Membership in the Association is just $25 per year, or you can get a lifetime membership for $100. Donations towards scholarships are always accepted. Just fill out the attached form and send it in.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”peacoc”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Alumni Scholarships” color=”green” link=”||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]Mark & Anne Hansen Scholarship Recipient for 2019 – Ahmad Jandal<\/span><\/p>\nMark & Anne Hansen Scholarship Recipient for 2018 – Maria Martell<\/span><\/p>\nMark & Anne Hansen Scholarship Recipient for 2017 – Allison Klingelhofer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n
The Alumni Association’s main focus is to award dozens of scholarships to Central Seniors. The scholarships are both varied and specific. Click on the link to view all of the scholarships awarded each year. If you are interested in making an endowment for a scholarship, please contact Dan Hundt, Board Treasurer, at (608) 788-3723<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”2019 Alumni Assoc. Scholarships” color=”green” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2FScholarships-1.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2018 HOE Inductee, Mark Hansen with his wife, Anne, and Scholarship Winner, Maria Martell” color=”green” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2FMark-Anne-Hansen-Maria-Martell-1.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2018 Alumni Assoc. Scholarships” color=”green” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2F2018-Scholarships.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2017 Hansen Scholarship Recipient – Allison Klingelhofer” color=”green” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F07%2FAllison-K-1.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_separator color=”green”][vc_btn title=”2024 Hall of Excellence Nomination Form” color=”warning” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2024%2F01%2FHALL-OF-EXCELLENCE-NOMINATION-FORM-2024.docx.pdf|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nominations for the Hall of Excellence are accepted year round and anyone can nominate a Central Alum for the Hall of Excellence. Nominees are chosen for induction in March and the Induction Ceremony happens in May each year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Central High School Administration, in conjunction with the Central Alumni Association, established the Hall of Excellence in 1999. The Hall was established to recognize Central Alumni, staff, or members of the La Crosse community for outstanding service to La Crosse or the community they live in.<\/p>\n
The Hall of Excellence currently has 65 members and is located in the south entry of Central in the lobby of the auditorium. The Hall is funded by Central High School and the Alumni Association.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange”][vc_btn title=”2023 Hall of Excellence Inductees’ Bios” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2023%2F08%2FClass-of-2023-1.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2022 Hall of Excellence Inductees’ Bios” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2023%2F08%2FClass-of-2022.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]There were no Hall of Excellence classes for 2020 and 2021.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_btn title=”2019 Hall of Excellence Inductees’ Bios” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2FHOE-Bios.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2019 HOF Inductee Hank Poehling” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F07%2FPoehling.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2019 HOF Inductee Bruce Stromstad” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F07%2FStromstad-3.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2019 HOF Inductee Clifford Venne” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F07%2FVenne-1.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2018 Hall of Excellence Inductees” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2018%2F06%2F20180622112949281.pdf|title:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2FMark-Anne-Hansen-Maria-Martell.jpg|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”2017 Hall of Excellence Inductees” color=”violet” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2018%2F04%2F2017-HOE.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Every year the Association inducts an impressive slate of Alumni into our Hall of Excellence. Click on the links to see the bios for the inductees for the past years.<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”purple”][vc_btn title=”2018 Alumni Newletter” color=”sky” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrosseschools.org%2Fcentral-high%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2019%2F06%2FNewsletter-1.pdf|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_message icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-user-graduate”]If you have Graduation caps and gowns (black only) from past years that you no longer need, please consider donating them to Central students in need! There is a collection box inside the main door for easy drop off.[\/vc_message][vc_btn title=”Upcoming Class Reunions” color=”black”][vc_column_text] Central Class of 1973 Reunion. Friday, August 4, 2023 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1745,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16805,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions\/16805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacrosseschools.org\/central-high\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}