Central Elementary School in Valparaiso won the IASP Academic Spell Bowl competition, placing 1st in the state of Indiana! The competition took place at Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, November 19th and the state winners were announced on...
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Central Elementary School in Valparaiso Wins IASP Academic Spell Bowl Competition
Central Elementary School in Valparaiso won the IASP Academic Spell Bowl competition, placing 1st in the state of Indiana! The competition took place at Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Thursday, November 19th and the state winners were announced on...
TED-Ed Club at Central Elementary
Students at Central Elementary became part of a worldwide community during the 2014-2015 school year. These 29 students came to meetings to research, write, and present their ideas during our first ever TED-Ed Club at Central. TED-Ed Clubs allows...
Digital Learning Day at Central Elementary
On February 5th, 2014, students at Central Elementary participated in a Digital Learning Day. Students used a Smart Board to play “Time Jeopardy;” played online Battleship for Coordinate Grid Practice; FaceTime interviewed Medical Student, Katie...
Central Elementary Receives Outstanding School Award
The Association of Teacher Educators – Indiana (ATE-I) awarded Central Elementary their Outstanding School Award this fall. Central was nominated by Valparaiso University in recognition of the valuable service it performs by providing practical...
Central Benefits From College Mentors for Kids
Written by Beth Krutz, Principal Over the past several years, students at Central Elementary have benefited from the College Mentors for Kids program. This is through a partnership with the Valparaiso University College Mentors for Kids Chapter. The...
Compete for the Charger Cup During the Second Annual Challenge at Central
Central Elementary hosts the 2nd annual "Challenge for the Charger Cup" city wide dodgeball tournament on Saturday, March 19.2011, from 1-4 pm at Ben Franklin Middle School. The event includes a round robin tournament for grades K-5 and double...
Central Elementary – First to Take Advantage of Chicago Field Trips
Written by Beth Krutz, principalMrs. Cummings, art teacher, came running up to the 3rd floor office at Central Elementary to share the great news, "Mrs. Krutz," she said, "did you hear, we can go to Chicago again!" Her next question to principal...
1st Annual Challenge for the Charger Cup
"Hey Parents - Are You Stressed Out at Work!? Are You Looking for a Way to Let it all Out? How does WHIPPING a dodge ball around with some of your co-workers sound? That's right - get your stress out and enjoy some REAL teambuilding at the...