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New Mayor, Police Chief, Council Elected; BREC Renewal Passes
Jr. Shelton
James Salsbury
Shane Evans
Kim Fralick
On April 5th, Jr. Shelton was chosen as the new Mayor of Central with 4,546 out of 7,705 votes, or 59%. James Salsbury was elected Chief of Police with 52% of the votes, or 3,944 out of 7,578. Council candidates who received more than 10% of the total council votes were also elected outright. Four of the five seats were filled this way. Shane Evans was elected with 4,031, or 11%, of the 36,734 total votes cast for council. Kim Fralick won 5,135, or 14%, of the votes. Incumbent Wayne Messina received 4,135 votes, or 11%, and John Vance won 3,984 votes, also approximately 11%. Central’s total voter turnout for this election was 37% of registered voters. The BREC tax renewal passed parish-wide, with 60% of the 17,799 total votes. The parish-wide voter turnout was 6.4% to vote on the BREC renewal. Visit the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website for a more detailed breakdown of the election results. Central’s fifth council seat will be filled through a runoff election on May 3rd between Jason Ellis and Ralph Washington. All elected officials will take office on July 1st of this year.
Wayne Messina
John Vance
Public Meeting Runoff between Jason Ellis & Ralph Washington This Tuesday Council candidates, in order to be elected There will be a public meeting this Tuesday, April 15th to get an update on the Hooper Road improvement project to widen the road from two to four lanes. Comments and input will also be accepted at the meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Middle School cafeteria from 5 to 7:30 PM.
in last Saturday’s primary election, needed to have more than 10% of the total council votes cast. Only four of the five council seats were filled this way. This leaves a runoff between the top two remaining vote getters, Jason Ellis and Ralph Washington. Ellis received 3,071 out of 36,734 votes, or 8.4% of the total, while Washington received 3,625 votes, or 9.87% of the total. The election to decide Central’s fifth council position will be held on Saturday, May 3rd.
Central Square Farmers Market is coming soon, and they are looking for vendors! Visit the community's website to sign up: TheCentralSquareCommunity.com.
Political Sign Reminder
All campaign signs for mayor and chief of police, as well as all council signs except for those for Jason Ellis or Ralph Washington, should be removed by the end of the day this Saturday. Ellis and Washington signs may remain since there is a runoff election between those two candidates in May. If you see any signs after Saturday for any other candidate, please contact the candidate to let him or her know so they may be picked up. Please remember also that no signs for any candidate should be left in the right-of-way.
Jason Ellis
Ralph Washington
Central Speaks - Every Home, Every Week
Central Speaks has been mailing direct to virtually every home in Central for the past six weeks. The response has been great, so we will try to continue! Our advertisers are happy that almost every Central resident has the newspaper in their hands every week. Our readers who live in Central but have Baker, Zachary, and Pride zip codes are getting home delivery for the first time and the feedback has been excellent. Of course, our ability to direct mail to all of Central is more costly, but we are confident that our advertisers will continue to see the value. As long we can afford to, we
will direct mail. A few homes on Hubbs and Denham Roads are on a carrier route that is mostly outside of Central. For those few readers who will not receive the paper in the mailbox, Romero's and Family Food Store on Denham Rd. will still have a stack of papers every Thursday.
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Trae Welch (Dist 1) and Scott Wilson (Dist
Elections and Gymnasiums
projects in the Central Community.
Central Rotary Club Attends 2014 District Conference
Photo by Juanita Ross
Attending the 2014 Rotary International District Conference held March 27-29 in Port Allen (left to right) Megan Wall, Lucky Ross, Daniel Newman, Kenny Wall, Kathy and Roger Denson. The Central Rotary Club participated in the food fest held at the West Baton Rouge Conference Center. Belonging to a Rotary Club provides members with an opportunity to make a contribution to their own community and to communities around the world. For information on The Central Rotary call Daniel Newman at 261-8262.
