Cape Central High School -

Central Light was a great night with art, poetry, and music. We may have had a small group, but they were some of CHS finest. I think this speaks to everyone who teaches these talented kids. Central Light Winners Paintings: 1st Place - Safera Archie 2nd Place - Kaleigh Fisher 3rd Place - Hannah Chase Pencil/Art 1st Place - Sophia Gant 2nd Place - Stephen Coryell Sculpture 1st Place - Elliotte Matrisotto Long Poetry 1st Place - Corryah Goodin 2nd Place - Jacqueline Epley Short Poetry 1st Place - Jacqueline Epley News Articles 1st Place - Isabella Pattengill 2nd Place - Jacqueline Epley Short Story 1st Place - Jennifer Morales 2nd Place - Ellana Hale 3rd Place - Luca Sosa Essay 1st Place - Caitlin Hill 2nd Place - Sophia Gant BEST IN SHOW Sophia Gant - Pencil/Art Live Performances Music 1st Place - Adrienne Wilson 2nd Place - Charles Adams 3rd Place - Ty’Zhonai Jenkins Live Performance (Poetry/Dance) 1st Place - Corryah Goodin

Day 2 of Teacher Appreciation Week began with fresh waffles and all the topics! They were enjoyed by all.

All CGPS afterschool activities are canceled today 5/8/24 because of the threat for severe weather in our area. Please make sure you stay updated on the latest weather conditions and have a severe weather plan in place for your family. We appreciate your time. Have a safe rest of your day.

Ms. Henson's Art 2 class took a field trip to the Crisp Museum on SEMO's river campus. Students had the opportunity to view SEMO graduating seniors' art exhibits, including an interactive exhibit. Students also had the opportunity to view the historical collection as well.

The Cape County Kiwanis Club awarded 15 local high school seniors each a $1500 scholarship. Winners from Cape Central are: DIANDRA GABRIEL—CAPE CENTRAL—SEMO-EDUCATION MARKEYCIAH EGSON—CC—CAPE CAREER TECH CENTER—NURSING AVERY KOEHLER—CAPE CENTRAL—CONCORDIA COLLEGE ANNALISE REINIER—CAPE CENTRAL—SEMO MADALYN SEABAUGH—CC—SEMO-INT DESIGN AALIYAH SOLIS—CAPE CENTRAL—UNIV MO-OBGYN PIERCE BISHER—CAPE CENTRAL-SEMO-CHIROPRACTOR GARRETT WALLACE—C C—SEMO-MICRO BIOLOGY GABRIELLA KNUPP—CC—MINERAL AREA-FILM BRENNAN BEARD—CC—UNIV MISSOURI-MARKETING Due to a conflict with CHS Evening of Excellence many missed the photo but shown here are: Markeyciah Egson, Avery Koehler, Madalyn Seabaugh, Aaliyah Solis, Garrett Wallace, and Gabriella Knupp.

Our cafeteria workers wore their green on Friday in support of Mental Health Awareness Month.

The E Sports team has qualified for the state competition in Super Smash Bros Ultimate Crews. Team members include: Johnathan Rankin (11) Cameron Patterson (10) Gabriel Edger (9) Wyatt Means (10) Stephon McElmurry (10) Pablo HerreraLeon (10) Zoey Johnson (10) (Manager) Gideon Biri (10)

Jackson students joined Cape students to put on a Talent Show today. Students have worked for a long time perfecting their performance and teachers had the options of bringing their classes to enjoy the show. The students put on an amazing show and the visiting classes enjoyed the performances and were very supportive of the performers. A special thank you to all the A+ tutors and BETA members that helped out.

Mrs. Vines had SEMO Pets bring puppies to visit her senior class. The celebrated being seniors and had some time to destress while they played with the puppies.

The library is open for tutoring on Monday's, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-4:40. Teachers are on duty to assist and motivate student. Bus transportation is available.

Members of Cape Central FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) traveled to Springfield MO for the MO State Leadership Conference. These students had already competed at the district level and had advanced to state competition. Over 5,000 attended from 400 chapters across the state. Cape FBLA brought home the following awards: Joe Cao - 6th Place - Data Analysis Ashton Garagnani, Haneef Ahmad, Dulina Dias - 6th Mobile App Alex Moyers-Warren - 6th Intro to Marketing Jason Zhang - 7th Intro to Business Calculations Anshula Vanteddu - 9th in Who's Who in FBLA Mrs. Taylor said "I am extremely proud of all the kids that attended. We learned a lot and had some fun. These kids will change the world!"

Have you signed up your student for summer school? There are classes available to recover credits or enrichment classes. Forms are available in the counselors office or at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8OPljDDmsZBdb9JpLmHdMinKWhn-nZC/view?usp=drive_link Students are strongly encouraged to sign up sooner rather than later so teachers can be secured.

CHS EOC Testing started today and the students did great! Just a reminder, EOC testing will continue through May 3rd.

Saturday morning junior high and high school Beta Clubs teamed up for Friends of the Parks, cleaning and sprucing up Capaha Park. Thank you all!

All afterschool activities are canceled for today (4/18/24) due to the threat of severe weather. We will still have Cub Club.

All activities, including the play, have been cancelled because of incoming weather. Tickets for tonight's play will be honored Saturday at 2:00. Be safe!

Announcing the Cape Central All School Booster Club Golf Tournament on Friday July 12th! We are trying to grow the club and get more visibility because the booster club is not just for athletics, that it is for all school so all support would be appreciated! We are having club and sports leaders come work the golf holes this summer so they can introduce themselves to community members and get some more one-on-one out there! Additional information in in the images including qr codes to sign up your team or be a sponsor!

Are you as brave as Jacob? Jacob donated blood and saved a life!

Congratulations to our Boys & Girls State Nominees that will represent Cape Central High School this summer at Lindenwood University for a week long leadership & learning opportunity made possible by the following donors: Cape Foundation, local Zonta chapter, and the local American Legion chapter. Boy's State nominees: Royce Liu & Garrett Snider Girl's State nominees: Caitlin Hill, Jennifer Morales-Perez, Mitzi Quntas-Cruz & Alyssa Jacobs

Yesterday, 30 JROTC cadets visited Scott Air Force Base to learn about different units on base and gain experience with hands-on activities with base equipment.