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
Any student going into 6-12 grade this coming school year wanting to participate in sports will need a physical done before they can participate.
Middle School Track Results from the Osawatomie track meet on April 26.
3200 Meter: Jotham Meyer 1st
1600 Meter: Aidan Howland 1st, Connor Burkdoll 2nd
800 Meter: Connor Burkdoll 1st, Jotham Meyer 4th
100 Meter Hurdles: Arabella Dunbar 2nd
100 Meter Dash: Michael Mckay 2nd, Aydan Dunbar 3rd, Arabella Dunbar 3rd
200 Meter Dash: Aydan Dunbar 2nd, Michael Mckay 3rd, Cody Hammond 3rd, Christian McCord 4th
400 Meter Dash: Christian McCord 2nd, Cody Hammond 4th
4x400 Relay: 8th Grade boys 2nd
Shot Put: Landon Lopez 3rd, Carson Thompson 4th
Going into the Prairie View meet, we have had gone with a heavy work load for most athletes all season long but decided to go a little light on events for some after doubling up with meets this week. With the lighter workload, the team was able respond very well, racking up another 10 personal best performances. Five of them coming in the field events is a good boost for the throwers/jumpers and keeps them hungry for more. On the track, the boys 4x800 lowered their time for the third straight meet and Lily has been adjusting very quickly as she has shifted to some shorter races. At this point in the season, recovery becomes even more important than usual and the next meet at NE Arma will be one final test before the championship season begins.
** Denotes Medalist
PR = Personal Record
Girls Javelin
**2nd - Alexis Haynes 97-01 (PR)
Girls 400m
**3rd - Lily Meyer 1:07.98 (PR)
Girls 800m
**2nd - Lily Meyer 2:47.71 (PR)
Girls 300m Hurdles
**1st - Taryn Compton 51.32
Boys Long Jump
7th - Carson Wood 16-02.25 (PR)
Boys Discus
5th - Luke Brown 99-01
10th - Aiden Welch 84-07 (PR)
15th - Ryan Hale 71-01
Boys Shot Put
7th - Aiden Welch 34-00.25 (PR)
14th - Ryan Hale 26-08.50 (PR)
Boys 100m
14th - Carson Wood 13.03 (PR)
15th - Jesse Wharton 13.05 (PR)
Boys 200m
15th - David Craft 26.00
17th - Carson Wood 27.04
Boys 400m
6th - David Craft 57.19
Boys 800m
8th - Dakota Kuczmarski 2:23.51 (PR)
Boys 3200m
**2nd - Luke Cotter 11:03.35
Boys 4x800
**1st - Crawford, Craft, Kuczmarski, Cotter 9:15.78
Thank you to the Ag Shop for the new bleacher for the softball field. It looks amazing! There were lots of compliments at the game last night. Also thanks to the wood shop class for helping get the bleachers over to the field. The softball team thanks everyone involved!🥎💙💛
Congratulations to the senior baseball players and their parents on senior night! They one the first game with a walk off hit by fellow senior Brady Burson! We are proud to have you as part of our program the last 4 years and know that you all will go on to do amazing things!
Congratulations to Tony Detwiler for being the defensive player of the game at the Humboldt tournament!
Congratulations to Conner Peel for being the offensive player of the game at the Humboldt tournament.
Baseball falls in the second game. 2-7
Softball falls in game 2.
It was a beautiful day for a track meet!
Vikings Baseball scores five runs in the bottom of the 7th inning as Brady gets a walk-off single to win the game. 12-11
Softball falls to Chase County in the first game 1-7.
Principal Wuertz and Principal Meyer conduct an observation in
Mrs. Rowlett's class.
The hunter safety class went and tested out the school pond and had some success!
The hunter safety class learned how to tie different types of fishing knots today in class!
Reminder: High School Yearbook order forms are due this Friday, April 30.
Due to the incoming weather, there will be no middle school track practice tonight.
Join us tomorrow night as we celebrate our
Senior Softball and Baseball players! Baseball and Softball will honor their players in between games (approximately 6 - 6:30 p.m.).
4th grade shenanigans!
Fairy Tales in First Grade! Please read their very own fairy tales that they wrote.
Fairy Tales in First Grade! Look at these enchanted castles made out of cups.
Fairy Tale day in First Grade! They made enchanted castles out of cups, read fairy tale plays, wrote their own fairy tales, and watch and read many stories!
Starting off a very windy day with Alexis finishing 2nd in Javelin with another personal best throw and finishing off the day with Luke crossing the line well ahead of the rest of the field in the 3200m provided solid bookends for another fantastic day for the team. Aiden continued doing a great job improving in the shot put with his best throw of the season, the boys 4x800 turned in a dominant performance, Taryn picked up a nice victory in the 300 hurdles, and Dakota's 3rd place finish in a varsity 1600 as a freshman is a big confidence boost. As we head into the Prairie View meet, we know the competition level will continue to increase as the championship meets at the end of the season get closer. Another seven personal best performances this week is a good sign of things to come.
** Denotes Medalist
PR = Personal Record
Girls Javelin
**2nd - Alexis Haynes 95-01 (PR)
17th - Nikita d’Augereau 39-06
Girls 100m
**3rd - Taryn Compton 13.59
Girls 200m
5th - Taryn Compton 28.43
Girls 400m
7th - Lily Meyer 1:12.46 (PR)
Girls 800m
**3rd - Lily Meyer 2:51.79
Girls 300m Hurdles
**1st - Taryn Compton 50.28
Boys Long Jump
16th - Carson Wood 15-00.50 (PR)
Boys Discus
7th - Luke Brown 92-06
16th - Aiden Welch 64-06
Boys Shot Put
9th - Aiden Welch 32-11 (PR)
Boys 100m
19th - Carson Wood 13.04
Boys 200m
7th - David Craft 25.31 (PR)
13th - Carson Wood 26.06 (PR)
14th - Jarod Crawford 26.17
Boys 400m
3rd - Jarod Crawford 56.75 (PR)
4th - David Craft 56.86
Boys 1600m
**3rd Dakota Kuczmarski 5:30.50
Boys 3200m
**1st - Luke Cotter 11:49.58
Boys 4x800
**1st - Crawford, Craft, Kuczmarski, Cotter 9:20.92
Varsity baseball next game will be this Thursday 4/29 at home vs Chase County. This will also be senior night! We will recognize seniors and their parents in between games.
The Jv baseball team won both of their games vs Lyndon last night! Nice job boys!!! They will play again this Friday 4/30 at home vs Prairie view in another doubleheader.
Varsity baseball drops their game vs Anderson that was continued from Friday
Secondary Awards Ceremonies
12th Grade - 5/21 at 10:30am
8th Grade - 5/27 at 12:30pm
9th-11th Grades - 5/24 at 6:30pm
6th-7th Grades - 5/27 at 10:15am
These events will also be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to attend.
We will honor the Class of 2025 with an 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony on Thursday May 27th at 12:30pm. We are excited to honor our students by welcoming in parents and grandparents to join them in their latest milestone.
Dear Central Heights Parents,
This is the link to Kramer Photography to order class composite pictures for 2020-21.
https://zenfolio.page.link/WDKGb
Have YOU checked out https://sites.google.com/usd288.org/chseveningwiththearts/home yet? Our students in the middle and high school have done an AMAZING job with poetry, and they celebrated Shakespeare's birthday on Friday! Several of them entered a limerick and WON BIG! YOU can win, too! Check out the website, follow the steps, and tell our students how amazing they are with the survey! We are so very proud of them!
Literacy Spirt Week at CHES - "If I Ran the Zoo"
Students dressed in animal prints. Mrs. Smith topped everyone with
her dinosaur costume!
CHES Family Literacy Engagement Event
Here are some of the students that won a tub of family activities to end out Family Literacy week.
The English teachers are celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday!
Pre K and Kindergarten Enrollment Update.
You will only need to fill out the enrollment form on the school website for students that are not currently enrolled with us this school year. If you have questions please contact Kim Kraft at 785-869-3455 ext. 1402.
Our 2nd Annual Evening with the Arts is LIVE! There are games, prizes, beautiful showcases of student-created poetry, a completely inspiring video from Mrs. Armstrong, and more! Check it out! Also, a big congrats to Brooklynn for creating a limerick and posting to Flipgrid! There are several other submissions... and everyone is a winner! Create your fun poem, post it, and WIN!
https://sites.google.com/usd288.org/chseveningwiththearts/escape-room
Fourth grade had a student teacher this semester, Miss Bunch, and her last day was yesterday. We wish you the best of luck on your new journey, we will miss you!
4th graders performed a reader’s theater of their version of “Little Red Riding Hood” to the kindergarteners today!
Order your Elementary Play Day Shirts!
Shirt color options are light gray or neon green
You can either fill out the order form and turn it in at the high school office or email Mrs. Allen at kallen@usd288.org. Make checks payable to Central Heights.
The High School track results from yesterday at Burlington are below. Keep up the great work!
It's time to order your CHS Yearbook!
For $30 you can purchase a book that will contain all of the memories of this incredible year.
Only a limited number of books will be ordered this year, so be sure to get your book reserved by April 30th!
Congrats to Leah Swartley for placing 1st in the Graphic Design category in the Flint Hills League Art Contest!
The Central Heights baseball and softball teams will have their senior nights next Thursday April 29th in between their games. We will recognize the seniors and their parents at that time.
A few pics of the high school track team competing at Burlington today.
Please join us in thanking the USD 288 Secretaries. Thank you for all that you do for Central Heights Schools.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!!
3200m:
Connor Burkdoll 1st
Jotham Meyer 2nd
1600m:
Aidan Howland 2nd
Hunter Johnson 3rd
100m Hurdles:
Arabella Dunbar 2nd
Melaney Chrisjohn 2nd
100m Dash:
Arabella Dunbar 3rd
Aydan Dunbar 1st
Reed Compton 3rd
200m Dash:
Kaylee Holstine 3rd
Aydan Dunbar 1st
Reed Compton 2nd
Cody Hammond 3rd
400m Dash:
Christian McCord 2nd
4x400m Relay:
8th grade girls 2nd
7th grade boys 3rd
8th grade boys 2nd
Long Jump:
Melaney Chrisjohn 2nd
Aydan Dunbar 2nd
Reed Compton 3rd
Shot Put:
Carson Thompson 2nd
Landon Lopez 3rd
Discus:
Landon Lopez 2nd
There will be a middle school track meet on Monday, April 26th at Osawatomie at 3:30.
Mrs. Stevens Day at CHES
The CHES staff and student body honored Mrs. Stevens on April 21. She has been subbing at CHES for many years. Mrs. Horstick made a Central Heights quilt for her. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens will be moving to Nebraska and we wish them much happiness!
Our thanks to Joe Wuertz and his sons Andrew (3rd Grade) and Ben (5th Grade) for installing three new Viking swings on the CHES playground!
READING ACROSS VIKING LAND!
Click the link below for family fun, books, and activities! Don't forget to complete your survey! On each slide click on the Viking Boat to return to the main page!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSPc_I_mgHtwYm2MQOD9KOYmv_g4vPZ-6YXF7-sUFf82z8YTspb_pJ9V_vOhWMQxDRwKJtQuL56cxLt/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
Please join us at the high school on Monday, April 26 from 7 - 8 p.m. for the CHS/CMS Science Fair and Senior Project Showcase. Our students have worked hard and are excited to show their displays!
The Entrepreneurship class has made another great design. We are proud of how well they are doing.
The Jv baseball game scheduled for 4/22 at Prairie view has been cancelled. We will have one 7 inning game vs Erie at Central Heights on the same date though starting at 4:30.
The high school entrepreneurship class made a welcome home sign for a community member. Thanks for giving our students the chance to learn new things.
The high school track meet for tomorrow has been moved to Wednesday with a 10:30 a.m. start time.
