NHS to hold annual blood drive

By Simone Stephens The National Honors Society (NHS) will sponsor its annual blood drive on October 25, in the Auxiliary gym. The Red Cross will be here during school to draw blood donations to give to the blood bank. If you are interested in giving blood, you have to be at least 17 years old…

Don’t let your grades drop, drop in to tutoring

By Krista Fog If the concepts in classes seem like they are getting trickier, the National Honor Society (NHS) can help. They are hosting tutoring for anyone member of the student body after school hours to help prevent students’ grades from dropping. “Drop-in tutoring is every Monday during PLC,” said Secretary NHS senior Daniel Choi.…

Central comes together for Homecoming Spirit Week

By Rithu Uppalapati Spirit Week: the whole school comes together to show their spirit and rally for the football team. It’s a tradition in most schools where every year there is one week, where each day has its own wacky theme to help show spirit for their school. At Central, there is usually high participation…

Obamacare debate causes shutdown of US Government

By Alex Hunt While you were worrying about that upcoming BA, the U.S. government shut down.  On Tuesday, October 1, Congress failed to develop a new federal budget and as a result, the government went into a partial shutdown. The majority of Republicans demanded, as Obama put  it, the “defunding or dismantling” of the Affordable…

Vikings volleyball had early release to see match at MSU

By Kennedy Werner A chance to tour MSU, a potential college for many students, and watch an intense volleyball match of MSU vs. Illinois;  Central’s Varsity, JV, and Freshmen Central Volleyball teams will be released early at 2pm from school today. With coaches; Cathy Johnson, Zoey Robinson, and Carey Payer and parent drivers, the female…

Class dances come together in anticipation of Spirit Week

By Kennedy Werner In previous years, the class dance rivalries have brought rowdy crowds, an amp gymnasium, and lots of smiles. With preparation taking place all throughout late September and October after school, each class will perform their dance on Thursday, October 17 during the Pep Assembly in the main gymnasium. “The freshmen dance is…

Making Count Day count

By Emily Money Every first Wednesday in October, fall count day takes place in schools across Michigan. Count information is very important to districts, as each student translated to funding from the state. Fall count day makes up 90% of the funding for this year. Winter count day, which will be the second Wednesday in…

Curious minds encouraged to join WLC’s science club

By Jill Ciampa Lab Rats is back! Now known as Curious Minds, Central’s science club hopes to make their presence known this year. The first meeting of the year was September 19 in room C103 with science teacher Judy Davis advising. The next meeting will be on October 10. The club will meet once or twice a month.…