February 13, 2015 - A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Center Independent School District (CISD) was held on Thursday, February 12, 2015 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at CISD Administration Board Room located at 107 Private Road 605 Center, Texas 75935.
1. Call Meeting to Order and Establish a Quorum
James Greer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and declared a quorum.
February 13, 2015 - Kamryn Holt and Esther Mergerson traveled to Kilgore on January 27th to serve as leaders in a Region 7 Model United Nations competition. They were chosen for these leadership positions following an interview process. The process included writing a two page essay on what leadership means to them and how they could contribute and an online face to face interview. The girls did an amazing job in representing our district.
February 13, 2015 - The Center High School Boys and Girls Powerlifting teams traveled to the Huntington Invitational and continued on their journey to success with the boys team placing first overall and the girls placing 3rd overall. Individual results were as follows:
February 4, 2015 - The Center High School Beta Club recently attended the State Convention in San Antonio, Texas. While attending the State Convention, a large group of students participated in multiple events. Maria Gamez, CHS Sophomore competed in the Spanish Competition and placed first.
February 4, 2015 - Livestock Shows are a way of life for many families. FFA students purchase livestock projects (pigs, chickens, goats, lambs, rabbits, heifers, and steers) that they feed daily, take care of, and show throughout the year in hopes of "making the sale" and being rewarded for their awesome efforts. Although the "prize money" isn't the real reward; responsibility, time management, hard work and dedication are, it does make things a little more fun when the students are successful in their efforts.
February 3, 2015 - Josh Burns signed with UT Tyler at the Center High School Library on Friday, January 30, 2015 with a large number of family and friends in attendance.
Burns was seated at a table with Roughrider coaches as he signed with UT Tyler to play baseball with the UT Tyler Patriots.
February 3, 2015 - Center Elementary recently competed in UIL at district. It was a very competive district with Carthage, Tatum, Rusk, and Henderson participating. Center ended up placing 4th overall.
2nd grade Storytelling: Laura Anne Scull - 5th place, Trista Britt - 6th place, Hollie Herndon
Coach Jessica Belrose
February 3, 2015 - Center Intermediate, 4th and 5th grade, competed in UIL in Carthage Saturday, January 24, 2015. It was a very competitive district meet with Henderson, Carthage, Rusk and Tatum participating. Center ended up placing 4th overall. However, we were only 9 points away from 2rd and 17 points from 3rd overall. In the rankings for Intermediate schools, Center Intermediate came in 2nd. We are very proud of our students and their hard work.
UIL Coordinator - Luciana Barr
Principal - Heath Hagler
February 3, 2015 - The CHS Debate team traveled to Mt Pleasant Friday to compete at the Mt Pleasant Invitational. In Lincoln-Douglass Debate, Brittany Lawrence went 3-0 with perfect speaker points to win first in the field of 35 debaters. In Cross-examination Debate, the team of Brianna Suell and Allan Avendano went 2-1 and finished in the top 10 in a field of 45 teams.