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RAIDER EVENTS: Wednesday 3/2/22
Concert Band Contest @ LSH @11:45AM
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RAIDER EVENTS: Tuesday 3/1/22
Varsity Girls Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs vs LSH @ 7:00PM
**PLEASE NOTE Senior and Activity Passes are NOT valid at Playoff games**
$8.00 adult admission
$5.00 Student admission (K-12)
Boys Basketball @ LSH
C-Squad @ 4:45PM
JV @ 6:00PM
Varsity @ 7:15PM
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Middle School February Award Winners!
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RAIDER EVENTS: Monday 2/28/22
Boys Basketball @ TCU
C-Squad @ 4:45PM
JV @ 6:00PM
Varsity @ 7:15PM
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CONGRATULATIONS to Central Concert Choir who received an overall Excellent Rating at Contest last week.
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Congratulations to the Speech Team for winning 1st Place Small School at Maple Lake this weekend!
Please congratulate these individual winners as well!
Gabi Schmidt - 7th place in discussion
Hailey Buckentin - 6th place in Storytelling
Avery Lueck - 1st place in Poetry!
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School Board Meeting Monday 2-28-22
6:00PM @ CHS Media Center
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RAIDER EVENTS: Saturday 2/26/22
Wrestling Section 4A Individual Tourney @ Kimball HS @ 8:00AM
Speech Tourney @ Maple Lake @ 8:30AM
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RAIDER EVENTS: Friday 2/25/22
Boys Basketball vs. GFW
C-Squad @ 4:45PM
JV @ 6:00PM
Varsity @7:30PM
Knowledge Bowl @ Mankato - Fitzgerald campus @ 8:30AM
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Online registration for Track, Softball, and Baseball is still open for grades 7-12. Students must be registered online to begin practices with teams. Please register by 03/01/22.
https://norwoodyoungamerica-ar.rschooltoday.com/
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RAIDER EVENTS: Thursday 2/24/22
Girls Basketball vs. Southwest Christian
C-Squad @ 6:00PM
JV @ 6:00PM
Varsity @ 7:15PM
Boys Basketball @ St. Clair
C-Squad @ 4:30PM
JV @ 5:45PM
Varsity @ 7:15PM
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February 23, 2022 is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
THANK YOU to our amazing drivers who always go above and beyond to make sure our kiddos get to and from school safely!
We appreciate EVERYTHING you do!
#SchoolBusDriverAppreciationDay
#SchoolBusDriverDay
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It's National FFA Week!
The students have some fun things planned to spread the word about FFA and agriculture. Here is a quick summary of what is going on:
- Staff breakfast Wednesday morning.
- FFA trivia and prizes
- Animals in the shop Thursday from 9-11 am
- For $1, students can get a selfie with an animal.
- Ag Olympics Friday
-High school students going to the elementary to read stories
Future FFA Events to put on the calendar:
Regional FFA events happening Tuesday, March 1st.
Small engines students to tour the ethanol plant in Winthrop on March 10.
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HAPPY 2s Day Raider Nation!
Did you know it's also Palindrome Week?! The dates can be read the same way backward and forward all week long!
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**RAIDER REMINDER**
NO SCHOOL Monday February 21, 2022
President's Day
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RAIDER EVENTS: Saturday 2/19/22
Central Speech Invitational @ 8:30AM
Central High School
No entry fee to attend
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***Friday 2/18/22 Girls Basketball game has been CANCELLED***
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The 2022 Snow Week Medallion has been found!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Paige Lueck!
Paige found the medallion Friday morning after the final clue was released.
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RAIDER EVENTS: Friday 2/18/22
Girls Basketball vs. St. Clair
C-Squad @ 4:45PM
JV @ 6:00PM
Varsity @ 7:30PM
Section 4A Team Wrestling @ Eden Valley-Watkins @ 4:00PM
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Middle School Snow Week Dress Up Days:
Friday 2/18/22
ANYTHING but a backpack day
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