Academic Update March 2025

Central Elementary recently hosted children's author Alan St. Jean for the exciting Writing Olympics. Mr. St. Jean collaborated with individual classes to help students create their own unique stories. He guided them as an "editor," allowing the students to take on the role of the author themselves. Students then became "illustrators," creating original artwork to accompany their stories. These stories were shared during a grade-wide assembly, where judges Mrs. Herncane, Mrs. Zeglin, and Mrs. Hutzell scored each creation. The judges were amazed by the students' creativity in both writing and artwork, and the students were incredibly proud of their accomplishments. A special thank you to Mr. St. Jean for visiting our school and to the Chestnut Ridge Education Foundation for providing the grant that made this event possible.