IHSMA State Solo and Ensembles Festival
Congratulations to all CHS orchestra students who performed at the IHSMA State Solo and Ensembles Festival
CHS Orchestra students earned:
- 6 - Division I Superior Ratings
- 8 - Division II Excellent Ratings
Students who earned a Division I Superior Rating on Solos were:
- Connor Buchanan
- Will Dorrance
- Harrison Kiel
- Hunter Kirby
- Kate Stolley
Students who earned Division I Superior Ratings on an Ensemble were:
- Hunter Kirby
- Sirius Barnett
State Solo and Ensemble Contest
Congratulations to the Central Choirs for another successful and incredible day at State Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Over 100 choir students competed in this event and earned the following ratings:
- 41 - Division One (Superior) Ratings
- 33 - Division Two (Excellent) Ratings
- 1 - Division Three (Good) Rating
SIX of the entries received a PERFECT SCORE:
- * Vocal Duet of Ella Strader and Claire Roisen
- * Vocal Duet of Wrigley Mancha and Ada Kaplan
- * Vocal Duet of Aidan Leahy and Micah Roldan
- * Mixed Ensemble "In the Silence"
- * Mixed Ensemble "Lullaby"
- * Treble Ensemble "Song of Miriam"
TWO of our entries were selected for BEST OF CENTER:
- Vocal Duet of Lucy Marshall and Ryan Driscoll
- Treble Ensemble "Song of Miriam" - Emily Winn, Baylee Parker, Lily Scodeller, Kristen Sottos, Wrigley
- Mancha, Ella Strader, Tori Randolph, Ellerie Hurley, Kayla Bernauer, Claire Roisen, and Sam Diekmann.
These two Best of Center ensembles will perform at the Outstanding Performers Showcase on the campus of Iowa State University in May. We are so very proud of our students, accompanists, private voice instructors, and faculty! GO BLUE!
Engineering Class Visits John Deere
Intro to Engineering students visited John Deere Davenport Works on Wednesday. April 4th. They learned about the production process that happens at the facility and career options available for students in engineering and engineering technologies.
Physics Team
The Davenport Central Physics Team competed in the state physics competition held at UNI on Tuesday, April 9th. The team members participated in the Toothpick Bridge competition, Mousetrap Car competition, & the Measurement Challenge portions of the competition. The top finish of the day was the team of Saela Marshall and Maddixx Scace. They finished 7th out of 29 teams in the Mousetrap Car Competition! Great job to all of our competitors!
FCCLA State Leadership Conference
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ee Central students recently attended the FCCLA State Leadership Conference which was held in Cedar Rapids, IA, March 17th - 19th.
Our school FCCLA Chapter was recognized by the state with the Silver Honor Chapter Award. This award is based on involvement and successes at the local, regional and state events, such as community service projects, meetings, conferences and competitions.
Final FCCLA State Competition Results:
- Iowa Event "Toys That Teach"- Suah Oh tied 1st place in Level 3
- Iowa Event "$20 Clothing Challenge"- Raven DeCoster 1st place in Level 2
- STAR Event- Chapter Service Project Display- Suah Oh Gold medal in Level 3
Educators Rising Conference
Members of the Central Future Teachers Club (alongside club members from West, North, and Mid City) attended the 1st Educators Rising Conference at the University of Iowa College of Education on March 6th. They listened to the 2020-2021 Iowa Teacher of the Year as a keynote speaker and attended sessions that included a college class observation and an Aspiring Educators panel discussion. Thanks to Kyle Burke, Olivia McKinnis, Charlotte Duffus, and Kyra Thovson for attending!
ProStart Competes in the Iowa ProStart Invitational
District students who are in the Culinary Arts Career and Technical Education Program participated in the Iowa ProStart Invitational on Tuesday, February 27th at the Iowa Event Center in Des Moines.
Students competed in the event in three categories:
- Culinary Event: Students create a three-course meal in one hour
- Management Event: Students create their own restaurant concept and present their ideas to a pannel of Iowa restuaranteers
- Cake Decorating Event: Students assemble and decorate a cake in one hour. for the state championship title in culinary arts
At the end of the competition, DCSD students finished 2nd in both the culinary event and the management event. The students who particiapted in the cake decorating event produced a beautiful cake that showcased their collective efforts and creativity. Congratulations to all of our high school students who did an amazing job representing the rich talents of our district.
Robotics Event
Davenport Central & Sudlow robotics team members hosted a robotics experience booth at the BEE Curious, Explore STEAM event hosted by St. Ambrose University on February 20th. Visitors to the Central/Sudlow Robotics booth were able to experience driving and completing tasks with one of three different robots designed by our robotics team members.
Valentine's Day Party
Unified Champions had their Valentine's Party on Wednesday, Feb. 14th. This group brings together students and our Future Teachers Club to socialize and celebrate inclusion.
