students got to learn some tricks of the trade from a couple of the best! Thanks to Brad Herman and Austin Wiskus from Mobile Track Solutions for taking the time to talk about some important things in industry like blueprint reading, welding fixtures, and controlling distortion.

Please see this time change for our next School Board Meeting.

🚨 Don’t Miss Out! 🚨 🥞 FREE Summer Meals for Kids! 🥪 Don't miss your last chance to sign up for the Summer Food Program. May 20th will be the last day to get signed up for the Summer food Program. Please use the link below and get sign up by May 20th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenbfsqgPyPaOodpNkxZ_uBsBwg91DbDb6qbj00Cphas6vqXw/viewform?usp=header

⚾🌻 Come out this Saturday to watch the Seed Scrimmage at 11am at the WarEagle Baseball Field! 🎟️ Donations of sunflower seeds for the team will be accepted near the concession stand for your entry fee! All different types of brands and flavors are welcome! Assistant coaches Kurt Reimer and Kylar Millard have drafted teams for the Green vs White Scrimmage! Go WarEagles!

⛳️ Our Central Girls Golf Team hit the course today at the Conference Meet in Guttenberg and had a great showing! 🏅 Congrats to our two medalists: -Brandi Herman – 10th place overall with a 101 -Ella Frieden – 13th place overall with a 103 The team placed 5th overall — way to go, ladies! We’re proud of your hard work and strong finish! The girls will be in Colesburg on Friday for Sectionals and the boys go to Calmar tomorrow.

🎉 Great Give Day is May 21! 🎉 The Central Community Scholarship Foundation (CCSF) is excited to be part of Great Give Day, a special opportunity to support our students and celebrate the power of community giving. We need your help! If we raise $300, we’ll unlock $250 in matching funds from the Clayton County Foundation for the Future — bringing even more support to our local scholarships. 🗓️ Mark your calendar for May 21 and donate at GreatGiveDay.org to make a difference! Thank you for helping us invest in Central’s future! ❤️🤍

Great job to the 7/8 Choir on another wonderful performance tonight at the UIC Vocal Festival!

🌾 Meet the 2025-26 Central Community FFA Officer Team! 🌟 We're proud to introduce the student leaders who will be guiding our chapter through another exciting year of growth, service, and agricultural excellence! Please join us in congratulating the 2025-26 Central Community FFA Officer Team: President – Kristy Schaffer Vice President – Blair Scherf Secretary – Millie Burns Treasurer – Logan Everitt Reporter – Zane Embretson Sentinel – Blake Hunt Parliamentarian – Lukas Friedlein Officer-at-Large – Allyson Thompson These outstanding individuals are ready to lead with dedication, passion, and Blue & Gold pride. We can’t wait to see what they’ll accomplish this year! 💙💛 #FFA #Leadership #CentralCommunityFFA #GrowingLeaders #FFA2025

⛳ Huge congratulations to our Central Boys Golf team for an outstanding performance at the Conference meet today at Turkey Valley! 🏌️‍♂️ The team secured 4th place with an impressive score of 331 — a remarkable 61-stroke improvement from last year! 👏 Special shoutouts to: Griffen Hammersland for finishing 2nd overall with a stellar 72 Owen Hammersland for earning 3rd overall with a strong 74 Way to go, Warriors! Your hard work is paying off! The girls team will go to Guttenberg for Conference tomorrow and the boys will go to Calmar on Wednesday for Sectionals.