Center High School

Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year is NOW OPEN.

Go to the link below to get started. You will need to provide verification of residency to complete the registration process. Once your registration is approved, it will be forwarded to the schools to complete enrollment.

https://www.center.k12.mo.us/o/csd/page/registration

Free breakfasts and lunches are available for Center residents Monday - Friday through June 21st at Center High School and Boone Elementary School. See the image below for details.

Save the Date - August 10 - for the annual Back to School Bash! Immunizations, Sports Physicals, Games, Resource Fair and More! 10am to 2pm at Center High School.

Fox4 News featured the Center School District and our partners at LINC in a "Pay it Forward" segment earlier this week. Thanks to all the folks at LINC who do so much for our kids and families! Thanks also to Michelle Kruse who submitted the nomination.

Volunteers are the LINC to Mobile Food Pantry LINC, a community organization to improve the lives of families, hands out food with the help of as many as 20 volunteers

Happy Summer! We have finished another amazing year in the Center School District. Congratulations to all of our seniors and their families who graduated this year and best wishes for all your future endeavors. Remember, Once A Yellowjacket, Always A Yellowjacket!

For those will be returning for the 2024-2025 school year, online registration will open on July 1st. Please save that date and be sure to get signed up as soon as possible to allow our staff to get your kid(s) setup in the system for the start of the year. School starts on August 19th.

Have a great summer and we'll see you soon!

The Center Board of Education will meet in regular session on Monday, May 20th at 7pm. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary School at 9801 Grand Ave.

Click the link below to see the agenda as well as the link to view the meeting virtually.

https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=15346

To view the live stream click here: https://www.youtube.com/

The live stream should start around 6:45pm CST.

The Center Professional Development Committee, the Center Education Foundation, and members of the leadership team toured the district on May 9th to present the building and district level awards for Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year.

Seventeen staff members were recognized after a process of peer nominations and voting on building level winners and PDC and community member selection of the district level winners.

District level winners:

Elementary Teacher of the Year - Patrice Carter, Center Elementary First Grade Teacher
Secondary Teacher of the Year - Jonathan Dandurand, Center High School Fine Arts Teacher
Support Staff Member of the Year - Elizabeth Cunningham, Center Elementary Building Secretary

Building winners are:

Boone - Jessica Hodges, teacher; Keith Schallon, support staff
Center Academy for Success - Christine Adam, teacher; Raymond Franks, support staff
Center Elementary - Patrice Carter, teacher; Elizabeth Cunningham, support staff
Center Middle School - Bret Eubank, teacher; Katina Jone, support staff
Center High School - Jon Dandurand, teacher; Brian Bates, support staff
Indian Creek - Shelby Curfman, teacher; Megan Fernholz, support staff
Red Bridge - Paige Eisenhauer, teacher; Monica Briones, support staff
Yellowjacket Early Learning - Mary Jane Baker, teacher; Lacy Hubbard support staff
Central Office - Dave Murray, support staff

There will be a special meeting of the Board of Education this evening, May 9th at 7pm, to interview candidates to fill the vacancy on the Board. This meeting will be conducted virtually.

Click below to view the agenda and get the link to view the meeting.

https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=15399

The Yellowjacket Early Learning Center offers Head Start services to families who qualify based on income. See the attached photos for details.

Call 816-841-3382, email [email protected], or visit www.marcheadstart.org for more information.

The Center Board of Education will hold a Work Session meeting on Monday, May 6th at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary School.

Click below to view the agenda and to also see the link to watch the meeting virtually.

https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=15321

The members of the Cabinet & Director team at the Center School District are getting a head start on National Principal's Day with gifts for our hard-working building leaders! Dr. Amy Casey is making a delivery to Ms. Melissa Snell and Ms. Karen Snider at Center Elementary!

Center High School Debate team celebrated a wonderful accomplishment today - Cumulative Sweepstakes winner for the KC Parliamentary Debate League! Congrats to all team members and Head Coach Kamela Bates.

Had a great night recognizing CHS student-athletes, past & present, at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 27th. Current athletes signed letters of intent for college and alumni were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Lots more photos to come!!

The Center School District is pleased to announce that Mrs. Christy Cozad has been hired as the new Principal at Center Elementary School effective July 1, 2024. Mrs. Cozad has been a proud public educator in the Raytown Quality School District for the past 18 years and an assistant principal for the past three. She is excited to join the Center school community.