Cultural Diversity Club and Black Student Union Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Cultural Diversity Club and the Black Student Union celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 18th by reading his "I Have A Dream Speech" during student passing periods. For the last passing period of the day, they played Martin Luther King, Jr.'s recording of the end of his historic speech. The students from left to right are
- Cultural Diversity Club president, Nhi Nguyen
- Cultural Diversity club treasurer, Benie Toko
- Black Student Union president, Sanijah Brock
Introduction to Engineering Visits Engineering Offices
Students in the Introduction to Engineering class took a field trip to the Shive-Hattery Architecture & Engineering offices. The students met with and learned from numerous engineers and other professionals that work in and around the field of civil engineering. Thank you Shive-Hattery for supporting our Davenport students!
Robotics Event
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Central High School's robotics teams hosted 15 area robotics teams on Saturday, December 16th, in the Performing Arts Center. Both the Sudlow Intermediate & Central HS robotics teams competed in the competition. A special thank you to our local sponsors for their support of the Davenport Central & Sudlow Intermediate teams!
- John Deere
- MidAmerican Energy
- Kodiak Drywall for their support of the Davenport Central & Sudlow Intermediate teams!
Blue Illusions Named Class XIV Hip Hop State Champions
Congratulations to the Blue Illusion dance team who had their best showing at State in 16 years. These dedicated athletes were named Class XIV Hip Hop State Champions. This is the toughest division at State and they performed amazingly. Not only were they named champs, but every judge had them in first! This is their first non-coed or all-male State title.
The team also brought home their 7th straight coed State title and third straight all-male State title.
The poms team had their highest placement ever, bringing home 2nd in Class XIV pom just barely behind Pleasant Valley.The kick team brought home 3rd in Class III Kick, barely behind Southeast Polk and Ankeny Centennial
After qualifying from 70 solos in our category:
- Meia Carr brought home 4th
- Wrigley Mancha brought home 5th
- Mili Mancha brought home 8th
- Trey Gordon brought home 9th
The varsity team also brought home an academic award for having a 3.5-4.0 average team GPA.
Congratulations!
Thespian Festival
Several of our thespian students traveled to the campus of UNI for the Iowa Thespain Festival. The Blue Devil commuity is so proud of these students who work hard every single day, growing as performers, technical crew members, and spectaclular human beings. Students presented a well-received production of Ordinary Days to start off the festival, participated in the Thespy’s and workshops, watched talented students from across Iowa on stage and in events, and were supportive and respectful of each other and those around them. Thank you again for another great festival! Many thanks to the state thespian coordinators, STO’s, UNI, our wonderful parents, the administrative team, and our amazingly supportive Blue Devil community for supporting our thespian charter, Troupe 2951.
Speech and Debate Competition
Speech and Debate had an awesome weekend at a competition at Bettendorf High School. Both public forum debate teams (first photo) ended up 3-2 and just missed the semifinals. Both teams beat prestigious teams from Iowa City West.
Benie, Carter, and Reuben (second photo) did fantastic work in speech competitions, with Reuben winning the Original Oratory category over students from Iowa who expect to win that category at nearly every event they compete in.
Congratulations to all who competed!
State Swim Meet
Congratulations to the athletes who took part in The Iowa High School Athletic Union Swimming & Diving State Meet! There were several victories to celebrate!
The weekend started with Mary Selden receiving the Regional Swimmer of the Year Award and the Davenport Central coaching staff receiving Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
- The 200 medley relay team of Hannah Cousins, Isabel Heller,
Gabbie Hanson, and Simone Green were state runner ups with an All American consideration time.
- Mary Selden followed with a 6th place finish in the 200 freestyle.
- Hannah Cousins had a 2nd place finish in the 100 butterfly.
- Mary Selden was 6th place in the 100 freestyle.
- The 200 freestyle relay of Abby Selden, Isabel Heller, Mary Selden and Lauren Valleroy took 5th place.
- Hannah Cousins was 2nd in the 100 backstroke.
- Isabel Heller was 5th in the 100 breaststroke.
- The 400 free relay team of Simone Green, Hannah Cousins, Abby Selden, and Mary Selden were 2nd in the state.
- The team needed to finish four spots in front of Ames and 1 spot in front of West Des Moines Valley to earn 3rd place. The girls crushed it; they placed 3rd in the state.
The victorious weekend concluded with the Davenport Central Coaching Staff being named Iowa Coaching Staff of the year.
It was a great weekend! These dedicated athletes worked really hard throughout their swimming careers with their teammates to get to this spot.
Regional Swim Meet
Congratulations to the athletes who swam at Regionals and had a phenomenal meet!
