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  • 2026 Scholarship Central

    Scholarship Opportunities and Resources During the spring semester, students ramp up their efforts to seek scholarship money for higher education. Our hope is to support Central 301 students in their quest after graduation. Here is a list of scholarship opportunities that might be of interest to our Central 301 students. This is an ongoing list.

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  • 301 Budget Blueprint: Part 1

    📊 Launching 301 Budget Blueprint: A Transparent Look at Our Finances As one of the fastest-growing school districts in Illinois, Central 301 is committed to maintaining high-quality learning environments, responsible fiscal stewardship, and transparency in how we use taxpayer dollars. That’s why we are launching 301 Budget Blueprint — a new series designed to give

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    New Staff #3

    The Twister Family is growing This year we are welcoming 5 new staff members due to growth, student needs, and retirements. Each week I will be spotlighting one of the staff members! Please help me welcome Miss Bender who will be teaching English Language Learners this year due to continued growth at HBT!

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  • Prairie Knolls Middle School

    Principal’s Message – Summer Update

    Hello Falcon Families! I hope you all are having a great Summer! I wanted to provide a quick update with a few pieces of information for you all as ​we begin to prepare for the 25/26 school year! Registration Locker Launch Dates School Supply Lists PKMS Athletics Information

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  • CHS Theatre Awarded Disney on Broadway Grant

    We’re thrilled to announce that Central High School’s Theatre program has been selected as a national recipient of the Disney on Broadway “School of Excellence” Grant—one of the highest honors in educational theatre. CHS is just 1 of 21 schools across America selected for the program. This prestigious award is made possible through a partnership

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  • Superintendent Search Underway

    Webpage Launched to Keep Community Up to Date The Central 301 Board of Education has officially begun the search for the next Superintendent of Schools. “We are happy to fully engage the entire Central 301 Community in this important process,” said Ryan Wasson, President of the Central 301 Board of Education. “As we look to

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    Picnic Tables

    PTO & Eagle Scout Project Over the course of the 24-25 school year a CHS student, Wagner Viebrock, has been meeting with the PTO leaders to develop a collaborative project that Wagner would construct as his Eagle Scout project and the PTO would help fund with the ultimate goal of giving back to the school.

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    New Staff #2

    The Twister Family is growing This year we are welcoming 5 new staff members due to growth, student needs, and retirements. Each week I will be spotlighting one of the staff members! Please help me welcome Mr. Rainer who will be teaching PE and Health this year due Mr. Wallner retiring!

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  • new staff

    New Staff

    The Twister Family is growing This year we are welcoming 5 new staff members due to growth, student needs, and retirements. Each week I will be spotlighting one of the staff members! Please help me welcome Miss Breda who will be teaching 2nd grade this year due to growth in 2nd grade!

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    Skyward Unavailable

    Skyward is unavailable due to rollover and conversion to Qmlativ The District is busy preparing for the upcoming school year, and one of our annual tasks is to roll our Skyward system over to the next academic year. This process requires us to limit access to Skyward, resulting in families’ inability to log in to

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  • Prairie Knolls Middle School

    PKMS – Locker Launch!

    Prairie Knolls Middle School has scheduled two locker set up days before the start of the new school year. We have set our “Locker Launch” dates for Thursday, August 7 from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM and Wednesday, August 13 from 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM. On both days, students will be able to load

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