
District 301 News
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Central Wrestling Finishes Fifth at the State Meet!
CMS Student, Brock Almgren, Comes Home with a Fifth Place Finish! Way to go team! We are proud of all of the hard work you put into this season!
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PKMS/CMS Wrestling at State!
Congratulations to Prairie Knolls students Gideon Ayers, Damon Llanuza, Liam Morris, and Raylan LaSage as they qualified for the IESA State Wrestling Tournament held at Northern Illinois University. The boys wrestled well with Damon Llanuza placing 2nd and Gideon Ayers bringing home a state title! Congratulations and well done!
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Carl the Cougar visits CT Classrooms
Carl visited classrooms this week on Spirit Wednesday to celebrate students who were wearing their House Colors. Carl was even challenged to a dance off!
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Friday Focus – March 7, 2025
π FRIDAY FOCUS πHereβs a look at whatβs happening across Central 301 this week: π New Leadership at 301The Central 301 Board of Education approved Dr. Griff Powell and Dr. Kyle Schumacher as interim co-superintendents. They will alternate time at the district office, providing leadership and support through June 2026. π Carl Pays a VisitCarl…
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Read Across America Week
Read Across America Week This week the HBT students participated in a spirit week centered around Reading. Aside from the fun attire we saw all week, we also had classes recording the amount of time they spent reading during the course of the week.
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Music Concert
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Music Concert On Wednesday, March 5th, our Kindergarten and 1st grade students put on an outstanding music concert under the direction of Mrs. Smith. They sang, danced, and played instruments in front of a crowd of parents, teachers, and family. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse inside the event!
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Read Across America
Spirit Week to Celebrate Read Across America Weeek Students at Prairie View are celebrating Read Acrosss America Week with spirit days. From tie dye to Wacky Wednesday to “Read My Shirt Day”, students are having fun celebrating reading and gaining an understanding of how important literacy is!
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Culture Blast
HBT Students Participated in Culture Blast On Saturday, March 1st, some of our HBT students participated in the Culture Blast put on by the CHS student body. Below are a few pictures as they performed their cultural dances on stage for many to see.
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Prairie View and Prodigy
Prairie View Takes Second Place in State of IL Prairie View took second place in January and February in the entire state of Illinois during a Prodigy math competition. All students received stickers and bracelets as a reward. Prodigy combines learning with play so students practice and improve in math. Congrats Prairie View students and…
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Classroom Visits at Lily Lake
High School Students Visit Elementary Classrooms to Read! We were excited to have students from the high school visit several Lily Lake classrooms to read stories and share their love of books with our younger students. It was a wonderful opportunity for our elementary students to connect with older peers and promote the joy of…










