Our 6th–8th grade students recently enjoyed Spend It or Save It, a fun and engaging financial literacy program! 💰✨
Through entertaining sketches and memorable characters, students learned how to:
✔️ Prioritize needs vs. wants
✔️ Understand cash vs. credit
✔️ Explore the basics of investing
✔️ Build smart saving habits
They really enjoyed this program and laughed while learning valuable life lessons—what could be better? 😄💡
Special thanks to the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services for sponsoring this awesome opportunity!
April is National Volunteer Month, and we want to give a heartfelt THANK YOU to our amazing Central Warriors Parent Teacher Organization! ❤️ Your dedication, creativity, and countless volunteer hours make a huge impact on our school community.
Special shoutout to our PTO Board:
Brittney Reinhart – Chair
Candace Fette – Co-Chair
Emily Frieden – Treasurer
Carla Clark, Chelsea Dreyer, & Sarah Glew – Secretaries
Caroline Erickson, Katie Wiley – Teacher Liaisons
Nichole Orr – Staff Liaison
From organizing fun fundraisers like Gobble Grams, Chuck-a-Duck, and BINGO Nights, to supporting us with conference meals, the Halloween Parade, the Giving Tree, and 5 Days of Christmas for our staff — your generosity is appreciated all year long. 🌟
We are so grateful for everything you do!
Central's 8th grade class attended a Career Fair hosted by NICC and Upper Iowa University today. This Career Fair allowed students to explore careers they have researched this year while making their four year plan and to connect with people in their career areas of interest.
Students were given a tour of Upper Iowa University campus after the Career Fair. As 8th graders, it is not too early for them to think about their career and educational goals!
Day two of the 97th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference was a success for Central Community FFA! Logan Everitt and Millie Burns represented as delegates! Payton Stannard did massing of the flags, Crystal Goodrich, Aaron Fangman, and Zane Embretson placed GOLD in Poultry Evaluation, Blair Scherf was recognized for her 1st place individual finish in Milk Quality and Products, and Reese Berns received her Iowa FFA Degree! Many attended a National FFA Officer Workshop, observed the Talent Show, and got ideas from Chapter Displays and Officer Books!
Central 3rd graders were thrilled to receive the book Just Like Caitlyn! This book tells
Caitlin Clark's story and includes many important life lessons like dreaming big, working
hard, valuing relationships over winning and many more.
The students were very excited to receive this donation! Thank you to Ally Obermeier, the author of this book, and her parents, Dickson and Luann Jensen, who made this generous donation.
Follow @justlikecaitlin on Instagram or Twitter!
Please join us in congratulating our amazing Business Manager, Allison Walch, on receiving the Emerging Leaders Scholarship from the Iowa Association of School Business Officials! 🎉
This prestigious scholarship is only given to 2 recipients in the state of Iowa and recognizes school business professionals with five or fewer years in the field and supports their growth into tomorrow’s leaders. We’re so proud of Mrs. Walch’s hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence for the Central district — this honor is well deserved! 🌟
Be sure to congratulate Mrs. Walch the next time you see her or reach out with a message or email!
Check out these incredible drumsticks Bryer made in Manufacturing class!
After researching different materials, he chose an exotic hardwood called Wenge, known for its rich dark color, durability, and strength. Native to Central Africa, this wood made the perfect choice for a high-quality, custom set. Bryer shaped the drumsticks on a wood lathe, carefully sanding and finishing them with wax for a sleek, professional look. Awesome job, Bryer!
A big thanks to Jacob Bickett from Mobile Track Solutions for sharing valuable industry and career knowledge with our CAD students today! Jacob is MTS's Design Engineering Manager and did a great job of sharing how material selection, product design, and continual product improvement all play an important role in industry.
Supper time here at Honor Choir. Grand concert starts at 7:00!
ISASP testing will begin on Monday, April 21, for all Central students in grades 3-11. Here are some tips to help set your child(ren) up for success on these tests!
7th - 12th grade students will begin 1st hour at 10:15.
NEICDA 7/8 Honor Choir is currently underway! First rehearsal and lunch are over... now our annual park stop.
🌟 ¡Muchas gracias! | Thank you! 🌟
A big shout out to the Earth Moving Legacy Center for hosting our Central Spanish students today as they took the AAPPL test in pursuit of the Seal of Biliteracy! 🇪🇸🌍🇺🇸
The AAPPL exam evaluates students in:
🗣 Interpersonal Listening & Speaking
📝 Presentational Writing
📖 Interpretive Reading
🎧 Interpretive Listening
The Seal of Biliteracy is a special recognition awarded to students who demonstrate proficiency in two or more languages, including English, by the time they graduate high school.
This marks our 4th year offering this opportunity, and we're proud to share that 11 students have earned this prestigious honor so far! 💪🎓💬
#SealOfBiliteracy #CentralSpanish #ProudToBeBilingual #AAPPLTest #LanguageLearning #CentralStrong
Day one of the 97th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference has come to a close! Central Community FFA members observed leadership development events, networked with agricultural businesses and colleges, listened to keynote speaker Dan Venteicher, heard greetings from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, witnessed our own FFA member Jordan Everitt being honored for his 1st place proficiency, and more!
Central's golf team is off to a great start today at home vs W Central. Central girls win with a 235 and Katie Royer tying for 2nd with a 58 and Addison Amsden tying for 1st with a 57.
Boys win 171-217 with Owen Burke taking 2nd with a 42 and Griffen Hammersland taking 1st with a 41.
Fourth graders had fun hearing animal presentations from the High School Biology class today!
We had an exciting morning at Central today! Adam DeShaw was sworn into the office of the Clayton County Sheriff and was pinned by his 2nd grade daughter, Adeline! Adam's family was in attendance, as well as all of the 2nd grade students. Thank you, Sheriff Ostrander, for holding this special ceremony at Central!
Don't forget - Thursday is a regular school day and NO SCHOOL on Friday!
Twenty-two talented musicians from Central proudly represented our school at the IHSMA State Solo-Ensemble Festival today. Their hard work and dedication paid off in a big way—we are thrilled to share that our students earned eight Division I ratings and eight Division II ratings!
But the excitement doesn’t stop there—Madrigal’s Small Choir performance and Maxwell’s snare solo were each selected as Outstanding Performers in their centers! Out of four possible Outstanding Performer selections across our events, Central earned two—an incredible accomplishment! These exceptional musicians will travel to Iowa State University in May to perform at the prestigious Outstanding Performance Showcase.
We are so proud of all our performers for their commitment to excellence. Way to go, Central musicians!!
📆Save the Date!📆
Join us Saturday, April 26th at 5:15 for our magical Promenade!
Middle school Agriculture is starting a lesson about groups and teams! We began it with dividing the class up into groups and the students learned how to do the human table!
