Don't forget, picture day is Monday!
This is how kindergarten gets this party started!
Reminder: Fall sports pictures are Monday, August 24th! Scan the QR code below to preorder your photo package today.
🇺🇸 A NIGHT TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE 🇺🇸
This September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11: a day that changed our nation and reminded us of the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who run toward danger when others are running away.
On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Central Heights community will come together during our home football game to honor and celebrate our area first responders. 🚒🚑🚓
❤️ All first responders will receive FREE admission to the game and will be our special guests as we recognize them during halftime. Please share this with any first responder you know, tag them below, and get them in our stands!
📅 Friday, September 11
🏈 Game Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Central Heights Football Field
We invite our entire Viking community to pack the stands, wear your red, white, and blue, and help us show our first responders just how much their service means to our communities.
Twenty-five years later, we remember. We honor. We stand together. 🇺🇸
This September 11 marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11: a day that changed our nation and reminded us of the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who run toward danger when others are running away.
On Friday, September 11, 2026, the Central Heights community will come together during our home football game to honor and celebrate our area first responders. 🚒🚑🚓
❤️ All first responders will receive FREE admission to the game and will be our special guests as we recognize them during halftime. Please share this with any first responder you know, tag them below, and get them in our stands!
📅 Friday, September 11
🏈 Game Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Central Heights Football Field
We invite our entire Viking community to pack the stands, wear your red, white, and blue, and help us show our first responders just how much their service means to our communities.
Twenty-five years later, we remember. We honor. We stand together. 🇺🇸
Trash bag sales are kicking off, and what better way to get everyone excited than with a fun assembly to start us off strong!
Need trash bags? We are happy to help!
🚨 VIKING NATION… IT’S ALMOST GAME TIME. 🚨
But we’re already officially in the game. What does that mean?
Central Heights has entered T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition for a chance to win a $1 MILLION home-field makeover! 🤯🏈💙💛
Imagine what that could mean for our athletes, our students, our families, and our entire community. Imagine walking into our home stadium and seeing what happens when a small-town community decides to DREAM BIG.
But here’s the thing…
WE. NEED. YOU.
This competition isn’t just about football. It’s about Viking pride. Small-town pride. Community pride. And T-Mobile wants to see what makes Central Heights special.
🔥 HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:
📱 FOLLOW ALONG with our social media and SHARE our Friday Night 5G Lights posts.
📸 SHOW YOUR VIKING PRIDE! Post your favorite Central Heights memories, Friday night (or any Viking athlete/community night) photos, game-day traditions, pep rallies, student activities, community events and everything that makes this place special.
🏈🏃🏼♀️🏐 POST IT! When sharing on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or X, tag our school, tag @TMobile, and use #FN5GL and #Entry. Every qualifying post helps boost our school’s presence in the competition and can also count toward T-Mobile’s $5K Fridays sweepstakes.
📣 TELL EVERYONE. Send this post to your neighbors. Your family. Your friends. Your cousins in the next town over. The person you went to high school with 30 years ago. EVERYONE.
This is our chance to show the country what we already know:
4 small towns. 1 BIG PRIDE.
1 Small school. A MILLION BIG DREAMS.
VIKING NATION. BIG HEART.
Get loud.
Get creative.
Get those Viking colors out.
And let’s show T-Mobile, our opponents, and the world what happens when an entire community gets behind its school.
💙💛 LIGHTS ON. GAME ON. 💛💙
LET’S GO, VIKINGS!!! 🏈🔥🏃🏼♀️🏐
Central Heights USD 288 T-Mobile #FN5GL #Entry #FridayNight5GLights #SmallTownBigDreams #VikingPride
But we’re already officially in the game. What does that mean?
Central Heights has entered T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition for a chance to win a $1 MILLION home-field makeover! 🤯🏈💙💛
Imagine what that could mean for our athletes, our students, our families, and our entire community. Imagine walking into our home stadium and seeing what happens when a small-town community decides to DREAM BIG.
But here’s the thing…
WE. NEED. YOU.
This competition isn’t just about football. It’s about Viking pride. Small-town pride. Community pride. And T-Mobile wants to see what makes Central Heights special.
🔥 HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:
📱 FOLLOW ALONG with our social media and SHARE our Friday Night 5G Lights posts.
📸 SHOW YOUR VIKING PRIDE! Post your favorite Central Heights memories, Friday night (or any Viking athlete/community night) photos, game-day traditions, pep rallies, student activities, community events and everything that makes this place special.
🏈🏃🏼♀️🏐 POST IT! When sharing on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or X, tag our school, tag @TMobile, and use #FN5GL and #Entry. Every qualifying post helps boost our school’s presence in the competition and can also count toward T-Mobile’s $5K Fridays sweepstakes.