Reading Across Viking Land with family activities starting soon! Remember to wear as many colors as you can on Monday!
Are you looking for a rewarding career? Look no further! Central Heights is looking for a High School English/Speech/Drama Teacher, a PreK through 12th grade Music Teacher, and an Elementary Title Math teacher. Please reach out to Terrie Titus @ ttitus@usd288.org.
Congratulations to Max Cannady for being selected the defensive player of the game against Lyndon.
Congratulations to Brady Burson for being the offensive player of the game vs Lyndon! He had 8 Quality At Bats!
Tomorrow is the deadline to place a senior ad in the high school yearbook. Contact Mrs. Hinrichs, khinrichs@usd288.org to reserve your spot!
Fourth graders needed a break after state testing, so we headed outside!
More March Viking Pride Certificate Winners
Owen (K), Ely (3rd), Arya (1st), and Rodney (2nd)
Congratulations!
Don't forget to order your Central Heights Middle School yearbook!
FBLA just received their state results. To qualify and move on to Nationals the teams needed to place 8th place or higher.
Mary Roehl, Cameron Peel, and Maisy Moore competed in Sports and Entertainment and they placed 17th in the State.
Bailey Roehl, Emma Cubit, and Chrome McCleary competed in Hospitality and Event Management and they placed 19th in the State.
Great job girls!
Then they have time to collect additional resources outside of their area!
Hunter Safety students trying to create a survival fire with a magnifying glass! They have minimal resources to use!
Hunter Safety students trying to create a survival fire with a magnifying glass! They have minimal resources to use!
Below are the high school track results from Pleasanton yesterday.
In the third meet of the season, things generally seem to really take shape and give a good idea of what to expect the rest of the season. With another 14 Personal Records (PR) on the day, that brings the season total to 38 individual best performances. We will also be returning to Pleasanton for our Regional meet in May so it is always great to experience the facilities for when it counts the most. One outstanding performance after another, Taryn Compton had personal bests and her 300m hurdle time is listed as one of the top 50 in the State (classes 1A-6A). David Craft, Luke Cotter and Alexis Haynes also had fantastic performances that earned them medals in their individual events. As the times drop and the distances increase, we continue to march seconds, and inches closer to the ultimate goal. Next week we travel to Burlington for the Waverly meet and expect to see some fantastic competition.
** Denotes Medalist
PR = Personal Record
Girls Javelin
**2nd - Alexis Haynes 87-03 (PR)
11th - Nikita d’Augereau 39-05
Girls Discus
9th - Nikita d'Augereau (PR)
Girls 100m
**2nd - Taryn Compton 13.89 (PR)
Girls 200m
**1st - Taryn Compton 29.03 (PR)
Girls 300m Hurdles
**2nd - Taryn Compton 50.87 (PR)
Boys Shot Put
5th - Aiden Welch 32-08.50 (PR)
8th - Lucas Patterson 31-11.75 (PR)
13th - Ryan Hale 26-00 (PR)
Boys Discus
5th - Luke Brown 92-08
9th - Aiden Welch 81-08
12th - Ryan Hale 70-07
Boys 100m
11th - Carson Wood 13.22 (PR)
Boys 200m
5th - David Craft 25.89 (PR)
8th - Carson Wood 27.05 (PR)
Boys 400m
**2nd - David Craft 56.76 (PR)
Boys 1600m
5th - Dakota Kuczmarski 5:29.38 (PR)
Boys 3200m
**1st - Luke Cotter 11:20.39 (PR)
Boys 4x800
**1st - Dakota Kuczmarski, David Craft, Luke Cotter, Carson Wood 9:40.58
Congratulations to Luke Burkdoll for being the offensive player of the game vs Northern Heights!
Congratulations to Conner Peel for being the defensive player of the game vs Northern Heights!
Softball drops game two vs Osage City
Softball game one vs Osage City Vikings fall 2-10
March Viking Pride Certificate Winners
Kinzie (3rd), Andrew (3rd), Carly (5th), Tay'Lin (5th)
The Third Graders at CHES will "Grill the Kansas Assessments"
Results from CH Track Meet on 4/8
3200 Meter
Connor Burkdoll 1st
Jothan Meyer 2nd
1600 Meter
Aidan Howland 1st
Hunter Johnson 4th
Owen Miller 1st
800m
Owen Miller 2nd
Jotham Meyer 3rd
100m Hurdles
Arabella Dunbar 3rd
100m
Arabella Dunbar 4th
Ayden Dunbar 1st
Michael Mckay 3rd
200m
Ayden Dunbar 1st
Michael Mckay 2nd
400m
Cody Hammond 1st
Christian McCord 2nd
4x400m
8th Grade Girls 1st
8th Grade Boys 2nd
7th Grade Boys 2nd
Long Jump
Malaney Chrisjohn 4th
Ayden Dunbar 1st
Reed Compton 4th
Shot Put
Carson Thompson 2nd
Discus
Carson Thompson 4th
Landon Lopez 3rd
Middle School Track Results from OZ Meet 4/6/21
3200 Meter
Connor Burkdoll 1st
Jotham Meyer 2nd
1600 Meter
Owen Miller 1st
800 Meter
Owen Miller 2nd
Christian McCord 3rd
Aidan Howland 4th
100m Hurdles
Arabella Dunbar 3rd
100m
Arabella Dunbar 2nd
Ayden Dunbar 1st
200m
Kaylee Holstine 4th
Michael Mckay 1st
Ayden Dunbar 2nd
Cody Hammond 4th
400m
Cody Hammond 2nd
4x400m
8th grade girls 1st
8th grade boys 2nd
7th grade boys 4th
Long Jump
Arabella Dunbar 4th
Melaney Chrisjohn 1st
Aydan Dunbar 4th
Shot Put
Carson Thompson 4th
Discus
Landon Lopez 4th
Jv baseball drops game 2 against Wellsville 5-8 in a 5 inning game.
Jv baseball team wins game one by the score of 12-2 against Wellsville in their home opener! Nice job boys!!!
ATTENTION ELEMENTARY PARENTS/GUARDIANS:
Get your Elementary yearbook(s) ordered soon! I am ordering 100 and currently there have been 70 books that have been reserved. I am extending the deadline from April 15th to April 22nd. They are $15.00 each per yearbook. Please make checks payable to Central Heights Elementary. Please turn your forms and cash or check in to Tara King by April 22nd to reserve your yearbook. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tara King via email at tking@usd288.org or by phone 785-869-3455 ext. 1112. Thank you and have a great day!
The middle school track meet for Wednesday, April 14th has been cancelled.
Congrats to the 2021 Central Heights prom King and Queen Tony Detweiler and Trinity Funk
Softball wins game two in the rain 18-11 over Northern Heights
The Lady Viking softball team beats Northern Heights in game one 20-1
It's Time to Sign-up for Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten at Central Heights Elementary for the 2021-22 school year. CHES will not have a traditional in-person Sneak Peek for Pre-Kindergarten or a Round Up for Kindergarten students. Please call the CHE office to start the enrollment process. See the link below to learn more about the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten teachers and their classrooms.
https://5il.co/rcpx
The high school entrepreneurship class is making and selling drawstring Viking bags for $5.00. If you would like one, please email Mrs. Allen at kallen@usd288.org
Please see the attached information for High School Graduation. We are continuing to be in communication with the local health department and will update information as it becomes available.
It's time to order your CHS Yearbook!
For $30 you can purchase a book that will contain all of the memories of this incredible year.
Only a limited number of books will be ordered this year, so be sure to get your book reserved by April 30th!
Prom Walk-In Instructions
Congratulations to Nicholas Schultz for being selected the offensive player of the game vs Lebo/Waverly!
Congratulations to Max Cannady for being the defensive player of the game vs Leno/Waverly!
Congratulations to Tony Detwiler for being the offensive player of the game vs Council Grove!
Congratulations to Brady Burson for being selected the defensive player of the game vs Council Grove!
✨ Make sure to have your student pick up an order form for Prom photos in the HS office!✨
Baseball falls in game two vs Lebo/Waverly 7-1
Softball completes the sweep of Lebo/Waverly
Baseball falls in game one vs Lebo/Waverly
Softball beats Lebo/Waverly 6-4 in game one
It's time to order your CHS Yearbook!
For $30 you can purchase a book that will contain all of the memories of this incredible year.
Only a limited number of books will be ordered this year, so be sure to get your book reserved by April 30th!
Baseball Sweeps Council Grove!!
16-6 & 17-2
Softball falls to Council Grove in game 2.
Vikings Baseball Win!! 16-6 over Council Grove.
Softball drops game one vs Council Grove 2-9
Please help us congratulate Mrs. Smith, Kansas Teacher of the Year nominee and Kaden Shaffer, Kansas Horizon Award nominee! Today our students and staff had the opportunity to honor their achievements during an afternoon assembly. Thank you for all you do for our students!
PreK AM & PreK PM doing the Bunny Freeze Dance in library! Look at all those cute bunnies!
Mrs. Smith is serving "Brownies" in the elementary library today! Oh no, her smart board has spiders and bugs inside it!
April Fool's Day!
Community Fundraiser
Even the 4th & 5th Grade Remote Students joined us yesterday for the State Assessments Pep Assembly! What a great way to get excited about our upcoming assessments! 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade you will do Awesome!
April 8th at Anderson County 4:30
April 12th vs Wellsville at Central Heights 4:30
April 17th CH Tournament 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
April 22nd at Prairie View 4:30
April 26th vs Lyndon at Central Heights 4:30
April 30th vs Prairie View at Central Heights 4:30
May 10 vs. Osawatomie at Central Heights 4:30
May 13 at Lyndon 4:30
Learning Made Fun in PreKindergarten
Elementary students are going to “smoke state assessments”! No bbq is complete without a pie eating contest!
Lip syncing by Mr. Wheat and our student teacher Miss Bunch!
Our sped teachers are the best!
CH has the best paras! Always doing something for our students!
Our paras do anything for our students!
Mrs. Markley was “egg-cited” to help with the egg hunt for our behavior party!
We are now taking orders for the
2020-2021 Elementary School Yearbooks.
The price this year will be $15.00 each.
CH PowerLifting Men’s finished 16th overall. Baker Moore placed 6th, Tony Detwiler placed 4th, and Dominic Lopez placed 4th in their weight class. Lots of PRs today. Great Job Vikings!
After Round #3 we are tied for 16th Place. Brock Clifton finish 2nd in Bench.
After Round #2 CH is in 21st place as a team. Tony Detwiler placed 3rd in Bench.
Please complete the Jump Start Interest Survey or
call the Elementary Office (785/869/3355 x 1301).
After the first round at State Powerlifting CH is in 11th overall in the Men’s Division. Baker Moore Placed 3rd in Clean and Dominic Lopez Places 2nd in Bench.
2A State Powerlifting is today!!! Follow along at this site to see updated results as we compete.
https://hyperlifter.com/results/meets/74
CH Baseball drops the first game to Osage City 2-6.
The softball games for today have been canceled.
Spring Kindness
CHES State Assessment Posters - Get FIRED UP!
Kansas State Assessments
Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students along with the entire staff at CHES are FIRED UP for Kansas State Assessments starting next week. The lower grades made posters for their "Buddy Classes".
Attached is the most recent mask and seating guidance for spring sports, from KSHSAA.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our spring events!
Middle school track practice has been cancelled for tonight March 25th due to weather.
Central Heights Elementary is now taking orders for the 2020-2021 yearbook. The cost will be $15.00 again, same as last year. Please make checks payable to: Central Heights Elementary and return the forms to me here at the school. If you would like to mail in your yearbook order, the mailing address is 3521 Ellis Road Richmond, KS 66080. Please put to attention of Tara King. You could also call me with any questions at 785-869-3455 ext. 1112. Thank you and have a great day!
