
Save the date!


We had a great first day at CPS, thank you to Washington Fire department for greeting students this morning!
It’s going to be a great year with an amazing staff!
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Huge thanks to the Washington Fire Department for helping us welcome students back to school this morning!
It was a great first day!


Beautiful day for the Trojan Invite! ☀️💙





See the attached invitation for Officer Taylor's presentation on Monday, August 15!
All 5th - 8th grade students and parents are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K7eihIpgdxrWtqN4pL8gANUWBm9jb0q_/view?usp=sharing

CIS Softball kicked off off 22-23 Fall Athletics and won the City Tournament! 🥎
Congratulations athletes, Coach Lawson, and Coach Clarke!


Central District 51 certified staff and paraprofessionals attended the Induction Academy today. We are looking forward to a great year!




Due to the continued rain, tryouts for today are cancelled.
We will resume and finish tryouts tomorrow, August 3rd.
6th and 7th grade will tryout from 10 am to 11:30 am.
8th grade will tryout from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Check your email for further details.

Today we celebrated our custodial and maintenance crew with a fieldtrip on bus for lunch. This is an amazing group of people that work hard at Central to make sure our facilities shine. We appreciate all they do! Thanks also goes to Mr. Young for driving us. #CelebrateCentral51




Online Registration for new and returning students will be open from July 16-July 24, 2022! Visit the Registration Info tab on our website for more information. www.central51.net


Staff across the district spent 3 days this week learning more about Professional Learning Communities (PLC). A special thanks to our staff who attended for letting us borrow a few days of your summer! And, thanks to LeFleur for hosting Central in the 905 Room!
We are excited to continue this work at CPS and CIS!





The CIS IESA State Track and Field medalists were acknowledged at the Board of Education meeting tonight. Congratulations athletes and coaches on a great season!


Over 100 girls participated in the Girls Basketball Camp this year, more than doubling last year's total of 49. The 2nd-5th grades worked on fundamentals and the 6th-8th grades focused on applying drills to game situations. Thank you to attendees and our High School helpers!



Central was able to celebrate the success of 29 CIS students for their placement at the IESA State Track and Field competition! Also, the 8th grade girls walked away as State Champions and the 7th grade girls earned 3rd place. Way to go everyone!!





We also want to thank our Paraprofessionals who are moving on to other adventures after Central: Mrs. Amy Sweeney, Mrs. Lindsey Jenkins, and Mrs. Katie Fink.
Thank you for your time and service. 💙


We are sending a big thank you to Mrs. Kim Burd, ECE teacher, and Mrs. Cathy Johnson, Paraprofessional, for their years of service to Central! We wish you both the best in retirement. 💙



7th Grade Girls tied for 3rd! Way to go! 🏆


Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls Track Team! State Champs! 🏆


Amazing things happening at the IESA State Track Meet today!
8th Girls 1600 State Champ
8th Girls 4x100 State Champ
8th Boys 4x100 State Champ
7th Girls 4x100 State Champ
8th Girls 1600 4th
7th Boys 4x100 4th
8th Girls 400 6th
7th Girls 400 6th
Way to go athletes and coaches!




We celebrated our 8th graders at graduation last night. Congratulations and best wishes on your journey as a Washington Panther! Central 51 is proud of you!
