Education

Mrs. Lee’s eleventh grade honors English class participated in a breakout game as a review of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Hints were hidden around the room to assist with different tasks that covered textual comprehension, literary devices and using textual evidence. Pictured are the winning team members, Christopher Leonard, Markee Goff, Abbeie Smith, Kaylee Veith, and Kali and Savannah Snell.

Students in Central’s newly created Jobs for Alabama Graduates (JAG) program attended the JAG District Career Development Conference at Marriott Hotel and Conference Center at Capitol Hill in Prattville this week. Students who volunteered to compete in one of three events were Grace Calee, Kamori Hoytt, Skylar Newman, Kali Snell, Makenna Sanders, and Kieasia Tuck. Central senior, Makenna Sanders, won first place in the Financial…

Coach Pitts has been a teacher and coach for 12 years in Mississippi, Florida and Kansas. Coach Pitts moved to Alabama five years ago with his wife, Heather, and their two sons; Micah, 10, and Eli, 7. Coach Pitts’ goal for the season is for the players to build foundational skills and improve their game play while having fun. He will also work on building discipline and…

Kaziyah Moon scored 10 points to lead the Cougar women past Reeltown, 34-21, in their last home game of the season. Queen Ballard led the team with 20 rebounds.  The Cougar men beat Reeltown with a score of 59-50 with Elijah Richardson scoring 20 points. Richardson also led the team with seven rebounds. The Cougars’…

The Master Builders Robotics Team competed at the Gigawatts Qualifier in Fort Payne this past Saturday. They were awarded the Core Values Award, which is given to the team that displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, knows they can accomplish more together than they could as individuals, and shows each other and other teams respect at all…

As the 2023 basketball season came to a close, Central recognized their senior basketball players and cheerleaders in a special ceremony. Seniors were escorted out by their families and presented with special memorabilia and gifts from their coaches. Makenzie Cardwell was the senior girl’s basketball player recognized, and Alissa Cosby was the senior cheerleader recognized.…

Mrs. Bee’s fourth graders completed the “Bumper Coaster” STEM challenge to test height energy and energy transfer. The lesson from Mystery Science explains, “In this mystery, students will explore how energy can be stored as height. In the activity, they will investigate how hills give roller coasters energy by experimenting with a model ‘bumper coaster.’”…

    The last couple weekends as we get closer to the grand opening of the Coosa County Animal Shelter, Central students have been spending time at the shelter volunteering their time. Pictured is Daniel Weathers who did a great job helping move furniture and equipment. Also pictured are Zane Bryant and Tanner Hill who worked with plumbing and installing the five outside kennels.  Dennis…

Third grade students in Mrs. Compher’s class kick-off their Body Quest program by donning chef hats. Students will spend nine weeks learning about healthy living. Body Quest is a program provided by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Office. According to their website, “Third-grade classrooms in Alabama are transformed each year into a dojo to combat childhood…

Central band members had the opportunity to audition for the Elmore/Coosa All-County Honor Band.  Band members who audition have to play five scales and sight read a sheet of music they have never seen and then play the music for the judges. Makenna Sanders on tenor sax, and Abbigal Mizzell, Corrie Haynes and Skylar Newman, all clarinetists, were chosen to play in…