In just a few weeks, we will be honoring our Hall of Fame inductees from the classes of 2020 and 2021!
The ceremony will take place Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Central Lee High School.
For individuals to qualify for a nomination to one of our three Halls of Fame, they must have graduated from Central Lee schools or have been a staff member. They also must be at least five years removed from their time in the district. The nomination form is available at https://bit.ly/CLHOFNomination.
April 7th the CLMS choir student performed in the SEI Super Conference Honor Choir under the direction of Alan Chapman, hosted by Burlington, Notre Dame. The CLMS choir has been rehearsing the music for about four weeks preparing for this festival. Student not only rehearsed and performed four selections with singers from Burlington-Notre Dame, West Burlington, and Holy Trinity, but each choir had the opportunity to showcase their individual talents by performing their own song selection.
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CLHS Band students were selected to participate in the 2022 SEISC High School Select Band hosted this year by Winfield-Mt. Union CSD. Students performed under the direction of Steve Stickney, Director of Bands at Mount Mercy University. Student elected to perform were: Front row: Bethany Peck, Sydney Gram, Chadie Rudd, Adi Robinson, Maren Robbins. Middle row: Ben Foreman, Gavin Hayes, Anthony Galati, Carlos Garcia, Ashlynn Dodds, Carly Waldorf. Back row: Devin Brecount, Andrew Underwood, David Wright, Sydney Amberger, Kylee Muldoon.
Students from the CLHS Choir Department were awarded the opportunity to perform in the SEISC High School Select Choir hosted at Mediapolis High School. The students rehearsed with student from the super conference under the direction of Dr. Nicki Bakko Toliver, Associate Professor of Music & amp; Choral Activities, Wartburg College. CLHS students that were selected were: Front row: Maren Robbins, Kylee Muldoon, Sydney Amberger, Emily Seamons. Middle Row: Ellie Herdrich, Bethany Peck, Jasmine Johnson, Genni Newton. Back Row: Alan Bollin, Shane Barnhardt, David Wright, Grant Anderson, Keating Fuger.
Five beginning band students represented Central Lee at the Centerville Himie Voxman Honor Band on April 23rd. They learned to play high quality beginning band music, learned to play with students from other school districts and reinforced their knowledge of concert etiquette.
REMINDER: Little Hawk Preschool Registration is on Wed. April 27th from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. This is held at the K8 commons. Children must be 4 years old by Sept. 15, 2022 to enroll.
A large group of selected 6th-8th grade Central Lee Choir students participated in the Southeast Iowa Choral Directors Association honor choir festival hosted at the Iowa Wesleyan University Chapel. The students rehearsed throughout the day with students from all across Southeast Iowa showcasing their talents with an evening concert.
Central Lee is hiring bus drivers! 🚌
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Hawk's Place enjoyed music from special guests, Kirk Brandenburger, Brian Wagner, Dave Roth and Keating Hissem. Mrs. Fuger joined in for one song. With every new song Brian introduced the students to a new instrument. After the songs the kids enjoyed visiting with our guests, view the instruments up close and even try their hand at a few. Thank you, Kirk, Brian, Dave and Keating for sharing your musical talents with us.
Be sure to head out to the Central Lee High School Music Room this Saturday for the Xanadu 7:30 pm showing, or check it out Sunday at 2pm.
Champions, again! Congrats to our Central Lee foods team winning the 2022 Indian Hills Iron Chef competition! This year's team included Logan Crank, Macy Watkins, Maura Watkins, Maddie Wellman, Maddox Doty, and Kelsie Stewart. #Proud2bCL
Join Central Lee in celebrating Earth Day! Today, our students are taking time to learn more about our planet, the environment, and what we can do to take better care of the place we call home. 🌎
High School Golf today has been moved to Green Acres at 4 PM.
Also, the Middle School Soccer game against HTC today has been relocated to South Park in West Point at 4:30 pm.
REMINDER: Tonight is Preschool Information Night at the K8 MPR at 6:00 pm. Your children may come along. They will spend time in the classrooms with the preschool teachers and associates while Mrs. Fuger shares information about our Little Hawks Program. Children must be 4 years old by September 15, 2022 to enroll.
Students enrolled in agricultural courses at Central Lee are exposed to a multitude of career pathways. These students pictured are extracting DNA from a pineapple. Students are required to perform a presentation and experiment related to Biotechnology. (L-R) Ben Seamons, Emily Seamons, and Mallory Kerr. #CTEworksforCL
Congratulations to our Central Lee High School 2022 Prom Court!
Students in Agricultural Education III courses at Central Lee perform several experiments related to biotechnology. This experiment included Chymosin, which is used in coagulation in the making of cheese and cottage cheese. (L-R) Porter Mason, Corbin Pohren, Josh Hawk, Bailey Schwartz, Karissa Moeller and Mya Lampe. #CTEworksforCL
Central Lee Elementary 5th graders recently graduated from the DARE Program. We appreciate the efforts of Lee County Detective Sergeant Clint Wray and School Resource Officer, Deputy Evan Bentley in instructing good decision-making processes to our students through DARE. They created a positive connection and a safe space for students to ask questions. Congratulations to all students and special awardees: Leadership: Marcie Benner, Liam Crank, Kylie Hellweg, and Berlyn Manwill and Essay Winners: Annamae Timpe, Grace Schmidt, Asher Ekle , and Alayna Riley.
Mrs. Menke’s 6th grade science classes have been working in design groups to assemble building prototypes to test against “Earthquakes”. They had to make several designs solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
