If you were unable to attend the parent information meeting for incoming 8th grade students, please click the headline to get a copy of the presentation.

Academy German students traveled to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein over 10-days. Here they have breakfast in the Swiss Alps. Read the blog at www.centralacademygerman.blogspot.com and click headline for more pictures.

Click the headline for the latest parent newsletter with important upcoming events at Academy!

AP Exams are given in the first weeks of May. Exams cost $93 each. DMPS students register for exams with the bookkeeper at their home schools. Out of District students register with Kim Kinney at the Academy Office. Please click headline for more details.

Central Academy won 1st place at the ISU Math Contest on Saturday! All 19 of Central’s participants (See picture) qualified for the state math meet! Click the headline for more pictures of the team!

Twenty-two students represented Mongolia at the University of Chicago’s Model UN county conference this past weekend in Chicago from Feb 2-5. Some were signatories on working papers, others were authors. The future looks bright for this world if these teens become our leaders! Advisors-Canada Snyder, Darci Kellen, Luci Core

Thinking about taking a social studies course at Central Academy next year? Click the headline to see a student made video (Thanks, Sam and Charlotte!) explaining why you should “Live the Experience!”

Academy’s Science Bowl team took 2nd place at the Iowa Regional High School Science Bowl contest held at Ames Laboratory. Academy’s team was Connor Johnson, Shivani Kumaresan, Aditi Jithendra, Kevin Li and Evan Hilton. First place, Valley High School, was led by Gabe Mintzer, also an Academy science student. The Science Bowl is an opportunity for Iowa’s top science and math students to face-off on their knowledge of math and a range of science disciplines. Congrats to all.

Students enrolled in Chinese courses co-hosted the Chinese Association of Iowa’s New Year Celebration performing songs and dances after a week of Chinese art and cooking. Heden Perez and Carolynn Luong were named Youth of the Year. Click headline for more pictures.

With the start of the new semester, Academy After Hours on Tuesdays from 2:30 – 4:30 will be offering enrichment opportunities. Click headline for list.