We’d like to wish our Central Lee teachers a wonderful World Teachers Day! Your great work both in and out of the classroom inspires our students to do their best and fosters a love of learning that lasts a lifetime. We’re so grateful for your service!
Due to so much interest in the black and gold shirts, Junior Class is reopening their apparel sale until October 14th. Forms can be found in the building offices or printed at home. Please reach out to jjones@centrallee.org with any questions! Thank you so much for supporting Central Lee High School's Junior Class!
Happy National Principals Month to our Central Lee school principals! Your efforts to make our district a welcoming environment and ensure the success of our students in school and beyond are greatly appreciated. Thanks for everything you do!
Have you heard? Central Lee has once again been named an Iowa Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register!
The state's largest newspaper recognized 40 employers across the state in this year's list, which is based solely on employee surveys. This is the third time in four years Central Lee has been honored.
We want to express our appreciation to our teachers and staff for creating and maintaining such a wonderful culture in our schools!
Learn more: https://topworkplaces.com/publication/desmoinesregister/central-lee-csd/
Students will be dismissed at 12pm this Friday, October 7th, for the Homecoming Parade which will take place in Donnellson at 2pm. Let's go Hawks!
Some of the Central Lee FFA officers presented the game ball to referees during a “Farm Strong” event held at a home football game recently. During the game agricultural statistics were announced to the audience to recognize the importance of agriculture to Lee County and Iowa. (L-R) Sidney Gruntmeir-2nd Vice-President, Makayla Morrison-FFA President, Kodi Moeller-Reporter, and Jalyn Hawk-Sentinel.
Congratulations to our high school football team for their 33-12 win over Davis County tonight!
It has been a busy couple of days this week at Hawk Place. Wednesday Elliott Test Kitchen students helped prepare and serve the end of the month meal in Ft. Madison. They received many compliments on the courteous service and attentiveness to the people at their assigned tables.
This week career theme was "Start Your Engines" featuring local race car drivers and dirt bike racers. We would like to thank Central Lee Alumni Jeremy Pundt, Levi Smith, and Jeremy Tweedy with son Devin's bike (Devin had to work so was unable to attend), as well as high school student, Ethan Bergman and our own Mason Longnecker. Another Central Lee graduate, Josh Foster, who lives out of the area, visited with students via Zoom. We also want to thank Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gaylord, Lee County Raceway, for their generosity of giving the students tickets to the races along with a candy treat. Thank you to all who gave their time for the kids.
REMINDER: There will be no school on Monday, October 3, for teacher in-service. We hope our students enjoy the three-day weekend!
The Central Lee Ag-Ed/FFA Ag-Ed II classes participated in a soil judging event recently. Important aspects of soil were studied in the classroom and those activities were brought to life with hands-on learning in the field. Front(L-R)Ben Foreman, Kamryn Cox, Sydnie Larson. Back(L-R) Owen Krogmeier, Kegan Damico, Ostyn Moore, Kodi Moeller and Kylie Fortune.
Congratulations to the Central Lee High School 2022 Homecoming Court! Crowning of king and queen will be prior to the varsity football game kick off on Friday, October 7th.
SENIOR NIGHT!!! Come out and support our the hawks as they play tonight (9-29) against Danville. Start time for F/S is at 6 pm.
The Central Lee FFA hosted a Farm Strong event in cooperation with the Lee County Farm Bureau recently at a home football game. The group expressed the importance of agriculture in Lee County through quizzes and games. (L-R) Bella Graham-Thomas, Kylie Fortune, Makayla Howard, Aubree Boyd, Sidney Gruntmeir, Jalyn Hawk, and Kodi Moeller.
Dylan Stuecker, owner and operator of Stuecker Drone Solutions is pictured while spraying the Central Lee Ag-Ed/FFA Land Lab near the Central Lee campus. Dylan is a former FFA member and started his enterprise as a Supervised Agricultural Experience program in precision agriculture. The drone technology can be utilized for a multitude of tasks where normal equipment cannot reach.
Steve Jones from Pilot Grove Savings Bank received a Service to Business Award from the Iowa Business Educators Association (IBEA) at their fall conference in Des Moines. Steve comes to the Winning the Money Game classes each semester to work with students on how to write checks properly, how to reconcile a bank statement, and other aspects of a checking account. He also works with them on how to buy a car and how much per day that is costing them. Steve and Pilot Grove Savings Bank is a member of the RBAC (Regional Business Advisory Committee) also.
Thanks Steve for being a part of Central Lee & CTE Education! #CTEworksforCL
Congratulations to our Boys Cross Country team for their 1st place finish at the Indian Lake Invitational!
If you would like to be included in the Central Lee 2022 Homecoming parade, please e-mail Student Council advisor, Jamie Jones at: jjones@centrallee.org.
Weekly Activities September 26th - October 2nd.
Tonight's Middle School Volleyball Games will start with 8th grade playing first starting at 4:30. The games will be played at Harmony.
Friday the Hawk Place students traveled to Iowa City for a field trip to the Johnson County Courthouse. There Judge Lightfoot instructed them on court procedures, answered questions and held a mock trial with the students participating in the various career positions during the trial. Students were playing the roles of Judge, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Defendants, Jurors, Witnesses, Court Recorder, Court Attendant, and Guard. The defendant was charged with "Running in the halls at Central Lee". After hearing arguments presented by the student attorneys, the defendant was found guilty by vote from the jurors with Judge Britton and Judge Hoang presiding.