Growing up in an Air Force family Mrs. Cozad attended many elementary schools herself. Since her father's retirement, she has become a committed Kansas Citian. She graduated high school from St.Teresa’s Academy, and attended Kansas University and William Jewell College for her teaching certificate. Mrs. Cozad has a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Baker University and her administrator’s certificate from the University of Central Missouri.

Mrs. Cozad is passionate about supporting staff, students, and families to ensure a positive educational experience for all. She believes all students can achieve at high levels and is committed to working with a learning community to make it happen. Mrs. Cozad believes wholeheartedly that every day should include a little fun and a lot of hard work.

Dr. Dawn Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Talent Recruitment and Retention, said, "It brings me great pleasure to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to Principal Cozad as she joins our Center School district team. With her experience, dedication to education, and passion for serving all students, Principal Cozad is sure to make a significant and positive impact at Center Elementary School."

Last night the Center School District honored staff members who are retiring at the end of this school year. It was a wonderful evening of sharing stories, visiting with friends and families, and most of all thanking these VERY dedicated people who have devoted so much time and effort to support the kids in our community.

Thanks for all you have done and best wishes in your retirement!!

The 2024 Center Athletic Hall of Fame Induction is this Saturday, April 27th! The event will start at 6pm at Center High School (8715 Holmes Rd). We'll have pizza and snacks to enjoy starting at 6pm in the front lobby, where you can visit with friends old & new. School tours will be led by our Student Government Assocation starting around 6pm.

The induction program will begin in the auditorium at 7pm and will feature College Letter of Intent signings prior to the induction itself. Dress is casual. If you have guests who have not registered, please feel free to bring them along. You don't need to show your tickets, just show up and enjoy the evening celebrating some amazing student-athletes and their accomplishments!

Check out the details here - https://www.center.k12.mo.us/o/chs/page/athletic-hall-of-fame

As a result of Sam Cook's resignation, there is an opening on the Center Board of Education. The Board is accepting applications from qualified patrons to fill the seat until the next regular Board election (April 2025). At that time, the public will elect a candidate for a one-year term through April 2026 to complete the unexpired term.

Interested individuals need to file a request with Board Secretary, Stephanie Archie ([email protected] or 816-349-3310), no later than 4:30pm on May 6th.

A Remembrance Gathering for Center Middle School teacher Bill Langholz will be held this Saturday afternoon. Click the link below to read the obituary, which has details on Saturday's event.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kansas-city-mo/william-langholz-11760276

The Kansas City Police Department Helicopter unit will be visiting Center High School today (Tuesday) around midday. They are NOT here for any emergency, but to visit with the students in the First Responder class taught by Ms. Roxanne Glover. Everyone is excited to learn about the important work of the KCPD helicopter!! (Photo courtesy of Northeast News).

The annual Kindergarten Round-Up will be on May 9th from 5:30 - 6:30pm at all elementary schools in the Center School District. Incoming students must be 5 years old by August 1st to enroll in kindergarten. Learn about the wonderful adventures your child will enjoy! Call Sarah Hunter at 816-349- 3300 if you are not sure which school you will attend.

The Center School District Board of Education will hold a Regular Session meeting on Monday, April 22nd. The meeting will be held at Indian Creek Elementary starting at 7pm.

Click below to read the agenda and the link to view the meeting virtually.

https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=229&MID=14924

Hello, Yellowjackets!

Our Center High School Volleyball Team is hosting a kids' Volleyball Camp on May 18th. See the attached flyer for more details.

Sign up using the QR code or with this link: https://gofan.co/event/1492114

Congratulations to our CHS debate team who were honored today at the KC Parliamentary Debate City Championship with First Place Year-long Sweepstakes and Evan Bunch as the First Place Novice Speaker. Then on April 29, Rahman Franklin will receive the First Place Speaker for the Year from Debate Kansas City. We are so proud of our debaters who always show it’s a great day to be a Yellowjacket!

The Kansas City Police Department Helicopter unit will be visiting Center High School today (Thursday) around midday. They are NOT here for any emergency, but to visit with the students in the First Responder class taught by Ms. Roxanne Glover. Everyone is excited to learn about the important work of the KCPD helicopter!!