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Help Student Council raise money to support our community for Earth day, and cover our middle and high school teachers in tattoos!

Students in Mr. Hallquist’s class got a visit last week from Jason Kuerschner from Edward Jones who spoke about Personal Finance!

Today’s Class of 2025 Senior Spotlight is Rebecca Sandeen! She says her favorite memories are junior year post prom and football games during her senior year. She plans to attend Winona State University in the fall, majoring in Biology on a Radiography path. Her advice to underclassmen is “just do your work, and don't be afraid to ask questions.”

In case you missed it, The "Golden" Spring Fling will be taking place on Sunday, May 4 at Central Secondary School. This is a wonderful event for senior citizens to have dinner and dance! Tickets are available at Old National and Citizens State Bank and can be purchased through Friday, April 25. Don't miss out!

Let’s celebrate Abby Beltz who is our Senior Spotlight for the day! She has lots of favorite things about school with Mr. Wroge, Mr. Mesik, and Mrs. Street getting mentioned as favorite teachers. Her favorite school memories are all the school dances/prom and playing soccer. She will be attending Ridgewater College for Early Child Development and has great advice for underclassmen, “Don't be afraid to ask questions and ask for help in class and don't let assignments get past you."

Congratulations to our March high school award winners.

Reminder that today is the last day to buy your High School Yearbook. No extra books will be available for purchase, so make sure you buy yours today. Yearbook Order Link: https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/Vfu8uJp0vic5P0Epv5pToNxy

Class of 2025 families, have you not seen your student featured in the Senior Spotlight series yet? That may mean that they haven’t filled out the spotlight form sent by Principal Larson yet. Do us a favor and bug them about it a bit and we will happily feature them!

Mackenzie Simon is today’s Senior Spotlight! She says her favorite teacher was Mrs. Hammers and that her favorite memory is Junior Prom. She will be attending UMD next year and tells underclassmen to “Have fun and get your work done!”

The yearbook will be taking pictures for all of our high school clubs and activities tomorrow, Friday, April 11th. Students should report to the commons during their scheduled club time.

Let’s celebrate Cali Fox! She says her favorite teacher was Mrs. Hammers and also tells underclassmen to “take college classes!” She plans to attend NDSCS and play softball after graduation.

Umpires Needed! Please consider helping out. If you are interested in umping for MS baseball or Softball please reach out to Kari Crown (kcrown@isd108.org) or Joe Kley (jkley@isd108.org). We have lots of opportunities available!

Mental Health Day will be held on May 16 and is a day for students at Central Secondary School to decompress, enjoy time with their peers, and get a well deserved break for working hard all year! We are looking for donations of several items to make this day a success. If you are willing to donate any of the following items, it would be greatly appreciated! Items can be dropped off at either the elementary school or the secondary school (attention school counselors). -Plastic pencil boxes that stay closed (we need a couple hundred total) -Food storage boxes to use for zen gardens -Zen garden figurines -Smooth decorative small rocks -Kinetic Sand -Fine sand (decorative sand) -Bracelet Making Kits -Fleece for blankets Or you can easily shop from the Mental Health Day Wish List on Amazon: https://a.co/gRSqrFc

Kellen Dose is today’s Class of 2025 Senior Spotlight! She says her favorite teachers were Mrs. Kester and Mr. Degler. She plans to attend the University of Lincoln Nebraska to study Forensic Science and hopes to eventually become a Crime Scene Investigator. Her advice for underclassmen? “Take college classes!!”

Here is a great message that the Central Booster Club recently received: “Thank you so much for the donation to our 2nd grade classrooms from the Raider Rally. We used the funds to purchase 5 under desk bikes. These bikes allow students some extra movement, helping to increase focus and attention. Thank you!”

In 6th grade art, students explored implied texture and repetition by creating dragon eyes. Using oil pastels with drawing and coloring techniques, they crafted bold and vibrant works of art. Congratulations to the following artists of the week! Sydney Rolloff Aiden Joos Willow Voigt Savayah Brown

Nicholas Weege is part of the class of 2025 and says that senior year homecoming was his favorite high school memory and that Mr. Degler is his favorite teacher. He plans to finish OSUT AIT and go to NDSU for mechanical engineering after graduation. His advice for others is “Enjoy high school and make good friends, but make the most of the opportunities here while you can!”

Middle School students had some great musical entertainment last week at their assembly with the award winning ensemble singers and a band of students sharing their talents!

Have you registered for preschool or kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year yet? Learn more about what Central Public Schools has to offer and enroll today! https://www.isd108.org/page/new-student-registration

Thank you to our wonderful Elementary PTA and our families for showering the Elementary Staff during staff appreciation week. All the Elementary Staff felt the love and appreciation all week and can't say thank you enough. We arrived Monday morning with the building decorated & an OnPoint gift card for all staff members . Then the fun continued all week with Monday: Muffins, Coffee & Juice in the staff lounge; Tuesday: Massages from Schmidt Chiropractic; Wednesday: Grab & Go Snacks in the staff lounge; Thursday: Massages from Sacred Health and Friday: Gift Card Drawing & Root Beer Floats. Thank you for supporting our team!