Tayhaysa Gibson is the daughter of Gayle Floyd. During her time here at Central Heights High School she was active in Art Club, FCCLA (2021 President), Swing Group, Friends of Racheal, Drama/Theatre Club, and Key Club. Not only has Tayhaysa maintained active participation in clubs and activities but she also completed her CNA certificate. Tayhaysa plans to take a gap year and work as a CNA, following that she plans to attend Johnson County Community College to further pursue her career in Nursing. When asked what her most memorable experience at Central Heights was, she stated it was getting to know herself more and growing as a person. Tayhaysa’s advice to underclassmen would be to “Live in the moment! School is important but so are you, take care of yourself first!” Congrats Tayhaysa! We are so proud of your accomplishments!
Tessa Evans is the daughter of Nancy Sims. During her time here at Central Heights High School she was active in Art Club, Scholar’s Bowl, Swing Group, and DnD Club. After graduation she plans to enlist in the Military, Tessa will honorably serve our country in the Air Force. Tessa’s advice to the underclassmen would be to, “Do your work and try to stay calm in stressful situations.” Congratulations Tessa! We are excited to see what your future holds and grateful for your future service.
Congratulations to Cass Burroughs for being the offensive player of the game vs Mission Valley! Spoiler alert, he is on fire look for him again soon!
Congratulations to Hunter Bones for being the defensive player of the game vs Mission Valley!
The track team continues to improve each meet they attend! A few pictures from today’s meet at NE Arma
Cass Burroughs is the son of Todd and Lynnett Burroughs. During his time here at Central Heights High School he has participated in Football, Baseball, Wrestling, FFA, FCA, FBLA, Scholar’s Bowl, Key Club, Spanish Club, and NHS. Not only was Cass a leader for Central Heights in athletics and activities but he also maintained high academic records. Cass will be one of the three valedictorians and has been recognized as a Kansas Honors Scholar. After graduation Cass plans to attend Pittsburg State University to major in Construction Management. Cass said that playing football has been his most memorable experience during high school, especially junior and senior year when the team beat West Franklin. If Cass could offer advice to the underclassmen it would be, “It goes by quicker than you think, so cherish it.” Congratulations Cass! We are so proud of all your accomplishments and cannot wait to see what the future holds.
Alex Bellinger is the son of Aislyn and Kevin Bellinger. After graduation, Alex plans to attend Wichita State University to study film editing and cinematography where he will also participate in ESports. After college, Alex would like to travel the U.S. and parts of Europe and Asia until he finds a place to settle down. One of his most meaningful experiences here at Central Heights has been making his photosynthesis song/music video for Biology. If Alex could offer any advice to the underclassmen it would be “Don’t feel pressured to take any one stance on a subject. Innovation is cultivated from concept, concept is sourced from perspective.” Congratulations Alex! We are excited to see what your future holds!
Noora Ahman is the daughter of Johanna and Juha Ahman. Noora is from Finland and during her time here in the United States has been a member of Darla and Ed Ouellette’s family. Noora was a member of both the Cheer and Basketball teams. Her future plans include returning to Finland and finishing school. Some of her most meaningful experiences here have revolved around her athletic teams. If Noora could offer any advice to the underclassmen it would be “Be the best version of yourself and don’t bring other people down.” Congratulations Noora! We are grateful that you have made Central Heights your home for this past year.
To say that the Central Heights music programs sounded fantastic tonight is a vast understatement! Mrs. Cannady and the students put in a great deal of work and tonight it showed!
Please see the attached flyer for the baseball banquet on 5/12. If you have any questions contact Coach Brown.
5th grade band, Middle School Choir, and Middle School band sounded amazing!
Middle school choir students getting in the final practice before the spring concert tonight. They are sounding fantastic!
Students in Mrs Hermreck’s class touching up on their graphic design skills
A team member of the Viking baseball team is in need of some positive thoughts from all of us in Viking Land. We were not able to go in and see him, but we still surprised him when he came to the window! We know you will get well soon!!
Congratulations to Cauy Newell for being the offensive player of the game cos Chase County with the most QAB’s!!
Congratulations to Ethan Rowan for being the defensive player of the game vs Chase County with a nice defensive play at 1B!!
Even the buses are looking forward to warmer weather!
The middle school track meet for today will be at Lyndon not West Franklin.
The baseball games at Mission Valley will start at 3:30 today.
Middle school track results from the Burlington track meet on April 30th.
3200 Meter: Jotham Meyer 2nd
1600 Meter: Connor Burkdoll 1st with a NEW middle school record of 5:04.98
100 Meter Hurdles: Arabella Dunbar 4th
100 Meter Dash: Aydan Dunbar 2nd
200 Meter Dash: Aydan Dunbar 2nd, Cody Hammond 3rd
400 Meter Dash: Christian McCord 3rd, Cody Hammond 4th
4X400 Relay: 8th Grade boys 1st, 7th Grade boys 2nd
Shot Put: Landon Lopez 4th, Carson Thompson 4th
Discus: Landon Lopez 4th