
At the end of the first quarter the Lady Vikings trail Council Grove 3-8

Update on the prices 131 dollars for current students. 206 for others.

The fees for Driver Education is 134 dollars for any current CH student. If you are not a current student the fee is 204 dollars.

Driver Education class time will be from 8-10 am. Driving times are 7-8 am, 10-12, and 12-2. Depending on how many students this could change.

There will be an informational meeting about Driver Education on parent teacher conference nights in the cafeteria. We will post times when the schedule is finalized.

You still have time to sign up for Cheer/Dance Mini Camp! Registration is due by January 31st. We look forward to working with you!


It looks like Mrs. Cutburth just bought a great present!


The phone lines seem to be up and working now. There may still be issues where they are off and on so please be patient with us. Century Link is looking in on the problem.

The schools phone lines are down. Please email the office if you need to get ahold of us. 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.

Drivers Ed:
We will be offering drivers ed at Central Heights to anyone who is at least 14 years old by June 7th. The class will run from June 1st to June 30th. If you have any questions contact Kelli Brown or Jason Brown. Be looking for more information in the coming weeks.

Central Heights Elementary Fans
Feel free to wear red tomorrow (Jan. 21) in celebration of the Chief's win (it is ok to wear hats for the day)!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Winners from CHES (more pictures coming!)
Congratulations to our winners:
Kelsie Wilson. 3rd Grade, won first place.
Presten Holstine placed second and Anna Reed won third place in the 4th Grade Division.
Fifth Grade Winners were Ethan Kraft, first place; Hal Higbie, second place; and Anabel Risch, third place.
The students were presented their medals and cash awards at the Franklin County MLK Program. The event was held January 19 at 2:00 PM at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. Ethan and Kelsie read their essays to the audience.


Boys beat the girls in the eating contest at the pizza ranch!


Pizza and chicken at the pizza ranch to end the season!


CHMS boys basketball beats Mission Valley in the FHJL tournament to end the season!

CHMS middle school girls basketball lose to Northern Heights in the FHJL tournament. This was their final game of the season.

Middle school girls and boys both lose in the 2nd round of the FHJL tournament. Girls will play at 9:00 and boys 10:30 on Saturday at Chase County.

Based upon the forecast there will be NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, Friday, Jan 17.

Central Heights FFA earned 6th place at the ECD Public Speaking LDE today.
Luke Burkdoll was 9th in the Freshman Division
Kierstyn Blaufuss was 1st and Emily VanLeiden was 7th in the Sophomore Division
Cheyenne Higbie was 6th in the Senior Division and 7th in Extemporaneous Public Speaking.
Also competing but coming up a little shy of the top ten was Conner Peel, Aiden Welch, Christian Johnson, and Alex Cannady.


Coach Sloth has officially changed his website to include CHES as the Top School of All time!
https://coachsloth.com/top-10-visits.php