After splitting into teams to design and build cardboard-and-duct-tape boats, today was the moment of truth for Prep Academy students as they set off to sail (or sink) in their creations. The 7th grade regattas launched in the …
The Central Academy office will be closed December 24th through January 2nd. The staff would like to wish all our families a restful and enjoyable winter break. Classes resume on January 5th, which will be a “B” day.
Congratulations to Team 7: El Secreto Oscuro, Grand Champion of the 7th Grade Prep Academy Boat Races! Someone from each team had to pilot their boat! Six of the 16 boats were able to make it down and back in the pool at …
The German classes are completing their Gingerbread houses! Click the headline for more pictures.
Senior Luis Martinez has earned the distinction of being recommended to the prestigious US Naval Academy by US Senator, Tom Harkin. He’s cleared the first big hurdle to earning a place at the elite school in Annapolis, but “now I have …
Senior Theresa Manivanh has a big grin on her face today! Last night she was notified that she has been accepted to Harvard University next fall! Theresa is an athlete and a scholar. Currently a member of the Roosevelt swim team, this …
More than 50 Central Academy students staged a protest and die-in this morning in the school’s commons area. They carried signs that read “I Can’t Breathe” and “#BlackLivesMatter” as they marched from the back of the school up the …
Thanks to Central Academy art teacher Dara Green and her students, the DMPS administrative offices have a special art exhibit this month. Our students’ large-scale self portraits will be on display in lobby of 901 Walnut Street throughout December.
DESIGNERS! We are looking to develop a new logo for Central Academy. For our first 30 years, Academy has been a subset of Central Campus. Under that careful stewardship we’ve grown so much that we are ready to …
On Nov. 14-15, 8 Academy teams competed in a 36-hour contest using mathematics to present solutions to real-world modeling problems! Some teams, for example, had to calculate the best way to track and contain the Ebola outbreak. Others tried to streamline rush hour …
