Education

The chemistry students used the process known as fractional distillation to separate a mixture of ethanol and water. The two liquids have different boiling points.  The ethanol with the lower boiling point evaporates first, enters the cooler glass condenser, returns to the liquid state, and drips into the Erlenmeyer flask, leaving the water behind in the Florence…

Central band members had the opportunity to audition for the Talladega 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 played the tenor sax, Skylar Newman played the baritone sax, and Mae Sugg and Tatum Larrabee played alto…

Mrs. Thompson holds a Master of Education in Biological Sciences degree and currently teaches seventh grade life science and eighth grade physical science. Mrs. Thompson has taught in the Coosa County school system for 18 years. Regarding her philosophy of teaching, Mrs. Thompson explained, “My philosophy of education deals with more than teaching science each day. I…

Although this is the first year of the Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates (JAG) program at Central High School, senior Makenna Sanders brought home the first place title for Financial Literacy for the state of Alabama. The competition took place during the JAG State Career Development Conference in Birmingham Tuesday. The competition included a written test…

  Dynamic motivational speaker Dr. Earl Suttle; CEO and founder of Leadership Success International, former school teacher and counselor, author of 10 best-selling books, and consultant to the NBA, NFL, and WWE; spoke with Central High School students on the importance of serving their communities. Through ENI students have the opportunity to serve on the Youth Community…

    The J. D. Thompson High School Alumni Association would like to say “Thank You” to the Central High School administration, staff, students, SGA members, PTO, and school supporters for the educational and inspiring activities you carried out during Black History Month. The bulletin boards created by the Student Government Association members were a…

Central Elementary received a special visit from DeCorey Hale, author of “The Numbers Ranch” and “Ebenezer – The Sneezer” during Read Across America Week. Mr. Hale visited several classrooms ranging from kindergarten-fifth grade and discussed the process of creating and publishing his books. He also shared his personal history and his purpose for becoming an author. The…

Central High School’s annual Science Fair is coordinated by Science Coach Shelley Wood in conjunction with science teachers Jacques Mitchell, Alicia Thompson and Mary White. The Central High School Science Fair was held in the gym on Monday. The 193 entries were submitted by students in seventh through twelfth grades. The projects were judged by visiting judges…

  Forty-five advanced English students attended a live performance of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) last week. The ASF website provides the following description of the 90-minute play, “Shakespeare’s final play is a story of adventure, magic, music, and forgiveness. Prospero has been exiled on an island with her daughter for more than…

Six area junior varsity softball teams participated in the Vincent tournament this past weekend. The Lady Cougars tied for third place with Vincent, winning two of four games. The girls played really well as a team considering their season play just started last week. Anna Casas led the Cougars in pitching with 22 recorded strike-outs during…