📣 TELL EVERYONE. Send this post to your neighbors. Your family. Your friends. Your cousins in the next town over. The person you went to high school with 30 years ago. EVERYONE.
This is our chance to show the country what we already know:
4 small towns. 1 BIG PRIDE.
1 Small school. A MILLION BIG DREAMS.
VIKING NATION. BIG HEART.
Get loud.
Get creative.
Get those Viking colors out.
And let’s show T-Mobile, our opponents, and the world what happens when an entire community gets behind its school.
💙💛 LIGHTS ON. GAME ON. 💛💙
LET’S GO, VIKINGS!!! 🏈🔥🏃🏼♀️🏐
Central Heights USD 288 T-Mobile #FN5GL #Entry #FridayNight5GLights #SmallTownBigDreams #VikingPride
School pictures and fall sports pictures will take place next Monday, August 24th!
Happy first day of college classes to our amazing group of over 50 Vikings who are enrolled in college credits this semester, from four different area colleges, totaling over 300 credit hours this fall. Thanks to all of those who support these students (teachers, drivers, family, etc) as they work toward another successful semester!
Picture Day is next week. Here is the preorder form for Elementary.
🗓️ We can't wait to spend our first full week together at school! Here's a look at what's to come:
As always, if you have any questions about practice times, please reach out to your child's head coach. With the excessive heat that Kansas has decided to unleash🥵, practice times could change. Also, in order for students to participate in practice, they MUST have a current physical on file.
See you soon, Vikings!
As always, if you have any questions about practice times, please reach out to your child's head coach. With the excessive heat that Kansas has decided to unleash🥵, practice times could change. Also, in order for students to participate in practice, they MUST have a current physical on file.
See you soon, Vikings!
Get ready for Picture Day! School and fall sports photos will take place on Monday, August 24th.
Central Heights is looking for a person interested in helping transport some students to off site classes. These are high school age students who take classes in other towns during school hours. Some additional driving is available too if interested. Please reach out to Vincent Lickteig in the Transportation Department for more information.
One more sleep until we start a new year! Check out the HS Counseling Newsletter for a preview of what the first nine weeks will look like from the counseling office!
Ever dreamed of stomping through the halls, firing up the crowd, and bringing the Viking spirit to life? Well… your moment has arrived! ⚔️🔥. See the attachment for details!
🎉 WELCOME BACK, VIKINGS! 💙💛
It’s almost time to trade those late summer mornings for school buses, crisp new school clothes, and fresh Viking adventures! 🚌📚 We can’t wait to see our students back in the building and kick off another great year at Central Heights!
As you start planning your week, be sure to check out our Viking View so your family knows what’s coming up. 📅
🏫 Back-to-School Nights: We hope to see all of our Viking families there as we get ready for an awesome school year. Don't forget to bring your school supplies, meet your teachers, move into your lockers, and pick up your yearbooks (6-12).
🚨 IMPORTANT WEDNESDAY REMINDER: ALL students return on Wednesday for a regular school day! That means it might be time to start easing those Vikings out of summer mode. 😴➡️⏰ You may want to start practicing those earlier wake-up calls now… because “five more minutes” will feel a lot more like five seconds on Wednesday morning. :)
We’re SO excited to welcome everyone back and fill the halls with Viking energy again! 💙💛
See you soon, Vikings! Let’s make it a GREAT year! 🛡️⚔️
It’s almost time to trade those late summer mornings for school buses, crisp new school clothes, and fresh Viking adventures! 🚌📚 We can’t wait to see our students back in the building and kick off another great year at Central Heights!
As you start planning your week, be sure to check out our Viking View so your family knows what’s coming up. 📅
🏫 Back-to-School Nights: We hope to see all of our Viking families there as we get ready for an awesome school year. Don't forget to bring your school supplies, meet your teachers, move into your lockers, and pick up your yearbooks (6-12).
🚨 IMPORTANT WEDNESDAY REMINDER: ALL students return on Wednesday for a regular school day! That means it might be time to start easing those Vikings out of summer mode. 😴➡️⏰ You may want to start practicing those earlier wake-up calls now… because “five more minutes” will feel a lot more like five seconds on Wednesday morning. :)
We’re SO excited to welcome everyone back and fill the halls with Viking energy again! 💙💛
See you soon, Vikings! Let’s make it a GREAT year! 🛡️⚔️
Yeehaw! 🤠 This morning, our Secondary Staff (Middle & High School) traded classrooms for corrals as we headed to New Horizon Ranch to experience many of the same team-building activities our students get to enjoy when they visit The Ranch.
The theme of the day was TEAMWORK, and let me tell ya... it wasn't our first rodeo, but there were definitely a few moments where we had to cowboy up! 🐎 From problem-solving challenges to cheering each other on, we had plenty of chances to rely on one another. We discovered hidden talents, laughed with teammates we might not normally work alongside, and realized that sometimes the strongest "horse" on the team isn't the one you'd expect!
