Central High School
Registration for the 2021 - 2022 School Year is Open - Please click here to complete your registration. Staff will be on hand to assist with registration on August 18, 2021 from 4 to 7 pm at Beech Street Elementary School.
The district is recruiting Para Educators for the upcoming school year. Minimum requirement is a high school diploma. Interested individuals should apply online.
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Listen this special recording of Hail Alma Mater by our Band and Chamber Choir. The Chamber Choir members all sung individually to the band's recording of the song during remote learning and the Director of Choirs, Mr. Seniow, mixed them together. Enjoy!
Hail Alma Mater virtual choir - 4_2_20, 12.48 PM.mp3Student Spotlight
Senior Catherine Gorman named 2021 New Hampshire Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year
Catherine has been a member of the Manchester Boys and Girls Club since she was 6 years old and has been an active leader ever since, including working as part of the COVID Care staff throughout the pandemic. After being named the 2021 Manchester Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, she was selected as the the state-wide winner! Congratulations, Catherine!
Matthew Blair earns Third Place in National VFW Competition
Junior Matthew Blair was awarded a third place $10,000 scholarship prize in the National Voice of Democracy scholarship program. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) runs the the program and Blair was locally sponsored by the VFW Post 8214 in Manchester, NH.
The VFW Voice of Democracy scholarship program is open to any high school students grades 9-12 and requires them to write and record an audio-essay. This year's topic was "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?". Blair was awarded the third place national award after being selected from over 28,000 entrants, narrowed down to 52 state finalists.
Congratulations, Matthew!
Numerous students take home awards at NH DECA State Conference
Those listed below are now eligible to compete at the International Virtual Competition in April.
Akshay Manchanda - 1st place in Business Services Management Individual Series
Kim Nguyen & Nicole Eugenio - 3rd place in Buying and Merchandising Team Decision
Morgan Woods - 3rd place in Entrepreneurship Individual Series
Anna Steele & Kathryn Craig - 1st place in Entrepreneurship Team Decision
Nathan Duval & Tyler Stethem - 3rd place in Entrepreneurship Team Decision
Anna Qamarudeen - 2nd place in Marketing Communications
Tatum Krantz & Lexi Roux - 3rd place in Marketing Management
Helen Huynh - 2nd Place in Community Awareness Project Management
CHAOS Robotics Team Competition Video
The students designed the field in CAD, designed the logo and made the video. Their submission includes a full set of rules for the game as well as anticipated game strategy and play. FIRST has said they expect to use some of the winners as games in future years.
Some of the more involved students on this project were Carter Melanson, Caeden Yanchar and Hamdan Khan
Grace Mayhew accepted into NAfME 2021 All-Eastern Orchestra
Grace was selected as one of the finest high school musicians from the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Grace will participate playing clarinet in a "Virtual Weekend” experience March 4-6, 2021 that will include keynote speakers, masterclasses with professional musicians, rehearsals with their conductors as well as opportunities to learn and network with colleges and universities of various types and participate in mock auditions. Her orchestra conductor will be Dr. James Tapia, of Syracuse University.
This non-traditional and unique experience will be very different from the in-person rehearsals and concerts that have, in the past, coincided with NAfME Eastern Division biennial conference in Hartford, CT. This year, students will individually record their performance from home led by a virtual performance of their conductor. The recordings will be edited together to produce a virtual ensemble for the concert performance. The concert will premiere on April 23rd at 8:30pm.
The NAfME Eastern Division is excited about this new experience for our students and hopes that they enjoy all that is being planned.
Key Club supports Make-A-Wish at holiday "reverse parade"
On Saturday, December 6 members of Central's Key Club volunteered to support local families through Make-A-Wish. Central students made signs and dressed in festive attire and cheered the families who drove through this reverse parade, lifting the spirits of all who attended.
National Honor Society hosts food drive
On Saturday, December 12 the Central High School National Honor Society hosted a socially-distanced food drive. The drive was an incredible success as the group collected non-perishable food items for the food pantry.
Voice of Democracy winners
This year's Voice of Democracy essay topic was "Is This the Country our Founders Envisioned?". There were three winners from Central who will move on to the regional competition. Congratulations to Matthew Blair, Caroline Foti, and Ellie Marr (pictured from left to right below). We also extend a congratulations to the runners up: Amelia Tsecaris, Allison Hermann, Ainsley Rippett-Swales, and Grace Mayhew.
Senior Successes
Congratulations to the 2021 Winter Sports Little Green Award Winners Johnny Lam, Nordic Ski, and Ava Demers , Girls Hockey and the other nominees: Allison Gowern - Swim; Sofia Mendes - Varsity Cheer
MESSAGES FROM SOME OF OUR CENTRAL ALUMNI TO OUR STUDENTS
