• May 29-31, 2024 Incoming 9th grade Jump Start
  
• June 3-July 3, 2024 Next Level Learning Summer Program
• July 30-31 All School orientation for 24-25 school year (more information to follow)
• August 14, 2024 Freshman First Day
• August 15, 2024 10-12th grade First Day

Activities. Performing Arts and Athletic Schedules

24-25 OPS Calendar (NEW)

ACT score reports from state testing are starting to arrive to CHS juniors! Resources for understanding the reports may be accessed here: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/scores/understanding-your-scores.html.

ACT releases scores in batches, so it is important to know that there’s nothing wrong if your junior has not yet received a score report. Students who do not receive their scores by mid-June may reach out to ACT for assistance.

Current juniors should plan to test again during the fall of their senior year, as most students' scores improve when they retest. Current sophomores should plan to take the ACT in December or February of their junior year. Juniors and seniors eligible for educational benefits (formerly “free/reduced lunch”) may receive up to four fee waivers to take the ACT on a Saturday for free. See Mrs. Meyer in the CHS Counseling Center for more information.

All Central students have access to high-quality ACT preparation software at http://onlineprep.act.org. Username: OPS email address. Password: OPS student number. Lessons, practice problems, games, and flashcards help students excel during this important milestone in their academic careers. ACT Online Prep access will continue all summer, and there is always something new to learn!

Final second semester grades will be available on Infinite Campus this week. They will also be mailed home through US mail. Senior transcripts will be available mid June.

Chalie Palmer is our Central High School Portrait of a Graduate student for 2024. Charlie has represented our school as a high achiever, kind to all people, and a driven leader. You can watch the spotlight on Charlie by clicking the link below. #goeagles

Central Portrait of a Graduate

This month, Central students have been engaging in three Common Sense Media lessons in their Eagle Time advisement classes. We've been covering:

• "What is artificial intelligence?" and "AI Chatbots and Friendship" Eng | Span
• "Tech Habit Challenge" Eng | Span

We encourage you to talk to your students about the topics and consider implementing the Tech Habit Challenge in your household! Click on the links above for tips on helping your students find balance in their digital lives.

Free Breakfast and Lunch this summer: OPS will be offering free breakfast and lunch at schools across the city in June and July. Central will only be offering breakfast, but students from ages 0-18 can go to any site. Summer locations are listed on the OPS website under Nutrition Services-Summer Meals with dates and times or Text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 or Call 2-1-1. Click here for schools and times.

NLL / Summer SSW coverage

Ms. Hill is taking a summer recess break this year! Lindsay Longwell (NHS SSW)- lindsay.longwell@ops.org will be providing coverage for Central High School during NLL (summer school- June 3rd-July 3rd). If you need assistance for your students' needs, you can call Central High School at 531-299-2660. If you need Social Work specific supports after July 3rd, you can call Stephanie Hoesing (TAC Social Worker Supervisor) at 531-299-9397. Otherwise, Ms. Hill will be back August 7th, 2024, ready to help support your students and families for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The NEST-- SEEKING DONATIONS

The NEST is an onsite toiletry, clothing, and basic needs closet that Central offers students. Student can access the NEST through their assigned Counselor or the School Social Worker by submitting a request.

As we prepare for a new academic year, the NEST is seeking several donations, in preparation. If you, your workplace, place of worship or volunteer supports would be interested in helping to sponsor our community we would be tremendously grateful. For the beginning of the academic year, we are actively welcoming the following supplies:

Notebooks, backpacks, tennis shoes (new, any sizes), deodorant, sweatpants/leggings/joggers (all sizes, genders—can be gently used and washed), and socks/ underwear.

Cash is also a tax-deductible donation, kindly accepted for meeting student needs. Thank you for considering. Questions, contact Ms. Hill at dawnna.hill@ops.org.

Managing Mental Health

Ms. Hill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, which is a certification of holding licenses for being a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and a Certified Master Social Worker in the State of Nebraska. This certification allows her to serve in the supportive role for students and families in improving quality of life (and education) as it relates to mental health needs and supports. Did you know that she can try to help with the following types of things?

-Helping to coordinate screening requests for teacher inventories for your student, to rule in or out any mental health concerns?

-connecting your family to our professionals in the building to request more accommodations or supports for your student?

-being a link to your external behavioral health providers (with a release of information) to help school personnel understand your student's condition and needs?

-helping to problem solve when nonattendance surfaces as a symptom of mental health needs

-linking families to internal and external resources that fit well, to address mental health needs.

