On Tuesday, February 14th the high school and junior high jazz bands attending Culver Stockton College Jazz Day. The students attended clinics on improvisation, music technology, sectionals with guest clinicians, took a campus tour and then performed a selection in the final concert. It was a great day of learning about jazz!!!!
On National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, we want to thank SROs for all you do to ensure our schools are safe and secure each day. We’re deeply grateful for your service!
4 members of the Central Lee Ag-Ed/FFA participated in a swine judging event held recently in Des Moines, Iowa. (L-R) Riley Stuecker, Brody Moeller, Ward Fraise, Owen Swan. The event was part of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Students critically evaluated swine classes and placed the animals based on their knowledge of industry standards. The team placed 15th out of 162 teams at the event. We congratulate them on their high scores. Through Agricultural Education students are able to gain valuable knowledge in the classroom and apply that knowledge to hands-on activities as well as gain leadership skills and awards through the FFA. #CTEworksforCL
The MS Boys Basketball game against Van Buren on Thursday has been moved up to Wednesday with a 4pm start time.
Congratulations to C-Force for earning 1st Place in the 2A Division at the West Branch Show Choir Festival with Olivia Tennant earning the Outstanding Performer Award, 2nd Place in the 2A Division at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational and 1st Place in the 2A Division at the Benton High School Touch of Class Festival with Lauren Sanders earning the Outstanding Performer Award.
C-Force is halfway through their season with upcoming competitions in Pella on February 18th, Central Lee's home festival "Central Connections" on February 25th and ending the competition season on March 4th in Ft. Madison.
Happy Valentine’s Day! How do you plan to celebrate? 💕
Students in Ag-Ed I were excited to present an animal science topic to their classmates. The presentations bring the classroom to life with hands-on learning. Front(L-R) Jayden Mueller, Taylor Jones, and Audrey Sturdivant. The topic was management and care of Mini Aussie Doodles. The puppies are part of Jayden Mueller's Supervised Agricultural Experience project. The Supervised Agricultural Experience projects are an extension of the Agricultural Education program at Central Lee Community Schools. Experiential and work-based learning in school based agricultural education allows local programs to extend beyond the classroom and into the community in order to develop an individual student’s industry and career-based competencies. The methodology for delivering such high quality experiential learning is the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The SAE is a required component of a total Agricultural Education program and intended for every student. Through their involvement in the SAE program students are able to consider multiple careers and occupations, learn expected workplace behavior, and develop specific skills within an industry, and are provided opportunities to apply academic and occupational skills in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. Through these strategies, students learn how to apply what they are learning in the classroom as they prepare to transition into the world of college and career opportunities. Students looking on(L-R) Dylan Rankin, Charlie Clay. #CTEworksforCL
Congratulations to both Nolan Riddle and Logan Pennock for advancing to state in wrestling! State Tournament brackets have been released and can be found by using the link below.
https://www.iahsaa.org/wrestling/state-tournament-central/
The Central Lee Boys Basketball Team will travel to take on Louisa-Muscatine for the first round of Districts on Monday. All tickets need to be purchased online by using the link below.
https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/
Congratulations to our 7th grade FIRST LEGO League team! The results are in, and while we didn’t place as high as we were hoping, we did improve our scores from the Regional Competition in December. They worked hard on coding and completing missions on the table. They also learned a lot about using food waste to create biofuel. Ask a team member what they learned!
Ag-Ed I students at Central Lee present a variety of topics in agriculture to their peers. Presenters(right) Owen Swan, Ward Fraise, and Brody Moeller share important aspects of swine health and baby pig management. Audience(L-R) Caleb Larson, Riley Salter-Rickman, Dylan Rankin, Jodee Boone, Frankie Jenkins and Blake Loges. #CTEworksforCL
The 2022-2023 Central Lee FFA officers(L-R) Mr. Tom B. Boeck, Ag-Ed Instructor/FFA Advisor. Landon Rudd, Secretary Kennedy Wellman, 3rd Vice-President Sidney Gruntmeier, 2nd Vice-President Mya Lampe, Vice-President Makayla Morrison, Chapter President Kodi Moeller, Reporter Jalyn Hawk, Sentinel Andrew Underwood, Treasurer Mr. Noah Altenhofen Ag-Ed Instructor/FFA Advisor. The leadership of the Central Lee FFA organizes a challenging calendar of activities for the membership. Chapter officers serve a vital function in FFA. By taking a major leadership role, these students grow from the experience and benefit the chapter. It should be the officers’ goals to lead by example and encourage other members to participate in chapter activities. The following are general duties expected of all officers: • A genuine desire to be part of a leadership team. • A willingness to accept responsibility. • A sincere desire to work with all chapter members in meeting their leadership, personal and chapter goals.• A commitment to lead by example. • Knowledge and understanding of the chapter, state and national FFA constitutions, bylaws and programs. • A working knowledge of parliamentary procedure. • The ability to memorize official ceremonies.
Ag-Ed I students at Central Lee are required to present an animal science topic to their classmates. In the foreground(L-R) Layla Gonterman, Lily Thomas and Aubrey Weber presented on management of beef cattle. Pictured in the background(L-R) Riley Gregory, Jayden Mueller, Avery Peterson, Bella Crew, Sophie Hocker, Nathan Newberry, Alton Kramer, Peter Serb, John Wilson, Nic Wiegand, Cam Thornburg, Korbin Wilson, Ian Martin, Colton Taft and Kadence Burnett.
Coming this Friday, February 10th at 6:30 pm to Central Lee Elementary is the Daddy-Daughter Dance! We are looking very forward to seeing our special guests and daughters having a great time together. Thank you to the PTO for scheduling this fun opportunity.
At Central Lee, students have access to a wide range of programs and opportunities that prepare them for life beyond the classroom.
Through our Career & College Readiness (CCR) framework, we empower students to become aware of the vast number of careers and explore real-world skills. This takes place through purposefully planned academic experiences, hands-on career development activities, and specialized career preparedness opportunities.
Learn more: https://www.centrallee.org/page/career-college-readiness
This week we celebrate the NFHS Official’s appreciation week! Central Lee is happy to highlight this great group of officials as they officiate our games tonight. Thank you to all of our officials for your continuous support to Central Lee Athletics!
Happy Career and Technical Education Month!!
The Central Lee Girls Basketball Team will host Davis County in the 1st round of Regionals on February 11th. All tickets must be purchased online through Bound. Below is the link to purchase tickets.
https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/girlsbasketball/2022-23/tickets?q=central%20lee
Central Lee students benefit from the dedication of our school counselors, who go above and beyond each day to ensure students have the support they need to succeed in school. During National School Counseling Week, we want to express our appreciation and gratitude for everything they do!
Hawk's Place had a busy end of the week! The kids made cards and presented hero masks and "gold trophies" to our Hawk's Place unsung heroes; our janitors, Jeff, Tracy, and Neal, who clean up the areas we use daily, our last minute bus driver, Jeremy, and Brian for popping popcorn every Friday to go with our movie. Friday we enjoyed a field trip to a movie and pizza and a little RAK thrown in between putting quarters in the carts at Aldis.
