January 2022

Three elementary schoolers and three middle schoolers from Central Heights proved they had what it takes to become spelling bee champions during last week’s school spelling bee. Middle schooler Liley Elsasser took first place in the competition, with Ben Wuertz coming in second and Avery Coble taking third.

Central Heights Middle and High School principal Luke Matile was awarded the Administrator of the Year Award by the Kansas Association of Career and Technical Education (K-ACTE) last weekend at the Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators Symposium in Mayetta. The award is sponsored by Kevin and Rosemary Harris, owners of Harris Crop Insurance in Abilene.

Weather is hard to predict. Meteorologists have many tools at their disposal to help forecast storms and other phenomena, but it is impossible to predict the weather with 100 percent accuracy.

As temperatures drop, the risk of illness – including cold and flu – rises. It can be easy to mistake the flu for a common cold since many of the symptoms are the same, but muscle aches, cough, fever, headaches and sore throat are some of the more common signs you may be suffering from the flu, which tends to come on quicker than a cold.

Central Heights Elementary and Middle Schools were recently named one of the best elementary and middle schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report.