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After competing at Regionals on May 17th, seven track athletes will head to State in nine different events on Friday and Saturday, the 24th and 25th. The ladies finished 12th and the men 3rd. Three school records were also broken that . . . read more
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Zach Koppelmann of Burden was selected to attend the 30th Annual Governor’s Scholars Awards Program on May 5, 2013, in Topeka. The recognition ceremony honors the top . . . read more
Central’s Kasey Biddle signed with the Cloud County Thunderbird baseball team on Wednesday, May 1. Biddle was a 1st Team All League infielder in 2011, 1st Team All League pitcher in 2012, 2nd Team All State pitcher in 2012, along with . . . read more
Nine Central students competed at the KEMFA State Powerlifting Championships in Claflin, Thursday, April 18. Joe Hopper placed 2nd in the squat, 1st in the clean, 1st in the bench, and 1st overall. Jameslee Banning placed 3rd . . . read more
Central High School art students attended the 29th Annual High School Art Day & Exhibition at Fort Hays State University on April 17. There were approximately 65 schools in attendance, with over 1,800 students. The students set up a . . . read more
The regular season is now over. Central’s Curtis Burke and Mamie Manly will both perform in Prose at State on Saturday, May 4. Below is an outline of the season. Circle - March 28th Curtis Burke - Prose, . . . read more
Central FCCLA students and advisor, Janet Ridley, traveled to Wichita on April 7-9, 2013, to attend the State Leadership Conference at Century II. The students attended interest sessions dealing with social media and its affect on future . . . read more
Central’s sole senior wrestler was named Vype’s March Academic Athlete of the Month. He has also participated in football, and is currently on the baseball team. He letters in all three sports, finishing out third at the state wrestling . . . read more
Kansas-Sports.com just released their list of top returning baseball players for this season, with several 2012 all-state selections returning. The list includes returning all-staters from KABC. A second list contains top returnees who . . . read more
The Forensics team traveled to Argonia, Monday, March 25th. The following team members placed, with Burke winning a spot to State: Jeremiah Klick - Oration (6th Place), Serious Solo (6th Place) Mariah Clawson - . . . read more
Superintendent’s Honor Roll 4.0 GPA 8 th Grade Annabelle Burtnett Mirriah Wallingford 9 th Grade Bailee Ellis Rylee Liebau 10 th Grade . . . read more
The Central Forensics team traveled to Oxford Thursday, March 7, earning the following placings: Mamie Manly - Prose (6th Place State Qualifier) , Serious Solo Curtis Burke - Prose (almost broke finals out of 36 participants!), . . . read more
Raider Powerlifters competed at Conway Springs on Saturday, March 9, earning the following places: Jameslee Banning 123# - 3rd Place Blaine Martin 148# - 14th Place Travis Wham 156# - 10th Place Austin Mettling 181# - 3rd . . . read more
On Friday March 8, members of Raider Weightlifting Club competed in a small weightlifting meet in Olathe, KS at MidAmerica Nazarene Univ. for a chance to qualify for Youth Nationals. Those competing were Heather White, Brittany Ollenborger, . . . read more
The Central Raiders boys team advances to the State Tournament Semi-Finals this Friday. They defeated Canton-Galva 45-36 in Moundridge Wednesday evening. They'll return to Moundridge to play Peabody-Burns at 4:30, March 1. read more
Three Central Raider Wrestlers are state-bound this weekend. Daniel Couch, Kasey Biddle, and Lucas McMichael will be heading to Hays after a pep assembly and school send-off Wednesday morning. On February 15th and 16th, the team competed at . . . read more
The Cowley County Spelling Bee was held on February 6, 2013, at Dexter High School. Arkansas City, Central of Burden, Dexter, and Winfield Schools each brought four contestants which totaled 16 County Spelling Bee . . . read more
Seniors Adriel Ward and Joe Hopper were crowned King and Queen at the Homecoming game on Friday, January 25. The week was celebrated with tradition of Spirit Days and Class Competitions. Games, such as the one pictured, were organized by . . . read more
Central Alum Joel Wheeler is an electrical engineer at MKEC in Wichita. He discussed his college path, as well as his career path with the students. He displayed some of the projects his group is working on as well as the . . . read more
Gary Thornton, an Atomic Veteran, spoke to Central High School juniors about his career in the U.S. Naval Service in the early 60’s. In 1962, without explanation, his ship sailed to Johnston Island. There they were told they would . . . read more
