Parents and Guardians, Many of you may have already heard that Nathaniel Haney, a fourth-grade student at Centre Elementary was killed in a tragic care accident last Saturday afternoon, along with his mother, Dawn Peel and his great-grandmother. Nathaniel had just completed the third grade this last year after transferring from Herington at the beginning of the year. Nathaniel had was the older brother of Centre Kindergarten student Matthew, who survived the accident. Matthew was released from the hospital in Wichita today and is being looked after by his grandparents who also live in Herington. Hillary and I will be available tomorrow evening from 5:00-6:30 in the Centre Library to talk with any students, parents, or staff members that may need to talk to someone. Please keep Matthew and his family, classmates, and his friends in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.
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Just a reminder weights and conditioning will start tomorrow at 6:30 AM. Come work to get better! We are excited to see everyone tomorrow!
Reminder that Drivers Education starts tomorrow at 8:30A.M. in Mrs. Carlsons room out in the shop.
Congratulations to Olivia Carlson who placed 2nd at State Dive in Topeka on Saturday! We are proud of you Olivia!
Congrats to our runners on a great job at Regionals today. Kaitlynn Bina qualified for the State Meet in the 3200! Congrats Kaitlynn!
Good Luck to our Cougar athletes competing at State Dive and Regional Track today!
Photo Credit: Olivia Carlson
Kollin Klenda will be competing in the Junior High School Rodeo State Finals in Mulvane for Chute Dogging, Goat Tying, and Team Roping on Thursday and Friday starting at 8:50 A.M., with the short-go on Saturday as TBD.
Kollin has competed in 7 rodeos across the state to qualify for the state finals. Kansas rodeo competition is tough and this is a BIG deal to make state. We want to wish Kollin the best of luck as he competes in the rodeo state finals!
You can watch it live on this link:
https://www.321actionvideo.com/blogs/webcast/ks-high-school-rodeo-finals
I want to thank the Marion County Sheriff's Department for their quick response to our school yesterday, even though it was a false alarm. A person in our building who was trying to call another classroom accidentally entered the code for an intruder alert, which goes directly to the sheriff's office and sets off an alarm in the school. After a quick check, the person said they hit the wrong number and set it off. Even though we called them and said it was a false alarm, they came anyway just to be sure everything was okay. I can't compliment Sheriff Jeff Soyez and his department enough for the support they give us at Centre. They are always willing to help when needed and work with us to ensure we are as safe as possible. Thank you for your response yesterday and your continued support. And thank you Terri Bina for the picture!
Congrats to our Junior High Track Team who had a phenomenal season this year! We are proud of ALL of our athletes this year!
At the Wheat State League Track Meet last week we had some awesome performers!
Aaron Carlson set the new WSL meet record in the 100M Hurdles.
Our 6th and 7th Grade Girls took 2nd Place in the WSL for the 7th Grade Girls Division. They also took 2nd out of 20 teams at the Goessel Invitational. This team included Danielle Young, Vada Cobb, Malina Perez, Isabel Antoszyk, Evan Makovec, Zoey Svoboda, Makenna Kaiser-Smith, Michaela Hinkson, and Faith Braren (not pictured)
Our 8th Grade Boys placed 2nd with our four boys at the Wheat State League Meet. The team included Scott Hinkson, Ayden Britton, Colby Diepenbrock, and Jace Helmer.
We are so proud of our Junior High Track Team this year!
Photo Credit: Olivia Carlson
Congratualtions to Easton Glessner who is headed to State Golf for a second time! We are so proud of Easton! Good Luck at Dodge City next week!
The 8th grade promotion and 6-8 awards night is still planned for 7:00 tonight. I have talked with Emergency Management and the National Weather Service, and they feel we will be fine to go ahead even though we are in a tornado watch. Marion County will have Lester here with his command vehicle in case we need to monitor the weather more closely. Please pay attention to the instructions before the event tonight so you can know what to do in the unlikely event we need to proceed to the safe rooms. We know this is an important event for our students, but we also want to be as safe as possible. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
This is a reminder the Centre Grades 3-5 will have their field trip tomorrow to the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita. The bus will leave promptly at 8:15 so please be sure your child is on time to school tomorrow. There is a gift shop available for students, but we are not responsible for lost or stolen items. Pease send a sack lunch with your child unless they signed up for one provided by the school. Have them wear either their blue or red Centre shirt to school tomorrow. Also please do not send electronics or phones with your student.
Reminder: sports physicals will be available at the school on Monday, May 19. The cost is $25. Checks should be made to Mosier Medical Clinic. Please have the necessary paperwork filled out beforehand.
Just a reminder that the Field Day and Record Breaking Day will be held this afternoon at 1:00 at the Centre football field area. Please remember to practice good sportsmanship and please help us make this a positive activity for everyone involved. Thank you for your cooperation.
Centre Grade 3-5 Academic Awards assembly Tuesday, May 13th at 3:15 in the main gym.
Activities for the week.
A special thanks to the Centre PTO for helping celebrate teacher appreciation week. PTO supplied meals, snacks, and drinks during the week to help celebrate all the educators at Centre.
We are so appreciative of our Cougar Cub Day Care ladies and the great job they do with our little ones every day. Thank you for all you do!
Centre is accepting applications for JH Volleyball Assistant Coach. Practices for JH take place during the school day, beginning at 1:30 and ending at 3:15. If interested, please contact Mr. Siebert at tsiebert@usd397.com or by calling the school office.
Please see the summer reading opportunity at the Herington library.