There were laughs louder than a barn dance, and comradery strengthened tighter than a well-tied lasso. 🤠💙💛 But sometimes, even when you lead that horse to water...well, you know. :)
We're incredibly thankful for our community-school partnership with New Horizon Ranch. The impact they make on our students, and now our staff, is something that reaches every corner of our school community. They really helped to herd us in the right direction! 🐄
What a rootin'-tootin' way to kick off the day! We can't wait for our students to continue growing and building leadership skills at New Horizon Ranch.
The theme of the day was TEAMWORK, and let me tell ya... it wasn't our first rodeo, but there were definitely a few moments where we had to cowboy up! 🐎 From problem-solving challenges to cheering each other on, we had plenty of chances to rely on one another. We discovered hidden talents, laughed with teammates we might not normally work alongside, and realized that sometimes the strongest "horse" on the team isn't the one you'd expect!
There were laughs louder than a barn dance, and comradery strengthened tighter than a well-tied lasso. 🤠💙💛 But sometimes, even when you lead that horse to water...well, you know. :)
We're incredibly thankful for our community-school partnership with New Horizon Ranch. The impact they make on our students, and now our staff, is something that reaches every corner of our school community. They really helped to herd us in the right direction! 🐄
What a rootin'-tootin' way to kick off the day! We can't wait for our students to continue growing and building leadership skills at New Horizon Ranch.
Beginning this school year, as with all Kansas public schools, we are following the new "bell-to-bell" cell phone law (House Bill 2299). That means personal electronic devices, including cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds/headphones, and tablets, must be powered off and locked away for the entire school day.
The good news? This is not a new policy for Central Heights! We have already been a phone-free zone for the past several years. There's just a little more to it now.
Please make sure that you review and discuss these expectations with your Viking(s) at home. And if you haven't already done so, make sure you download our Central Heights App and sign in with the email that you provided PowerSchool so that you will be connected to our School-Approved communication tool: Rooms! We will also have more information about Rooms and opportunities to connect at your school's Back-To-School night (6-12 is August 10th, PreK-5 is August 11th).
And as always, if you have any questions, please reach out to your building principal (Elementary: hlickteig@usd288.org Middle/High School: ahorstick@usd288.org). We look forward to seeing you all soon!
The good news? This is not a new policy for Central Heights! We have already been a phone-free zone for the past several years. There's just a little more to it now.
Please make sure that you review and discuss these expectations with your Viking(s) at home. And if you haven't already done so, make sure you download our Central Heights App and sign in with the email that you provided PowerSchool so that you will be connected to our School-Approved communication tool: Rooms! We will also have more information about Rooms and opportunities to connect at your school's Back-To-School night (6-12 is August 10th, PreK-5 is August 11th).
And as always, if you have any questions, please reach out to your building principal (Elementary: hlickteig@usd288.org Middle/High School: ahorstick@usd288.org). We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Today is always such a special day for our district. It's the day when we get to welcome our new teachers to the building, spend some time bragging about what makes Central Heights so great, introduce them to new staff, form deeper bonds with their mentors, and really get to know who they are as individuals. We have some truly amazing new teachers this year! Here is just a tiny snippet from the presentations made by our district staff this morning.
Tomorrow we welcome back ALL of our staff, and I can already hear the laughter, the exchanging of summer stories, the oohs and aahs from teachers looking at freshly decorated classrooms, and all of the fun! Exciting things await for 288!
Tomorrow we welcome back ALL of our staff, and I can already hear the laughter, the exchanging of summer stories, the oohs and aahs from teachers looking at freshly decorated classrooms, and all of the fun! Exciting things await for 288!
⭐Mark your calendars for our Middle School and High School Back-To-School Night!⭐
The details: Monday, August 10th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the school.
Secondary students: Bring your school supplies, meet your teachers, and get a school tour from our CHMS STUCO kids! (But all can attend to get a pretzel!)
🥨Don't forget to bring your money ($8-$10 per pretzel) for the Pink Pretzelly Truck!
✏️School supply lists are on our school website (www.usd288.org).
📱Bring your phone for a fun selfie challenge with fabulous prizes at the end!
Can't wait to see you there! 😊
The details: Monday, August 10th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the school.
Secondary students: Bring your school supplies, meet your teachers, and get a school tour from our CHMS STUCO kids! (But all can attend to get a pretzel!)
🥨Don't forget to bring your money ($8-$10 per pretzel) for the Pink Pretzelly Truck!
✏️School supply lists are on our school website (www.usd288.org).
📱Bring your phone for a fun selfie challenge with fabulous prizes at the end!
Can't wait to see you there! 😊
Enrollment is now open for the 26-27 school year!
