Central High School

Newark Native Mohamed Kamara Selected as 158th Draft Pick by the Miami Dolphins

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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His athleticism continued post-graduation when he committed to Colorado State University (CSU) as a 3-star recruit.

Key Points: 
  • His athleticism continued post-graduation when he committed to Colorado State University (CSU) as a 3-star recruit.
  • At CSU, he exceeded expectations, earning the title of Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.
  • On Saturday, April 27, 2024, his journey reached new heights when he was selected by the Miami Dolphins as the 158th pick in the NFL Draft, a testament to his skill, determination, and passion for the game.
  • "We are ecstatic to witness Mohamed Kamara's ascent in his football career," exclaimed Principal Terri Mitchell.

Midwest Technical Institute announces 2024 High School Welding Competition winners

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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East Peoria, Ill., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) held the 2024 Illinois High School Welding Competition at their East Peoria campus on Saturday, April 20.

Key Points: 
  • East Peoria, Ill., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) held the 2024 Illinois High School Welding Competition at their East Peoria campus on Saturday, April 20.
  • “The High School Welding Competition was a resounding success, with 28 high schools in attendance and $36,000 in MTI scholarships going to seniors from various local high schools,” said Cole Huff, MTI East Peoria campus president.
  • The second-prize winner, Dylan Wood from Midwest Central High School, received a $2,500 scholarship.
  • “The annual welding competition helps spark a love of welding and sharpens students’ skills,” said Huff.

2024 UCA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS TOP TEAMS

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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The National High School Cheerleading Championship, produced by Universal Cheerleaders Association, a Varsity Spirit brand, is the pinnacle of cheerleading competitions for high school cheerleaders across the country.

Key Points: 
  • The National High School Cheerleading Championship, produced by Universal Cheerleaders Association, a Varsity Spirit brand, is the pinnacle of cheerleading competitions for high school cheerleaders across the country.
  • "This year's National High School Cheerleading Championship marks our 30th year with our partners at The Walt Disney World Resort," said Bill Seely, President of Varsity Spirit.
  • For more information on the National High School Cheerleading Championship, please visit Varsity.com .
  • Select Varsity Division Winners include:
    Super Varsity Division I: Bullitt East High School | Mount Washington, KY
    Super Varsity Division II: Athens High School | Athens, AL
    Large Varsity Division I: Live Oak High School | Denham Springs, LA
    Large Varsity Division II: St Joseph's Academy | Baton Rouge, LA
    Large Varsity Coed: Graves County High School | Mayfield, KY
    Medium Varsity Division I: Oak Ridge High School | El Dorado Hills, CA
    Medium Varsity Division II: Greenup County High School | Greenup, KY
    Medium Varsity Coed: Brother Martin High School | New Orleans, LA
    Small Varsity Division I: Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA
    Small Varsity Division II: Rocky Point High School | Rocky Point, NY
    Small Varsity Coed Division I: Strawberry Crest High School | Dover, FL
    Small Varsity Coed Division II: Barren County High School | Glasgow, KY
    Varsity Game Day Live: Greendale High School | Greendale, WI
    Super Varsity Game Day Division I: Desoto Central High School | Southaven, MS
    Super Varsity Game Day Division II: Liberty Creek High School | Gallatin, TN
    Large Varsity Game Day Division I: Oak Grove High School | Purvis, MS
    Large Varsity Game Day Division II: Buckhorn High School | New Market, AL
    Large Varsity Coed Game Day: West Harrison High School | Gulfport, MS
    Medium Varsity Game Day Division I: Dutchtown High School | Geismar, LA
    Medium Varsity Game Day Division II: Purvis High School | Purvis, MS
    Medium Varsity Coed Game Day: Broken Arrow High School | Broken Arrow, OK
    Small Varsity Game Day Division I: Jefferson High School | Bloomington, MN
    Small Varsity Game Day Division II: Harrison High School | Harrison, NY
    Small Varsity Game Day Division II: Union-Endicott High School | Endicott, NY
    Small Varsity Coed Game Day Division I: Pearland High School | Pearland, TX
    Small Varsity Coed Game Day Division II: Menomonee Falls High School | Menomonee Falls, WI
    For a full list of results, visit Varsity TV .

Avangrid, University of Bridgeport Host Offshore Wind Workshop for Local High School, College Students

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and University of Bridgeport (UB) last week held the first Offshore Wind Workshop on campus to outline opportunities and career pathways for local high school and college students in the New England region’s emerging offshore wind industry.

Key Points: 
  • Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, and University of Bridgeport (UB) last week held the first Offshore Wind Workshop on campus to outline opportunities and career pathways for local high school and college students in the New England region’s emerging offshore wind industry.
  • The workshop, which took place on November 9, 2023, hosted more than 80 local students from Fairchild Wheeler High School, Central High School, University of Bridgeport, and other local schools, and included panel discussions detailing the diversity of job opportunities within offshore wind, as well 1-on-1 engagement with students and current Avangrid employees.
  • “It’s important to run this workshop at University of Bridgeport,” said Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education, Dr. Khaled Elleithy.
  • The program concluded with 1-on-1 meetings between students and Avangrid employees, and a tour of University of Bridgeport’s campus for prospective students.

