Sunday the 19th of October 40 Central Campus JROTC supported the Des Moines Marathon.  They started in the cool of the morning at 6:00 a.m. and finished in what turned into a beautiful fall afternoon at about 3 …

Our Aviation program lead by Rick McDonald and Tim Harmer, had the chance to visit the UPS sight at the Des Moines International Airport. They got hands-on with a Boeing 757 and Airbus A3000. It was a little …

Here are a few students from Auto Collision, taught by Joel Samuelson, at work in the lab.  They are polishing their freshly painted project fenders.   

First year students from Culinary Arts, taught by Chef John Andres, are having a great time during their first day of Baking.  

Our Home Building class taught by Ben Molloy were invited to the Camp Dodge Challenge.

This week several students from our STEP program participated in the Healthy Iowa Initiative Walk.  Students and associates Lisa Prine, Melissa Sarlat  and Jami Harvey (taking the picture!) walked around Gray’s Lake on Wednesday morning.  They went above and beyond the …

The daughter of Laotian refugees, Ruth Phaviset has met life’s challenges head on as she prepares for her future and a career in health care. The East High senior, who also takes courses at Central Campus and Central Academy, was recently named a National Youth Council on Leadership nominee. Click the photo to meet Ruth and learn more about her story.

Our students from the Culinary Arts program, taught by Chef John Andres, were sharing their talents at the Iowa Restaurant Association’s Dine Iowa Grand Tasting Gala. This was one of many opportunities our students experience though the ProStart …

First year students form the IESA program taught by Larry Beall are working on their solar panels and putting the PVC backs on them. These panels are actual working solar panels the students created as one of many …

Second year students from the IESA program, taught by Larry Beall, visited Greys Lake for a nature walk to collect plant samples. Once collected they then preserved the specimens for further study.