Central High School Newsletter

Central High School, in partnership with Community Education and Adult Basic Education, is excited to announce it's first Community Resources fair. This will be held on Thursday, October 30 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. The Community Resource Fair will run in conjunction with Central High School Conferences and our Wednesday Experiential Learning Showcase. The Showcase will be student lead and give parents and guardians an opportunity to see and experience what their students have been working on and learning during their Wednesday experiences. Free authentic Puerto Rican food will be provided by Panta Ta Ethne. Food will be served through a voucher system. You will receive your food voucher when you arrive.

Please come learn and celebrate what your student(s) have been working on!

For the complete flyer for the Community Resource Fair:

Click here for English

Click here for Spanish

Click here for Somali

CHS Students have been working diligently to perfect their craft on the embroidery machine. Students will be available to customize your apparel at the Showcase on Thursday, October 30. Click the link below to see the embroidery machine at work!

The end of Quarter is on Friday, October 31. October 31 will be a distance learning day (no in-person school). Be sure to be working with you student to ensure they are caught up before the end of the quarter. Student's grades are available via the Infinite Campus portal.

Students will take a bus to the Mankato Regional Airport on Thursday, October 30. Students will leave at 9:00 and arrive back at the school at noon. While there, students will learn about different careers in the aviation career field. Scan the QR code below to sign up!

Last week, Charlie Dundas, owner of Chuck's Cutz in Lake Crystal MN, visited with Central High School students. Charlie taught students about the barber industry and provided a desperately needed haircut to our Principal, Marti Sievek. We thank Charlie for taking time out of his busy schedule to inform students of different career fields.

Upcoming events Nov 11 - Nov 18:

Nov 11 - River Hills Pet Care Hospital

9:15 - 10:15 am

River Hills Pet Care Hospital

Students who saved veterinarian or vet tech in Xello were invited. The first 10 students to respond to the calendar invite will be attending the event. This site has a 10 person maximum.

Nov 18 - Construct Tomorrow

8 am - 4 pm

Teachers would have registered their classes in order to attend the event. If your student is interested, have them notify the the main office at Central High School.

To support local high schools with their college application and financial aid efforts, the College Planning Series (formerly Ready, Set, FAFSA) will be offered to students and families this fall. Hosted on Tuesday evenings from September 30 to November 18, six Zoom sessions will cover the college application process, general financial aid information, details on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and other ways to pay for college. All sessions will have simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Experts from local colleges will be available during the events to answer questions in the chat. Students who attend are eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship (two available). Registration is open now for families.

If you are in need of food due to food insecurity, Central High School has a food pantry available to students as well as connections to community resources who can support families in need. Students should contact our School Social Worker, Kerrigan Chesney at kchesn1@isd77.org, if interested.

Mankato Area Public Schools uses a variety of digital tools to support student learning. Technology vendors and software is utilized to support work as we help all students develop the skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing world.

We have an inventory of our curriculum, testing, and assessment tools posted on our district website at bit.ly/4835DET (or directly to our Learn Platform page bit.ly/3R9xvRB). This list is maintained and communicated annually to all families at the start of the school year.

Please reach out to your building principal for additional questions regarding the use of the specific digital tools in classrooms. Please reach out to MAPS technology department regarding data, privacy, and vendor inquiries of the specific digital tools.

Sincerely,

Angie Potts, Director of Educational Technology

Click here for the CHS Lock Down Drills Parent Letter

• Monday, October 13: No School- Observation of Indigenous People Day
• Thursday, October 16: No School - MEA
• Friday, October 17: No School - MEA
• Tuesday, October 21: Fall Night School Begins
• Thursday, October 30: Mankato Regional Airport Field Trip
• Thursday, October 30: Community Engagement Event & Mid-quarter Conferences
• Friday October 31: End of 1st Quarter & Distance Learning Day
• Monday, November 3: No School - Teacher work day
• Tuesday, November 4: First day of Quarter Two
• Wednesday November 12: Early Release - School out at 1:05pm
• Tuesday November 25: CHS Thanksgiving
• Thursday November 27 - Friday November 28: No school - Thanksgiving break