I would like to first wish our newly elected and re-elected Mayor, Chief of Police and Council Members the very best during the their term. I called Mr. Shelton Saturday night and pledged that I would continue to do all that I can to move Central forward and I shared that I have challenged all those that supported me to do the same. Once our schedules have calmed, I look forward to meeting with our mayorelect, and that meeting will likely further define the direction I should take to best serve Central. In the meantime, I will remain, as I have always been, involved in Central’s many worthwhile community efforts, including trying to save our historic gymnasium. The Central Cultural Foundation (CCF) meets
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tonight at 7PM to spearhead an effort to save the 1927 gymnasium on the “Old Middle School” property at Sullivan and Hooper. Our historic gym is the oldest standing public school building in EBR Parish and the oldest non-residential building in Central. There are many photos of the old gym circulating around Central from different eras. There are also many people who remember playing ball or even attending graduation in that gym. I have toured the facility and it is in surprisingly good shape. The building has been scheduled for demolition, but our school board has responded to our request to turn to the Central community and see if we can put together an acceptable plan to save the building. We have until late July to present a plan, and if it is approved by our School Board, the scheduled August removal of the building could be avoided. The CCF is proposing
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that the building be turned into a museum to house the many artifacts, photos and documents that are the history of Central. Many citizens have so much of our history boxed and waiting for a home that could document and care for the tale of the history of this community. In addition, the space could be used for meetings, performances, exhibitions, workshops or even a “Visitors Center”. There is no doubt that this is a big project, but we have seen how this community comes together and works when the cause is right. We will need many interested volunteers with diverse talents and interests to do this right. Grantwriting, historical research, fund-raising, construction planning, recruiting corporate sponsors, publicity, and organizing volunteers will all be components of this effort. So, anyone interested in attending or helping please call me at 262-DAVE for details.
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The 56th annual Greenwell Springs Youth Riders Rodeo will be held May 2 and 3 at 8pm at the Shady Park Arena. Admission is $10/ adults, $5 ages 5-18, free under 5.
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CENTRAL COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY 4/10:
Central Speaks hits the streets and mailboxes CPS JV/Varsity Track Meet at Centreville Crafting for a Cause, Pride-Chaneyville Library, 1PM Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 1:30-5PM Popcorn and a Movie, Pride-Chaneyville Library, 1:30PM CHS Softball vs Broadmoor, Home, 4PM CHS Varsity Baseball vs Redemptorist, Home, 4PM The Sid Edwards Show, 910 AM & Live from DeAngelo’s, 5-6PM Central Legends Radio Show, 910 AM & Live from DeAngelo’s, 6-7PM Live Music with Kenny Acosta, Caliente Mexican Craving, 6-9PM CHS Theatre Presents Grease, CHS Theater, 7PM CCF Coffee Hour, Call Dave (262-DAVE) to attend, 7PM
FRIDAY 4/11:
Paint-in, Magnolia Methodist Church, 9:30AM-12PM CHS Freshman Baseball at Episcopal, 4:30PM Open Gym Night, Central Community Athletics, 6-9PM CHS Theatre Presents Grease, CHS Theater, 7PM