The medley relay team of Hannah Cousins, Isabel Heller, Gabbie Hanson, and Simone Green (Regionals champions) ranked 1st at the state level with an all American consideration time.
Additionally, several althletes had stand out performances in the following events:
200 Free
- Mary Selden (Regionals champ) ranked 3rd in the state, setting a new school record
- Olivia Hopewell (6th at Regionals) ranked 21st in the state
- Hannah Ford (8th at Regionals) ranked 32nd in the state
Individual Medly
- Isabel Heller (2nd at Regionals) ranked 3rd in the state
- Abby Selden (4th at Regionals) ranked 17th in thestate
50 free
- Simone Green (Regionals champion) ranked 13th in the state
100 fly
- Hannah Cousins (Regionals champion) ranked 2nd in the state
- Gabbie Hanson (5th at Regionals) ranked18th in the state
100 Free
- Mary Selden (Regionals champion) ranked 5th in state and set a new school record
- Simone Green (3rd at Regionals) ranked 19th in state
500
- Olivia Hopewell (3rd at Regionals) ranked 11th in state and set a new school record
- Hannah Ford (7th at Regionals) ranked 29th in the state
200 Free Relay
- Abby Selden, Lauren Valleroy, Isabel Heller, and Mary Selden (2nd at Regionals) are ranked 5th in the state
Back Stroke
- Hannah Cousins (Regionals champion) is ranked 2nd in the state
- Gabbie Hanson (6th at Regionals) is ranked 24th in the state
Breast Stroke
- Isabel Heller (Regionals champion) ranked 5th in the state
400 Free Relay
- Athletes (Regionals champions) are ranked 2nd in the state setting a new school record
They will be competing at State on November 10th and 11th. Alternates also making the trip are: Mia Nelson, Annie Pauwels, and Mya Kindig.
Blue Illusion Dancers Compete at State Qualifer
Congratulations to the 11 members of the Blue Illusion Dance Team who traveled to Newton for the Class XI Iowa State Dance & Drill Team Association State Solo Qualifier.
Meia Carr, Mili Mancha, Trey Gordon and Wrigley Mancha finished in the top 10 and qualified for State finals which will be held in Des Moines, November 29th - December 1st.
Congratulations to Alexis Panther, Ava Guy, Bella Hill, Emma Valleroy, Taylor Jaros and Zoe Werderman who all received Division I ratings from the three judges, and Ginger Griffith who received a Division II rating.
Future Teachers Meet Illinois Teacher of the Year
Members of the Future Teachers Club attended a presentation at St. Ambrose on Oct. 20th given by the Illinois Teacher of the Year, Briana Morales. Ms. Morales is a 2017 graduate of St. Ambrose and even did a practicum experience with Mrs. Jasper at Central. Ms. Morales spoke about her own experiences and her work as a teacher in East St. Louis, Illinois. Thank you to St. Ambrose and Dr. Blesz for inviting our group to this great presentation!
Swim Team Earns Title of MAC Champions
Congratulations to the girls swim team, winners of the MAC Champions title. These talented swimmers went undefeated in their 2023 swim season. In their last event of the season against Muscatine, individual winners were Abby Selden, Hannah Ford, Mary Selden, Saela Marshall, Gabbie Hanson, Isabel Heller and Kayla Pitzer. Special congratulations to Sael Marshall for breaking the school record in diving, a record previous set in 1990. This senior group has compiled a record of 46 wins to 7 loses through their 4 years at Central. We wish them well in the post season.
OPUS Honor Choir
Congratulations to the following NINE choir students that were selected for the 2023 9th Grade OPUS Honor Choir! Only 180 students are selected for this ensemble across the entire state!
- Sopranos - Mirabella Johnson, Noa Hewlett, Maya Gibson
- Alto - Shira Mally
- Tenors - Javier Henriquez, Carter Bass, Henry Krutzfeldt
- Baritones - Angel Cervantes and Connor Darland
These students will perform at the IMEA State Conference on Thursday, November 16th, on the campus of Iowa State University.
Quad-City Times Best Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Ms. Kendra Elledge, our very own orchestra teacher, on earning the title Best Teacher of the Year in the the Quad-Times "Best of the Quad Cities 2023." The award goes to a teacher for making positive contributions to the community. Ms.Elledge was nominated by a community member last spring. She is certainly deserving, and we want to thank Ms. Elledge for making us all proud Blue Devils!!
Additionaly, in the high school division, Central High School was voted runner-up as the Best High School in the Quad Cities!
Prostart Visits St. Ambrose
On September 14, ProStart students took a field trip to St. Ambrose's foodservice department. Chef Melissa and Manager Tiffany Hayes showed students what a career in contract food service looked like. Students engaged in a tour and discussion. This is a great way to explore all the career opportunities in the culinary pathway.
