Cape Central High School -

Dear CGPS Families and Staff, During our graduation ceremony today at the Show-Me Center, an altercation occurred forcing us to stop the ceremony and evacuate the building. Fortunately, no students or staff members were injured and thanks to the assistance of staff members at the Show-Me Center, we were able to get everyone out of the building safely. We are thankful for the quick response of our school resource officers who were already at the Show-Me Center and for Cape Police Department officers who responded to the call. We will be forced to reschedule the graduation ceremony at a later time. Please be patient with us as we work through this situation. We want to plan an event that celebrates our graduates the way they deserve, but our priority at this time is working with police to aid in their investigation of this situation. Sincerely, Dr. Howard Benyon, Superintendent

Wednesday afternoon Cape Central HS staff gathered to honor those who were leaving, retiring and to give some awards. Distinguished Faculty Classified Staff - Sarah Watson Distinguished Faculty Certified Staff - Col. Goodin Leadership Award - Mr. Hitt

This year's recipients of the 2024 P & G Scholarship (from CHS) were Celeste Guiterezz and Brandon Webb. Both Celeste and Brandon spoke highly about the programs at the CTC (PLTW and Welding) as part of their learning experience at Cape Central and how those programs were instrumental in their future plans to attend MO S&T. One other student, Noland Beussink, spoke about the CTC in his reception speech as well. This says a lot about the CTC and the instructors. These kids were top notch students, many with ACT scores over 30. Each student that received a scholarship also received an invitation to come back to P & G to work in management.

Mrs. Ward hosted an End of the Year party for all her students and to celebrate the seniors in the group. Good luck seniors!

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers participated in destressing activities such as painting, laser tag and dance.

Ms. Allen's kids participated in this week's fun by dressing up for pj day and Dress Like a Teacher.

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!