Centre USD 397

Last night, sophomore Derrick Harms dominated his first swim meet in Emporia, earning two personal records in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke! 🏊‍♂️🔥

He’s now only six seconds away from hitting a state-qualifying time.
Derrick will be back in the pool competing next Thursday and Saturday — let’s cheer him on!

Way to go, Derrick! 👏💙🏅

*PLEASE NOTE the Poinsettia Sale date change — there will not be on a Saturday sale this year. Get your poinsettias during the week of December 8th-12th from 1:00-4:00 pm and also at the school Christmas Concert on Monday, December 15th at 7:00 pm! Contact Emma Jacobson at the school by phone at 785-983-4304 or email ejacobson@usd397.com with any questions!

Here is the schedule for next week's Herington's Pre-Season Tournament

Dear Centre Families,

On Monday, January 12th, USD 397 Centre will host the Wheat State League Scholar's Bowl competition. Due to the timing of the event at 4pm as well as the need to set up and prepare for the event in multiple classroom spaces, we will dismiss students early at 3pm that day. Students will load buses and leave campus around 3:05pm.

Thanks,
Dan Ackland, Superintendent

Tampa Christmas Celebration

Here are the events this week! Good Luck to our HS teams beginning their season on Friday as well as our Boy Swimmer!

BOE Agenda, December 1, 2025

Here are the events for next week! The JH Games on Monday will be at White City.

Here are the results from last night's JH home games vs Canton-Galva.

Congratulations to Micah Carlson who won Wheat State League Honorable Mention in football!

Picture credit: Olivia Carlson

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the food drive! The food bank will be open on Monday, November 24 from 4:00-8:00. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McMichael, mmcmichael@usd397.com.

Here is the Winter Cougar Apparel Store! It is a BSN Sprint Store which means items will ship in 2-3 business days.

Store closes December 18th!

Here is the link:
https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/uedf2eCSUP

From PAT: Hello Everyone! Peabody is hosting their annual “Come Home for Christmas” celebration on December 6, 2025. The event will kick off at 4:00pm with a parade downtown on Main Street and then there will be fun holiday activities after the parade is over. PAT will be at The Hub with Gingerbread houses made out of graham crackers. Hope to see your family there!

Here are the events this week!

Please see the following information if your student is interested in attending a Washington D.C. trip in the summer 2027. The sponsors from Herington have extended an invitation to Centre students. If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Anschutz, janschutz1@usd487.org.


📢 Attention 6-7th Grade Parents 📢

Join us at the Herington Middle School Gym on Thursday, Nov. 20th at 6:00 pm to learn all about the upcoming 2027 Washington, D.C. educational trip! 🇺🇸

Discover how each traveler can qualify for a $500 Early Bird Scholarship—a great opportunity you won’t want to miss!

Click here to RSVP: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/inperson/28308708020?rsvp_id=28308708020
We look forward to seeing you there!

Jason Lingenfelser & Jackie Anschutz

Herington MS

November 18, 2025 BOE Agenda

This week we will have our High School Fall Activity Awards Night on Thursday at 6:30 PM in the Main Gym. Cookies will be served afterwards.

Also, after the Fall Activity Awards Night we will be having parent meetings for the HS Basketball teams afterwards. The meetings should start around approximately 7:00-7:15 PM .

We hope to see everyone on Thursday!

Here are the final scores from JH BB last night at Flint Hills Christian.

There will be no morning weights this week due to it being fall buffer week.

Here are the events this week!

Reminder: There will be no morning weights this week due to it being buffer week!

Good Luck to our JH BB Teams who start their season tomorrow!