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The Central Digest

LONGTIME COUNSELOR KAREN ATKINS RETIRES AFTER 37 YEARS AT CENTRAL -- Ninth grade counselor, Karen Atkins, working at her desk.

Longtime Counselor Karen Atkins Retires After 37 Years at Central

Ashleigh Vaughn, Staff Writer November 11, 2022

After a very lengthy career, Central's current longest-serving teacher, Mrs. Karen Atkins, has announced that she will be retiring. Her last day was Friday, November, 4. In an email to the school staff,...

MERYL'S MINUTE: BAKING WITH KIM VANHOOZIER --Cupcakes and cookies made by Kim Vanhoozier and Meryl Turner at the Six Little Tea Cups Bakery.

Meryl’s Minute: Baking with Kim VanHoozier

Meryl Turner, Columnist November 7, 2022

This year's holiday season is rapidly approaching with Thanksgiving, New Year's, and Christmas are right around the corner, leaving many scrambling for ideas to fill this holiday season with festivity. I've...

NEW TENNESSEE CODING ANNOTATED BILL BANS RECORDING FIGHTS -- School Resource Officer, AJ Giradot working in his office.

New Tennessee Coding Annotated Bill Bans Recording Fights

Alyssa Fax, Staff Writer November 4, 2022

Fights have become big entertainment for young minds in schools all over the nation. Everyone gathers around with their phones to record and malignantly begin posting several angles of the fight to social...

TENNESSEE MANDATES NEW-MANDATORY 10-POINT GRADING SCALE FOR ALL SCHOOLS -- Mrs. Mcgrath grading work in class with the new applied grading scale.

Tennessee Mandates New-Mandatory 10-Point Grading Scale for All Schools

Isabelle Martin, Staff Writer November 3, 2022

After years of having a different grading scale than the rest of Tennessee, Hamilton County Schools is finally correcting this difference. Starting with 2022-23, the county's grading scale has been changed. The...

CENTRAL HIGH'S 2022-23 HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN ARE CROWNED- Pictured above is senior Tyson Dean (Left), and Lakiyah Byrd (Right) Central's homecoming king and queen for the 2022-23 school year.

Central High’s 2022-23 Homecoming King and Queen are Crowned

Miracle Strickland, Staff Writer October 28, 2022

Central High School’s 2022 Homecoming King and Queen were announced on Friday, October 7th.  Out of the many prominent candidates that participated, the titles of King and Queen were given to Tyson...

ENGLISH TEACHER, RYAN MALLORY, ELECTED CLASS OF 2023 DEDICATORY- Ryan Mallory showing off his school spirit after being voted 2023's dedicatory.

English Teacher, Ryan Mallory, Elected Class of 2023 Dedicatory

Maddox Tucker, Copy Editor October 28, 2022

The senior class of 2023 has elected head wrestling coach and 11-grade English teacher, Ryan Mallory, as this year's Central High School dedicatory. The dedicatory is a faculty member who has worked at...

CENTRAL'S POSITIVITY CLUB ADDS TV THEMED DECORATIONS TO CLASSROOM PODS -- Central's Positivity Club designs Netflix show, Stranger Things, inspired TV for the front of C-Pod.

Central’s Positivity Club Adds TV Themed Decorations to Classroom Pods

Alejandra Vargas, Staff Writer October 27, 2022

Over the summer, eleventh grade Honors English and Creative Writing teacher, Casey Hale and ninth grade English teacher, Nikki Broussard received an idea from junior, Megan Mabry, to decorate each class-pod...

MERYL'S MINUTE: THE ULTIMATE FALL BUCKET LIST- Meryl Turner shares her favorite things to do in the Fall.

Meryl’s Minute: The Ultimate Fall Bucket List

Meryl Turner, Columnist October 26, 2022

It's finally that time of year when the leaves transform into beautiful shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown. In my opinion, Fall goes by faster than summer break. We should make the most of the season...

CENTRAL STUDENTS INVITED TO EXCLUSIVE CONSTITUTION DAY EVENT -- Central students Sara Katheron Latham, Makayla Paris, MacKenzie Farner, and Riley Hayden pictured with United States District Judge Curtis L. Collier.

Central Students Invited to Exclusive Constitution Day Event

MacKenzie Farner and Carson Simms October 26, 2022

Every year on September seventeenth, citizens across America celebrate National Constitution Day. This year, a select group of Central students were invited to the Chattanooga Courthouse for a special...

CENTRAL PREPARES FOR 2022-2023 SEASON -- Coach Parrot with runner, Tristen Holliman

Cross Country Prepares for 2022-2023 Season

Melina Barros, Staff writer October 26, 2022

The 2022-2023 cross-country season has begun. As the members of Central's Cross Country team are looking forward to a new season, that also means building their stamina and preparing for the soon arriving...

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