Central Heights USD

Fell to the number 2 seed by two points in the tournament first tound.

It is a great game. Go Vikings!!!

Flint Hills League Tournament games scheduled for tomorrow will be played on Wednesday.

Vikings lead at halftime!

Opening round of the Flint Hills Tourn. Vikings lead Osage City boys 12 to 6 at the of the first Qtr.

Good evening, I have been planning an update for everyone concerning the water, but I have held off waiting to assess the weather situation. It is time for a dual purpose message. First I will address the weather. Very cold temperatures with miserable winds tomorrow are a concern. Additionally, there are still some heating units at the school that haven’t been repaired following the broken pipes. Those two items are bad enough, but some very icy roads in the district have led me to join all the other schools in the area and cancel school for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16. The topic of the water continues to vex us. We have made some upgrades to the system, and we continue to monitor the water in hopes those changes and flushing will lead to consistent good test results. It appears it may be some time before the water is undoubtedly clear of elevated copper levels. We will continue to use bottled water for drinking until then. Again, no school tomorrow, and we are still having to drink bottled water. Stay warm, and we will hopefully see you Wednesday.

Elementary Spelling Bee

Middle school basketball scheduled for today will be played tomorrow. The location and times are the same as they would have been today.

No school today due to weather conditions.

Board members being sworn in.

The middle school spelling bee was held today at 1:00 in the little theater. All the contestants did well. Nash Cardell received 1st place, 2nd place went to David Krone, 3rd place was Bailey Brockus and our alternate is Kaydance Bond. The top three spellers will attend the Franklin County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 6th at Central Heights in the little theater at 1:00.

We have gotten through the first two days back from the break amazingly well. We seem to consume approximately 800 bottles of water per day here at Central Heights. That may be a trivia questions years from now, so make note of it. I am sending out this update at 4:30 on Tuesday not only to share about the water situation but also to remind all of you it is Pack the House Night, and PTA is having their Chili Feed and Silent Auction Fund Raiser. If you haven't made other arrangements come on out to the games against West Franklin this evening. (Don't worry, we have good water for you to drink while you are here.) We are hoping for a big crowd to help us flush the pipes this evening. After the games this evening, we will let the system set idle overnight, and then collect samples tomorrow morning prior to the students arriving. Hopefully the test results will be good and we will be back to regular operations by the end of the week. I greatly appreciate everyone's patience and support with this situation. A special thank you to Walmart Distribution for donating a pallet of gallon jugs of water, and to Orschelens's for giving us a discount and making Pick-Up easy on the 20 ounce bottles. Again, it is Pack the House Night vs. the West Franklin Falcons, come out and and enjoy the Viking atmosphere.

Central Heights Middle School held their class spelling bee’s today. The following students will be participating in the school spelling be on Wednesday, January 10 in the little theater at 1:00 p.m. 6th Grade Participants: Caden Newell Bailey Roehl Colton Caswell Nash Cardell Ethan Rowan Kennedy Thao - Alternate 7th-grade Participants Nicholas Schultze Trey Hamblin Jacey Clancey Ely Burroughs Bailey Brockus Alt - Luke Brown 8th-grade participants David Krone Tony Detwiler Kierstyn Blaufuss Kaydance Bond Hunter Butler Emma Loewen - Alternate

The School will not be having sack lunches we will have regularly prepared meals.

Unfortunately the water system did not get the “All Clear” I had hoped for following the testing on Saturday. We will continue to flush the system and search for the source of the elevated copper levels. However, We will have school tomorrow as scheduled. We will provide bottled water for drinking and consumption. Students don’t need to bring their own bottles of water, but they may if they want. Copper is on the list of secondary drinking water contaminants. It is not a toxic contaminant, but it can cause gastrointestinal problems. Additional testing has ruled out any other contamination and confirmed that we are dealing with a corrosion issue which is impacting the copper waterlines. We are working diligently with several agencies and experts. The levels are declining but remain elevated. We do feel that we are making progress on the solution but remain cautious. We can easily avoid drinking the water for a few days while the system is continuously flushed by non-drinking usage. Again, we are having School and all activities as scheduled tomorrow, Monday, January 8, 2018. We will provide alternative sources for consumption and students may bring their own water battles if they choose. Thank you for your patience as we continue to make safety a priority.

CHES Parents, This is how you can help with the Chili Supper and Silent Auction on January 9, 2018. Items can be brought to school through Tuesday morning. THANK YOU for supporting our kids and the PTA.

CHES Chili Supper and Silent Auction Jan. 9, 2018

Code Gold Robotics Interviewed with Channel 5 News while revealing what is in the Kit of Parts.

Robotics Kick-off at Garmin. So exciting!

We have taken action to mitigate the copper levels in the water. These actions have led to good testing results, but we must continue to monitor and assess the situation. We must conduct and pass one more round of testing for final approval from KDHE to allow full use and occupancy of the building. The samples for this testing must be collected at least 8 hours after the system has been flushed. We also have to test several locations, and any activity in the system anywhere can invalidate the testing process. With that in mind, we are asking that everyone please stay out of the buildings over the weekend. There will be no Rec. Games on Saturday. If any teachers or employees have to come to the building for something please don't use any water. It is imperative that those doing the collections be allowed to draw samples that meet the requirements during the day on Saturday. I am planning on having school as scheduled on Monday. If for some reason the testing doesn't go as I anticipate, I will send a message out Sunday evening with details and instructions concerning school on Monday. If all goes as I anticipate, you won't hear from me, and we will have school on Monday. Have a great weekend.