Central Elementary School

Have you ever wanted to compete in a magical competition? Students at Central Elementary School in Portage have the opportunity to join a Quidditch Club coached by two 4th grade teachers, JoAnn Ranfranz and Mallory Rzonca. If you aren’t familiar...

2nd grade students at Central Elementary in Portage have been highly engaged in Whole Brain Techniques and showing a bountiful amount of zest! They have been tremendously engaged in all their lessons and trying their best to get high scores on their...

Central Elementary School in Portage is fortunate to have a partnership of encouragement, compassion, and positive community involvement with Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Pastor Engle, Mrs. Engle, and the entire church family support our students and...

ISTEP Encouragement at Central Elementary in Portage! Primary classes provided banners, letters and special treats to intermediate classes during the week of testing. Pictured is Mrs. Witka’s 1st grade class with letters and a banner to encourage...

Last week, 3rd Grade students at Central Elementary in Portage celebrated reaching their AR benchmarks with an activity on Indiana's 3 regions (the Great Lakes region, the central till plains region, and the southern hills and lowland region). Each...

Mrs. Benson from Porter County Soil and Conservation came to Central Elementary School in Portage for the 'From Seed to Plant' program. She read the 2nd grade students a story about the life of a seed. After the classroom lesson, they took a...

Fifth grade students at Central Elementary in Portage, critiqued this American flag mosaic during their art class this past Thursday, September 11th. This piece was created in honor of of the events that took place September 11, 2001. The discussion...

Central Elementary students and staff participated in a Walk A Thon to Stomp Out Hunger! Proceeds from the Walk A Thon are being donated to the Food Bank of NWI to support the Back Pack Program.

Central Elementary 5th grade students, Kayla Schinkel (left) and Madison Elizondo (right) participate in Central’s kindness day. During this event, students gave compliments to one another. While giving compliments, students tied a piece of yarn on...

Central Elementary students, in Angie Cruz's 2nd grade class, visited Mayor Snyder last week. They learned about all the responsibilities the Mayor of Portage has and how hard he works to make Portage such a great place to live and work.