The Central students traveled to Kendrick Forest Products and saw how they take logs and make them into finished products. They kiln dry lumber and then manufacture cabinets for houses and office building. Kendricks are the biggest sawmill in the state of Iowa and get trees from a 100 mile radius of Edgewood. Kendricks also started coloring and bagging mulch for the landscape industry. They make 4 colors, brown, black, gold, and red, producing over a million bags per year and it only takes 3 people to run the line as bags are filled and palleted roboticaly. Kendricks also do a process where they print pictures on to wooden plaques for home decor.
The next stop on the tour was the Edgewood Locker where Central students saw how they produce their award winning meat products.
The last stop was the Pattison Sand Company where they saw frac sand being mined as well as limestone quarries. Students got to set off an explosion at the mine to loosen more material for the night shift to haul. Much of their shipping is done by rail and they informed us of there plans to improve their ability to load 100 car unit trains.
Everyone at Central would like to thank these businesses for taking the time to show students career opportunities here in Northeast Iowa.
KidWind challenge at Keystone AEA. The students participated in designing, building, and testing wind turbine blades. They were judged on their design and wind turbine knowledge.
These are the winners of the poppy poster contest! Look in the windows of the businesses downtown as Memorial Day approaches to see the great posters the 5th graders made.
The ABC countdown is on! F is for firetruck. Thanks Tony for stopping by!
Central is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 State Championship Softball team. Do you have contact information for any of the members on this team? If so, email Mr. Reinhart (areinhart@central.k12.ia.us).
Jean Woods, Magda Kramer, Sharla Griffin, Vicki Glawe, Kathy Bink, Nola Nelson, Jane Stewart, Joan Hexom, Judy Troester, Mary Kay Vincent, Lisa Dittmer, Marlys Koehn, Jean Hexom, Bev Smith, Diane Kuehl, Terry Wahls, Rosemary Clark, Linda Bente, Cindy Kobliska, Ronnie Wendl (Manager), Merrill Hyde (Coach)
Wellness Fair
Babysitting Class
Ag in the classroom news.
Just a reminder to support Central's Spell-A-Thon. Funds raised for this event go toward field trips and other fun activities in the elementary!
Garden Club Fun!
Working up soil in raised beds & finding lots of worms!
The HS boys track & field meet scheduled for today at Maquoketa Valley has been cancelled and will not be made up.
2019 Swimming Lesson Registration
Congratulations to our 2019 Drake Relays qualifiers!
100m - Mary Kate Wille
4x100 - Mary Kate Wille, Ciera Deitchler, Maddy Wille, Brandy Beatty
The JH track & field meet scheduled for tonight at Ed-Co has been cancelled.
Central's Promenade
5B finished the Junior Achievement program with Sara from Alpine Communications this week. Thanks Sara for joining us at Central!
8th grade students attended a career fair at UIU this morning
The JH girls track meet at Waukon on Monday, April 22nd is cancelled.
Mrs. Kuehl's students had their final Junior Achievement class this week. A big thanks to Peggy Schilling for all her hard work! We enjoyed having her.
Congrats to our new inductees to NHS!