Login issues for district applications including Clever have been resolved.
For the Dec. 4th second round football playoff game against Oberlin, CHS has been allowed 135 tickets. Tickets are on sale now for CHS football players and cheerleaders only, $10 each, cash only, in the CHS main office. Football players are allowed to purchase 3 tickets and cheerleaders are allowed to purchase 2 tickets until Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 12:00 p.m. Any remaining tickets on Wednesday after 12:00 p.m. will be sold to anyone (limit 2) for $10 each, cash only.
Congratulations and good luck to our Bulldog Football team!!!
From Ms. Estay:
With a sad heart, I am informing our Bulldog community and family that we lost a member of our Centerville High School staff, Mr. Aris Dean Stacy. Mr. Stacy was a custodian at Centerville High School for 15 years. He passed away Thursday, October 14. Please keep his family and our Bulldog Family in your thoughts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RE: Hurricane Delta Closure and Distance Learning Scheduled
The approach of Hurricane Delta as a major hurricane will necessitate the closure of all schools and offices of the St. Mary Parish School Board on Thursday, October 8th. Students will be scheduled for distance learning in lieu of attending school on campus October 8th, which will foster a continuation of instructional activities while families make preparations for the impending hurricane.
All offices and schools of the St. Mary Parish School Board will be closed on Thursday, October 8th and schools and offices will remain closed for the previously scheduled “fall break” on Friday and Monday. Students and staff will return to school on Tuesday, October 13th.
Additionally, the St. Mary Parish School Board meeting will be cancelled on Thursday, October 8th and rescheduled to Thursday, October 15th at 5:00 p.m. in the Evans Medine Board Room. An updated board agenda will be publicized prior to the meeting.
Parents should monitor school and district websites for ongoing coverage of the response to Hurricane Delta as events transpire. The safety and security of students and staff is of deepest concern and we ask that all citizens take every precaution in preparing for this storm.
Sincerely,
Teresa T. Bagwell, Ed. D.
Superintendent
St. Mary Parish Schools
Message from Ms. Estay:
Monday, September 28th all students will return to face to face instruction, unless they completed the application with Ms. Estay.
As we welcome the rest of our students back to campus, I want to inform parents of a few procedures/guidelines.
337-836-5103 or kestay@stmaryk12.net
The 2020 Census count impacts the federal funds that communities receive each year for programs and services that are critical for schools, students and younger children, such as: · Special education, Head Start, after-school programs, and classroom technology · Food assistance, including free and reduced-price school lunches · Maternal and child health programs · Planning, preparedness and recovery efforts for national emergencies, including COVID-19 Self-responses, which can be completed online, by phone or by mail until September 30, ensures federal funding to support Louisiana students. The Department encourages school systems to explore the 2020 Census Toolbox to find general resources and activities specially designed to be engaging and appropriate for each grade level, from counting for kindergarteners to examining career statistics for high schoolers. |
From Ms, Estay:
Good afternoon! I apologize for not sending this out earlier but we wanted to make sure everything was ready for certain grades before sending information to you.
Below is the schedule for laptop pickup for virtual students:
Thursday, September 3 from 12pm-1:30pm, we will hand out laptops to 6th-8th grade parents/students. From 1:30-3:00 we will hand out laptops to 9th-10th grade parents/students.
Friday, September 4 we will hand out kindergarten - 2nd grade virtual devices, supplies, and paperwork from 11:00-12:30. From 12:30-2:00 we will hand out 3rd-5th grade devices and from 2:00-3:00 we will hand out 11th-12th grader devices.
Remember, the parent/guardian must sign the paperwork before the laptop can be turned over to the student.
Parents will receive all the first day paperwork when they arrive. We will need the following documents signed before receiving a laptop:
Other forms we will need before October 1st are the student handbook form and the St. Mary Parish Newsletter form.
If a parent/guardian is unable to come at the designated times, please call to schedule a time to pick up your child's laptop and paperwork.