SATURDAY 4/12:
Magnolia Methodist Market, 8AM-2PM Easter Egg Hunt by CHS Softball CHS Bowling at All Star Lanes, 11AM A Guide to Cruising, Pride-Chaneyville Library, 11AM Easter Story/Craft, Greenwell Springs Library, 11AM CHS Freshman Baseball vs Scotlandville, Home, 11AM Women Veterans of LA Meeting, Jones Creek Library, 11:30AM CHS Varsity Baseball vs Scotlandville, Home, 1PM Get Ready for Easter!, Pride-Chaneyville Library, 2:30PM CHS Softball vs Walker, Home, 4PM CHS Theatre Presents Grease, CHS Theater, 7PM
SUNDAY 4/13:
Easter Egg Hunt, Blackwater Methodist Church, 2-4PM
MONDAY 4/14:
CPS JV District Track Meet at Centreville CHS JV Baseball vs Denham Springs, Home, 4PM
CHS Freshman Baseball at Denham Springs, 6PM CCSS School Board Meeting, 6-7:30PM Art League of Central Meeting, Central Library, 6-8PM
TUESDAY 4/15:
CHS Varsity Baseball vs Denham Springs, Home, 4PM CHS Softball at Live Oak, 4:30PM Hooper Rd Project Public Meeting, CMS Cafeteria, 5-7:30PM Meet the Easter Bunny, Caliente Mexican Craving, 5-8PM Understanding Your Credit Seminar, Greenwell Springs Library, 6PM CCA Public Forum at DEMCO Meeting Room, 7PM
WEDNESDAY 4/16:
Exploding Memory Box Craft, Greenwell Springs Library, 3PM CHS Freshman Baseball vs Zachary, Home, 3:30PM CHS Softball at Pope John Paul, 4:30PM CHS JV Baseball vs Zachary, Home, 5:30PM
THURSDAY 4/17:
Central Speaks hits the streets and mailboxes CPS JV/Varsity Track Meet at Silliman Crafting for a Cause, Pride-Chaneyville Library, 1PM Paint-In, Magnolia Methodist Church, 1:30-5PM Easter Egg Story/Craft, Central Library, 4:30PM Tabletop Game Night, Central Library, 5PM Telescope Training Class, Central Library, 6PM CHS Varsity Baseball at Zachary, 6PM Live Music with Christina Ocmand, Caliente Mexican Craving, 6-9PM Maundy Thursday Service, Comite Baptist Church, 6:30PM Maundy Thursday Communion Service, Grace Presbyterian Church, 7PM
FRIDAY 4/18:
Paint-in, Magnolia Methodist Church, 9:30AM-12PM
SATURDAY 4/19:
Magnolia Methodist Market, 8AM-2PM
CHS JV Baseball vs Broadmoor, Home, 10AM All About Earth Day, Greenwell Springs Library, 11AM Read Well Children’s Book Club, Greenwell Springs Library, 12:30PM CHS Varsity Baseball vs Broadmoor, Home, 1PM
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Celebrating 46 Years
The official newspaper of Central Private School, Inc.
April 2014
Prom 2014 - “Moonlit Masquerade”
Members of the 2014 Prom Court (Photos by Selser Photography) Kneeling: Cole Kinchen, Daniel Basham, King Logan Prather, Easton Holmes, & Jesse Summers Standing: Shelby Romero, Kelly Nijoka, Queen Kaitlyn Samson, Sarah Sonnier, & Kennedy King (see page 10 for additional prom photos)
The annual Junior/Senior Prom was held on Saturday, April 5, at Classic Connections in Baton Rouge. Members of the junior and senior classes, along with their dates, came together for catered meal before the announcement of the prom court, king, and queen. This year’s court members are juniors Kennedy King, Shelby Romero, Cole Kinchen, & Jesse Summers, and seniors Kelly Nijoka, Sarah Sonnier, Daniel Basham & Easton Holmes. Seniors Kaitlyn Samson and Logan Prather were crowned as the 2014 Prom Queen &
King. Special thank you to the members of the prom committee for their planning. The members of this year’s committee were juniors Brooke Hingle (chairman), Hailey Bonvillain, Aubrey Dean, Ragan Griffin, Kennedy King, Brooke Melancon, Jessica Morris, Haley Robinson, Marissa Roge’, and Elyse Shires. Prom sponsors are Ms. Alicia Fergerson & Mrs. Renee Martin. Thank you also to Mrs. Stephanie Boudreaux, Mrs. Julie Guillot, & Mrs. Robyn Woolfolk for serving as extra chaperones.
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Rebel CAYL Teams Win Big!
