Blackwater United Methodist will be hosting their annual Vacation Bible School June 14th-18th, 2009. Supper starts at 5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall with VBS following at 6pm an running till 9pm. Our theme is Crocodile Dock. All are welcomed. Please call the church office at 261-4646 to register. VBS is Free and opened to the public.

The Central High School Athletic Department is putting on the 11th annual Wildcat Scramble on Friday, June 12 at the Coppermill Golf Club with 8 AM and 2 PM tee times. The fundraiser will go to benefit Central High athletics. The deadline to register is next Friday, June 5. Anyone may register as an individual, as a team, or as a sponsor for the event. Team sponsorships ($400) and hole sponsorships at an individual hole ($100) are available, and donations in any amount to CHS athletics are gladly accepted. Call Wyndi Bonvillian or Russell Starns at 273-0075, or email Coach Watts at wwatts@centralcss.org for more information.

This Saturday, May 30, there will be a bike-a-thon at Bellingrath Hills Elementary to benefit St. Jude Hospital. St. Jude operates both as a treatment hospital and a research facility. They focus on cancer and other serious diseases in children, and they treat patients whether or not their families are able to pay. St. Jude works largely off of donations and volunteer efforts, and this weekend is Central’s opportunity to contribute. The bike-a-thon will take place from 8:30 AM to noon, and people are welcome to bike, walk, or simply make a donation. If you would like to make a pledge or donation, forms are available at the Central Chamber of Commerce. Contact Chuck Langlois (261-0555) or Tony LoBue (261-6000) with any questions.

The PTO at Central Middle School is having a school supply fundraiser for the upcoming school year. All proceeds will help with PTO- sponsored events for the school. The supplies are being sold at a minimal markup, and the packages include the supplies requested by the teachers for each grade level. The PTO hopes to raise money for their cause as well as remove some of the new school year stress by eliminating the need for most school supply shopping. Seperate order forms for each child along with payment are due by July 29, 2009. Order forms can be found on the School Website and must be either dropped off at Central Middle or be mailed to CMS PTO, 11526 Sullivan Road, Baton Rouge, La. 70818 by the deadline. Please include your student’s name in the memo part of the check and make checks payable to the Central Middle School PTO.

Supplies may be picked up during Central Middle Orientation on August 10- 11 or from 5 PM to 7 PM on August 11 at the Central Middle Library. 6th grade supplies: $55, 7th grade: $50, 8th grade: $55.

Crystal Place is a neighborhood off of Denham Road and they publish a monthly newsletter “as a means to help ensure the livability of our subdivision.”  Each month’s newsletter will be made available at the links below this article as a service to the residents of Crystal Place.  Innitiatives like the Crystal Place Newsletter are one reason that Central is such a great place to live.  We commend the subdivision for their community spirit and we hope that having the newsletter available on-line will further their efforts.

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This summer, BREC’s Flannery Recreation Center on Flannery Road will be hosting an inclusive kickball league during June and July. Boys and girls ages 3 and up, both with and without disabilities, are invited to participate. The league is non-competitive, and it is designed to teach kids basic skills and rules of the sport, along with tolerance, acceptance, and sportsmanship. The deadline to register is June 12. Game dates and times will be dependent on the number of teams. A kickball skills day will also be offered on June 13.

To learn more about the league and to register, call BREC at 926-4659 or visit their WEBSITE.

Follow this link:  SCORES  to see how the Central School System scored on Leap and Exit exams.  These tests, administered each year to third through eleventh graders, form the basis for the state’s evaluation and ranking of school systems.  While Central will not be formally ranked by the state until after its third year of operation, Central schools are certainly among the top few in Louisiana.

As can be seen in the report, Central schools made significant improvements over last year.  Central scores significantly above the state averages in all categories and improved over its own 2008 scores in almost every test.

Recently, three Central Private Seniors were chosen to participate in the Mississippi Private School Association All Star Baseball Game in Jackson, Mississippi. Catcher Brennon Courville , First baseman Thomas Bourgeois, and Pitcher/Shortstop Gage Wilkinson traveled to Jackson for a three day stay in order to practice with the all star team, attend a banquet in the all stars honor and, finally, play their last high school game, which was the MPSA  AA North against the AA South. The teams were a culmination of the best that the MPSA had to offer.

After enduring a steady rain, the boys fared well contributing to the South’s win of 26-3. Thomas Bourgeois was chosen the AA South MVP after batting 1000, including a 2 run home run and a hard single to right field.

The summer reading lists for incoming 2nd and 3rd graders at Tanglewood Elementary Scool have been posted online. Incoming 2nd graders must read 6 of the books from the list, and they will be expected to write summaries of 3 of the 6 books that they read this summer. These will be due during the first week of school. 3rd graders will have 2 books to read this summer from their list of options. 3rd graders will be doing projects and taking quizzes based on the books they have read. For more information on the summer reading requirements and to see the full book lists, visit the Tanglewood Elementary School site.