Day 2 at the IGHSAU Girls State Wrestling Event, with Reese Berns still going. Wrestling starts at 10:00 am this morning. Here's the link to follow along https://www.watchighsau.com/
Congratulations to these Worthy Warriors for the week of January 22nd through January 26th. Keep up the great work and GO WARRIORS!!
You can catch our Girls & Boys Basketball Teams tonight at North Fayette Valley. There will be NO JV Girls or Boys this evening. Varsity Girls will start at 6:15. See you there!!!
February's "worthy" assembly theme was about loving yourself and achieving high self-esteem for a rich, healthy, and happy life. Healthy self-esteem is correlated with physical activity, which means, exercise improves our physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health.
Sadie Hefel, is the owner & manager of Divine Current Wellness in Guttenberg. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Massage Therapy Instructor, Certified Yoga Instructor, and a Self-Care Life Coach. She has been in the Health & Wellness field for over 15 years and graciously donated her time and talents to provide an invigorating morning wellness routine to get our day started off right!
7th grade was our "Price is Right" game show prize winners for some extra fun and activities at school.
Our 3 worthy warrior winners were
7/8 - Kaylee Nelson
9/10 - Keshaun Foster
11/12 - Brandi Herman
Each year 5th grade students participate in a flag essay focused on building understanding of our flags history and having students reflect specifically on what the flag means to them. We were fortunate enough to have some local legion members come in today and reward the top three finishers for this year's contest!
Please congratulate this year's winners!
1st place- MacKenna Fisher
2nd place- Mason Koehn
3rd place- Shannon Wiley
Thursday February 8th we will host the First Round Regionals for Girls Basketball.
Here is the link that will take you right where you need to purchase the tickets.
https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/girlsbasketball/2023-24/tickets
Wishing our Central Warriors the best as they head to Starmont this evening! GO WARRIORS!!!
Wishing all the best to Central's Girls Wrestling State Qualifiers, Reese and Mayleigh today! GO WARRIORS!!
Some Central students were treated to a special visit by author, Erin Soderberg Downing this afternoon. She talked about her writing process and how she connects her stories to personal experiences in her life. She is especially excited about her new book "Just Keep Walking".
Special thanks to Oneota Valley Literary Foundation for providing a free book written by Erin Soderberg Downing to every 3rd-6th grade student at Central.
For more information about Erin Soderberg Downing, please visit: https://www.erinsoderberg.com/erins-books.html
Congratulations to Central Community School's Preschool Staff and Students! They were awarded the Community Spirit Award by The City of Elkader, Main Street Elkader and the Elkader Chamber of Commerce for the love and cheer they have spread throughout the town this holiday season. #WarriorProud
Central held a Celebration Send-Off for our State Qualifiers, Mayleigh Medberry and Reese Berns before they make their way to the IGHSAU Girls State Wrestling Competition. We're proud of you, Warriors! Now go leave your mark!
During JA with Ann McCorkindale, the 4th graders had fun planning a business according to the resources available in a particular region.
Last night, the Central Pep Band held their Alumni Night! It's always nice to see familiar faces back in the building and even better when they share their talents with the rest of us!
Attention: Central Kindergarten - 5th Grade Parents
Central LEAD will be hosting a "Daddy Daughter Dance" and you're invited to come!
Theme: Western
Where: Central Gym
Time: 6:00-8:30 pm
When: February 17
Grades: K-5th Grade Students
Admission: $5/Dad - Daughters are free, but have to do a cool dance move! (I'd start practicing!)
Please note: Local restaurants are offering evening meal specials to celebrate this night out for you and your daughter(s).
Second grade celebrated their 100th day with a trip to FreedomBank. They got a tour of the bank, got to hold $10,000 and had cookies and milk while listening to a story about needs and wants. Thanks FreedomBank for the invite!
2nd graders enjoyed the Osborne program, Nature's Web with Kenny!
Last home game of the season! Help us celebrate Senior Night for both our basketball teams, as well as our wrestlers. JV Girls will start us off at 4:30. See you there!
Don't forget about our Alumni Pep Band tomorrow night! If you can join our Warriors, past and present... we would love to have you!
Central's Student Council is putting on their locker heart fundraiser again this year!
Mrs. Wiley's 1st graders had a fun day Friday when the students got to be the teachers for the day. Looks like we have some future teachers in the class!
