Congratulations to Kaitlynn Bina who placed 11th at 1A State Cross Country with a time of 20:34 in Wamego today. Way to go Kaitlynn and Coach Jacobson!



Congratulations to the Centre high School football team on their 1st round win tonight over Southern Cloud 58-13. The Cougars advance on to the second round of playoffs next Friday when they travel to Cunningham. Time for the game has not been established yet so be looking for start time early next week. Great job players and coaches.
Congratulations to Katie Bina for placing 4th at the 1A Regional and punching her ticket to the State Cross County meet in Wamego this Saturday. Katie is coached by Emma Jacobson.. Good Luck at State Katie!

*Reminder*
Story time will be in SANTA FE ROOM at the MARION LIBRARY TONIGHT at 5:30pm!

Special thanks to the Centre PTO for supplying meals for the teachers during Parent/Teacher Conferences the last two nights. We all really appreciate your consideration during these long days!
Congratulations to the Centre Grades 4 through 6-grade flag football team that went undefeated on the season. Great job players and coaches!

Here are the events this week!


Come cheer on our girls tomorrow at Sub-State!

Centre USD #397 is currently looking for a part-time aide to fill a position in our Kansas Online Learning
Program. Knowledge of general secretarial duties, computers, Google Docs/Sheets/Drives, and the
ability to travel for occasional onsite testing and student engagement activities. Applications available at
www.usd397.com or contact the USD #397 District office at 785-983-4304. EOE
Marion County Special Education Coop has an immediate opening for a paraprofessional at Centre Elementary. Interested candidates can either contact the Central Office at Centre or the Marion County Special Education Office in Marion. Contact information for MCSEC is Shari Weisbeck -sweisbeck@mcsec.org
Office : (620)382-2858. MCSEC and Centre Schools are an EOE.
Don't forget Centre Parent/Teacher Conferences are next Monday and Tuesday evenings from 4-8 PM. We hope to see you all there.
Hillsboro youth basketball flyer

STUCO Pies and Peppernuts fundraising starts today! If you would like to order, click the link, fill out the form and a STUCO member will reach out to you. Products can be picked up on, or will be delivered before, Tuesday, November 21. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT CHS STUDENT COUNCIL https://forms.gle/g7ipvY2c9Bc7BLr2A

Happy Bus Driver Day to the USD #397 transportation crew. Mark Pagenkopf -Transportation Director, Jennifer Roland, Jim Beeson, Kim Engel, Gayle Whiteley, Amy Mackovic, Anjanetter Vinduska & Bill Harmon. Than you for your dedication to getting our students where they need to go safely every day!

There will be a junior high boys basketball parent meeting Thursday, October 19th at 6:30pm in the main gym at the school.
Just a reminder to have your elementary student wear a Centre shirt if they have one tomorrow for the Pumpkin Patch.
REMINDER: Elementary Parents, tomorrow is the pumpkin patch field trip, and students need to dress warmly. They will leave the school at 8:15 am tomorrow.
Here are the events this week!


Centre Cross Country runners did a great job at the Wheat State League meet on Thursday. Katie Bina placed second in the challenge meet and second in the Wheat State League meet. Aaron Carlson placed 4th in the challenge meet and took first place in the Wheat State League meet. Katie is a junior at Centre High School and Aaron is a 6th grader at Centre Junior High School. Great job!

Congrats to our JH Boys and Coaches on an undefeated season with their win at Wakefield! Not pictured: Colby Diepenbrock and Jace Helmer.