Our High School Entrepreneurship class has been busy building their business. The class has put together a snack/coffee cart, as well as building their business website. The students are selling masks, and designing and putting together shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and etc.
The students design the shirts and then they make invoices and sell the shirts, or the students would be happy to take a design you want and build it for you. The picture is our first shirt we have made!
We have two teams that qualified for the State Competition for FBLA
Today we completed our state competition.
Chrome, Bailey, and Emma competing in Hospitality and Event Management.
Mary, Maisy, and Cameron competing in Sports & Entertainment Management.
They have all worked really hard and the results will be in a week or so.
JV games for today have been cancelled at Anderson County.
It's the first day back from Spring Break,
And it is MADNESS UP IN HERE, YO!
We would love for YOU
To join in with this craziness, though!
The secondary staff members were polled,
Which book will win?
Vote for the first round, and in a few days,
You'll get to do it again!
West Region Round 1 Bracket: https://forms.gle/u5rx7igJ2AZCs75FA
East Region Round 1 Bracket: https://forms.gle/z9uYNkih8KHP95u68
We can't wait to see what you pick! Thank you for supporting literacy at Central Heights!
The Central Heights MS/HS Talent Fundraiser has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m.
We will pass out Driver Education forms on Tuesday 3/23 do to the internet being down at school today. Thanks
✨ Prom 2021 Details✨
Join us for the Central Heights Middle/High School Fine Arts Talent Fundraiser! Doors open at 4:50 p.m. tomorrow (3/23). The show begins at 5:00 p.m. with a donation of $3 per person.
Central Heights Baseball Schedule 2021
March 25 vs. Osage City at Central Heights 4:30
April 1 vs. Council Grove at Central Heights 4:30
April 5 vs. Lebo/Waverly at Central Heights 4:30
April 9 at Northern Heights 4:30
April 16 at Lyndon 4:30
April 20 at Mission Valley 4:30
April 23 at Humboldt Tournament
April 30 vs. Chase County at Central Heights 4:30
May 6 at West Franklin 4:30
May 11 at Osawatomie 4:30
May 17th-19th Regional Baseball @ TBD
May 27th-28 State Baseball @ Great Bend
2021 JV Baseball Schedule (As of 3/9.)
March 23 at Anderson County 4:30
March 29th at Osage City 4:30
April 12th vs Wellsville at Central Heights 4:30
April 22nd vs Prairie View 4:30 at Central Heights 4:30
April 26th vs Lyndon at Central Heights 4:30
April 29th at Prairie View 4:30
May 10 vs. Osawatomie at Central Heights 4:30
May 13 at Lyndon 4:30
The baseball intrasquad scrimmage set for 3/19 is still on as of right now. I just got back from the field and took all the standing water off and think it will be ready to go for tomorrow! The scrimmage will begin at 5:00 pm.
There will be a parents meeting at the conclusion of the scrimmage. (I am sure the boys relayed this message a long time ago🥴!)
Please remember even though we are outside, you are required to wear a mask at ALL times!
Thanks,
Coach Brown
The alumni softball game for Friday has been canceled due to Mother Nature bringing so much rain.
Baseball practice resumes today at 1:00. Juniors and Seniors check out uniforms in Coach Brown’s room at 12:00.
“Fancy Nancy” visits fourth grade!
We will be live-streaming the freshman baseball signing day on our Facebook page today at 3:00! Come join the video and watch these young men have some fun and also show their dedication to the team!
1st annual Alumni softball game. Friday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the softball field. Ladies dust off those gloves and join us. Hope to see you there!!! If you have any questions please contact Lea Stegner at lstegner@usd288.org
Spelling words with sidewalk chalk!
The Central Heights Middle School FLL Robotics Team competed virtually on Saturday, March 6 against several schools in the greater Kansas City area. We received the Breakthrough Award for "confidence and capability in both the Robot Game and Innovation Project, and are a shining example of excellent Core Values". Although we didn't score high enough to go on to the next level, we understand that what we discover is more important than what we win. Mentoring Coach: Matthew Williams, Coach: Amy Ray, Team Members: Bryce Bones, Russell Reed, Malakai Dionne, Cooper Moore, and Wyatt Oberly.
Fourth graders were excited to present their Native Americans social studies projects!
FRESHMAN SIGNING DAY 3/11/21
On Thursday March 11th we will have a Freshman signing day for
Baseball at 3:00 in the High School Commons Area. The freshman will be
signing the Viking Guidelines Contract to show their commitment to the
Viking Baseball Program! There will be cookies and punch after the
signing for everyone to enjoy! This is a big deal, as being a Central
Heights Viking baseball player is a HUGE commitment and we have very
high expectations of our STUDENT athletes. This is a special day as this
is the player telling everyone involved that he is 100% committed to the
team and will give it his all! We will take pictures and a short video to share
so everyone can enjoy since we will not be able to invite parents this year.
If you would like to order softball fan gear please go to the following link https://stores.inksoft.com/WS49470/shop/home
The last day to order is Wednesday, March 10.
Jotham Meyer defeats Trace Tait to take 3rd place, and Trace takes 4th. Nice job both boys!!
Ben Teegaeden wins by fall and takes 3rd place in his division! Nice job Ben!!
Ben Teegaeden wins by fall and takes 3rd place in his division! Nice job Ben!!
Ethan Kimball 4th round win by fall. 1st place in his division!! Nice job Ethan!
3rd Round
Jotham Meyer win by fall
Ethan Kimball win by decision
Ben Teegaeden win by fall
Tristan Kimball loss by fall
Brody Roullett loss by decision
Trace Tait win by fall
2nd Round Middle school wrestling results at Chase County:
Jotham Meyer loss by fall
Ethan Kimball Bye
Ben Teegaeden loss by fall
Tristan Kimball Bye
Brody Roullett win by fall
Trace Tait loss by fall
Max Chrisjohn loss by fall
Chase County Middle School Invitational Wrestling Meet Results
1st Round
Jotham Meyer win by fall
Ethan Kimball win by fall
Ben Teegaeden Win by fall
Tristan Kimball loss by fall
Brody Roullett lost by decision
Trace Tait bye
Max Chrisjohn loss by fall
Congratulations to our players of the week Russell Reed for quiz bowl and Ben Teegarden for wrestling. Also, a huge congratulations to our A team quiz bowl team for taking first in the league tournament.
Save the date for the CHHS Prom, April 10, 2021!
Vikings fall in the Sub State Semifinals 39-52
Am I seeing double?
It's time to take a break from math.
Check out these Leprechaun traps made by our Kindergarten students.
Final score Lady Vikings 28 Lady Tigers 32. Nice job this season ladies.
MS Wrestling
In the third round Tait, Meyer, E. Kimball, Roullett, and Teegarden all win by Pin. Teegarden also gets another pin in a fill in 4th match. Great Job by the Vikings!!
MS Wrestling
Meyer and Teegarden both win by Pin and Chrisjohn wins by Decision.
MS Wrestling is at Mission Valley. Teegarden and E. Kimball both win by decision in the first round.
Can you believe it is yearbook time already? Middle school yearbook forms will be mailed out tomorrow. They are due back by April 16th.
High School Dance Team Tryouts
VIKINGS WIN!!
Vikings take a lead headed into the 4th quarter. 52-37
Vikings are up at the half 31-27.
Viking Boys BBall in the first round of Sub-State are at Yates Center. Vikings are up 22-14 after the first quarter.
The A Team picture refuses to be attached to the original post, so here they are! Again, we are so very proud. 💙💛💙💛
The QuadTown Quizzers went all beast-mode tonight, and you are looking at your 1st Place (A Team) and 3rd Place (B Team) Flint Hills League Champions! Congratulations on and amazing Quiz Bowl season. We are SO proud of you!
Softball mini store.
Would you like to buy a CH softball shirt? Orders are due by noon on March 8th.
⏰ Reminder ⏰ There will be a virtual High School Orientation for all current 8th grade students and their parents tonight. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm, click the link below to join at that time.
Feb. 25 Meeting - https://meet.google.com/zhu-cowx-yjp
Congratulations to the Quad Town Quizzers of the week. Way to go Avery Coble, Aydan Dunbar, Abigail Roullett!
Middle School wrestler of the week goes to Trace Tait and Tristan Kimball.
Carson in 1st grade, paid 100 PRIDE points, to drive the car to specials and lunch!!
Click on the link below to see him cruising!
https://www.loom.com/share/21aebdf0083648c799ff2485e10322b0
Miss Bunch, who is student teaching with Mrs. Heppler, is presenting her Native American project to 4th Grade!
Can you believe it is time for spring sports? We are super excited to start these activities. Middle School track shirts are available. Please turn in order forms to the middle school office and make checks payable to Central Heights.
Wyatt in 1st grade, paid 100 PRIDE points, to drive the car to specials and lunch!! Check out the video in the link below!
https://www.loom.com/share/cf5bacf5fb0d42be9c365a809a5889d9?sharedAppSource=personal_library
Reminder: Online CHES PTA Book Fair is still open!
February 16 - March1, 2021
Click the link below to start shopping for new books!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/centralheights
Vikings Win!!
63-48
Vikings are up at half time 31-20.
Viking Boys are up after the first quarter over Southern Coffee County 16-3.
Lady Vikings fall 30-36
Lady Vikings headed to the 4th quarter down 26-34.
Lady Vikings are down at halftime to Southern Coffee County 17-23.
We love the support we get from our parents. Thank you for the treats, you sure know how to make our week!
MS wrestling at Marion 3rd round
Trace Tate wins by pin
Jotham Meyer defeated by tech fall
Braxton Guyett falls by pin
Owen Miller wins by Pin
Brody Roullett wins by Pin
Ethan Kimball falls by pin
Ben Teagarden wins by Pin
Tristan Kimball falls by pin
Max Chrisjohn falls by pin
Congrats to the A Team QuadTown Quizzers for earning 1st Place in tonight's meet!
MS wrestling at Marion 2nd Round Results
Trace Tate wins by Pin
Jotham Meyer wins by Pin
Braxton Guyett falls by pin
Ethan Kimball falls by pin
Owen Miller falls by pin
Brody Roulette falls by pin
Ben Teagarden wins by Pin
Tristan Kimball falls by pin
Max Chrisjohn falls by pin
First round of MS wrestling at Marion
Jotham Meyer wins by 12-10 decision
Braxton Guyett falls via Pin
Brody Roulette wins by pin
Owen Miller falls by pin
Ethan Kimball falls by pin
Ben Teagarden wins by Pin
Max Chrisjohn falls by pin
Tristan Kimball wins by pin
Don't forget the informational meeting for Driver Education tonight at 6:00, if you can not make that one we will have another one on Thursday night at 6:00. We have a lot of interest this year and may have to have a waiting list. We will go over that information in our meetings. If you can not make either one of those contact Mrs. or Mr. Brown for more info. Here is the link to the Google Meet tonight:
meet.google.com/qvw-nzho-yex
Ben, Andrew, and Mathew working on their Morse Code project for the virtual KU Engineering Expo.
Please see the attached letter for an important COVID update.
Thank You
Vikings Win! 64-55 over MDCV
Varsity girls beat MDCV 31-19
Varsity girls game at the half CH 14 MDCV 13
Games at MdCV. JV girls lost. JV boys won.
Don't forget to book your Parent-Teacher Conference for next Monday or Thursday!
Students at Central Heights were visited by baby alpacas and lambs! Thanks Christina Wharton and Jesse!
Parents As Teachers are having a Raffle! See the pictures for more information! Also, click on the link below for information and to take part in the raffle.
https://www.facebook.com/664569270325671/posts/3745300708919163/?d=n
Lady Vikings lead Iola at halftime 13-6.
Viking Boys fall to Mission Valley 42-45.
Congratulations to Jarod Crawford and Noora Ahman, our Central Heights 2021 King & Queen of Courts!
