August 2022

Bulldog Announcements

SPS U/ Open House

Central High School will have an opportunity to host SPS U. SPS University is dedicated to providing SPS families and Springfield Community Members with the support they need to invest in the success of their students. As parents, guardians, family and community members desire stronger communication and transparency from school districts, SPS University serves as a great opportunity to close the communication gap, while providing rich resources and supports that will enhance the learning experience of all learners. Workshops will include an introduction to SPS programs, community resources and family engagement strategies.

SPS University and Open House will be September 13^th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Parents will be able to sign up for a Parent-Teacher Conference with individual teacher’s if needed, as well as participate in various workshops on using Canvas and Home Access Center. Our district webpage (www.sps.org) contains a link to the “Family Home Access Center”. Parents should use the Family Home Access Center to view information about their child’s schedule, attendance, tardies and grades.  Students may not enter the school until 7:40 a.m. daily.

Central Social Media Websites

Please visit our Social Media Platforms and Central High Website for new information:

Daily Schedules and Information

Assistant Principals and Counselors

Central’s Assistant Principals and Counselors remain available to help when needed. Please see contact information and student alphabet divisions below:

Student Home Access Center

Parental involvement is one of the most important aspects to your child’s academic success. It is imperative to follow your student’s progress through the Family Home Access Center. Through the parent portal for Family Home Access Center, you will need to update your student’s demographics information in our district database in order for your student’s class schedule to be released.  THIS INFORMATION MUST BE UPDATED PRIOR TO AUGUST 15th. Once this information has been updated by you, a notification will be sent to Central. Upon receipt of this notification, a secretary at Central will finalize any corrections and your student’s account will be active for the 2022-2023 school year. If this information should change throughout the year, please make all updates by using the Home Access Center (HAC). Your parent login information will remain the same until your child receives his/her diploma.  If you don’t have your login information, click the link “Forgot My User Name or Password” to reset them.

Student Orientations

SPRINGFIELD SCHOLARS FAMILIES

All Scholars families should meet in the CHS Auditorium by 5:00pm on Thursday, August 18^th. At this time, Scholars students will receive a packet of important information including locker assignments. Directly after the meeting, sixth grade Scholars will report to their first block class. Scholars in grades seven and eight should locate their classrooms and lockers. All additional Scholars information may be found on the Phelps Center for Gifted Education website: www.sps.org/phelps

SENIOR STUDENT/PARENTS ORIENTATION

The time has come for our CHS seniors to walk across the stage to celebrate their hard work. As your seniors' high school journey slowly comes to end and their future begins to take shape, we are thankful that we have had the opportunity and your trust to guide and develop their vision beyond Central High School. Senior Orientation will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 5:30 PM in our CHS Auditorium. Our CHS Seniors will receive their schedule and transcript, cap and gown information, and a timeline of senior events with important dates. Seniors will also have the opportunity to visit with Ms. Victoria Ratcliff (College Advisor) to briefly discuss college tours, FAFSA, college apps, and scholarships. It is also important to visit with the CHS Financial Secretary (Mrs. Elizabeth Shephard) to pay any accumulated school fines. School fines/fees can be paid for through the “My SchoolBucks” link on the District website.

FRESHMAN STUDENTS/PARENTS ORIENTATION

Freshman Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 18^th at 5:45 pm in our CHS Auditorium.

Our district webpage contains a link to the Family Home Access Center. Parents should use the Family Access Center to view information about their child’s schedule, attendance, tardies and grades. Freshman Parents should also use the Family Home Access link to do the following three requirements:

           1.    Update your student’s demographic information

           2.    Complete the Health Inventory

           3.    Complete the A+ Form

Save or print the Health Inventory and A+ Form. Email the saved forms to saustin300@spsmail.org or mail completed forms to Central High, attention Shelia Austin. Completing these three updates will help make the transition easier for students. We are including the forms in case you don’t have access to a computer. Please return completed forms by Monday, August 15^th.

PTSA Message

As our 2022-2023 school year starts, the Central High School PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) wants to reach out to our whole BULLDOG community (students, teachers, staff, administrators, alumni, parents and guardians) and encourage you to join our CHS PTSA again or for the first time. There is always strength in numbers and the more memberships (individual and business) we have, the better we can accomplish our goals of serving the entire school on multiple levels.

We will continue to partner with the PTA Clothing Bank and to focus on the food, health and hygiene needs of our students. We encourage our students to join the PTSA and apply to be student representatives, so we have a student presence and perspective on all our goals and activities. We encourage our seniors to join PTSA to be eligible for a senior scholarship at the end of second semester.  We encourage all our talented students to participate in the PTA Reflections contest to showcase their creativity in multiple areas and be eligible for our PTSA Reflections Award at the end of the school year. 

In the past couple of years, our PTSA has purchased equipment to benefit the entire school including the PA system in the commons and media tables for the library. This year we hope to raise the capital to make a dedicated dining area in the enclosed outdoor courtyard. During the pandemic, our PTSA wrote a grant for food insecurity through the National PTA and received $5000 in funding. We will seek other opportunities through available grants to assist our school. We will continue to have mini grant drawings for our teacher members and to provide ongoing  appreciation to our staff of teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses and custodians.  

We will also continue to organize hard working dedicated volunteers to benefit our school. We hope to partner with other groups and booster clubs at Central to increase our reach and work together for a stronger support system. Please email us at bulldogsPTSA@gmail.com for information or view our social media platforms below.

Most importantly, please join our CHS PTSA this school year!

CHS Athletics

Please click the link above for information regarding CHS Athletics.

Free/Reduced Meal Application Now Available

This year, only students who qualify will receive free or reduced price meals. Parents MUST submit an application to qualify to receive free meals at school this year.

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