Ms. Estay has posted a back to school video for parents and students. It is available in the For Parents channel.
The Video tutorial for parents and virtual students should be watched in its entirety before the start of school can be accessed at https://www.stmaryk12.net/domain/3119
See the memo posted in Peach Jar E Flyers section for full details.
The Office of Public Health has NOT APPROVED neck gaiters or vented masks. Please do not allow your child to wear either of those types of face coverings. We apologize for this inconvenience; we are only following the protocols from the CDC, as information seems to change daily.
With the opening of school approaching, we want to be sure your child shows up on the correct days. For junior high and high school students, Group B will return to school on Tuesday and Friday (September 8th and 11th). Group A will return to school on Wednesday and Thursday (September 9th and 10th). The groups will continue as normal after the first week with Group A coming to school on Mondays and Thursdays, and Group B coming to school on Tuesdays and Fridays. No junior high or high school students will attend school on Wednesdays.
For elementary students, on Sept. 8 half the students will attend (Group B). On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the other half will attend (Group A). Thursday and Friday, all elementary students will attend school. The following week all elementary will attend everyday.
If you have questions, please call the school or email Ms. Estay at kestay@stmaryk12.net
As part of ongoing preparations to launch a successful start to the school year, St. Mary Parish Schools will be conducting a series of overview sessions for parents who have elected virtual (online) learning for their children. Each session is dedicated to helping prepare students and parents for the daily instruction and routines that will be required at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Parents who have elected to enroll their children in the district’s virtual education program should attend overview sessions according to their child’s grade level. Since each overview is different, parents may need to attend more than one session. All trainings will be delivered online and can be accessed from any device that has internet access, including mobile phones.
Parent overview sessions will be hosted over the course of several days beginning Tuesday, August 11, with two timeslots to accommodate a parent’s schedule.
At the conclusion of these overview sessions, parents will have until August 19 to make adjustments to their selection of online learning. The district will not be able to honor any educational option changes after August 19 as student schedules for both on-campus and virtual schooling will be finalized.
The St. Mary Parish School Board has voted to enact the changes to the district's School Calendar proposed by Dr. Teresa Bagwell at the Special Session held on Thursday, August 6, at 4:00 PM.
The changes to the school calendar were based on several factors, including
The Board's vote postpones the first day of school for St. Mary Parish students to Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Student transfer request applications are now being accepted by the St. Mary Parish School Board. The deadline to submit student transfer request applications is July 1, 2020. All transfer requests and the required supporting documentation must be submitted each year on or before the published deadline. Failure to submit the application on or before the deadline of July 1, 2020, and/or to provide full and accurate information as required may result in denial of the transfer request. Submit completed form to: Mr. Kenneth Holmes, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, P. O. Box 170, Centerville, LA 70522-0170 or email to kholmes@stmaryk12.net
Centerville High School is participating in the U. S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program to unite schools around the country in an effort to count every child in the 2020 Census.
The national census is conducted every 10 years. Data from this census is used to determine funding for many programs including special education, classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs, and school lunch assistance.
In mid-March, your family should have received official Census 2020 mail with instructions on how to respond. By April 1, 2020, every home should have received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You had three options for responding:
If you have not yet done so, Centerville High School urges every family to participate. The Statistics in Schools flyer in English link the word English to the appropriate document) and Spanish (link the word Spanish to the appropriate document) can provide you with additional information for this important event. You can also find these flyers in our Peachjar E-Flyers area.
https://stmaryk12.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1026398-dt-content-rid-7076312_1/xid-7076312_1
https://stmaryk12.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1026398-dt-content-rid-7076313_1/xid-7076313_1
CHS Graduation Ceremony: May 22 at 6:00 pm - ticket admission only
CHS Ring Ceremony: May 23 at 10:00 a.m. - ticket admission only
Both ceremonies will be held at the CHS Football stadium.
The Louisiana Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is offering families assistance in purchasing food to help offset school meals missed during the COVID-19 closures. The emergency food benefit is available to ALL children who would normally receive free or reduced meals at school and to ALL students who attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school.
