The last semester for seniors begin

The first semester of the 16-17 school year has to come an end and many seniors are already accepted and committed to college. Even if seniors are not yet committed to college, the first semester is over and many seniors feel like second semester does not count so stress goes way down. This means motivation for coming to school and completing school work is rare.

Life after finals

Finals have come and gone for the first semester and students at Central are relieved that they are finally over. After studying all week and enduring late nights of review, the new semester is a breath of fresh air.

Ferguson painting causes controversy

A painting called Untitled #1, done by Missouri high school student David Pulphus, won a national contest and its place inside Capitol Hill since June 2016. Due to the highly symbolic and obvious messages in the painting (pictured at left), the painting has sparked huge controversies among leaders at Capitol Hill, with many, like Rep. Duncan Hunter, wanting to remove the painting from its spot in the halls of the building, and others, like Rep. William Lacy Clay, wanting to keep it there.

Central welcomes new club- CAGE

Central’s Advocates for Gender Equality, or CAGE club, is entering its third year as a group of students prompted to discussion and action by events of discrimination against women in the media, on the news, or even in our own halls.

New commerce library opens

The Commerce Township Community Library opened its new location at 180 E. Commerce Road, on Tuesday, January 17. The after closing the doors at its old location for the final time on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 9 pm.

Second semester calls for schedule changes for many

Students completed their first semester of the 2016-2017 on January 27. For those students who enjoy change, they luckily get the opportunity to start the second semester with new classes and new teachers. This can be very exciting, considering these students get the chance to learn new lessons in a different setting.