Viking Boys lead Mission Valley at halftime. 23-22
Mrs. Horstick’s Valentine’s Day party was a hit!
Mrs. Cutburth’s class is celebrating Valentine’s Day!
A good time was had by all in Mrs. Lickteig's Kindergarten Classroom.
A little surprise performance by the Viking band today... they sounded amazing!
Ms. Percy, thanks for the remote physical education assignment. I love the yoga class!
We will be in session tomorrow!
There will be no school tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17, due to dangerous weather conditions and continued rolling power outages. Be safe and stay warm.
Dear Viking Family,
If you or anyone you know is in need of food, essentials, or shelter during this time, please contact us at nhinrichs@usd288.org, lmatile@usd288.org, or acollins@usd288.org. We hope you are all staying safe and warm.
The Online Book Fair is here! Please click the link below to checkout the new books! Feb. 16 - March 1
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQVjTRl8kyidgQdSGC8NvEHXO7lfwFOlzq4Y2twOEJvYcwcWqBQt2GOE0JIfhMnHrq3Dg27VmhALSz8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
We will be hosting a Driver Education meeting for parents and students on Monday February 22 and Thursday the 25th via a Google Meet. If you are interested and do not make the meeting please contact Mrs. or Mr. Brown.
Here is the link:
https://meet.google.com/qvw-nzho-yex
Our Scholastic Online Book Fair Starts Tomorrow! Let's support our CHES PTA. Look for the link here tomorrow!
Are you, "Raising a Reader"?
https://players.brightcove.net/1543299976/default_default/index.html?videoId=6060341625001
Basketball schedule for Thursday, February 18.
Due to dangerously low temperatures, there will be no school tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16.
Final
Viking Boys -37
Lyndon - 52
Viking Boys are down headed into the 4th quarter 28-30.
Viking Boys are up at the half 18-16 over Lyndon.
Activities for Friday, February 12, have been postponed.
Final Score
Vikings 18
Osage City 41
There will be no school on Friday, February 12th, due to dangerously low temperatures. Please be safe and stay warm.
Viking Girls are down at halftime to Osage City 12-14.
JV girls fall to Osage City
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
Mrs. Fangman’s Class is 100 days smarter!
PreK in the library dancing to “Baby Shark Valentine”, after reading a few stories and checking out a book!
The Viking men’s basketball team beat Crest in an efficient offensive night.
Halftime Score
Viking Boys 43
Crest 21
The Viking Band is sounding great tonight!
Girls Varsity Final:
Central Heights 53
Crest 26
JV Boys Final:
Central Heights 67
Crest 61
Due to the two-hour late start tomorrow, there will be no AM Pre-K, Tuesday, February 9.
Two-hour delayed start, Tuesday, February 9. School will begin at 10:15 a.m.
The Girls Basketball game for tonight has been postponed.
No school today due to inclement weather. We apologize for the late notice. Our intention was to have school, but with the road and vision conditions worsening, we believe it is best to cancel at this time. Again, we are very sorry for the late notice.
Before you watch the Chiefs vs Buccaneers Game today, make sure you read this poem by our own Mrs. Tara King:
Super Bowl LV
It’s that time of the year again,
The Super Bowl is near,
My kids think it’s the best time of the year.
Half time is pretty awesome.
Commercials are funny and great,
But the main event is what’s at stake.
We’re going to run a little faster,
And won’t drop that ball.
Chiefs football is my favorite,
My favorite most of all.
We’re going to score touchdown after touchdown,
And won’t give up.
The Lombardi trophy is ours,
We’ll thank our lucky stars,
Because Chiefs fans will scream and shout
Until the very end!
GO CHIEFS!!
CH PowerLifter had a really good day! Lots of PRs, Individual Placers, and 2nd Place Overall in the JR Men’s Division.
The PowerLifting Team is at Basehor-Linwood today for their first meet of the season. To follow along with the results use this link...scroll down and click on the PowerLifting Results.
https://blhs.usd458.org
Central Heights C team boys lost to Wellsville. Their game vs Anderson County can be found on the MS Facebook page.
The Vikings top KCC 67-54
Students in Mrs. Heppler’s class are ready for Super Bowl Sunday!
Mrs. Horstick’s class celebrated the 100th day today!
Varsity girls fall to KCC 35-37 in overtime.
JV boys fall 35-41 vs KCC
Does it getting cuter than this?
Afternoon PreKindergarten students celebrate being at school 100 days!
Middle School STUCO will be selling wooden roses for Valentine’s Day!
Join in on the fun for our spirit week, Feb. 8 - 12!
Brody makes 100 years old look good!
Middle/High School Spring Student-Led Conferences
Fox had 100 Cheerios for breakfast today!
Earl and Pearl made an appearance at CHES today on the 100th day of school. You can also see they are "energetic" Chief fans!
The high school scholars’ bowl team has worked hard this year and it has paid off. They placed 2nd yesterday at Regionals.
Central Heights has the best counselors around. Thanks for all you do!
Boys BBall falls to Uniontown.
Boys BBall up 17-15 on Uniontown after the first quarter.
Lady Vikings fall 27-43 vs Uniontown
JV girls fell in their game vs Uniontown, JV boys won.
Billy and Lydia are enjoying indoor recess a little more thanks to our PTA. They purchased an Osmo kit for Mrs. Lickteig and Kindergarten is loving it.
The QuadTown Quizzers (middle school quiz bowl team) just placed 2nd in the competition hosted by Lyndon this evening. So far, we're 2-for-2 for 2nd place. Next week, we're going for 1st!
Remote students participating in spirit week! Pajama day! Way to show you school spirit Tristan and Micah!
Please see the attached letter for an important COVID update.
Thank You
Harper celebrated Kansas Day on January 29.
Clean sweep for CHHS basketball at West Franklin:
Varsity Boys Win
Varsity Girls Win
JV Boys Win
JV Girls Win
Great job Vikings!!
Boys BBall falls to Anderson County 37-51
Boy BBall heads into the 4th quarter down to Anderson County 25-39
Lady Vikings fall to Anderson County 25-49
C-Team boys defeat Anderson County
Both JV boys and girls dropped their games vs Anderson County
Central Heights Elementary CHIEFS Spirit Week!
Week of Feb. 1st-5th, 2021
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Have you made your valentine box yet?
Favorite Kansan Day at CHS! Amilla Earhart was a definite favorite!
Favorite Kansans! Mia's is Amilla Earhart! Sadie's is Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. Taryn's is "her mom"!
First grade teacher's Favorite in Kansas, Pizza Hutt Book it!
7th grade making butter for Kansas History.
Central Heights Middle/High School Spirit Week!
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
The Mrs. Smiths are transporting these Central Heights Scholars to the FRANKLIN COUNTY SPELLING BEE! Wish these kiddos luck!
We have had a change in plans to senior night. We are changing the time we will be honoring your students. Please be at the school no later than 5:40 because the ceremony will start at 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions please call the school. Thanks for your flexibility.
Franklin County Spelling Bee is today in Ottawa! Wish the following participants good luck! Elementary Students: Kelsie W. and Mathew D. Middle School Students: Matt W., Carson T., and Paige P. Click on the following link if you would like to watch it live today at 1:00 pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdlXR0igFi4&feature=youtu.be
Starting 1/29/21 we will allow four spectators per participant family for our participants, and two spectators per participant for visiting teams.
Admission will be charged.
Masks are required at all events at all times.
No food or drinks will be allowed in the facility.
Is it the wind, a tornado, or crazy hair day at Central Heights Elementary? This week we are celebrating Kansas. Today is Wind Blown Wednesday/Crazy Hair Day! Can you tell?
Vikings WIN!! 62-59
Head to the 4th quarter Viking Boys down 39-42.
Viking Boys up over Osawatomie 26-23 at half time.
Viking Boys BBall up after the first quarter 14-11 over Osawatomie.
Lady Vikings fall to Osawatomie.
Lady Vikings head into the 4th quarter down to Osawatomie.
Lady Vikings are down at half time to Osawatomie 11-39.
The Lady Vikings are down after the first quarter to Osawatomie 7-23.
Well. No one knew quite what to expect as we hosted the first virtual Quiz Bowl competition for the middle school scholars in our league, but these Vikings aren't afraid of a challenge. You're looking at the 2nd place finishers (A Team/8th Grade) from tonight's competition!
For the safety of students and staff alike at Central Heights:
Contact the Health Office at 785-869-3355 ext. 1204 if your student is experiencing any of the following symptoms:
Fever, Chills, Congestion/runny nose, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, sore throat, headache, muscle or body aches, new cough, loss of taste or smell.
If your student is on quarantine please reach out to the Health Office before returning your student to school. Test results and dates need to be verified to be allowed to return to in person learning.
Thank you for your help in keeping our community safe during the pandemic.
Sincerely,
Tera Chapman, RN and Alisha Stroup, CCMA
Ms. Roehl and Mrs. Burroughs are celebrating their birthdays together!
Please see the attached update for the most recent COVID news.
Thank You
Lady Vikings Win!!
36-29
The Lady Vikings are up over West Franklin headed into the 4th quarter.
25-22
The Lady Vikings are down at half 7-11.
Lady Vikings trail by 3 to West Franklin after the first quarter.
Vikings beat West Franklin!!
Vikings are up over West Franklin headed into the 4th quarter.
51-30
Vikings are ahead at halftime over West Franklin.
36-19
In the second round of the FHL Tournament the Viking Boys BBall team is leading after the first quarter 15-8 over West Franklin.
These Fifth Graders enjoyed a special lunch today for making the Principal's Honor Roll. Three students joined via Google Meets.
4th Grade Multiplication Games
Vikings fall in the first round of the FHL Tournament to Osage City.
After three quarters:
Vikings - 22
Osage City - 65
At half time:
Vikings - 16
Osage City - 49
Viking boys are playing in the first round of the FHL Tournament against Osage City. After the first quarter they are down 23-9.
The CHES Fifth Graders Enjoy Outdoor Recess
In the first round of the Flint Hills League Shootout the 7 seed Lady Vikings fall to the 2 seed Northern Heights Wildcats 21-33
Ma Girls BBall Final.
Vikings - 16
Lyndon - 25
MS Girls are playing in the 5th place game of the FHJL Tournament. The half time score is Vikings - 4, Lyndon - 10
Varsity Boys final
Vikings - 55
Council Grove - 70
Headed to the 4th quarter
Vikings - 41
Council Grove - 59
At Half Time of the Boys game.
Vikings - 28
Council Grove - 34
After the first quarter High School Varsity Boys 14 Council Grove 15.
Final Score:
Lady Vikings - 30
Council Grove - 43
Viking ladies head into the 4th quarter down 23-30.
At half time the Viking ladies are down 13-19.
High School Basketball is at Council Grove tonight. After the first quarter our Varsity girls are ahead 13-5.
The Signs of Winter
Last Monday as I left school, I took this picture of the geese flying south.
There are a few "lost" coats that would like to warm their owners.
There is "snow" place like CHES. Thanks Ms. Roehl.
The Second Graders displayed their snowmen in the case by the office.
Congratulation to our Players of the Week. Girls basketball goes to Addison Ouellette and Sydney Evans and boys basketball goes to Cody Hammond.
Just a reminder the boys middle school basketball teams will NOT be playing tomorrow, and the girls will play at 10:30 am at West Franklin.
Congratulations to the Elementary spelling bee winners, Kelsie Wilson-1st place, Mathew Dunbar-2nd place, and Andrew Wuertz-3rd place.
We just want to remind everyone that with COVID, we can't allow bus changes right now. Students have to ride their assigned bus to their assigned stop or make other arrangements.
Twinning and supporting our Vikings!
Obstacle course races in third grade PE.
Final Score...Vikings Win!!!
