Center School District

Monthly food pantry is this Friday, March 8th. Volunteers needed. Sign up below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848AFA929A6F58-48345127-friday#/

The next meeting of the Center Board of Education will be a Work Session meeting on Monday, March 4th at 6:00pm. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary and can also be viewed via livestream. Click below to see the agenda and the link for joining virtually. https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=14921

Boone Elementary students celebrated Black History Month with a musical performance last night at Colonial Presbyterian Church. They performed a variety of selections including "Lift Every Voice and Sing", "Ubuntu", and "I AM Somebody". Thanks to the students, music director Jon Pierson and the team at Boone for a wonderful evening.

The National Honor Society at Center High School is sponsoring a Blood Drive on March 14th. Check out the flyer below for details and registration links.

CHS Advanced Woodshop students are working with veterans from the Veterans Community Project to build chairs to donate to VCP. Great to be able to support our vets.

Excited to join the staff and students at Indian Creek Elementary to celebrate Black History Month.

Center School District is looking for Substitute Teachers! This is a great way to support our students and our teachers while making some extra money! We are having an Open House at Center Middle School on March 20th & 21st. See the flyer below for details!

The Center Board of Education will hold a regular session meeting on Monday, February 26th at Indian Creek Elementary starting at 7:00pm. Click below to see the agenda and the link to view the meeting virtually. https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=14715

Center High School is proud to host a Community Panel Discussion on Fentanyl Awareness this Thursday evening, Feb. 22nd. The co-sponsors are US Representatives Emmanuel Cleaver and Mark Alford. A wide range of panelists will help our community learn about the dangers of Fentanyl to help us protect our community. Doors open at 6pm, program starts at 7pm. No charge to attend. All are welcome.

Obituary for former Center High School Coach, Max Hayes. https://heartlandcremation.com/obituary/max-eugene-hayes/ Services on March 4th. Details in obituary.

Information for the Celebration of Life for Coach Max Hayes. Monday March 4, 2024 at 1:00 pm Colonial Presbyterian Church 9500 Wornall Rd K.C. Mo 64114 Wife Bonnie's contact: bonnieandmax@yahoo.com Obituary will be on the website: heartlandcremation.com before the weekend.

Check out this video made by fourth grade students at Indian Creek Elementary about the story of Emmitt Till, as part of their study of Black History. https://youtu.be/F5CkICssj8c #BlackHistoryMonth

Dr. Cargile will host her monthly virtual Coffee Chat this Friday, February 16 at 7:30am. This is an opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Cargile about what's going on at Center and to share issues of interest to you. To get a link to join, contact Stephanie Archie at sarchie@center.k12.mo.us.

Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on winning the Super Bowl AGAIN! What a great accomplishment for the team and Kansas City! Here's the schedule for the week for the Center School District: Monday - School will be held AS SCHEDULED. We know everyone is excited, but it is really important that we have excellent attendance and focus as we get back to the business of unlocking potential and igniting minds! Tuesday - School will be held as scheduled. Wednesday - PARADE DAY!! Center Schools will be CLOSED for all staff and students to celebrate with our Chiefs and our community. We are using our LAST snow day for this event. Celebrate enthusiastically, but safely so that on -- Thursday - we are back in school and learning! Friday - No School for students as this is a Professional Development day for staff. Special note - the MRVC Choir Event on Wednesday evening WILL take place as scheduled. Also, remember that Monday, February 19th is the President's Day holiday and we will have no school that day.

Two Center Elementary Schools were represented at the first ever All Metro 5th Grade Honor Choir Saturday February 10th. Pictured with Mr. Pierson (Boone)are Kynlee Eubank, Erik Byrd, Darwin Childers, and Julian Simien. Pictured with Mr Fritz (Indian Creek) are AJ Berry Jr. and Tyler Wilson.

The staff and students at Boone Elementary are ready for Super Bowl weekend, forming a KC arrowhead on the playground on Friday! Go Chiefs!!!

We are sad to announce the passing of Coach Max Hayes yesterday, Feb 8th, at the age of 95. He taught and coached at Center from 1961 - 1988 leaving a legacy of lives made better for his presence. He is a member of the CHS Athletic Hall of Fame. After coaching at Campus High School in Goodland, Kansas for 10 years (including a state championship, he joined the family at Center High School in 1961. He coached a number of outstanding teams, inlcuding the undefeated State champions in 1976. His overall record was 538-230. He also coached the golf team with six trips to the State Championships. He was inducted to both the Kansas & Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Colonial Presyterian Church, where he and his wife, Bonnie, were active members.

The Center Board of Education will hold a Work Session meeting on Monday, February 12 at 6:30pm at Indian Creek Elementary School. Click below to see the agenda and instructions for viewing the meeting via livestream. https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=14696

Twenty-eight amazing business students from Center High School competed in the regional DECA event this week. Here are the results with District Medal Winners or State Qualifiers: * Sheontell Mattic and Zoralee Jones – Team District Medal Winner –Business Law and Ethics * Elda Mekonen – District Medal Winner - Principles of Finance * Savanna Scruggs – District Medal Winner - Principles of Finance * Torie Smith – District Medal Winner – Hospitality & Tourism * Logan Porter – District Medal Winner – Quick Serve Restaurant Management And for our State Qualifiers…. *Jefferson Ramirez Medina – State Qualifier – 3rd place – Principles of Finance *Pertula Besong – State Qualifier – 3rd place – Business Management and Administration *Scholar Besong – State Qualifier – 5th place – Human Resource Management *Susan Besong –- State Qualifier – 4th place – Business Finance *Emma Willard and Josephine Mosby – Team State Qualifier -2nd Place – Business Law and Ethics * Scholar Besong and Susan Besong – Team State Qualifier – 1st Place - Independent Business Plan *Byron McMaster - DECA Chapter Vice President – State Qualifier – 6th place -Human Resource Management *I’Monti Poole-Williams – DECA Chapter President - State Qualifier 5th place - Accounting Congratulations to all our students and their sponsor, Mr. Matthew Simpson.

Great Jobs KC (formerly KC Scholars) has some amazing scholarship opportunities that Center students can apply for. In the past, Center students have won up to $50,000 in scholarships. Check out https://greatjobskc.org/apply/ for more information.