Congratulations to the Rebels D Major Draft League team and the Lady Rebels tee ball team for winning their CAYL Opening Season Tournament! Top - Rebels D Major Draft League (kneeling): Rylan Hiatt, Zacc Landry, Jase Davis, Clay Petty, Reese Dean, & Cole Bankston; (standing): Caleb Hubbard, Sean Sullivan, Nolan McDonald, Laithan Seal, Nicholas Wilkins, Tyler Kimble, & Wyatt Beck Bottom - Lady Rebels tee ball team (front row): Miley Carl, Chloe Rogers, Daisy Morris, Isabella Peairs, & Sydney Browning; (back row): Anna Santangelo, Briley Sullivan, Madison Bueche, Ava Grace Buxton, Anna Claire Reily, Anna Claire Gremillion, & Breanna Cothell. Coaches Clint Sullivan & Tracey Reily. Not pictured: Kaylee Sharpe & Coach Tracy Bueche
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JV/V Track Meet @ Centreville K4 & Ktg. Field Trip Week 1 of Baseball Playoffs Golf - CPS Invitational @ Oak Lake, Clinton 9 a.m. JV District Track Meet @ Centreville Athletic Club Meeting (Elem Library) 7 p.m. Tennis Match @ Silliman 11:30 a.m. Elementary Easter Parties Varsity District Track Meet @ Silliman Easter Holidays - NO SCHOOL Week 2 Baseball Playoffs Varsity Track South State Field Events @ Silliman Tennis @ Silliman Varsity Track South State Track Events South State Baseball/Golf/Tennis $1 Dress Day ***Upcoming May Events***
Central Private School, Inc., admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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Varsity Track State Field Championship Varsity Track State Track Championship Final Exams for Seniors Baccalaureate Service @ Zoar Baptist Spring Sports Banquet @ FOP Hall Academic Awards Programs $1 Dress Day Accelerated Reader Fun Day Graduation @ Zoar Baptist Church MS/HS Final Exams Teacher Check Out Day Report Cards Mailed
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Red vs. White Powder Puff Action
This year, the annual Powder Puff Flag Football game was played on Wednesday, April 2, on Rebel Field. Since this game is normally played in the fall, many people had decided it just wasn’t going to happen this year. However, about two weeks out from the official game girls were allowed to start signing up. The week of March 24, student coaches met in the conference room to draft their teams. Each team was allowed to hold two official practices. Members of the White Team (l to r) were senior Kelli Wilson, freshman Raven Monson, junior Gracie Brian, fresh-
man Olivia Wells, freshman Madison Nunnery, junior Madison Cutrer, freshman Kristen DeFreitas, freshman Alexa Lubecke, sophomore Allison Flurry, & freshman Samantha Romero. Coaches for the White Team were junior Logan Samson, senior Blake McCulley, senior Mason Cockerham, and junior Cole Kinchen (not pictured). Members of the Red Team (kneeling): sophomore Caroline Harris, sophomore Meagan Barker; (standing): senior Alex Stuckey, sophomore Reagan Baggett, freshman Hope Scrantz, sophomore Amber Dougherty, senior Hope Hebert,
freshman Madison Ogelsby, senior Kelly Nijoka, junior Aubrey Dean, freshman Maggie Bryson, sophomore Jena Pocorello, junior Lauren West, freshman Anna Grace Dean, freshman Allie Mouton, & junior Shelby Romero. The game was neck and neck ending in an 18 point tie at the end of the fourth quarter. Game officials, Coach Terry King and Coach Michelle Yawn, made the decision to allow a five minute overtime period. In an exciting turn of events the White Team pulled off the upset with a final game score of 24 to 18.
