Communications Department

Thanks to the generosity of their families and staff, Center Grove Elementary School raised enough money to sponsor a wagon at Riley Hospital for Children. Riley Hospital Foundation representatives presented the wagon with the plate designed by William Clark and Rhett Schenck on Monday, April 7th.

The Center Grove High School Color Guard earned a 6th place finish with a score of 93.35 at the WGI World Championships at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH, on Saturday, April 11th.

Center Grove High School's student council has been named a 2025 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Association of Student Councils. This is one of the most prestigious honors a student council can receive at the national level.

Center Grove High School’s Culinary Arts Program had an incredible showing at the SkillsUSA Indiana State Leadership & Skills Conference on April 11th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Center Grove Elementary and Sugar Grove Elementary were honored at the Statehouse by the Indiana Department of Education for achieving a 95% or higher pass rate on the 2025 IREAD assessment.

Five Center Grove High School students earned Judge Awards at the 28th Annual Mabel B. Annis Memorial Student Art Competition, hosted by the Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville, Indiana.

Center Grove High School students earned 16 Scholastic Writing Awards in 2026, including two Gold Keys.

Center Grove High School students earned a total of 35 Scholastic Art Awards, including a National Silver Medal, the program's highest national honor, for senior Jessica Anness.

Center Grove High School student Kay Gallo, working with culinary instructor Susanne Ebacher-Grier, earned first place at the American Culinary Federation Greater Indianapolis Chapter’s April Fools Mystery Basket Challenge on Saturday, April 4, at the Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center in Indianapolis.

Center Grove High School Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Kevin Stuckmeyer has been named the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association 2026 District 3 Coach of the Year.

Center Grove has chosen the 2025-26 Support Staff of the Year.

Center Grove has awarded the Teachers of the Year for the 2025-26 school year. 

Center Grove Middle School North eighth grader Nate Julius earned third place in his division at the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair, held March 14 at Marian University.

Center Grove High School’s show choirs earned top honors at the Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, TN, on March 20th and 21st.

Center Grove High School seniors Mohammed Khan, Ivy McClimon, Andra Veleta, and Kelli Wang have been named Finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Center Grove High School teacher Suzanne Grier was named 2025 Chef Educator of the Year by the Greater Indianapolis American Culinary Federation.

Center Grove High School's Culinary Arts program took first place at the Annual Small Bite Challenge held during the Greater Indianapolis American Culinary Federation Awards Gala held at the Indianapolis Zoo on March 7th.

 Center Grove High School’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter had a record-breaking weekend at the BPA State Leadership Conference, March 8-10, in downtown Indianapolis.

Center Grove High School senior Gracyn Gilliard was crowned 2026 Indiana Miss Basketball on Friday, March 13th.

Students in the MSN National Junior Honor Society recently organized and led their annual service project, bringing the school community together to support those in need.