Central Public Schools - Education Is Central

Middle School - February 2024 Award Winners: Academic Achievement Award: 6th grade: Gracelynn Elgren & Everett Pugh 7th grade: Avery Blom & Nikolai Frisbie 8th grade: Alexandra Allison & Judd Pauly Lions' Citizenship Award: 6th grade: Claire Kube 7th grade: Jasper Marty 8th grade: Hailey Lind Raider Pride Award: 6th grade: Addison Lind 7th grade: Jared Kleven 8th grade: Ellie Mackenthun Character Award: Lillie Beneke Jasper Marty GOOSE Award: Mr. Erickson In addition to the awards; Students in grades 6-8 played a fun game of Family Feud (Congratulations to 7th Grade), and were treated to a performance from the CHS Choir.

Class of 2024 - Senior Spotlight: Rylee Schneider

The West Carver Girl Scouts are excited to be bringing back the Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Norwood Young America for our local children ages 0-10! Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Legion Pool Park 9:30 AM Registration 10:15 AM Egg Hunt

Central High School Students did a great job in their production of the One Act Play Antigone!

Congratulations to Knowledge Bowl Team Neon Beige (Hunter Smith, Collin Willems, Trey Gratz, Roman Holland, Gavin Cummins) for placing 2nd at Regions and being only one of two teams advancing to State in April. Also congratulations to team Maroon (Cora Ostlie, Katelyn Heuer, Lilian Holland and Grace Cummins), for being selected by the coaches and judge for the Spirit Award. This award is given to a team that embodies everything that Knowledge Bowl stands for (Academics, integrity, respect, and a positive attitude).

Tell us what you would want in a Carver County community resource center by participating in a 1hr interview or 2hr focus group. Participants will receive a $20 Kwik trip gift card for participating. FOCUS GROUPS Day: 03/12/2024 Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM Location: Bountiful Basket Cologne 300 Church St E, Cologne MN 55322 For registration and inquiries : +952-245-0697 lizm@micasamn.org

Good Luck to the Central High School Choir today as they compete in the Large Group Contest @ TCU @ 10:00 AM.

Class of 2024 - Senior Spotlight: Josiah Schnabel

Five Central band students attended the 74th Annual Dorian Honor Band Festival at Luther College in Decorah, IA. 550 students from MN, IA, WI, and IL attend this 2-day band festival. Central students were part of the 11-12 honor band under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Jonathan Poquette—Professor of Bands at Elon University in North Carolina. Congrats to Morgan Norman, Avery Lueck, Michael Mackenthun, Trey Gratz, and Holly Feist for being selected to represent CHS!

Central Elementary School recently hosted the Carver County Dairy and Beef Expo. We are proud to have our buildings be a hub for our community!

School Board Recognition builds awareness and understanding of the vital function elected school board members play in our society. Central Public Schools is joining other public school districts from across the state to celebrate School Board Recognition Month to honor local board members for their commitment to Central and its students. “Strong schools help build strong communities – and the Central School Board devotes countless hours to making sure our schools are helping every child learn at a higher level,” Superintendent Schochenmaier said. Schochenmaier said the key work of boards is to raise student achievement by: *Creating a vision for what the community wants the school district to be and for making student achievement the top priority; *Establishing standards for what students will be expected to learn and be able to do; *Ensuring progress is measured to be sure the district’s goals are achieved and students are learning at expected levels; *Being accountable for their decisions and actions by continually tracking and reporting results; *Creating a safe, orderly climate where students can learn and teachers can teach; *Forming partnerships with others in the community to solve common problems; and *Focusing attention on the need for continuous improvement by questioning, refining, and revising issues related to student achievement. “Even though we’re making a special effort to show our appreciation this month, school board members’ work is a year-round commitment,” Schochenmaier said. The members serving our district are as follows: Sara Eischens Connor Smith Shelby Erickson Kyle Strickfaden Emily Perlbachs Josh Kroells Sarah Lehrke

RAIDER REMINDER: Spring Sports Parent Meeting on Sunday, March 3rd starting at 6:30 PM in the High School Auditorium.

HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS are ON SALE NOW! The deadline to order your high school yearbook is Friday, March 1. Yearbook sales are ONLINE ONLY this year, there will be NO additional sales, so be sure to order yours today. https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=39310#edit

Basketball Playoffs are just around the corner and there are opportunities to get out there and cheer on the Central Raiders this week! https://www.mnriverconference.org/public/genie/28/school/10/date/2024-02-28/view/week/

RAIDER EVENTS: Monday 2/26/24 School Board Meeting @ 6:00 PM CHS - Fishbowl Girls Basketball PLAYOFFS @ Sibley East Varsity @ 7:00 PM FAN INFO: Tickets will be sold at the gate only (cash). We will not have presale or ETickets Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students as set by Region 2A. Games will NOT be livestreamed. Doors will be open to fans at 6:00 pm. Enter through Door A on the north side of the school.

RAIDER EVENTS: Saturday 2/24/24 Speech @ Maple Lake @ 9:00 AM Wrestling Section Individuals @ Kimball @ 11:00 AM https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CHUA

RAIDER EVENTS: Friday 2/23/2024 Boys Basketball @ LCWM C @ 4:30 JV @ 5:45 Varsity @ 7:15

Students in first grade did some exploring in the STEAM Room. Hands-on learning is so important!

Class of 2024 - Senior Spotlight: Ariah Oelfke

Congratulations to the following athletes for earning a place on the 2024 Wrestling All-Conference Team: Nate Venske - Sophomore 107 lbs. Nate Venske is a first-time all-conference member for wrestling. Nate also participates in cross country and track for the Raiders. Nate is the son of Steven and Tricia Venske. Reese Lentsch - Senior 145 lbs. Reese Lentsch is a first-time all-conference member for wrestling. Reese also participates in football and baseball for the Raiders. Reese is the son of Shawn and Anne Lentsch. Tyler Neubarth - Junior 152 lbs. Tyler Neubarth is a first-time all-conference member for wrestling. Tyler also participates in cross country and track for the Raiders. Tyler is the son of Ryan and Tabitha Neubarth. Lucas Conser - Junior 160 lbs. Lucas Conser is a second-time all-conference member for wrestling. Lucas also participates in football and baseball for the Raiders. Lucas is the son of Joe and Kendra Conser. Carter Storms - Junior 215 lbs. Carter Storms is a second-time all-conference member for wrestling. Carter was also honorable mention as a 9th grader. Carter also participates in football for the Raiders. Carter is the son of Jordan and Cara Voigt. Honorable Mention All-Conference Collin Degn - Junior 127 lbs.