Seniors Jake Fischer, Joe Hopper, Zach Koppelmann, Cole Loewer, and Austin Mettling were awarded 2012-2013 Academic All League Team Members at Cowley College on January 19 th . This honor rewards well rounded students by giving credit . . . read more
Superintendent’s Honor Roll 2 nd Nine Weeks 4.0 GPA 8 th Grade Annabelle Burtnett Cody Jimenez 9 th . . . read more
The Central Boys Basketball team brought home the SCBL Tournament Championship title on Saturday, January 19. The Raiders went up against Caldwell on Monday, January 14. Central jumped to an early lead, finishing the game with a 64-37 win . . . read more
Central held its school spelling bee on Wednesday, January 16 th , with students in 4 th through 8 th grades participating. Four students and one alternate from each class earned their spot in the bee. Overall winner was . . . read more
Cowley First, local industries, and area high schools have been partnering together to increase awareness of job opportunities in the county and to prepare students for future employment. Recently 250 students, faculty and . . . read more
Central Raider football players have been selected to participate in the Kansas 8-Man Football Coaches Association Division I 8-Man All Star Game to be held in Beloit this summer, on June 8 th . Kasey Biddle was selected as a . . . read more
Brittany Ollenborger finished 1st in the Girls 16-17 year old 75kg weight class. Brittany had an excellent day of lifting started off by going 3/3 on her Snatch attempts with a best Snatch of 41kg. She later went 2/3 on her Clean and . . . read more
Rick Voisin visited Central High school on November 20 th to speak to the student body about choices they might have to make in life. He used poor decisions he has made, which ultimately led to time in prison, as most of his examples. . . . read more
Central Jr/Sr High has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition in the Challenge Awards program for “outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishment based on Kansas Assessment results from 2012” in 11th Grade Reading, 7th Grade . . . read more
Saturday the boys defeated Norwich to win the Border Queen Tournament. Below I have listed some information from each of the games. (Tuesday) Central - 51 Argonia - 20 MVP's (Leaders in assists and rebounds) - . . . read more
Central High School seniors were named All State Football Honorable Mention recipients on December 1 st . Kasey Biddle received All State Honorable Mention Quarterback and Defensive Back from The Wichita Eagle, as well as All State Honorable . . . read more
Central High School STUCO sponsored their annual food drive during the first week of December. This activity was done in conjunction with the ABCDE Economic Development group which promotes northeastern Cowley County. Classes . . . read more
Raider Work Ethic The first meeting of Central’s 2012-2013 Work Ethic program was held on October 31, 2012, with Ms. Martha (Campbell) Hawkins as the featured speaker. Ms. Hawkins is a 1999 graduate of Central High School where . . . read more
Superintendent’s Honor Roll (4.00 GPA) 8 th Grade Annabelle Burtnett Cody Jiminez Mirriah Wallingford 9 th Grade Bailee Ellis Jordyn Foley Rylee Liebau Saydi . . . read more
FCCLA Awards and Highlights On October 17, the Central FCCLA Chapter was awarded the Top Leadership Trophy from District I for their enthusiasm, participation, dress, cooperation, respect for others, etc at the Fall . . . read more
Central Receives Merit Award On Wednesday, November 14, Central Jr/Sr High received a Challenge Award of Merit certificate for “outstanding accomplishment in closing the achievement gap in 11th grade Math based on the 2012 . . . read more
Friday, October 12th Central Raider Homecoming "DANGER ZONE" and 25th Anniversary Celebration State Football Championship Team Schedule of Events: Homecoming King and Queen Coronation 6:15pm KickOff . . . read more
Homecoming 2012 "Danger Zone" The Central Raider homecoming football game will be played on Friday, October 12th, against the Oxford Wildcats. Game time will be 7:00 p.m. Central fans will also be . . . read more
Central Schools Earn Standard of Excellence Congratulations to Central Elementary School and Central Junior/Senior High School for earning the following BUILDING WIDE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR THE 2012 ASSESSMENTS: . . . read more
Central Splits at Udall Triangular Central High School traveled to Udall on Tuesday, September 11, for a volleyball triangular. Central lost the first match to Udall 17-25 and 18-25. In the second match of . . . read more
FFA to the State Fair A year ago the State Fair Board notified the Ag-Ed community that they planned to tear down the current Agriculutural Education building on the fairgrounds and had set aside monies to build a new . . . read more
Raider Readiness Application CENTRAL WORK ETHIC By Janet Ridley Front . . . read more
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