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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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  • Office Staff in Halloween Costumes

    Costume Parade & Fall Party

    Annual Costume Parade and Fall Party On Thursday, October 31st, the staff and students got in on the fun of dressing up in costume and parading along the sidewalk and bus loop for all of the HBT Twister Community to view. The rain and snow held out but the wind was STRONG! Immediately following the

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  • Central Unit School District 301 log with royal blue lettering on a white background.

    Thank You!

    As we head into Election Day tomorrow, we wanted to express a sincere “thank you” to the entire Central 301 community for their engagement, questions, feedback and support of our students over these past two and a half months. As a community, we represent a wide range of perspectives about the referendum and what we

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  • An adult sits on a bench, holding a newspaper in front of their face to block their face from view.

    In the Loop

    November 2024 issue of “In the Loop” is here! Read the November issue of “In the Loop” to learn more about Halloween in Central, our upcoming Strategic Planning Workshop, our Alumni Spotlight, and more. November 2024 In the Loop If you aren’t currently receiving “In the Loop” in your email inbox, click here to get

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  • Students standing in front of a fire truck

    Burlington Fire

    Students Earn A Trip Home On A Fire Truck On Friday, three Twisters from Howard Thomas Grade School earned a special privilege. They were given the unique opportunity to receive a ride home from the Burlington Fire Department in their fire truck.  Students were able to submit a fire safety plan following a recent week

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  • Vote

    Friday Fact 11/1

    Early Voting is Open This Weekend! To find locations and times, visit the Kane County Clerk’s Office website.  Miss any Tuesday Tidbit or Friday Facts? Click here#WeAreCentral 

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  • October Student of the Month Breakfast

    Congratulations to our October Students of the Month. This month marked the first time we honored students with a special recognition since 2020. The CHS Food Services team prepared a wonderful breakfast, teachers spoke about each individual student and a group picture was taken. Moving forward, each month a staff member from each department is

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  • Blueprint plan

    Tuesday Tidbit 10/29

    Where can I learn more about how our buildings will be retrofitted if the referendum passes? In September, the District held two Design Dive events that allowed community members the opportunity to review, discuss, and provide feedback about the plans to retrofit our current buildings if the referendum passes. These plans included the retrofitting needed

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  • Kindergarten students working on math

    Kindergarten Math

    Kindergarten Students Are Engaged In Their Learning This summer our Kindergarten teachers, along with some 5th grade teachers, attended professional development surrounding increasing student engagement in the math classroom. This professional development was centered around the book titled Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl. The big ideas involve students working in groups of

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  • Thank you PTO!

    The PTO supports our Cougar Pride program by purchasing t-shirts for all of our kindergarten students. Our kindergarten students are excited to support their house color team with their new shirts. Thank you PTO!

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  • Open book

    Author Visit

    Welcome Author Deb Skog! Our first graders are becoming literary gurus! Author Deb Skog visited our first graders and read her book “A day at the Pumpkin Farm”. Students were delighted to have a real life author come to read their story as they intended it to be read. Look at those amazing smiles. I

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