Elementary School
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Author Visit
HBT Welcomes Author Candace Fleming On May 13th, 2026, HBT welcomed children’s author Candace Fleming. She put on two assemblies. One assembly was geared towards K-2 students and the other towards 3-5 students. The students were engaged and learned all about the creative writing process. This experience would not be possible without the support of
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Friday Focus – May 15, 2026
FRIDAY FOCUS Here’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: 🎨 CHS Fine Arts Art ShowThe CHS Fine Arts Art Show featured student artwork, shirts, stickers, crafts, and more. It followed a major week for senior Hazel Anderson, whose artwork and scholarship success were recently featured in both the Daily Herald and
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CT students make some colorful memories!
Students from Kindergarten through 5th grade took part in a massive tie-dye project, bringing their school spirit to life. Every student had the chance to create their own masterpiece by tie-dyeing a shirt in their specific House Color. The students were excited to create art in a new way, leaving everyone with a wearable reminder
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Friday Focus – May 8, 2026
FRIDAY FOCUS Here’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: Another Path, Same ClassCHS Senior Samantha Sieverding has been named a CISCO scholarship recipient. Following Hazel Anderson’s recent success, it’s another example of the Class of 2026 making its mark. Falcon Fest + Carnival Dance Fun at PKMSPrairie Knolls welcomed current and
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Día de las Madres
HBT Celebrates Día de las Madres On Friday, May 8th, HBT multilingual learners got to spend some time with their moms inside their learning environment. Students got to explore concepts from their ELA text that have to do with flowers and plants in honor of Día de las Madres. Students and moms had a great
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CT 3rd graders living the dream!
Students who mastered their multiplication and division math facts were rewarded with the ultimate “golden ticket”: the chance to pie their teachers and principals in the face. 1 lucky student had the chance to pie Mr Speiden. 1 lucky student had the chance to pie Mrs. Kolkebeck!
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Friday Focus – May 1, 2026
FRIDAY FOCUS Here’s a look at the happenings across Central 301 this week: $372,000Central High School senior Hazel Anderson earned top honors at the Illinois High School Art Exhibition, one of the premier showcases in the country. Her work has already secured scholarship offers from five colleges and universities. Behind the ScenesFrom the first bus
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CT kindergartners celebrate ABC Countdown
B is for BINGO! Kindergartners have started the ABC countdown for the end of the year! Sight Word Bingo was a great B day celebration. Mrs. Kolkebeck joined in for a round of Sight Word Bingo!
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HBT Kinder Orientation
HBT Kindergarten Orientation – Class of 2039 On April 29th, the first group of the Class of 2039 arrived at HBT for Kindergarten Orientation. The students were able to visit a Kindergarten classroom, listen to a story, and tour parts of the building with Assistant Principal Rourke. The grown-ups got to learn all about the
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Prairie View’s First Ever FUN RUN!
Prairie View’s amazing PTO organized our first ever Fun Run! Students worked together to raise donations, and went above and beyond our goal! Thank you to all that donated to help us exceed our goal! A big shout out to our PTO for putting together such a wonder day! #CoyoteNationRocks