CHMS Girls - 27
West Franklin - 21
Score at half time:
CHMS Girls - 11
West Franklin - 12
🍉Check out Ally and Mr. Hinrichs both supporting the House Bill that our current 5th grade students wrote when they were in 3rd grade by wearing their watermelon socks.🍉
🌻Kansas House of Representative Mark Samsel and these students are working to get this bill passed. 🌻
Final Score:
CHMS Boys 22 - Chase County 41
Winners of the middle school spelling bee are Matthew Wilt: 1st
Carson Thompson: 2nd and Paige Powell: Alternate
The middle school boys game at Lyndon tonight has been moved to the main gym, and it will still be at 5:00 pm.
CH Parents,
Please note there is no school on January 18, 2021.
Small correction to the baseball first game, it is March 25th at home vs Osage City!
2021 CHBaseball Important Dates!!!!!!
Baseball Frito Chili Pie Supper was cancelled
First day able to practice (Depends on weather/substate) March 1st tentatively.
No practice Spring Break March 12th-15th
Practice Resumes March 16th
Intra-squad scrimmage March 19th
First Varsity game @ West Franklin March 26th
First JV game TBD
There will be a baseball meeting in Coach Brown’s room Tuesday January 19th during seminar.
Look at the creativity flowing from the 8th graders making wagons.
Final score Lady Vikings 20 Lady Tigers 26
Vikings and Tigers tied up at 13 at the half.
Varsity girls tied 10 all at the end of the first quarter vs Lyndon
Here are the updated brackets for the FHJL basketball tournament.
The middle school boys lose to Osage City in the first round of the FHJL tournament and will play the loser of the 2 vs 7 game at 5:00 on Thursday at Lyndon.
Boys down 19-28 after 3 quarters at Lyndon vs Osage City.
CHMS boys trail Osage City 13-19 at the half.
Boys lead Osage City 7-4 after the first quarter in the FHJL tournament.at Lyndon.
Below is the live stream for the FHJL BB Tournament at Lyndon.
Live streaming will be available in both gyms at the following website:
https://www.facebook.com/LyndonUSD421
Once on the website, viewers will find the live video.
Here are the websites for the FHJL streaming options for the girls at West Franklin:
Streaming
● Games will be streamed on the following Facebook pages:
West Franklin MS/HS Falcons:
https://www.facebook.com/West-Franklin-MSHS-Falcons-577621665607544
West Franklin MS/HS Falcons Activity Stream:
https://www.facebook.com/West-Franklin-MSHS-Falcons-Activity-Stream-109376837560
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Here are the links to watch the middle school basketball games today:
Streaming
● Games will be streamed on the following Facebook pages:
West Franklin MS/HS Falcons:
https://www.facebook.com/West-Franklin-MSHS-Falcons-577621665607544
West Franklin MS/HS Falcons Activity Stream:
https://www.facebook.com/West-Franklin-MSHS-Falcons-Activity-Stream-109376837560
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● No streaming games from visiting schools.
The Lady Vikings lose 44-35 to Mission Valley.
Lady Vikings are down 35-26 headed into the 4th quarter.
The Lady Vikings trail Mission Valley 20-23 at the half.
At the end of the first quarter CH girls trail MV 6-10
Happy birthday Mrs. Collins!
To the parents of Elementary Remote Students:
If you have any photos you have taken of your child doing any kind of school work or projects while they are at home, I would love to put them into this year's yearbook. Please email those photos to tking@usd288.org. Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Celebrate School Board Appreciation Month with us by thanking our school board members! Our school board includes Lorri Cotter, Kevin Tooley, Keith Brock, Jack Davis, Billy Johnson, Sean Lickteig, and Dr. Ross Kimball. These individuals make crucial decisions for the students and staff.
Please see the attached letter for an important COVID update.
Thank You
Congratulations to our high school honor roll students. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations to the CHMS Spelling Bee Champions!
Looking for local experts
Here is the middle school girls FHJL basketball tournament bracket at West Franklin. We have also attached where parents are to park and enter the buildings. We have also attached information about their COVID guidelines.
Central Heights Newscast from first semester.
https://fb.watch/2QtM-R8lgK/
Here is the bracket for the middle school boys basketball team. The earlier one posted was incorrect, this is the correct bracket. All the games will be played at Lyndon.
Congratulations Elementary Spelling Bee Participants!
Spelling Bee is scheduled for Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:00 pm in the Theatre.
Just a reminder that with the KSHSAA decision about winter sports, we will not play Council Grove on January 7th.
We have rescheduled a game with West Franklin on January 9th at West Franklin starting at 1:00 pm.
Happy New Year!! Please be careful out on the roads this evening with it being New Years Eve, and tomorrow with some potential winter weather approaching the area! Let’s have a great start to the New Year and make sure we all “Arrive Alive” to our destinations and the new year!
Central Heights Middle School Honor Roll
The FHJL tournament will be held on Monday January 11th, Thursday January 14th, and Saturday January 16th. Boys will be at Lyndon and Girls at West Franklin. We will share the bracket as soon as it is released.
The middle school basketball teams will have a make up game on January 9th at West Franklin starting at 1:00 pm.
Don’t forget to tune into KOFO tonight at 7 pm and 10 pm and tomorrow at 6 am to listen to Christmas music sponsored by the high school sports teams! Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!
We will be sponsoring KOFO Christmas music on Christmas Eve at 7:00 and 10:00 pm and Christmas morning at 6:00 am. Please tune in to listen! Here is our message to our patrons: On behalf of all their athletes the Central Heights High School Coaching staff, Bob Risch, Jenny Schweiger, Troy Prosser, Doug North, Tyler Oestricher, Lea Stegner, and Jason Brown would like to wish all their parents, fans and patrons a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Although in person support is limited, the Viking athletes know you are with them at every event, and they look forward to a time when everyone can gather together again. Pandemic or not, It is a Great Day to be a Central Heights Viking!
To ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our students, staff, and community, please continue to keep our Health Office up to date over the break on information related to COVID-19.
tchapman@usd288.org
astroup@usd288.org
785-869-3555 (x1204)
Our middle school and high school did a canned food drive this week. The teacher with the most food got a pie in the face and the teacher with the second most food got to throw the pie. Mr. Brown got 1st and Mrs. Smith got 2nd in the middle school. Mrs. Oram got 1st and Mr. Matile got 2nd in the high school.
Middle School Player of the week for cheerleaders are Kaylee Holstine, Girls Basketball Jaley Ferguson, and Boys Basketball Jotham Meyer. Keep up the good work!
Every Christmas season, the students who work in Mrs. Desormeaux’s special education classroom decorate unique ornaments for all of the staff at Central Heights. The students usually create an order form to take around to all of the staff members to place an order for a specific ornament to work on social skills. This year was a little different due to COVID-19 so they made a Google Form to send out to all of the staff members to order ornaments. The students spent Monday and Tuesday making ornaments from the order forms and then got to deliver them Wednesday and Thursday to all of the staff. The students also made ornaments for the staff members that did not send in order forms because they wanted to make sure that everyone got one for Christmas. These students have some of the biggest hearts around.
Gingerbread Fun in Mrs. Fangman’s class!
High School Girls Basketball has been suspended through Christmas Break. (Cancelled Games: 12/18 & 12/19)
Additionally all High School games (boys and girls) scheduled on 12/19
at West Franklin have been postponed. We are looking at dates after the New Year to reschedule.
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
STEM Christmas tree activity in 4th grade
Unfortunately the Christmas Caroling event for tonight will have to be cancelled. 😟Please pass this on to others so they know we will NOT be going from town to town. Have a Merry Christmas!!!!
Don’t forget to come and enjoy the Caroling by the professional singing group of the CH staff as we go from town to town Caroling tomorrow evening the 16th. Rantoul 5:00, Lane 5:45, Richmond 6:30, Princeton 7:15. Check the earlier post about more details!!
Schedule Update:
MS Girls Basketball has been suspended through Christmas Break (Cancelled Games: 12/14, 12/17)
HS Girls Basketball has been suspended through Tuesday Dec. 15th (Cancelled Games: 12/15)
MS/HS Boys Basketball is not effected by these schedule updates.
JV boys and C team boys both get wins tonight vs Lyndon. Nice job boys! They will be in action again on Thursday night here at CH in the same order as tonight with jv boys first, C team boys 2nd, and varsity last game of the night.
The girls games for tonight have been cancelled. All of the boys games will be in the big gym with the following schedule: jv boys followed by C team boys followed by varsity boys.
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
Congratulations to Tony Detwiler and Cauy Newell on earning All-State Honorable Mention in the Topeka Capital Journal!!
https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201212/all-state-fb-2020-all-class-teams
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
In accordance with the Kansas State High School Activities Association and Central Heights Schools, we would like to remind everyone that our games are an educational event and the practice of good sportsmanship is encouraged and expected by all!
Additionally, we do ask that you maintain social distancing to the best of your ability and keep your masks on at all times. At the conclusion of your son/daughter’s game we ask that you please leave the facility to help mitigate the spread of Covid – 19.
Tomorrow’s middle school basketball games will be allowing two parent/legal guardians per family. You will have to be on the pass gate list to get in. There will NOT be tickets given out.
Here are the links to the games for tomorrow’s middle school basketball games at CH vs Lyndon:
Little gym: https://www.facebook.com/centralheightsmiddleschool/ Jv boys, Both C team games
Big Gym: https://www.facebook.com/CentralHeightsUsd288/ JV girls, both varsity games.
Congratulations to Jarod Crawford and Cauy Newell for earning Sports in Kansas All-Senior All-State Honorable Mention.
http://kansas-sports.com/ks/news/?id=12549&t=sports-in-kansas-2020-1a-all-senior-all-state-team
FHJL east tournament will be live streamed on our Facebook pages
Here is our live feed for the games:
Little gym: https://www.facebook.com/centralheightsmiddleschool/ Girls
Big Gym: https://www.facebook.com/CentralHeightsUsd288/ Boys
In order to keep our schools and communities safe NO parents/guardians are allowed to attend this tournament. You can view the games at the links below.
Girls: https://www.facebook.com/centralheightsmiddleschool
Boys: https://www.facebook.com/CentralHeightsUsd288
CHHS Boys Basketball falls to Olathe Heritage.
HS Boy Varsity Basketball down at the half to Olathe Heritage. 34-38
HS Girls Varsity Basketball wins tonight over Olathe Heritage!!
HS Girls Varsity Basketball up at the half over Othlate Heritage. 22-10
Middle School Player of the week for cheerleaders are Ashley Harkins, Girls Basketball Macy Cubit, and Boys Basketball Benjamin Teegarden. Keep up the good work!
Please see the updated attachment with the date!!
Central Heights Caroling! See attached photo for information!
Central Heights USD 288 winter spectator information letter.
Congratulations to Tony Detwiler and Aiden Welch on earning All-State Honorable Mention (non-senior list) with Sports in Kansas!!
https://bit.ly/37XMYfx
Mrs. Coffman's class traveled to Sweden Yesterday! They ate honey buns and drank hot chocolate!
MS Varsity boys show great resilience tonight but come up short in overtime falling 43-49 to NLC
MS Varsity boys basketball comes from down 25 at the half. Tied 41-41 headed to overtime.
MS Girls C-Team wins 13-10 over North Lyon.
MS varsity girls beat NLC 29-19
MS Boys C-Team Basketball wins the game over North Lyon County.
MS JV Boys Basketball wins in OT!! 19-21
MS Girls JV Basketball wins the first game of the night over North Lyon County.
Central Heights has a full-time elementary para position open starting in January. Please contact Terrie Titus at 785-869-1012 or email her at ttitus@usd288.org.