St. Mary Parish CEP schools include all schools except Berwick Junior and Berwick High. Therefore, a parent whose child attends any one of these schools is eligible to apply, as well as any parent whose child is eligible for free/reduced meals at Berwick High and Berwick Jr. High
This is an incredible opportunity for families to obtain assistance in a quick and easy process. The portal for applying opens on Monday, May 18th. Applications are due by June 8, 2020. More information about the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program can be accessed through the state's digital flyer. The flyer includes links to the application portal and frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the program.
UPDATE: After careful consideration, we will have our graduation ceremony on Friday, May 22nd at 6 PM at he Centerville High School football field.
EDIT / UPDATE: Due to 45% of the graduating class being on a senior trip May 28th we are wanting to move graduation to May 22nd. Seniors or the parent of the senior need to email Ms. Estay ( kestay@stmaryk12.net ) ASAP if May 22nd is a date their child will be on a senior trip.
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A date has been set for our CHS CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATION CEREMONY! Our new graduation date is May 28th at 6:00 pm at the CHS football field. We are still working out the details. Our graduation ceremony will be different than in the past due to having to follow the social distancing rules. Ms. Estay will have a Zoom meeting Friday at 12:00 PM for all seniors. Parents are welcome to join their child in the Zoom meeting. We will go over details of how graduation will be set up and the procedures we will follow.
There will NOT be a 3rd packet of work.
The date set by the district to return packets 1 and 2 is May 8th. We will send more information for the pick-up at a later time. Parents, please do not stress. If your child's grades struggled throughout the year, the packet may be used to help grades. If your child has done fine with grades, just turn in what you have completed.
If you need either of the packets, we will be at school Monday-Friday from 8AM-12PM starting April 27. You can pick up the packets during those times.
Seniors will have a graduation ceremony; however, no date has been set at this time.
We will have a Junior Ring Ceremony at a later date. We will make arrangements for juniors to pick up their rings before the actual ceremony so they can wear their rings this summer.
At this time, PreK, kindergarten, and 8th grade ceremonies are not being rescheduled.
Teachers will clean out student desks and bag all personal items. We will then set a pick up date for parents to pick up student's items. We will follow a similar procedure for high school and junior high students to get their belongings out of their lockers.
We want to hear from you!
Our school is conducting a Leader in Me survey to learn more about key areas of strength and areas of needed growth in our school. In order for us to have a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, we are asking all full-time staff members, parents/guardians, and students in Grade 4 and up to participate.
So I am asking all parents and students in grades 4-12 who have not completed the Leader in Me survey to complete the online survey to share your opinion, but you do not have to share who you are on the survey. We look forward to hearing your voice on how you feel about our school! Please do your best to answer honestly, so we can work together to improve our school community.
This is a different survey than the parish parental involvement survey.
To complete the survey click on one of the links below: Student survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/centerville-high-la/student
Parent survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/centerville-high-la/parent
P. O. Box 59 9225 Highway 182W Centerville, LA 70522
Phone: (337) 836-5103 Fax: (337) 836-9594
CHS Vision
At Centerville High School we work together to:
Develop academic potential
Instill leadership qualities
Provide a safe and friendly learning environment
Mission Statement
CHS is a 'Leader in Me' School!
'The Leader in Me' is aligned with best-in-class content and concepts practiced by global education thought leaders. It provides a logical, sequential and balanced process to help schools proactively design the culture that reflects their vision of the ideal school.
Student: "Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer." -Ziad Abdelnour
Staff: "If you don't like something, take away its only power. YOUR ATTENTION." -Unknown
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Centerville High School
P. O. Box 59
9225 Highway 182 - W
Centerville, LA 70522
337-836-5103
337-836-9594
“CHS…where students, parents, teachers and community members work together to Reach Everyone’s Academic Capabilities through Higher standards in a safe and friendly learning environment”.