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10 SPORTS
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CHS Girl’s Bowling #2 in CHS Boy’s Bowling in the State Playoffs Elite 8 for Second Year CHS Girls Bowling (11-2) saw in the cards for Central as their
their season end abruptly Thursday (4-3-14) at AMF All Star Lanes Kenner. In Round 4 of the LHSAA Bowling State Playoffs, #2 Central High would suffer a tough “break” and ultimately help derail their path to the Final Four of the playoffs and possibly a State Championship. In Round 3, Central received a BYE due to being a #1 Seed and took on 5-seeded St Scholastica (13-3) in Round 4. The Wildcats took control of the match in Game 1 by jumping out to a 7-1 and 940846 lead. Haley Young (Junior/ Co-Captain) paced the Wildcats with a 224 and Sarah LeDuff (Sophomore/Co-Captain) added a 182. St Scholastica would gain some momentum and win a close Game 2 5-3 and 883-857 to close Central’s lead to 10-6 and 68 Total Pins. Young would once again lead the Wildcats with a 190. Unfortunately in the 3rd Frame of Game 3, Central’s run towards a State Championship suffered a major setback. Freshman Brittnee Robinson would suffer a sprained wrist. In a very gutsy effort, Robinson finished Game 3 but there would be no inspiring comebacks
momentum from Game 1 quickly fizzled. With one of Central’s key bowlers injured, St Scholastica would take Game 3 6-2 and 853780. After 3 games, Central and St Scholastica were tied 12-12 and the match would come down to Total Pins. Unfortunately the Doves found just enough pins to win 2582-2577 and win the match 1512. Five pins is all that separated the Wildcats from appearing in their first Final Four. Young’s 181 once again led the Wildcats in Game 3. Overall Central’s season as a team ended in the Elite 8 (the farthest a Central Girls Team has ever gone) and was led by Young’s 595 and LeDuff’s 529. The Girls’ season will continue this Saturday (4-12-14) at All Star Lanes – Baton Rouge (11am) with Young and LeDuff advancing to the State Finals (Round 5 & hopefully Round 6) through the Girls’ State Singles Championship. Each Wildcat will try to bring home Central’s 2nd Girls’ State Singles Championship. Come support Central’s Young and LeDuff this Saturday, admission is $5.
Diamond Divas Are Tournament Champs
Top row from left to right: Head Coach Charlie Wheat, Asst. Coach Tim Lazaroe, Asst. Coach AD Dungan. Middle Row from Left to Right: Guiliana Bossier, Sydney Coxe, Emma Dungan, Claire Lazaroe, Lexie Lemoine, Maci Ordoyne. Bottom Row from Left to Right: Mallory Wheat, Jaci Ellis, Aleece Andrews, Grace Pizzolato, Bella Bossier. Not Pictured: Morgan Rathcke
CHS Baseball Works Hard Towards District Title
Submitted by Stacie Birch
Central varsity baseball traveled to Broadmoor last week and secured another district win 17-0. Central’s pitching only allowed 1 hit. The pitchers were Cameron Polk, Josh Stevens, and Jude Fontenot. Joseph Schoop hit a grand slam and had 7 RBIs against Broadmoor. Adam Porche also had a hot bat. On Saturday, the Wildcats had their first district loss to Walker. 2-1 was the final score. This was a great game played by both teams. Preston Fondren did a great job as the pitcher for this game. Central continues district play this week against Live Oak on Wednesday at 4pm and Scotlandville Saturday at 1pm. Both games will be played at "The Yard." Everyone come out and support the CHS Baseball team as they continue to play hard for the title of District Champions.