Here are the links to tonight’s middle school basketball games at North Lyon County:
Live Streaming (Free)
NHHS and NLC Basketball Games (Main Gym) will be streamed live on the 251 Facebook page which can be searched by: USD 251 North Lyon County
Direct Link https://www.facebook.com/USD-251-North-Lyon-County-1561764924047093/
Congratulations to these Football Players who earned All-State Honorable Mention in the Wichita Eagle today!!
Tony Detwiler - QB/DB
Jarod Crawford - WR/DB
Cauy Newell - LB
Aiden Welch - DL
https://bit.ly/3a11MMP
North Lyon County will be allowing two parent/ legal guardians per family at the middle school basketball games tomorrow night. No children will be allowed with the adults. If you are not sure if you are on the list you need to contact the school before 11 am tomorrow morning.
*This letter has been corrected from an earlier Covid update. It now reflects a positive case was confirmed today, not this weekend.
Thank you
What a delicious lunch!
CH Viking Boys Basketball lose tonight at home against Iola.
Vikings are down headed into the 4th quarter against Iola. 19-44
HS boys basketball tonight. C-team boys beat Iola, JV lost, varsity trails Iola 11-27 at the half.
Thank you Josiah, for the lovely poinsettia!
Congratulations Jarod Crawford!
https://twitter.com/KansasPregame/status/1336167924369940481?s=20
Fourth grade has their own Elf on the Shelf...or is it a Para on the Shelf?!
MS Varsity boys and C-Team girls both lost to Chase County.
MS BB Varsity girls fall to Chase County 19-42
Jason this is ———- at chase county. We had troubles with YouTube so I reposted the links on the shared drives and they are working now. So you may need to update your people. They can go to YouTube and put in chase county north gym or south gym and it will also come up that way. So sorry we had issues.
Chase county has made changes to what they had sent us earlier today, please note who is playing in which gym with this current update!
JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys North Gym
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKUHNOiIMlZxvHVYbXrb0A
JV Girls, C team Boys and C team Grils South Gym
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIr2SM5FS8ccYcPupExgzQ
Here are the links to the Middle School basketball games at Chase County tonight.
JH Boys North Gym
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKUHNOiIMlZxvHVYbXrb0A
JH Girls South Gym
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIr2SM5FS8ccYcPupExgzQ
Please see the updated COVID related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from Franklin County Health.
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
The Lady Vikings show up BIG TIME in the third quarter scoring 19 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes to win 33-25 over the Bulldogs. Nice win Lady Vikings!!!
Middle School Player of the week for cheerleaders are Emily Hough, Girls Basketball Abigail Roullett, and Boys Basketball Brylan Sommers. Keep up the good work!
HS JV girls fall 7-11 to Chase County
Look at all the Santa Claus hats on bus #20 today!!!! Great group of spirited kids!!!!!
Varsity boys win against Lyndon in middle school basketball 23-20! Nice job gentleman.
C team girls drop their contest.
C team boys come away with a victory against Lyndon in middle school basketball.
Varsity girls lose their game to Lyndon at home.
JV boys lose at home against Lyndon by a score of 16-23.
JV girls middle school basketball lose in a home contest to Lyndon by a score of 18-20. You can watch the games live on Facebook!
PreKindergarten "gifts" in the afternoon!
Run, run as fast as you can! You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man!
Mr. Brown’s 2nd hour had to go out and catch a snowflake in their mouth! We also saw the kindergarten class having fun in the snow!!!!
Our gifts just keep coming. The morning PreK students are ready to start their day!
Twelve Days of Christmas dress up started with “dress like a gift”. Here are the 4th grade gifts!
The Central Heights Friends of the FFA auction is online this year and can be found by following this link:
https://www.apro.bid/auction/2789/bidgallery/
This online auction ends tonight at 8:00pm. All proceeds go to support the Central Heights FFA Chapter and Scholarships for their Graduating Seniors!
Thank you for your support!
Aaron Cubit and Nathaniel McGee
Here are the 2 links to be able to watch the middle school basketball games tomorrow vs Lyndon.
This link will be showing Jv Girls and both varsity teams:
https://www.facebook.com/CentralHeightsUsd288/
This link will be showing the JV boys and both C games:
https://www.facebook.com/centralheightsmiddleschool/
Here are the livestream events for the middle school basketball games at Mission Valley tonight. The old gym is a jv game and the two C team games. The new gym is a jv game and both varsity games.
Old Gym: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeEYpehVkJ6_wszDghvzsg/
New Gym: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFy2KS3S2XVOnY9fYnYJgQ
The high school basketball games scheduled for January 5 at West Franklin have been moved to Saturday, December 19.
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates. Thank You
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our events live. We need 1,000 subscribers before we will be able to live stream! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6--Iwmw-u0eUvanNxKXMbQ?view_as=subscriber
Congratulations to the Football Players who received 1A-District 1 All-District recognition!
2nd Team - Detwiler(RB & DB), Crawford(WR & DB), Lopez(OL), Welch(OL & DL), Newell(LB), Calvert(Punter)
Honorable Mention - Newell(Utility), Lopez(LB), Bones(DB), Crawford(Returner)
The Central Heights Friends of the FFA auction is online this year and can be found by following this link:
https://www.apro.bid/auction/2789/bidgallery/
The online auction started last week and ends Dec 3rd. All proceeds go to support the Central Heights FFA Chapter and Scholarships for their Graduating Seniors!
Thank you for your support!
Aaron Cubit and Nathaniel McGee
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates. Thank You
Please see the attached letter for important COVID Updates. Thank You.
Happy Thanksgiving, Viking family!
Please visit the link below for important winter activity updates from KSHSAA,
http://www.kshsaa.org/public/pdf/winteractivitybodbrief.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bFZaGp1Lf8jg51oefjOUxsTqQ7JqD5BvVb3TOWTPrzfDAV8LN0rkqdVI
The Central Heights Friends of the FFA auction is online this year and can be found by following this link:
https://www.apro.bid/auction/2789/bidgallery/
The online auction starts tonight and ends Dec 3rd. All proceeds go to support the Central Heights FFA Chapter and Scholarships for their Graduating Seniors!
Thank you for your support!
Aaron Cubit and Nathaniel McGee
Middle School basketball practice for the rest of the week has been cancelled. Practice will resume Monday, November 30th. Girls will practice at 5:30 AM and boys will practice after school at 3:25.
Look at 1st Grade's Hand Painted Turkeys!
Mrs. Stevens sharing her Native American artifacts with first grade! Mr. Stevens has been collecting since he was 8 years old and has arrowheads that are over 6,000 years old!
Varsity boys middle school basketball lose to Council Grove in a home contest.
C team boys basketball loses to Council Grove at home by a score of 20-31.
Jv girls basketball beat Council Grove in a home contest. Nice job Ladies!!
Jv boys middle school basketball loses to Council Grove at home.
The Central Heights Friends of the FFA auction is online this year and can be found by following this link:
https://www.apro.bid/auction/2789/bidgallery/
The online auction starts tonight and ends Dec 3rd. All proceeds go to support the Central Heights FFA Chapter and Scholarships for their Graduating Seniors!
Thank you for your support!
Aaron Cubit and Nathaniel McGee
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
Thank You
Mrs. Coffman’s 1st Grade look AWESOME in their PTA shirts! Thanks PTA!
Middle School Player of the week for cheerleaders are Abigail Roullett and Ashlee Stone, Girls Basketball Kaylor Matile, and Boys Basketball Brody Roullett. Keep up the good work!
Remote learner, Micah Stephens, is having fun on a virtual field trip!
Middle School player of the week for last week goes to Melaney Chrisjohn and Connor Burkdoll!
Fourth grade is taking a science virtual field trip this afternoon!
Mr. Wheat's class showing off their new shirts from our PTA.
Thank you PTA!
Fifth grade sporting their new PTA shirts. Thank you PTA!
C team girls middle school basketball lose at Osage City.
Varsity boys middle school basketball lose at Osage City.
C team boys middle school basketball defeats the Osage City Indians in an away game.
Boys middle school basketball down 16-24 at the half against Osage City.
Varsity girls middle school basketball lose at Osage City.
Varsity girls middle school basketball down 4-15 at halftime in Osage City.
Jv boys middle school basketball lose at Osage city by a score of 13-23.
Jv Middle school girls basketball team lose at Osage City 13-33.
Please see attached letter for important COVID updates.
The Second and Third Grade Music Program scheduled for December 2, 2020 is postponed. We hope to present a music program in the Spring.
Order your Central Heights High School yearbook today! Order Online www.jostensyearbooks.com or pick up an order form in the high school office.
American Education Week
Due to COVID we will not be having the senior citizen holiday dinner this year. We hope to see you all next year.
Please see the COVID related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from Franklin County Health.
Boys varsity basketball loses at Lyndon by a score of 17-31 in middle school basketball.
C team girls basketball loses 9-13 at Lyndon in middle school basketball.
Varsity girls middle school basketball loses at Lyndon 13-25.
C team boys middle school basketball wins against Lyndon at Lyndon. The boys teams are 2-0 tonight with the boys varsity game in about 15-20 minutes. Watch live on Lyndon’s Facebook page.
JV middle school boys basketball win by a score of 22-7 at Lyndon. Nice job boys!
JV middle school girls basketball lose at Lyndon.
Fourth graders are showing off their new shirts from PTA!
The "Artifice" cast and crew are here and ready to wow your socks off! Showtime is at 7pm!
Middle school away basketball games will only be allowed 2 spectators per athlete. If you are not on the pass list you will NOT be allowed in. If you have a child under 2 years of age they will not count as a ticket. Please share with anyone you know, we would not want someone to travel and then be turned away.
Our amazing Central Heights kitchen staff! Thank you!
Our PTA is “outta sight”! We love our new “soaring to new heights” T-shirts!
How do you disguise a turkey... take a look!
Mr. Folsom just wanted us all to know it is Friday the 13th and much good luck is coming our way!
Our PreK students sure look great in their new school shirts. Thank you PTA!
The Viking basketball teams go 5-1 on the night to represent the middle school!! We are proud of our players and our coaches for their hard work and success tonight!
Central Heights boys A basketball team beats NLC by a score of 44-37. Nice job gentleman!!!
Varsity boys middle school basketball lead North Lyon County 24-18 at halftime.
C team girls basketball plays a half game and wins 5-2 vs NLC. Way to go girls!!!
C team boys middle school basketball lose 19-26 against North Lyon County.
Varsity girls basketball win against Northern Heights with a final score of 25-13. Nice job Lady Vikings!
Varsity middle school girls basketball lead 15-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter against North Lyon County.
Halftime of boys C team basketball the Vikings lead 13-10..
Middle school girls basketball lead 14-2 in the varsity game at halftime.
Jv girls middle school basketball win 16-5 Vs North Lyon County!
Jv boys middle school basketball wins 36-11 vs North Lyon County!
Order your Central Heights High School yearbook today! Order Online www.jostensyearbooks.com or pick up an order form in the high school office.
Mrs. Horstick’s first graders say- Thank You Veterans!
Thank You ,Veterans!
From the Central Heights students and staff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKMt8pkE7U0&feature=youtu.be
Middle School boys basketball will have practice tomorrow morning at 5:30.
Mrs. Burk's and her class want to say, "Thanks PTA! We love our new shirts!
Mrs. Fangman and her class, say "Thank you PTA for our new shirts!"
Patrons please remember you may not enter the middle school basketball games without a ticket given to you by the student athlete. We have guidelines we must follow. Thanks for your cooperation so our student athletes can compete in a safe manner and with some fans at least.
Patrons please do not show up for our middle school basketball games until at least 3:45. This will allow our students some time to clear the building and cut down on the amount of contact between people.
PTA gave new shirts to elementary students!
Central Heights Drama Department is proud to present Artifice by Anne Flanagan! The show will run Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 to the public. Tickets are $6 and are first come first serve due to social distancing and COVID precautions. Please call the office at 785-869-3555 or email tarmstrong@usd288.org to reserve your seats today! Masks will be required by audience members during the entire performance. Come support the cast and crew! You don't want to miss out!
