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The Central Digest

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The Central Digest

PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY TEACHER TINA STATON REMINISCES ABOUT HER YEARS OF TEACHING AT CENTRAL -- Staton has revealed that she will be retiring from teaching after this year.

Psychology and Sociology Teacher Tina Staton Reminisces About Her Years of Teaching

DayOnna Carson, Head Staff Writer April 23, 2018

Central started this school year off by welcoming a host of new staff and personnel. On the contrary, the student body will have to say farewell to several beloved teachers this year. Psychology and sociology...

UPCOMING STANDARDIZED TESTING CAUSES STRESS WITH A NEW FORMAT AND HECTIC SCHEDULE -- Elizabeth Zachary,this year's testing coordinator, is hard at work organizing the schedule and entering the last portion of mandatory credentials.

Upcoming Standardized Testing Causes Stress With New Format and Hectic Schedule

Cassandra Castillo, Staff Writer April 16, 2018

The end of the 2017-2018 year is soon upon us. Everyone is excited for graduation and summer vacation, but before that the final exams have to be taken. Students as well as the teachers are frantic on...

CENTRAL'S SYMPHONIC BAND ATTAINS PERFECT SCORES AT THE ETSBOA CONCERT FESTIVAL -- The Symphonic Band is depicted performing for judges in the picture above.

Central’s Symphonic Band Attains Perfect Scores at the ETSBOA Concert Festival

DayOnna Carson, Head Staff Writer March 30, 2018

Central's band department is a gifted group of student performers that have earned several achievements and awards over the years. The band room lined with rows and rows of various trophies is a constant...

2017-2018 CENTRAL COURT CANDIDATES -- Central Court candidates for 2017-2018 school year. Pictured (left to right): Ross Forgey, Hayden Lakin, Monet Henderson. Not Pictured: Taya Crowder, Kania Ricks, Cassidy Simms, Jada Stewart, Jake Biddy, Alberto Dominguez, Mitchell O'Neil, and Joshua Sizemore.

2017-2018 Mr. and Miss Central Court Nominees Are Revealed

Blake Catlett, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

The Central Court is a way to show the best of the best at Central. Six senior boys and six senior girls are picked out for the Central Court. These 12 students are the best of their class and excel not...

(Left to right) Editor-in-Chief Preston Fore, American Heart Association East Tennessee Senior Youth Market Director Jean Saunders, and Principal Finley King display Central's donation to the Heart Association.

Post Heart Week: Reflecting on ‘Drive for Five’

Madi Blackburn, Staff Writer March 6, 2018

During February, the Central Digest partnered with the American Heart Association to put on the fundraiser "Drive for Five", which allowed students to buy wristbands that sported the slogan "Life is Why."...

Class Representative, Monet Henderson, Opens Up About Speaking For Her Class

Kaylee York, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

It is an honor to be chosen to represent your school in any way, one of the highest honors being to be chosen to speak at your class' graduation. With the final quarter getting ready to begin, the speakers...

SAIGE LOWERY CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CENTRAL'S STAFF AT 2018 GRADUATION CEREMONY -- Saige Lowery chosen to represent Central's teachers and administration through a speech at the 2018 graduation ceremony.

Saige Lowery Chosen to Represent Central’s Staff at 2018 Graduation Ceremony

Cassandra Castillo, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

The seniors have been preparing for graduation day since the beginning of the year, and the time has come to prepare for their farewell speeches. The valedictorian will give a speech along with the staff...

CIMINO VALEDICTORIAN, HARRIGAN SALUTATORIAN OF THE CLASS OF 2018 -- Valedictorian Kat Cimino (left) and Salutatorian Bethsy Harrigan (right) are ecstatic to be the top of the class of 2018

Cimino Named Valedictorian, Harrigan Named Salutatorian of Class of 2018

DayOnna Carson, Head Staff Writer February 13, 2018

Principal Finley King recently announced that Kat Cimino and Bethsy Harrigan were the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class of 2018. "I knew I was towards the top [of the school rankings],...

DRIVE FOR 5 -- The American Heart Association hopes to promote lessons of health living.

The Central Digest Partners with the American Heart Association to ‘Drive for 5’

Preston Fore, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2018

Did you know that 350,000 cardiac arrests take place each year outside of a hospital? In saying that, a significant number of those health incidents could have been prevented with simple lifestyle changes....

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