CHS Boys Bowling (12-3) ended their season in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday (4-3-14) at AMF All Star Lanes - Kenner. In Round 4 of the LHSAA Bowling State Playoffs, #5 Central High took on the #1 ranked team in the state, Brother Martin (150), in what turned out to be the match of the year. Game 1 set the tone of match. In a very close opening game, Central would stun the Crusaders take a 5-3 lead and led Total Pins 1171-1164. Led by their anchor and one of Baton Rouge’s best bowlers, Jacob Garretson (Junior/Captain), who averaged 210 during the high school season, would open up with a 228. Central’s great scores didn’t stop there. Dylan Ringo (Freshman) rolled a 216, Kevin Kennedy (Senior) added a 215 and Parker Aucoin (Freshman) tacked on a 210. In game 2 the Crusaders would take complete control of the match and jump out to an 10-6 lead and take command of Total Pins by winning 1230-1086. The 1230 was the highest game bowled against Central the entire season. Once again Garretson led the way for the Wildcats with a 266. In bad shape and down 137 pins, Central bowled one of their best games of the year with an 1187. Garretson continued his tremendous bowling and led the Wildcats with a 245, followed by Ringo’s 214, Aucoin’s 211 and Sean Murphy’s (Senior) 203. Brother Martin would struggle most of Game 3 and lose the game 2-6. After three games were in the book, Central and Brother Martin were
tied at 12 a piece, making the match decided by the all important Total Pins worth 3 points. The Crusaders would hold on to the lead by 41 pins with a 1094 game. With just enough, the #1 ranked Brother Martin won Total Pins 3488-3447 and got the extra 3 points to win the match 15-12 and end the scare of their season. The final blow came in the 10th Frame where 5 of the 6 Wildcats opened and the Crusaders closed the entire 10th Frame. For Central, Garretson was high on the team with a 739 series, then Ringo’s 604, Aucoin’s 591, Kennedy’s 554 and Murphy finished with a 530. Brother Martin was led by Austin Boulignay with a 668 series/255 games, Max Oertiling’s 621 (219) and Victor Earl’s 592 (215). After being eliminated for the second straight year in the Elite 8, the Boys’ season will continue this Saturday (4-12-14) at All Star Lanes – Baton Rouge (11am) with Jacob Garretson advancing to the State Finals (Round 5 & hopefully Round 6) through the Boys’ State Singles Championship. Garretson is only six games away from bringing home Central’s first ever Boys Singles Championship and is a riding a tremendous wave of momentum into the Finals. Come support Central’s Garretson this Saturday, admission is $5. Earlier in the day, Central defeated Dutchtown (12-3) in Round 3 of the State Playoffs. Led by Aucoin’s 617 (238), Garretson’s 582 (215) and Ringo’s 560 (204), Central defeated the 2014 Gonzales District Champs by the score of 21-6 and 3220-3035.
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CHS Choir Earns Top Scores at Festival
Ryan & Brook Lewis Welcome Son Jagger Jaymes
Ryan and Brook Lewis are excited to announce the birth of their son, Jagger Jaymes Lewis. Jagger was born February 25, 2014 at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge. He weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed by big sisters Shelby Jordan and Layla Ryan. Proud grandparents are Mike and Betty Lewis of Central and David and Dee Gatlin of Gulf Shores, AL. Proud Great-Grandfather is Bill Ensminger of Central. Aunts and Uncles are Gordy and Ashley Rush of Central, David and Brittany Linkenhoker of San Diego, CA and Shawn and Necole Harrison of Gulf Shores, AL.
CHS Concert Choir with their Festival trophy The Central High School School. Students are not required choir department is wrapping to own a piano or keyboard for the up an amazing year. On March piano classes; practice time is built 12, the CHS Concert Choir and into daily piano lessons at school. Women's Chorus participated in Students with AND without prior the District IV Choral Festival musical training are welcome in Assessment in downtown Baton choir and piano classes... all you Rouge, where they both earned top need is a love for music, and we scores in stage performances and will find a place for you at Central sightreading. The CHS Concert High School! Any student who Choir will also have the honor of will be attending Central High singing the national anthem at an School next school year and LSU baseball game on April 9. is interested in taking choir or There are three levels of choir piano is encouraged to contact as well as two levels of piano Mrs. Mary Turner: 225-261-2428 classes available at Central High ormturner@centralcss.org.
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Music and Quilting at CCF Coffee Hour
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High School Students Participate in Art League Show
At the last CCF Coffee Hour, held on Thursday, March 27th, music was provided by Erin Gourley and Brandon Carraway (pictured at the top), and a quilting demonstration was given by Margaret Chair (bottom left) and Nina Delaune (bottom right). Keep an eye out for the next free Coffee Hour, which will be announced soon!
The Art League of Central invited area high schoolers to participate in their latest show, held at the Central Branch Library. Pictured is Tori Lewis of Central Private School with her first place painting. The remaining prizes were all awarded to Central High students. Second place went to Logan Prudhome, 3rd place to Lydia Paxton, and Honorable Mention went to Raegan Gill and Katharine Mancuso.