Order your Central Heights High School yearbook today! Order Online www.jostensyearbooks.com or pick up an order form in the high school office.
Beautiful day for recess!
Order your Central Heights High School yearbook today!
Order Online www.jostensyearbooks.com or pick up an order form in the high school office.
Don't forget remote student pictures are Monday, November 9th!
Congrats to London (6th Grade) on his grand prize winnings for entering his "poem-kin" into our drawing from our A Nightmare on Ellis Rd. event. Another big congrats to Savannah (7th Grade) for winning our survey drawing! Everyone who participated made this event a huge success, and we are so thankful for you!
Would you like to purchase a Central Heights High School yearbook from the past three years?
Would you like to purchase an old Central Heights High School yearbook?
Kindergarten Election - Farmer Brown vs Duck
More Election Photos from Kindergarten
Election Day in PreKindergarten
Setting up to vote!
Middle School Leadership Class setting up for a middle/high school presidential vote.
Middle School Basketball Announcement
Central Heights USD 288 is looking for a Technology Director. You can find more information via the link below or by contacting Terrie Titus in the District Office.
https://bit.ly/2HYKvIz
Central Heights falls to Jackson Heights 0-26
Fourth graders had a great Halloween party!
Our elementary PTA arranged for every elementary student to receive a pumpkin. Here are just some of them waiting to be picked up. Our PTA is the best!
COVID Update:
Please see the attached letter for important COVID updates.
When it's Twin Day and you teach in the middle school...
Twin day for Halloween spirit week!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Mrs. Fangman wants to be a chef/baker. We also have Nurse Kinzzy and Commander Tate!
The kids love reading spooky stories by flashlight in the elementary library!
Remote student picture day has been rescheduled for Monday, November 9th. If you would like to keep the time you had or if you need to change it please contact Karrie Matile at 785-869-3455 X 1101.
Back in School: 10-28
Kansas gas has determined that there is no gas leak at USD 288 and they have cleared us to return to school. Our maintenance staff is currently working with both Kansas Gas and local vendors to eliminate the remaining "gas smell". We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
No School 10-27:
There will be no school today 10-27, as Kansas Gas investigates a gas smell in the building please spread the word to all our patrons.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Family Activities with Mrs. Smith's Pumpkin Patch! Enjoy a corn maze, a hayride, carve a pumpkin, make your own bubbly witches brew or creepy halloween slime, and much more! Have fun with the activities together as a family! Don't forget to fill out the survey from the yellow bag your child brings home!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRaRiz9RbyI6oEKvmYtfUEtXjouxujRCCCCcUMW8hzBOr8aS-cSW4R8Nfdxr0ShU0K_6sa4Dmbs93jt/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
The portal has been opened. Enter if you dare! 1...2.... Literacy is coming for you. #dontfallasleep 👻🖤
https://sites.google.com/usd288.org/anightmareonellisrd/home
Middle/High School Halloween Spirit Week
Don't forget tomorrow is picture day for remote students and retake day for students who would like retakes or missed the day pictures were taken.
Don’t forget Halloween Dress-Up Week starts tomorrow!
Both middle school boys’ and girls’ practice will be AFTER school tomorrow, Monday, October 26th due to possible weather conditions.
10-23-20: COVID Updates
Kindergarten Artists!
Students in Mrs. Lickteig's Kindergarten class took a field trip to a California zoo today. They traveled across the United States by way of Virtual Reality glasses. What an experience to pet a rhinoceros!
Studying communities in Mrs. Rowlett's classroom.
Solving math problems in third grade.
Our elementary remote students are doing a great job with their art assignments. Keep up the great work.
Check out the middle school art students with their self-portraits.
Elementary Halloween dress up week!
Thanks to all our bus drivers for getting our kids to and from school safe. We appreicate you.
Congratulations to our 5th grade honor roll students! Keep up the great work!
Remote students will have pictures on October 27th. Please call 785-869-3455X1101 to set up a time for your student's pictures. You will enter the elementary lunchroom doors. Retakes for remote students will be November 9th. Please call 785-869-3455X1101 for retakes.
Central heights COVID update. Please see the attached letter.
Bracelets are almost gone, they are $1.00 each!
Free School Meals!
CHES PTA ONLINE BOOK FAIR! October 19 - November 1, 2020
Clink the link below for more information!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQVjTRl8kyidgQdSGC8NvEHXO7lfwFOlzq4Y2twOEJvYcwcWqBQt2GOE0JIfhMnHrq3Dg27VmhALSz8/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
CHMS girls volleyball lose to Council Grove 14-25, 20-25. They end the tournament going 1-2 on the day.
CHMS beats North Lyon County in the 2nd match of the day 25-14, 25-19. Nice job ladies!!
CHMS loses to Chase County in its first match at the Flint Hills League tournament 21-25, 14-25. They will play North Lyon County next.
The final score Vikings 14 Uniontown 25
We recognized our middle school boys cross country for being league champs today during 8th hour! Great job boys!!!
Please make sure you have a physical on file at school if you plan on playing basketball for the muddle school. We also need your concussion form and COVID form signed and turned in as well. We are looking forward to the start of Winter Sports!!!!!!!!
Middle school practice will start on Monday. The girls will have practice from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Followed by the boys at 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
4th grade friendships are grand!
Even the middle schoolers got to get in on the sweet baby alpaca surprise! It was just what we needed! 😍
A big thanks to Christina Wharton for bringing her alpaca for our students to enjoy. Our small town community is awesome!!
CHES is celebrating Grandparents Day all month. This is our wall of "grand" pictures. Keep the pictures coming and we will post them in the hallway
Prekindergarten students are working in their centers.
Chole, the alpaca made an appearance at CHES today. She was dressed in a Halloween costume! Thanks for bringing her, Mrs. Wharton.
Middle school football down 0-30 at the half to Council Grove.
Middle school football is down 0-6 after the first quarter at Council Grove.
CHMS VB results vs Mission Valley:
Varsity 0-2
JV 0-1
C-Team 0-1
Mrs. Horstick teaching remote. She may be away but she is still connecting with her students. Great job Mrs. Horstick!
Students who are remote in 4th grade were in a video chat with each other and their teachers. It’s always a fun time!
Central Height Middle School Volleyball Tournament Bracket for Saturday.
Mrs. Coffman's class went on leaf walks this week to find leaves for a science activity! They found some bigger than their heads!
CHHS Varsity drops their second set of the match 21-25
CHHS JV drops their second set and match vs Council Grove. Varsity up next.
Varsity Volleyball drops their first match Vs Council Grove, JV is up next.
The CHHS Volleyball team raised $576 for WINGS!
Fans who will be attending the middle school football game at Council Grove on 10/15 will be required to wear a mask to get into the game.
CH Booster Club is currently selling bracelets for breast cancer awareness. They are $1.00 each you can pay/pick them up at the middle school office. All proceeds will go to WINGS, an organization that helps when local community members are diagnosed and fighting breast cancer.
It's Time to Pick up your Trash Bags Orders at CHES!
October 12 until 6:00 P.M. and October 13 from 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
All trash bags orders can be picked up at the northwest end of the Elementary. PTA officers are there to help you.
Important COVID update. Please see attached letter.
Information on potential COVID exposure. Please continue to monitor our website and social media for updates.
There will NOT be a middle school football tonight. Middle School football players will not have a practice either.
Don’t forget if you can not make it to the middle school football game tonight it will be live streamed on our Central Heights Facebook page!
Topeka Capital-Journal, story on Central Heights Football turnaround.
https://www.cjonline.com/sports/20201005/central-heights-enjoying-best-season-since-2013
We would like recognize our principals for National Principals Month! Our adminstrators have worked hard to provided our student and staff with the best learning environment during this unprecedented time. We would be lost without your leadership and dedication. Thank you!
Students in elementary caught being kind will be given a “Kind” bar as part of Anti-Bullying week!
The grade level teachers will take turns showcasing their students each month using the display case by the CHES office. Take a peek at the Spooktacular First Graders! Thank you Mrs. Horstick and Mrs. Coffman.
There are no words to describe this woman! She keeps us all going, even when we don’t think we can go any further. We love you Linda Douglas!
The volleyball team is selling pink out t-shirts. All profits made will be donated directly to WINGS. Orders are due no later than Monday October 5th! The shirts will be here in time for our last home match October 13th. Help us help a great cause!
CHMS football team loses to Jayhawk-Linn in a home contest.
CHMS Varsity Volleyball defeats Jayhawk Linn 2-0 in their second match of the evening.
CHMS C-Team Volleyball loses to Jayhawk Linn
CHMS Varsity Volleyball loses in two sets to Jayhawk Linn
CHMS JV volleyball defeats Jayhawk Linn in two.
CHMS Varsity Volleyball loses in two sets to Chase County in the second matchup of the evening
CHMS C-Team drops the first set then comes back to defeat Chase County
When Jean Nilges retired last year, we couldn’t send her off with the party we wanted. She began subbing today, so elementary staff surprised her and honored her at their staff meeting!
CHMS A team loses to Chase County in game three and drop the match.
CHMS B team defeats Chase County in game 3 to win the match! Way to battle lady Vikings!!!
CHMS A team volleyball loses to Chase county in game 2. Going to a 3rd game as well!
CHMS B team volleyball loses their 2nd game to Chase County. Going to game 3!
CHMS A team wins the first game 25-23 in volleyball!
CHMS volleyball lets go ladies!!!
CHMS B team volleyball comes from behind to win game one vs Chase County 25-23!
How to care for your mask.
The hunter safety kids were able to go fishing today. We are trying to instill a love of all of the outdoors through the class, not just hunting! Kylee was the only one to catch one today! She said girls RULE!!!
Payton and Willis donated items to the mini-food bank in Ottawa.
Mrs. Coffman's class participated in a Virtual Enrichment lab last week!
4th Graders during Viking Time (Reading) with Mrs. Smith. Fun times with our peers, are even more important with remote learning!
Central Heights defeated Jayhawk Linn 24-6. Well done gentlemen!
Central Heights leads Jayhawk Linn 12-0 at the half
Have you seen the movie, "CHES Students Meet the Meatball Sub?" Rated: Messy!
Apple Crisp Pie Recipe
These Kindergarteners followed the recipe for Apple Crisp Pie with Covid-friendly sensory boxes. All the ingredients were purchased through donations.
Mr. Folsom and Mrs. Carlson working for kids!
** SCHEDULE UPDATE **
Our scheduled game at NE Arma has been cancelled. We were able to schedule a game this evening against Jayhawk-Linn in Mound City at 7pm. They do not have any attendance restrictions at Jayhawk-Linn and they will not charge for admission.
Nice kickoff return for a touchdown by the Vikings!!!
Middle school football down to West Franklin at halftime in a home contest.
MS volleyball at NLC: Varsity defeated NLC in their first match 2-0. JV won in two as well.
Financial Aid/Scholarship Information Night!
Don't forget middle and high school pictures are tomorrow!
In the Elementary Library we are learning about Freedom and the Statue of Liberty! Did you know?
1. Frederic Bartholdi copied his mother's face for the Statue of Liberty.
2. One of the Statue of Liberty's fingers, is the size of your dad.
3. The eyeball of the Statue is the size of a child.
4. The statue's sandal is 25 feet long.
Elementary Library Winner!
PreKindergarten students are having so much fun and Ms. Roehl is along for the ride!
Remote students will have pictures on October 27th. Please call 785-869-3455X1101 to set up a time for your student's pictures. You will enter the elementary lunchroom doors. Retakes for remote students will be November 9th. Please call 785-869-3455X1101 for retakes.
Information on potential COVID exposure. Please continue to monitor our website and social media for updates.
