CONGRATULATIONS to Senior ANDY KINCHEN for being one of 60 students from the multi-parish south and central Louisiana region selected to participate in the AHEC “CI: Healthcare” Program at Our Lady of the Lake College’s Health Care Institute on January 7th.

An exciting early Christmas gift arrived in the form of an Education Excellence Grant awarded to CPS for specific improvements in curricular materials, instructional equipment, and technological support. Some of the areas that will benefit directly are elementary math and art, the ms/hs science lab, and the hs studio art room. We have been awaiting approval since the grant was submitted last June.

The Fall Athletic Banquet was held on December 8th at Reflections. The Cheerleaders and Dixie Darlings were honored, along with the Softball and District Champions Football Teams. A framed artwork collage by Bobby Muse depicting the football season was presented to Coach Longmire, and a photographic collage of the season was presented by Selser Photography. For a list of awards and honors, please select the individual sport under "Athletics."
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The final tally of profits from the CPPC Raffle/Auction is an amazing $12,500! A HUGE thank you to the CPPC leadership and members for all their hard work and for all who so generously participated in the raffle and auctions.
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The Quiz Bowl Team defeated Presbyterian Christian 130 to 120 in second round competition at MS College Tuesday. This is the first CP team to reach the third level of competition in the Mississippi College Competition. The next round will be February 2. Round 2 participants were Taylor Fairbanks, Andy Kinchen, Travis Richard, Orrin Byland, and Jared Riddle.
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CP is one of five schools to receive a $500.00 grant for chemistry from AICHE, thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Jill Coon. The money will be used to purchase new electronic balances for use in the lab.
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FOR SALE: School bus (old white
one) $800.00 or best reasonable offer
Would make great deer camp-
Contact school office at 261-3341.
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SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS
See ACADEMICS under Elementary,
Middle School and/or High School

Winn-Dixie Requiring
Re-enrollment
Winn Dixie is requiring re-enrollment in their plan that provides for a % of funds spent there routed back to CPS. Our school families who shop with Winn Dixie need to re-enroll by taking a letter with the bar code printed on it to the store and being re-scanned by a cashier. If you no longer have the letter, you may get another one from the school office.
PLEASE RE-ENROLL!
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Welcome to the Central Private School website, and welcome to the 41st year of quality education at Central Private School.  The administration, faculty, staff, and board of directors are committed to continuing the tradition of excellence established at Central Private. Together with the support of our parents and students, we can not only maintain, but also strengthen our unique position in the community's educational structure.
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STANDARDIZED TESTING
In 2008 standardized testing, all grades K-8 scored above grade level. Grades 3 and 8 scored 3 grades above level!
________________________________ MY COKE REWARDS
CP is now participating in the My Coke Rewards program. Our school is registered online so that we can collect My Coke Rewards points and redeem them for a variety of classroom/playground materials. Points are earned by entering codes found on packages from any of the 12 participating Coca-Cola products, including Coke, Sprite, Powerade, Dasani, and Minute Maid. To participate, you must 1) register to become a member at www.mycokerewards.com; 2) look for codes on specially marked packages of your favorite Coca-Cola products; 3) enter codes and collect points at mycokerewards.com, then select CPS as the school to whom you want to donate your points.

Central Private School, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national and
ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges,
programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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Lunch Menu ? - see "LIFE"
Calendar ? - see "INFO"
Edline ? - link at bottom right
Recent articles ? - see "ACADEMICS" or "ATHLETICS"

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John Starns - 2008 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist.
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TARGET DONATES $$ TO CPS
As part of the September Take Charge of Education donation, Target has awarded CP with a check. This payout is a direct result of the parents, teachers, and school supporters who participate in the program. Target donates up to 1% of purchases made using a REDcard to our school, when designated by the shopper.