Christmas Trees Overtake Library

By Mary Bright and library staff This is the last week for the eighth annual Festival of Trees, so if you haven’t been to the library yet this month be sure and come up and see the trees. Mrs. Mertes explains that with the festival, “Different organizations put up decorated trees in Central’s library. Students and staff get to vote for their favorite tree by … Continue reading Christmas Trees Overtake Library

Weekly Roundup: Winter sports underway, Cobbler alum shines

Winter sports are upon us and basketball players, cheerleaders, and wrestlers are getting ready for their quickly approaching contests. The Rapid City Journal has begun featuring teams in their previews and Thursday published a nice write up of the wrestling team, which they consider to be a serious contender for a state title. We do too, but we’re biased and proud of it. Perhaps the … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Winter sports underway, Cobbler alum shines

Weekly Roundup: Locking Down while Mockingbird draws attention

Central High School practiced locking down Thursday during second block, the first lock-down drill since the new additions have been occupied. That added space means security and administrators have to patrol and check quite a bit more square footage than they have in the past, but they seemed to do well with it, as Mr. Seales was able to report that, “with very few exceptions, … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Locking Down while Mockingbird draws attention

Weekly Roundup: Musicians Christen New Stage

This week marked the beginning of the second quarter, and with the ending of the first quarter came parent-teacher conferences. The arrangement was slightly different this year, as teachers in the freshmen wing stayed in the classrooms rather than come to the commons with the rest of the faculty. Admin has reported that, despite the beautiful weather, Tuesday 454 families came to the conferences, a … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: Musicians Christen New Stage

Knowledge Bowl Team Starts Out Smart

On Saturday September 29 Rapid City Central took part in the second Knowledge Bowl meet of 2012, held at West Middle School. The competition was Stevens, Hill City, Custer and RC Christian. Central fielded two teams, each with four seniors and one sophomore. The result was Central in first place, Central in second place, while Stevens managed third. A match consists of four rounds of … Continue reading Knowledge Bowl Team Starts Out Smart

New Coffee Shop Opens for Teachers

by: Mary Bright There is a new coffee shop near the activities office, and it’s just for teachers! It’s called Wake Up Central! To get there you go through the double doors toward the new gym, then you go into the teachers’ lounge. It’s the first door on the right. These are the flavors the coffee shop will be selling: Latte Mocha Coffee Coconut English … Continue reading New Coffee Shop Opens for Teachers

Homecoming Week Starts Off Well

Homecoming week opened with a bang at Central High School Monday. On Monday ancient Egyptians infiltrated the school, culminating in the evening’s coronation ceremony, where Luke Deurmier was crowned king (or should we say Pharaoh?) and Mikaeala Frank was crowned queen. Seniors in their court include Lana Lacy and Ben Dingus and Chelsey Carmichael and Eric Boal. The junior page and escort were  Evelyn Martin … Continue reading Homecoming Week Starts Off Well

Farewell to Teaching Gold

by: Nicole Krebs and Andrea Renville In a few short days Central High is saying goodbye to six wonderful teachers who are retiring: Elaine Anderson (Psychology/Social Studies), Rose DuBois (P.E.), Jeff Gulbransen (Art), Michael Murphey (Administration), Robert Perceval (English), and Jackie Swanson (program director). These teachers will be greatly missed as they teach their last few classes of the school year.  All will be greatly … Continue reading Farewell to Teaching Gold

Photo Contest Winners Announced

by: Shayla Imberi Central High School’s photography club, run by Mrs. Allen, has just completed a photography contest on who could be the best photographer at Central. The contest was open category and was one dollar per entry. At first things weren’t really kicking up, but with the great support of our Cobblers, including teachers, the contest had a great outcome for contestants. There were … Continue reading Photo Contest Winners Announced

Public Library Holds Photo Contest for Teens

By: Andrea Renville and Nicole Krebs The Rapid City Public Library is holding a photo contest for students ages 13-18 in celebration of Teen Tech Week. The contest takes place March 4 through 10. Entries can be posted to the Rapid City Public Library’s Facebook page, be brought to the library on a drive or disc, sent by e-mail, or you can bring an actual … Continue reading Public Library Holds Photo Contest for Teens