Congratulations to our CHMS cross country team! 10 of them went to the Wellsville meet today, and all 10 of them brought home medals! They did an awesome job, they work their tails off in ways most of people will never understand, and they (AND their high school counterparts) bring it every...single...week. You all make CH proud! #VikingStrong
7th GRADE 2 MILE:
(Boys)
Aydan Dunbar - 3rd
Hunter Johnson - 6th
Aidan Howland - 11th
Cash Miller - 18th
(Girls)
Arabella Dunbar - 8th
8th GRADE 2 MILE:
(Boys)
Connor Burkdoll - 2nd
Cody Hammond - 3rd
Owen Miller - 4th
(Girls)
Melaney Chrisjohn - 2nd
Kaylee Holstine - 5th
Check out our 2020 Central Heights Homecoming Video. Thanks to everyone that made this year's homecoming a success!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=361490731706522&extid=UA6LVCFwjZfgwGKN
There will NOT be a C team middle school volleyball game tomorrow night! Please pass this along!!! Thank you!!
High school and Middle school picture day is this Friday, September 25th. Any elementary students who need retakes will also be this Friday, September 25th.
C team middle school volleyball drops the match to Anderson County. The Ladies represented CH in a great way today! We are proud of you!
C team volleyball middle school girls lose their first game to Anderson County.
C team volleyball wins the match against Osawatomie! Nice job ladies!!! Way to battle!!!!
C team middle school volleyball has split its first 2 games with Osawatomie! Going to game 3, first one to 15!
Central Heights A team defeat Ottawa in 2 games to win the match. They go 3-0 on the day!!!! Nice job Ladies
Central Heights A team defeats Ottawa in its first game in middle school Volleyball!
Central Heights B team defeats the Central Heights C team in middle school volleyball to go 3-0 on the day! Second tournament in a row of going 3-0!! Nice job Ladies!!!!
Central Heights B team middle school volleyball wins their 2nd match against Anderson County! Go to 2-0 on the day.
Central Heights A team middle school volleyball wins their first game against Anderson County!
Central Heights B team middle school volleyball wins their first game against Anderson County!
Central Heights A team middle school volleyball wins their first match against Osawatomie! Nice job Ladies!!
Central Heights B team middle school volleyball wins their first match against Osawatomie! Nice job Ladies!
Central Heights A team middle school volleyball wins their first game against Osawatomie!
Central Heights B team wins their first game against Osawatomie!
Let's go, CHMS Volleyball!
Our middle school volleyball tournament will be live streamed on our Facebook page. Log on to see some Viking Volleyball!!
The Vikings defeat the Wildcats 37-0 on homecoming! Great job guys!
Vikings take a 17-0 lead into half time over Northern Heights
Vikings lead 7-0 after one quarter of play.
Great day to work outside!
Mr. North’s sixth hour PE class preparing for the 2021 U.S. Open at Central Heights Country Club!
Blue and Gold Day at CHES!
Viking Pride is spread throughout the Elementary!
Brian earned 20 Viking Pride tickets to sit at Mrs. Coffman's desk for the day. Great job, Brian!
Middle school football loses at Osage City.
Middle school football down after 3 quarters at Osage City.
Middle school football down 0-22 at the half at Osage City.
Middle school football!
Beautiful night for football at Osage City!
Middle school football down0-8 after the 1st quarter at Osage City.
For tonight’s middle school volleyball the A team will be in the high school gym and the B and C teams will be in the middle school gym.
Ruby Bentley, a remote student, has Viking spirit! She is dressed up for spirit week!
Information on potential Middle School Athletics COVID exposure. Please continue to monitor our website and social media for updates.
Just a reminder that the middle school cross country meet for today at Wellsville has been moved to Monday 9/21. It will start at 4:30 and there will only be two races girls at 4:30 followed by the boys.
Hunter Safety Day during Spirit Week
The safe hunter and the "dear" deer!
Look who showed up for 4th Grade Art Class during Western Wear Day!
Western Wear Day during Spirit Week
Second Grade Friendships!
Middle school home volleyball tournament this Saturday we are allowing 2 spectators per participant. You must wear a mask. Thank you!
Middle school volleyball and football will travel to Osage City on Thursday. There is no spectator restrictions as far as how many may attend. Please wear a mask if you are going inside for volleyball, and recommended for football.
Our Hunter Safety kids got to go outside today and test out their bow shooting skills! Of course safety was our number one priority!
Middle School football and volleyball at Osage on Thursday will have unlimited seating.
Our homecoming attendants are pictured below.
Back Row: Treyton Smith, Trey Hamblin, Colton Caswell
Front Row: Jenny Hale, Bailey Brockus, Bailey Roehl
Central Heights Homecoming candidates from left to right. Cass Burroughs, Cheyenne Higbie, Luke Cotter, Axel Roberts, Cauy Newel, Anna Thompson, Jarod Crawford, and Mary Roehl
9/13 Cross Country State Rankings. Congrats Central Heights Boys and Girls!
Spirit Week for CHES!
Go Vikings!
CHMS A team loses to Osawatomie to end the day. They played hard and gave it their all!
CHMS B team volleyball comes from behind to beat Osawatomie. The ladies went 3-0 on the day! Great job Ladies! We are proud of you!!
B team loses 2nd game to Osawatomie, first one to 15 wins the match in this next game!
CHMS A team loses to Jayhawk Linn. They will face Osawatomie next.
CHMS B team wins first game against Osawatomie. Finish strong Lady Vikings! Great job!!
CHMS A team loses first game to Jayhawk Linn 19-25 at Oz tournament.
CHMS B team defeats Jayhawk Linn in 2nd match of the day at the Oz tournament. They are 2-0 on the day!! Great job Lady Vikings go get that 3rd match!!
CHMS B team pulls out the win in the 3rd game against Prairie View at OZ tournament! Way to show Viking power and get the win!!
CHMS B team wins first game against Prairie View and drips 2nd game at Osawatomie tournament. Game 3 starting now.
CHMS A team loses first match to PV at Osawatomie tournament.
CHMS volleyball loses to Prairie View in first game. If Osawatomie tournament.
The Vikings fall to the Eagles. Homecoming next week vs Northern Heights.
The Vikings trail the Olpe Eagles at the half.
Homecoming Spirit Week!
Middle School football down 0-40 at halftime to West Franklin.
West Franklin scores to open up the 2nd quarter in Middle School football.
West Franklin scores in middle school football to go up 16-0 in the first quarter.
West Franklin scores in the first quarter of the middle school football game and goes up 8-0.
A team middle school volleyball loses the 2nd match to West Franklin to end the night.
C team middle school volleyball loses game 2 and then comes back in game 3 to take the match!! Way to battle lady Vikings!!!!!
CHMS A team volleyball loses 1st game of 2nd match 20-25. Game 2 up in 3 minutes.
C team middle school volleyball wins their first game of the night 25-15. Nice job Lady Vikings!! Game 2 up in 3 minutes.
CHMS A team volleyball loses to West Franklin in 2 games in their first match of the night.
CHMS B team volleyball beats West Franklin in 2 games in their match. Nice job Lady Vikings!!!
Central Heights is accepting applications for a full time substitute. You must have a teaching degree. Please email Terrie Titus at ttitus@usd288.org if you are interested.
Below is the link to the live stream for the football at Olpe tomorrow night:
https://www.facebook.com/OlpeSchools
Congrats to Luke Brown for being the winner of Mrs. Kinyon's Kahoot review game today!
Hunter Safety students learning how to handle a bow before we go out to shoot live!
MS volleyball JV and C-team both dropped their second matchup of the night vs Burlington.
Middle School volleyball results: JV defeats Prairie View in two, C-team defeated Prairie View in three. Great start to the evening Vikings!
Free Meal Information!
Our 7th grade science students are using microscopes to look at prepared specimens. We are sanitizing after each use!!!
Checkout this fun Viking design made by CH student, Eve Stephenson. She created this image showcasing our Viking Pride in her Graphic Design class last week.
We had a great Senior Night last night! Proud of them all!
Are you looking for a great opportunity to work with our AMAZING students? We have the job just for you! We are accepting applications for substitute teachers and para subs. Please contact Terrie Titus at ttitus@usd288.org or call at 785-869-3455 X 1212.
The man behind the scenes...Tyler Smith! Tyler goes above and beyond for everyone at Central Heights and we are fortunate to have him as our go-to for technology! Thanks for all you do Tyler!
C team middle school volleyball loses to Council Grove.
B team loses to Council Grove in volleyball.
A team middle school volleyball loses both matches to Council Grove it it’s season opener.
Middle school football loses to Council Grove 38-0 in the home opener for the Vikings.
Pretty As A Picture
It was picture day at CHES!
We will be streaming our middle school games tonight. Make sure to check out our Central Heights Facebook Page.
Last Chance to get some Central Heights gear and support the Viking Football Team.
https://stores.inksoft.com/ws39731/shop/home
Don't forget fall sports pictures are tomorrow, September 4th. Please bring your uniforms with you.
The world needs more Purple People! Are you going to follow the five steps of being a Purple Person?
Sunshine on a beautiful day = mask break and work time!
Don't forget tomorrow, September 3rd is elementary picture day!
Central Heights Viking Football Fundraiser. Help support the Viking Football Team and get some really nice Viking Gear as well.
Sale ends on Thursday.
https://stores.inksoft.com/WS39731/shop/home
Central Heights Senior Night!
Pre-K showing their muscles during library! They are big enough for school just like in the book “Littlest Hedgehog goes to BIG school”
Students in Mrs. Fangman's class take a break with GoNoodle!
All Registered Nurse applications must be received by this Friday, August 28. If you have any questions please contact Terrie Titus at ttitus@usd288.org
Middle School & High School Sporting Events Update
ATTENTION: LIMITED ATTENDANCE AVAILABLE
We have been in contact with many in our county and around the state. In accordance with their suggestions our attendance at Home Events will be limited.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
Soaring To New Heights! Let’s shoot for the moon! Elementary students are setting goals while reading about going to the moon! An alien arrived for the story as well!
A big thanks goes out to our custodial staff for keeping our school safe and clean. You are the best!
There will be a middle school girls volleyball parent meeting on Thursday, August 27th at 5:15 in the big gym.
Elementary got new masks, Viking Strong!
The first full day of school for Central Heights students!
The first day for morning PreKindergarteners at CHES, Aug. 24, 2020!
There will be a high school parent volleyball meeting on Wednesday, August 26th at 6:00 p.m. in the big gym.
Are you looking for some new Viking gear? The volleyball team will be selling some items for the next couple of days. Please go to the following link to check it out.
https://stores.inksoft.com/WS39317/shop/home
What a great start to our school year, we are so glad to have our students back!
WELCOME BACK CHES STUDENTS!
YESSSS! The first day of school is ALMOST HERE! If you are posting a first day photo, whether it's on Friday or Monday, in-person or remote, be sure to make the photo public and use the hashtag #FirstDayFor288! We can't wait to see your smiling faces (wearing a mask)! 😁😷
-- FOR REMOTE STUDENTS ONLY --
Please fill out this form if you are a remote student/parent regarding a Grab-and-Go lunch/breakfast pick-up option.
https://forms.gle/ES1Mfd78dhK9jpwz6
Way to go Mrs. Smith! Way to represent Central Heights School!
https://www.facebook.com/TheHoldernessfamily/videos/608128843212310/?vh=e&extid=9t36XWo93cVjNDQH
Please watch our short video on back to school procedures . For more information make sure to read the "Back to School Plan" on the district website.
https://www.facebook.com/CentralHeightsUsd288/posts/3136419343140668
Elementary reopening plan
The mandatory meeting for remote students/parents will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30pm. If want to attend in-person we will be located in the theater, if you would prefer to attend on-line use the following link.
https://zoom.us/j/92473695881
Transportation COVID 19 style
Back to School 2020