Here is the bracket for softball regionals at Rosalia-Flint Hills.
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Softball/2-1ARegional.cfm?Activity=4&Class=2-1A&WeekID=6115
GO VIKINGS!!
Good luck to our High School Baseball Team playing tonight in the first round of regionals! Our Vikings are playing at HOME tonight! Come on out and support!! The game will begin 25 minutes after the play-in game which starts at 2PM.
Please remember all regional events will have an entry fee for KSHSAA. Adults $8 and K-12 students are $6. This includes baseball, softball, and track.
GO VIKINGS!!
It’s almost a wrap! 🎉
The final week of school is here — check out your last A Look Ahead for everything coming up. Let’s finish strong and make it a great week, Vikings!
Our middle schoolers to Worlds of Fun to celebrate the end of the year… and once again, it definitely lived up to the name! 🎢😅
Not many pictures made it back (we were too busy screaming on roller coasters and chasing runaway napkins), but we:
✅ Rode a ridiculous number of rides
✅ Played a ridiculous number of games.
✅ Ate our body weight in chicken strips 🍗
✅ Enjoyed the absolutely BEAUTIFUL day.
✅ Laughed until our faces hurt
It was chaotic, loud, slightly fried (bring on the aloe)… and absolutely perfect. Here's to an awesome group of kids and a fun end to a great year!
The baseball and softball games for today at Uniontown have been cancelled. Baseball will not be made up. We are trying to find a date for softball to be made up.
It’s never too late to celebrate great science! Big congratulations to the winners of our middle and high school science fair and to everyone who put in the hard work. Well done!
Tuesday was a perfect day for our middle school Spring Fling! Students had a blast with wiffle ball, frisbee throw, 100m dashes, tug of war, and more. Plus, they got to grab funnel cakes and lemonade from the food truck—yum! Thanks to the middle school STUCO and everyone who made it such a fun day!
A big thanks to our middle school STUCO students who helped serve lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week! Hotdogs, chips, and cookies were on the menu—and our staff felt the love!
To test out chemical reactions, 4th graders made lava lamps!
4th grade had a friendly competition to see who could build and fly a paper airplane the furthest!
'Tis the season for end of year celebrations! Our underclassmen academic awards will be Thursday, May 15th @ 11 AM!
It’s the big one—League Meet day for our middle school track & field athletes! Pole Vault starts early off-site, and the field events kick off at noon in Uniontown. Good luck to our Viking athletes as they leave it all on the track and field today. Let’s go, Vikings!
Good luck to our baseball team playing at home tonight vs. Lyndon. Good luck, Vikings!
Parents and Guardians of our USD 288 Scholars: We are experiencing an Internet outage that also disables our phones for the foreseeable future. If you know that your child has an appointment, or needs to be checked out at a certain time, please email your building secretary, or better yet, send a note with your kiddo to turn into the office and we will have them ready to go at the planned time. Email could possibly be delayed, but we promise to respond just as soon as we can! We truly appreciate your understanding and encourage you to please reach out - via email or note 😊 - with any questions you might have! We'll send out another update as soon as we have more information. Have a great week, Vikings!
Here is a look at the week ahead!
Yesterday, our middle school leadership class, under Mrs. Horstick’s guidance, had the honor of hosting our 2nd annual Bump Up Day for our soon-to-be 6th graders! *Cue all the parents saying, “I can’t believe this is our last year of elementary!” (Trust me, I get it—I’ve been there, too!)
On the surface, this day is about getting our 5th graders familiar with the middle school layout and routine. But the true heart of this day goes so much deeper. For students who have spent their entire academic journey at Central Heights, the transition from elementary to middle school is one of the biggest shifts they’ll experience. Lockers? No more walking in lines? Switching classrooms? Playing team sports with ineligibility lists? The list of changes goes on!
We know this transition can feel daunting for many students, especially at first. But what we want this day to be about is so much more than just logistics. To name a few...
Connection: You are not alone in this journey! Middle school is a place where you’ll find a community. The 5th graders heard from current middle schoolers, asked questions, and learned that even though the transition may seem overwhelming (hello, lockers!), it’s totally normal—and totally conquerable.
Bravery: This is your time to be you, and to try new things without fear. Whether it’s exploring a new elective, joining a sport, or daring to try the Caesar salad at lunch (it's delish), we encourage you to take that leap. This is the perfect time to step outside your comfort zone and grow.
Kindness: Finally, remember to be kind—both to yourself and to others. This school is a place where we support and uplift each other, through every challenge, big and small. Sometimes being kind to ourselves is the biggest challenge of them all. Again, we get it, and we are here to help.
What a great day it was! Our school is truly so special. I don't want to wish the summer away, but I can't wait for these kids to be middle schoolers! #ClassOf2032 #BumpUpDay
Central Heights Vikings Shine at KSHSAA 3A State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival
This past Saturday, our talented Central Heights music students competed at the KSHSAA 3A State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival at Gypsum-Southeast Saline High School. We had 15 students qualify in 14 different solos & small ensembles this year. Congratulations to all of our Central Heights Musicians on their incredible success at State!
Soloists:
Benjamin Wuertz, Trumpet - I Outstanding Rating(77 out of 80/Near Perfect Score)
Jenna Jumet, Vocal – I Outstanding Rating (77 out of 80/Near Perfect Score)
Riley Sprinkle, Euphonium - I Outstanding Rating
Liley Elsasser, Vocal – II
Russell Reed, Trombone – II
Kinsley Shaffer, Tuba – II
Alayna Fallis, Horn – II
Charli Smith, Vocal – II
Brooks Hamilton, Alto Saxophone - II
Small Ensembles:
Central Heights Brass Quintet (Knox Cannady, Jenna Jumet, Russell Reed, Kinsley Shaffer, Benjamin Wuertz) – I Outstanding Rating
Treble Trio (Karley Davis, Liley Elsasser, Jenna Jumet) – I Outstanding Rating
Elding Quartet (Russell Reed, Alyson Roll, Charli Smith, Alyssa Welch) – I Outstanding Rating
Central Heights Woodwind Trio (Arabella Dunbar, Paige Powell, Alyssa Welch) – II
Swing Group (Karley Davis, Liley Elsasser, Jenna Jumet, Russell Reed, Alyson Roll, Charli Smith, Alyssa Welch) – III
A heartfelt thank you to Kristy Hamilton once again for serving as our third coach and driver for the weekend—your help & support were greatly appreciated! A special thanks to our incredible accompanist, Carol Cooper, who played beautifully for 12 of our events. We truly couldn’t have done it without her. Finally, thank you to all the friends & family who traveled to Gypsum/Salina to support our amazing musicians. Your encouragement and enthusiasm mean the world to all involved. It was truly a fantastic day to be a Viking!
What a great night of baseball and softball at Central Heights—and an even better night celebrating our seniors! Thank you for all the hard work, dedication, and memories over the years. Congratulations to each of you!
🎉 When the 7th & 8th graders are away... the 6th graders will float the lunch time away! 😎🍦
Today our amazing 6th graders celebrated surviving their first year of middle school with ice cream and soda floats — because nothing says “we made it!” like root beer, ice cream, and a whole lot of giggles. While the older kids were off adventuring on their field trip, our 6th graders and lunch time crew turned the school into Float Fest 2025! 🥳. And when they were talking about all of the new activities and sports that they've bravely tackled, the fear that they overcame coming into middle school, and the friendships that have been created, there were smiles all-around. So proud of this group, and I can't wait for the amazing things yet to come!
Here’s to growing up, glowing up, and getting that sugar rush before summer! 💥🎈 #SixthGradeSurvivors #SixthGradeTHRIVERS
