CENTRE MUSIC STUDENTS SWEEP STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN HESSTON! All four music students representing Centre earned a 1st Division Rating on their solos this morning. Students receiving a 1 or superior rating were: Leah Brunner and Addison Bina on their vocal solos; Daniel Rziha on his Baritone Sax solo; Anna Godiana-Vindusk on her flute solo. Amy Harms is the student's music teacher. Congratulations to our Centre music students and Mrs. Harms. Cougar Proud!!
Outstanding performances tonight by the Centre P-5 students at their spring concert. Great job students and instructor Amy Harms. Centre is so blessed to still have a music teacher as checking on the Kansas teacher website, there are 46 schools looking for music teachers. Amy is one of the best.
Centre Pre-K through 5th grade spring concert is tonight at 7 PM. Come see and hear the fun!
Because of the chance of severe weather in the area today, Herington has decided to cancel the track meet scheduled for today. No makeup date was provided.
Today is Administrative Assistant Day and I would like to recognize five of the best I've ever work with. Special thanks to Francie Mueller who has been with the district for 32 years, Sheri Stahlacker - 30 years, Terry Klenda - 24 years, Terri Bina- 12 years and Marianne Kohman- 9 years. This five ladies have served the Centre District for a combined 107 years! Words cannot describe how their dedication to our district helps make Centre a great place to learn and work . Thank you ladies for your outstanding work.
Congratulations to the Centre Junior Class on your outstanding work on prom this year. The decorations were great as was the meal Mr. Steinert did a great job presenting his talk on setting goals and the program was well planned. The servers did a great job taking care of everyone. Thank you to all the students and parents, as well as staff members who made this a very special evening for our seniors. Junior class sponsors are Mrs. Miller and Mr. Rziha.
April 23, 2024
Dear Stacey Parks,
Congratulations, USD D0397 has been assigned a Meets Requirements level of determination (LOD) through the IDEA State Performance Plan (SPP) Report for FFY 2022. “Meets Requirements” is the highest status level for district IDEA LOD. The district earned this LOD through its compliance on all SPP compliance indicators, the timely submission of accurate data, IDEA-related single audit findings, IDEA findings from file review, complaint, and due process hearing findings.
As a result of the district’s Meets Requirements LOD for FFY 2022, USD D0397 is eligible for several fiscal and program rewards, which are listed in the district’s Kansas APR Expanded Report.
Sincerely,
Bert Moore, Director
Special Education and Title Services
Congratulations to our Special Education Teachers Amy Pagenkopf and Kim Smith, our Speech & Language teacher Callie Coleman, and our School Psychologist Larry McManaman on their dedication to our students.
Hello Everyone!
We wanted to invite your family to our Annual PAT Zoo Trip on May 18th at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. This is such a fun & affordable way for families to enjoy the Zoo together!
Here are a few things to keep in mind…
· We will have a PAT table out in front of the ZOO entrance, and we will check you in there. You will pay for your group at the table, and it will be helpful if everyone is together at that time.
· The cost for anyone ages 3 years old and up is $5.00
· Children ages 2 years old and under are free!
· We can ONLY take CASH at the table! We will not have a way to do debit/credit cards at this time
· Families can bring in their own food and strollers and wagons are welcome!
Please don’t hesitate to text or call with questions to Becky Suderman at (620) 947-4343 or becky.suderman@usd410.net
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Becky Suderman
Marion County Parents as Teachers
Coordinator & Parent Educator
(620) 947-4343
USD #397 Centre has an opening for a Board of Education member from the Tampa District. You can contact the Centre Central Office at 785-983-4304 for an application.
If you haven't already done so, sign up your team to play in the golf tournament hosted by the Sophomore class on Saturday, April 27.
We still have openings for children at the Cougar Cub Day Care at Centre for the summer months. If you need day care for your children 2-5 years old or children from 5-12 years old, please contact Janine Foth at jfoth@usd397.com or call 785-983-4333 as soon as possible so we can plan for any additional children.
BOE Meeting, April 19, 2024 (Special Meeting)
Congratulations to Vada Cobb for winning the Great Plains Theater “Dragons Love Tacos” coloring contest. Vada was selected as the winner in the contest and awarded a movie party for herself and twenty friends. The contest had over 500 entries. Awesome job Vada!
This is just a reminder that Centre will have school all day tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17th. This is a change on the original school calendar. We will have an early release day on Wednesday, May 1st. Students will be released that day at 12:40 so our teachers can attend professional development that afternoon.
Congratulations to Katie Bina on being elected FFA District President tonight at the FFA banquet held at Haven. Katie's sister Addison was also elected as District Sentinel. Congratulations to both sisters on their accomplishments. Centre FFA sponsors are Jon Meyer and Emma Jacobson. Cougar proud of their elections tonight. Katie and Addison are the daughters of Jeff and Terri Bina of Pilsen.
Kansas State Department of Education is asking parents of all K-12 students to take part in the attached perception survey. The survey is due today if you get a chance to complete it.
Congratulations to the Centre Music Department on their outstanding performances at the KSHSAA Regional Music Festival at Tabor College today. Students receiving a 1 or superior rating were: Leah Brunner and Addison Bina on their vocal solos; Daniel Rziha on his Baritone Sax solo; Anna Godiana-Vindusk on her flute solo. Student receiving a 2nd division rating or excellent rating were Daniel Rziha- vocal solo; the vocal quartet, Allie Stuchlick - flute solo; and Kaydence Lopez-Herrera-snare drum solo. Students earning a first division rating will move onto the KSHSAA State Music Festival in Hesston on April 27th. Centre music students are coached by Amy Harms. Cougar proud of all that competed today and best of luck at State!
Pre-Kindergarten parents please check your student's backpack for important information about their field trip with the P-3 grades to the Sedgwick County Zoo that was sent home today.
Good evening,
This is a reminder that the early release day scheduled for April 17th has been moved to May 1st. School will be in session all day next Wednesday, April 17th and students will be released at 12:45 on May 1st so our teacher can attend a professional development meeting that afternoon. Thank you and have a great evening
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