• April 9, 2024 ACT for Juniors report by 7:40am
  
• April 9, 2024 No School for Freshman, Sophomores and Seniors
  
• April 12, 2024 No School Teacher In-service
• April 15, 2024 No School Teacher In-Service
• May 8, 2024 Seniors Last Day -See final exam schedule below
• May 14, 2024 Senior Recognition Night by invitation
  
• May 21, 2024 Senior Graduation 7pm Baxter Arena
  
• May 22, 2024 9th-11th grade Last Day-See final exam schedule below
• May 29-31, 2024 Incoming 9th grade Jump Start
  

Activities. Performing Arts and Athletic Schedules

24-25 OPS Calendar (NEW)

Please take a moment to complete the Culture/Climate Portion of the Parent Voice survey. Students from grades 5-12 will receive the survey, too.

Your responses are completely anonymous, and we use them at each school across our district to focus on improvement.

Here’s the link: Parent Voice Survey.

Thank you for your time. We appreciate it.

Tuesday, April 9 is ACT day - No school for students in grades 9, 10, and 12.

All Central High juniors will participate in state testing on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (ACT or NSCAS-Alternate). Only 11th grade students will be in attendance on Tuesday.

The ACT takes over four hours and requires an environment with no distractions. To facilitate the required testing environment, students in grades 9, 10, and 12 will not have school.

Attendance is critical on this day. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Buses will arrive at the standard 3:05 p.m. dismissal.

Students who have taken the ACT in the past are still required to participate in this state administration.

All Central High students have access to ACT preparation resources at http://onlineprep.act.org. They login with their OPS email address. Their password is their student number.

Thank you for your continued efforts to assist students in preparing for the ACT on Tuesday, April 9, and good luck to our juniors!

Each Monday during Eagle Time students receive a lesson on various behavior expectations. On April 1st students learned about "Operation Get to Class". The lesson reviews the importance of being in class, what it means to be out of area as well as the consequences. During 4th quarter, there will be an increased effort by staff to help get students to class. Attached is the lesson for you to review and support our efforts in ensuring student are in class and learning.

Seniors can create their username and password and complete the FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov.

Students and families can receive help completing the FAFSA by calling EducationQuest Foundation at 402-391-4033. College Counselor Angie Meyer can also assist.

It's not too late to file a FAFSA.

Please submit a copy, picture or screenshot of all scholarship award letters (both academic and athletic) as you receive them to Mrs. Meyer in room 134. You may also email a copy to angela.meyer@ops.org. Even if you are not accepting the scholarship, please submit a copy. We will recognize these seniors at Senior Recognition Night on May 14. To receive an invitation, students need to turn in their scholarship award letter(s) to Mrs. Meyer by April 29. The Central High Foundation Scholarships will be announced at this event.

Apply at https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7439236/Growing-Home-Student-Application-2024

There are only seven weeks left in our Freshman's first year of high school and it has been a wonderful year! The Freshman class of 2027 has shown tremendous growth and maturity, and we could not be prouder of the students we have the privilege of working with every day. On April 2nd, we attended Flip Fabrique: Blizzard at The Orpheum and had an interesting and fun time! Upcoming in May, we have four exciting trips to the University of Nebraska Omaha for campus scavenger hunts for the whole Freshman class, and one lucky group will return for a tour of The Undesign the Redline Exhibit. Our Omaha community has been so welcoming to us on all of our adventures this year! We are will never forget our inspiring night at The Lion King on March 19th, and we are all so grateful to The Central High School Foundation and OPA who made it possible with their generosity! It was a truly a magical experience for us!

We invite all parents to sign up to be a member of PEP which is Central's parent organization. Central High School prides itself on having a very supportive group of parent volunteers, and we always welcome more! Your membership dollars are our principal source of income and allows us to support the Central community. Additionally, if you plan to volunteer in any capacity at Central High, you must be a member of PEP so that you are covered under our personal liability umbrella.
Thank you for helping support Central! We encourage everyone to SIGN UP HERE for a PEP membership for only $15.

Our next PEP meeting is on April 8, 2024 at 7:00pm in the Central High School Library.

Merchandise can be purchased at http://omaha-central-hs-pep.square.site

Please contact us at omahacentralhspep@gmail.com if you have any questions.

• Baker’s rewards, Caseys rewards, TAGG.TODAY can benefit PEP! We will be sending instructions in March regarding each of these in a separate email to help encourage everyone to join.

Central High School and the Omaha Public Schools offer academic support outside of the school day to our students. Students are welcome to take advantage of the following supports:

• This is an open-door program available to all students. No reservation is required to receive tutoring: "No sign up; just show up!". It is staffed by Central teachers in the core subjects and funded by the Central High School Foundation.

• Tutoring is available in the library from 3:15 to 4:15 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
• The program also funds essay help on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings in rooms 229 and 235.
  

• Through online tutoring with Paper, students in grades 3-12 have access to:

  • 1:1 live chat tutoring sessions with experts
    • Support in 200 subjects
    • Available in English, Spanish, French and Mandarin
  • Expert review of written work (essays, creative writing, poetry, lab reports)
  • Hundreds of resources and activities for families support students at home
  • Interactive shows and activities to expand learning beyond the classroom
  • Students can access online tutoring seven days a week via the Clever dashboard on their iPad until 11 p.m.

Completing this form online or on paper can give you access to many student and family opportunities. See the links below.