
The Fall 2019 District Newsletter has been published!To view the newsletter, please use the following link:District Newsletter - Fall 2019

Central Primary School's Leader in Me all school assembly focused on Habit #2: Begin with the End in Mind. Teachers participated in multiple skits demonstrating the power in setti...

This week marks National Principal Appreciation Week!Mr. Cox, CPS principal, is in his first year of service here at Central District 51. Mr. Cox has served as an administrator fo...

Mrs. Hartzler's Kindergarten students have a partnership with 6th grade students in Mrs. Uftring's Advanced Literature class. The sixth grade students plan and teach lessons to th...

October is Fire Prevention Month! The goal of Fire Prevention month is to raise awareness about fire safety and help ensure your home and family is prepared in the event of an eme...

The PTO was at CPS to reward our readers. Students earn prizes for their active participation in the AR program. Parent support continues to be phenomenal at CPS!
The Leader I...

Grandparent's Day for our second half of third grade was last Friday. They too did a fantastic job! Thanks again to the PTO, Mrs. Cunningham, and the third grade teachers and st...

Good News Call of the Day is up and running at CPS. We are excited to celebrate students making good choices at school and on the bus. Several students have received certificates...

CPS staff and students celebrated the beginning of a great school year with an all school assembly! We introduced staff and reviewed the 7 Habits from Leader in Me. There was gr...

Mrs. Arms came into Mrs. Cox’s 7th Grade Class to discuss what bullying is, who to go to and ways to handle tough situations.
CPS celebrated the start of football season with jersey day. Staff and students wore their favorite team jersey to school on Thursday. As you can see a few staff members and stud...
This week in Kindergarten, Zero the Hero stopped by to visit. Zero the Hero reads a book to students, discussing the significance of the number zero. Our hero stopped by this wee...

The Central Primary School staff rallied early in August to create a warm and welcoming classroom environment in all of our classrooms. The classrooms looked phenomenal as the do...

Central Alums from the class of 2015 received scholarships from the Community Foundation on Wednesday. Sierra Sonnemaker: The Roy & Ada Romani ScholarshipBen Learned: Paul A. Kinsi...
A message from W.H.I.P.:
Washington Helps It’s People, WHIP, would like to thank the students, families and staff at Central District 51 for your amazing support. Over 3,500 c...

Two CPS students enjoyed a ride to school in a police car thanks to a bid at the Central 51 Trojan Gala on Saturday, March 2nd. Quinn and Riley were escorted by our Central 51 D.A....

1. Central Primary School would like to thank the Washington Rotary Club for their donation to our school for leveled readers for our kindergarten students. Our beginning readers h...

Central School District 51 to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony
Washington, IL— Central School District #51 will host a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. to mar...

1. On Wednesday, May 15th, Luke Flowers, children's author and illustrator made a virtual visit to our CPS Gym to do an Author Skype Visit with our kindergarten and first grade stu...

1. Principal Madeline and Assistant Principal Josie stayed very busy on Thursday, May 2nd. They visited classrooms, helped with Prize Patrol, attended a meeting, met with the super...