Central High School Newsletter

Our Business Education teacher, Kristen Arnold, took Central and West High School students who participated in XRP Robotics summer camp to a roundtable event at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Students met with Dean Kamen, the founder of DEKA Research and Development and the inventor of the Segway. DEKA Research and Development focuses on innovations related to medical devices, Organ preservation technologies, mobility enhancement, water purification, and autonomous robotics. This was a great opportunity for MAPS students to learn from industry leaders in science, technology, engineering , and mathematics (STEM).

Kristen Arnold's Career Planning class met with Rasmussen University about Medical Assisting information. This is one of many hands on informational sessions offered to CHS Students.

Kristen Arnold took a group of students to the National College Fair in Minneapolis. Students were able to learn about different programs and colleges of their interest.

You may be receiving a letter in the mail and a message on Infinite Campus inviting you to a meeting about the importance of student attendance. If you receive this messaging, it means that your student's attendance is below 80%. Less than 90% attendance is considered chronically absent.

The dates and times for the meetings are:

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. — Dinner will be provided.

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast will be provided.

The meetings will be held in the Lincoln Community Center's auditorium.

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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

It's College and Career Month! On October 21st our counselor, Janell Sipe, will meet with Senior students and assist them in applying for college. Please make sure students bring their Social Security # for that day. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Janell at 507-387-3047 or Sipe1@isd77.org.

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.

For the complete flyer for the Community Resource Fair:

Click here for English

Click here for Spanish

Click here for Somali

Click here for the CHS Lock Down Drills Parent Letter

Mankato Area Public Schools is beginning an exciting and important project to redesign our secondary schools (grades 6-12). We want to ensure that our schools are not only meeting the needs of today's students but are also preparing them for a future we can only imagine.

Click here to participate in a survey to help MAPS better understand your thoughts on the secondary school experience, and how we can create a more effective and future-focused learning environment.

In order to learn more about student experiences at school, we will be asking for your child’s feedback via an online survey they will be completing at school. The survey shouldn’t take more than 20-30 minutes to complete. Click here for the full Panorama Parent Survey Letter

All families are HIGHLY encouraged to fill this out…whether you qualify for additional services or not. Our school receives funding to help support other programs and services throughout the school year and your child(ren) can receive additional benefits at no cost including but not limited to: waved activity fees, waved athletic fees, free activity pass, etc. for the school year.

Here are the steps to fill out the application on your Parent Portal:

Log into your Parent Portal

Click "More"

Click "Meal Benefits"

Click "Meal Benefits Applications"

You can actually apply online this way vs printing the application and hand filling it out.

• 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: Informal Graduation
• 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
• 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