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2025-2026 School Year
The Observer
The district newsletter, The Observer, is mailed to taxpayers in Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington, Lino Lakes and for families enrolled in the Centennial School District.
Fall 2025
Back-to-School
Back-to-school information is available for the upcoming school year! See the link below for information sent by the school district to enrolled families.
District News
![Kids Club team is ready for summer fun!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782485194/isd12org/f0raesikwrham5mzp4jq/summertrainingkidsclubforweb.jpg","width":1687}])
Summer is officially here, and our Kids Club team is READY! Through training and team-building sessions, their creativity was put to the test, building brand-new games from scratch using a random mix of materials.
![graduates in cap and gown walking down the hall way lined with elementary students cheering them on]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780514749/qsyjig7b7yi9zetxdyll/2026_graduation_walk_cropped_for_web_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Centennial High School students board the school bus one last time for a ride back to their elementary where their school journey began.
![Group of students standing in front of the Holocaust Museum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780513406/gxrfsj5gemyo9vcntjnj/johnson_trip_to_DC.jpg","width":2200}])
Centennial High School students attended a field trip for the day to D.C. where they were immersed in history, learned from Holocaust survivors, and toured the Capitol.
![Group of students and teacher in the classroom at Blue Heron Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779205686/isd12org/cl3vjryhbyoc1ltkxznc/Postcardphoto.jpg","width":2200}])
The Centennial School Board unanimously approved a resolution to place two referendum questions on the November 2026 ballot. The questions are designed to support student learning and address facility needs across Centennial School District.
![Alumnus gives back to mentor program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779052721/isd12org/zzz9uxktodzxi8yiumd1/GLE.jpg","width":2200}])
Twenty-one years after first walking the halls of Golden Lake Elementary as a kindergartner, alumnus Kyle Helms Walker (’18) returned this spring with a mission of gratitude and a $1,000 donation to the school.
![Anita Toft and members of the food service team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777994862/isd12org/znyywzrw3orjzncwjxcu/FoodServiceEOY.jpg","width":2200}])
Anita Toft, a cook for Centennial Schools, has been named the Midwest Region Employee of the Year for her extraordinary commitment to the school meal program and the students she serves.
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