-helping to transition students back from hospitalizations, treatment centers, juvenile placement centers.

-having an SAFE office space available for practicing coping skills and working through reregulation and calming strategies.

AND MORE! So, as we look to plan for 2024-2025 remember that Ms. Hill, LCSW can help to support these critical needs for your student.

External Community Resources

Looking for extra supports for your family? Wish you knew about community resources in our greater Omaha area? Ms. Hill looks to compile known community resources in her Padlet, that is available for your access. Check it out and see if there is a community resource that looks to serve you and your family! Know about resources that aren't listed? Send them in! This will be updated prior to summer recess, and then again upon return from break. 2023-2024 Community Resources (padlet.org)

**Padlet also has links to hotlines helpful for managing stressful crisis' over the summer, if needed.

Have a healthy and safe summer, Eagle Fam!

Last year, Nebraska students left $23 million dollars in Federal Pell grants unclaimed. Many students are eligible for financial aid.

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.

It's not too late to file a FAFSA.

Students who qualify for Educational Benefits can request an ACT fee waiver from angela.meyer@ops.org. Eligible students can receive FOUR ACT fee waivers to take the ACT FOUR times for free!

On May 15th and 16th we celebrated our Freshman Academy Students of the Month from September to May by taking everyone nominated to The Riverfront for lunch! These students stayed focused and impressed their teachers and to celebrate we ate pizza and explored the three awesome parks: Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park, and Lewis and Clark Landing. We had beautiful weather and were reminded once again that our Central High School is set in the coolest location! It was such a great year and our Freshman are well prepared to continue to impress as Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors and beyond! Thank you so much for a great year class of 2027!

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.

Thank you everyone for a great year of volunteering and donating.

Starting end of August website will be back available.

Our next meeting will be Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7pm in the library.

Enjoy your summer!

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.

DECA students gathered for their annual end of year banquet. 27 students received club letters for earning over 50 DECA hours! Senior members were recognized, and the new 2024-2025 officer team was announced!

Girls State Track Results

Congratulations to the Girls Track team on their 12th place finish at the state meet this past week.

Saide Osher finished 17th in the mile and 14th in the 2 mile - set PRs in both events

4x400 Relay finished 11th - Almarwa Alkalil, Maya Brezack, Aibreanne Conn, Jordan Blair

100 Meter Dash Results

Maya Rodgers 5th and Jordan Blair 3rd

200 Meter Dash Results

Maya Rodger 4th and Jordan Blair is your Class A State Champion.

Jordan had an outstanding State Meet:

She tied the school record in the 100 meters with a time of 12.02 - which ties her with Mallery Ivy - a record which has stood since 1988.

Jordan also BROKE the school 200 M Record set by Crystal Hicks in 1983 of 24.70 - Jordan set the new record with a time of 24.56!

🦅💜CHS Boys 2024 Recap from Coach Reynolds💜🦅

High School Sports can be very competitive and it gets much harder as you attempt to excel in football, basketball and the various events in Track & Field. Ike Ackerman took that task head on and threw that challenge out of the stadium.

Ike Ackerman lead a very talented group of throwers to State Meet, including Senior Marlon Jones(7th in Discuss at 152ft) & Junior Terrell Wynne(21st in Shot at 46"04in). This type of group is possible because of great preparation from Coach Ackerman and Coach Gegzna, as well as leadership from Seniors like Aiden Sturek.

In Jumps, Coach Ted Lampkin (also a Jumps and Sprints State Champion) worked hard to keep his jumpers on the track to improve. Freshman Tory Pittman ran a route that put him ahead of a whole state of long jumpers finishing 5th at 22ft 6.25in. Seniors Mo Sherrod(15th) & Christian Carter(10th) did their best to leave their mark in the sand (20ft 10in and 43ft 5in Triple Jump)

Our 4x100 also qualified with a team lead by Donovan Gross, Austin Lathan, Tory Pittman, Mo Sherrod and Andrew Brown. Our relay team place 4th overall, Ike didn't run on our relay, but he's capable of almost anything so I wouldn't doubt him. We finished 8th overall this year and Ike has much more firepower left in him. Which makes him our 7th shot put State Champion in school history. Putting him closer to the numbers of Larry Station and Christopher Reed. Ike is less than a foot away from our School Shot put record (64ft 9in) and capable of getting to our Discus record (202 by Larry Station) which can win state in almost any year. We'll be back next year and we're definitely thankful for a State Champion like Ike and a team that continues to evolve under great coaching.

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