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The Central Digest

THE 2022 MISS CENTRAL COURT ANNOUNCED -- The 2022 Miss Central Candidates have been announced (top row) Karleigh Schwarzl, Janetth Colunga, Chloe Barbee, (bottom row) Janna Walker, Carmen Breitenbach, and Kendra Jones.

The 2022 Miss Central Court Announced

Carson Simms, Staff Writer March 14, 2022

This coming May 13, Central will be nominating Mr. and Miss Central for the class of 2022. This is a very exciting event with 12 seniors being nominated. 6 girls and 6 boys. The nominees for Miss Central...

BUSINESS STUDENTS AT CENTRAL TRAVEL TO UTC FOR EMPOWER YOUR FUTURE PROGRAM -- Mr. Mark Cuttles classes pictured at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Business Students at Central Travel to UTC for ‘Empower Your Future’ Program

Katie Garnand, Staff Writer March 8, 2022

Empower our Future is a program designed to motivate female students to consider Finance and Economics majors. "Currently, approximately 80% of Finance and Economics majors nationwide (and at UTC) are...

FOUR CENTRAL STUDENTS ACCEPTED INTO BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELDS PRESTIGIOUS BLUE SKY INSTITUTE -- Melissa Gram, Dylan Grampp, Nicholas Garnand, Logan Stegmaier, Principal Iannarone, Addason Wellington, Bradley Leon

Four Central Students Accepted Into BlueCross BlueShield’s Prestigious BlueSky Program

Katie Garnand, Staff Writer March 4, 2022

Four Central High School seniors have been accepted into the new BlueSky Tennessee Institute 26 month program, according to Mrs. Stacy Alexander, college access coordinator. Nicholas Garnand, Dylan Grampp,...

CHS STUDENTS PERFORM WITH  LEE UNIVERSITYS HONOR CHOIR -- Central students in Lee Universitys Honor Choir

CHS Students Perform with Lee University’s Honor Choir

Carson Simms, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

This year the Lee Honor Choir is back and in full swing once again since February of last year. The Lee Honor Choir is an annual event where high schools students get to participate in Lee University's...

HOFFMAN NAMED FIRST EVER STAFF SPOTLIGHT -- This is Ms. Melody Hoffman

Ms. Melody Hoffman Named Central’s First ‘Staff Spotlight of the Month’

Alyssia Crowe, Staff Writer February 23, 2022

When the voting for Central's Teacher of the Month program changed to online voting, an additional honor was added for recognition: staff spotlight. Receiving the first honor was Ms. Melody Hoffman,...

THREE FROM CENTRAL SOUND OF CHATTANOOGA NAMED TO ALL-EAST BAND --Erickson Frias-Cruz, Robert Farr, and Hannah Farmer represented Central at the All-East Band concert in Gatlinburg.

Three From Central Sound of Chattanooga Named to All-East Band

Ryan Brown, Staff Writer February 16, 2022

The good news keeps coming in for the Central High "Central Sound of Chattanooga" band program. Three members were recently named to the All-East Tennessee Band and five members were named to the All-County...

HASH IS STUDENT TEACHER WORKING WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS CLASSES -- Ms. Savanna Hash is working with Mrs. Holly Wares Computer Applications class this semester as a student teacher.

Hash is Student Teacher Working With Computer Applications Classes

Alyssia Crowe, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

This semester Mrs. Holly Ware has a new student teacher helping her teach the Computer Applications class. Ms. Savanna Hash hopes to change the student experience in the classroom while getting help and...

POSITIVITY CLUB INTRODUCES NEW SYSTEM FOR TEACHER OF THE MONTH VOTING -- These are the posters you will find around the school with a QR code to scan to vote for Teacher of the Month.

Positivity Club Introduces New System for Teacher of the Month Voting

Alyssia Crowe, Staff Writer February 15, 2022

At the start of semester two with the help of Mrs. Broussard and the positivity club comes a new way to vote for Teacher of the Month. The new way to vote for teacher of the month can be found on a google...

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY -- Students in this 2018 file photo enjoyed the annual CDC dance, now known as the Exceptional Education Dance, which was full of food, laughter, and memories.

Exceptional Education Valentine’s Day Dance to be Held on February 18

Isabelle Martin, Staff Writer February 14, 2022

The annual Central High School Exceptional Education Valentine's Dance is set for Friday, February 18 from 6-9 p.m., according to Dr. Julie Henderson, department chair. Formerly known as the CDC prom,...

CENTRAL COUNSELORS -- Helping kick off National School Counselors Week 2022 are (left to right) Ms. Melody Hoffman, counselor; Mrs. Stacy Alexander, college access coordinator; Mrs. Shea Vetterick, counselor, and Ms. Chelsea Thornhill, counselor.

Central Observes National School Counseling Week Feb. 7-11

Alyssia Crowe, Staff Writer February 11, 2022

National School Counseling Week was observed February 7 through 11to focus on all the good that school counselors do for their students. At Central, the counseling staff of Mrs. Shea Vetterick, Ms. Chelsea...

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