Champions Emerge: PlayVS Celebrates the Biggest Esports Winners of 2023, On and Off the Screen

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Nebraska's Central High School also found new meaning through esports this year: Student Miles Severe found new avenues for team sport participation, despite battling ongoing health challenges. Miles participated in a few sports throughout his life, but none were a fit like esports -- where he quickly became one of his team's top players in Super Smash Bros. Central is ranked fourth overall in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • While many of this season's winners will take home a trophy, the real winners are those who've tapped the power of esports to overcome obstacles while growing their character.
  • Facing tremendous adversity, the esports team persevered not only by salvaging their gear and completing their season -- but by reaching the Arkansas State Championship in League of Legends.
  • Nebraska's Central High School also found new meaning through esports this year: Student Miles Severe found new avenues for team sport participation, despite battling ongoing health challenges.
  • On-screen, PlayVS is celebrating its official State and Regional Champions across the most popular gaming titles.

Washington Trust's Financial Literacy Program Kicks Off New School Year

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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In addition to these free resources, Washington Trust employees are available to provide additional support, including in-classroom presentations.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to these free resources, Washington Trust employees are available to provide additional support, including in-classroom presentations.
  • Washington Trust has partnered with public middle and high schools throughout RI, including: Central High School (Providence), Charles Shea High School (Pawtucket), Classical High School (Providence), Coventry High School (Coventry), Cranston High School East (Cranston), Cranston High School West (Cranston), Cumberland High School (Cumberland), East Greenwich High School (East Greenwich), East Providence High School (East Providence), Hugh B Bain Middle School (Cranston), Johnston Senior High School (Johnston), Mount Pleasant High School (Providence), Narragansett High School (Narragansett), North Kingstown Senior High School (North Kingstown), North Providence High School (North Providence), Pilgrim High School (Warwick), San Miguel School (Providence), Toll Gate High School (Warwick), William E. Tolman High School (Pawtucket) and Woonsocket High School (Woonsocket).
  • The Bank also partners with several nonprofit organizations to provide these free financial education resources to support the organizations' financial literacy programming efforts, including Amos House , Literacy Volunteers of Kent County , and Literacy Volunteers of Washington County .
  • For more information about partnering with Washington Trust to offer financial literacy tools & resources to your students or clients, contact Jillian Balzano, Washington Trust Community Relations Officer at [email protected] .

Meridian, SuitUp Competition Lets Students Dive Into Hands-on Corporate Experience

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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DETROIT, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian, a Michigan‑based provider of government‑sponsored health plans and wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, hosted 30 students from Central High School this week in its downtown Detroit office to help solve a real-life business challenge to increase their career readiness and leadership skills.

Key Points: 
  • They prepped the students on how to pitch their ideas to a panel of four judges from Meridian's executive leadership team.
  • Meridian partnered with SuitUp, a nonprofit organization based in New York City, which connects companies and students to prepare them for life beyond the classroom.
  • Meridian is located less than 10 miles from the school and this SuitUp competition provided students with a glimpse of what it would be like to work there one day.
  • "The SuitUp community aims to provide equal opportunities for all students to thrive in the corporate world.

HII Marks Arkansas (SSN 800) Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII shared today (NYSE: HII) that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached a significant milestone in the construction of Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800).

Key Points: 
  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII shared today (NYSE: HII) that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached a significant milestone in the construction of Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800).
  • Arkansas (SSN 800) is now “pressure hull complete,” meaning that all of the hull sections were joined to form a single, watertight unit.
  • “It’s exciting to reach pressure hull complete, because it’s a visible sign that construction has progressed to the point where Arkansas really starts to take its final shape,” said Jason Ward, NNS vice president of Virginia-class submarine construction.
  • This milestone comes following the christening of Massachusetts (SSN 798) and keel authentication of Oklahoma (SSN 802) at NNS so far in 2023.

Super Bowl LVII's Mission 57: End Student Hunger Completes 57-School Effort to Tackle Youth Food Insecurity in Arizona

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Today's grant marks the completion of Mission 57: End Student Hunger, a community initiative aligned with Super Bowl LVII which has – through additional support provided by BHHS Legacy Foundation, Fiesta Bowl Charities, Fry's Food Stores, and the ISA Foundation -- provided a total of 57 equipment packages to help tackle food insecurity and increase physical activity in high-need Arizona schools. Nearly one in five² children in Arizona are living in food insecurity yet the state ranks in the bottom half of all states in school breakfast participation³.

Key Points: 
  • Today's grant marks the completion of Mission 57: End Student Hunger, a community initiative aligned with Super Bowl LVII which has – through additional support provided by BHHS Legacy Foundation, Fiesta Bowl Charities, Fry's Food Stores, and the ISA Foundation -- provided a total of 57 equipment packages to help tackle food insecurity and increase physical activity in high-need Arizona schools.
  • Nearly one in five² children in Arizona are living in food insecurity yet the state ranks in the bottom half of all states in school breakfast participation³.
  • All totaled, Mission 57 will provide access to over 8.5 million school meals among 31,000 Arizona students.
  • For more information on Mission 57: End Student Hunger and to purchase tickets to Taste of the NFL, visit GENOUthNow.org and TasteoftheNFL.com .

AeroFarms Launches 9 New Community Farms to Provide Additional 2 Tons of Fresh Food Access to 4,500+ Local Students

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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The AeroFarms Community Farm uses patented and proprietary aeroponic technology to bring the benefits of vertical farming directly to the community.

Key Points: 
  • The AeroFarms Community Farm uses patented and proprietary aeroponic technology to bring the benefits of vertical farming directly to the community.
  • Building on these benefits, this month AeroFarms expanded its Community Farm program to key strategic partners in the greater Newark / New York City area.
  • The AeroFarms Community Farm at the school will help advance its mission to empower students through community, health, and wellness initiatives.
  • AeroFarms is working with Jersey City to deploy vertical farms throughout the City to increase individual and community health by providing access to healthy foods.