100 Viking Tickets earns the use of the car for the day. Kenna and Emery are delivering milk to Mrs. Rowlett's classroom. What fun!
The schools phone lines are down. Please email one of the offices. Linda's email in the elementary is lldouglas@usd288.org, Karrie's email in the middle school is kmatile@usd288.org, and Kim's email in the high school is kkraft@usd288.org. We will let you know when it is working again.
Our 8th grade students took a trip to visit the clients at COF (with the help of Craig Evans) after researching and reading about an adult with an intellectual disability in the short story “Flowers for Algernon”. I (Mrs. Smith) brought out my “good camera” to try to capture the beautiful moments of our students interacting, volunteering, and working alongside these adults while they were performing their job of assembling boxes for CenturyLink. I didn’t realize that one of my settings on my camera was off until I sat down to edit these pictures and saw all of the “noise”/graininess in each and every picture. I was heartbroken at thinking that the pictures wouldn’t ever be able to display the beauty of the day.
But then I got to thinking….these pictures are the perfect metaphor for this experience. The students were nervous and a bit apprehensive going into it. Most had never had any interaction with an adult with an intellectual disability. At the end of the experience, when all of the students were told that we needed to head back to the school, the adults were met with the students asking to stay longer and inquiring about when we could go back. What seemed to be something a little uncomfortable and unfamiliar, turned into something full of immense joy, laughter, and friendship. We may have helped them build boxes, but we were the ones who received the most from this experience. My heart will never forget it, and I hope their hearts won’t, either. Enjoy these grainy pictures, and I pray that you can look past the surface-level noise and see the absolute beauty underneath. We have some seriously amazing students at Central Heights.
Bought a flower from middle school stucco for mom and then made a heart card to go with it. I bet mom loves it!
We didn’t bring home the win at the Franklin County Spelling Bee today, but they did their best! We are proud of them and all of the Franklin County Spelling Bee participants for their hard work and determination!
Middle School STUCO will be selling wooden roses for Valentine’s Day in the Elementary Cafeteria.
When: Before school Wed - Friday: 2/5 - 2/7 and Tues - Thurs: 2/11-2/13
Cost: $1.00 per rose
Good luck to these scholars today at the County Spelling Bee!
All smiles when Reading goals are met!
100th Day of School!
First sound matching game in Mrs. Markley's class.
The morning PreKindergarten students stopped by the office to show Mrs. Douglas their necklaces made from 100 Fruit Loop pieces!
These Kindergarten kids are showing off their 100 day shirts.
Gramps and Granny made a visit to CHES on the 100th day of school.
Anyone else celebrating?!
Vikings had a great day in the weight room setting PRs and earning medals!! Powerlifting Meet Results:
Abby Brown - 175 Squat - 2nd
Abby Brown - 115 Clean - 2nd
Abby Brown - 115 Bench - 2nd
AnneLeese Thao - 200 Squat - 2nd
Axel Roberts - 200 Squat - 2nd
Axel Roberts - 110 Bench - 1st
Taylor Chrisjohn - 115 Clean - 3rd
Trey Hamblin - 105 Clean - 3rd
Trey Hamblin - 95 Bench - 3rd
Tony Detwiler - 190 Clean - 3rd
Tony Detwiler - 185 Bench - 2nd
Josh Thompson - 315 Bench - 2nd
Abby 2nd overall
Axel 2nd overall
More photos from Powerlifting today. We are setting some great PRs and starting to collect some individual medals.
Powerlifting is underway!!
Vikings Win!! 60-50 over Jayhawk-Linn.
Your 2020 Viking King & Queen of Courts!!
Braylen and Abby
2020 King & Queen of Courts candidates.
