Century’s Annual Round Up: A Rootin’-Tootin’ Good Time for All!

This year’s Century High School Round Up brought a whole new kind of fun to town — a little bit country, a little bit carnival, and a whole lot of school spirit! Our campus turned into a fall festival wonderland, packed with games, grub, and good ol’ fashioned community cheer.

Each corner of the courtyard had something fun in store — from foosball with the soccer team to ducks-in-a-kiddie-pool hosted by our swimmers. The speech and debate team kept things lively with a friendly argument or two at their “debate booth,” while baseball pitched in with cornhole and golf teed up a “hole in one” challenge. With every booth run by a different student group, it was a true showcase of the talent, teamwork, and creativity that make our Diamondbacks shine!

The live entertainment was a showstopper! Our band, choir, and orchestra filled the air with toe-tappin’ tunes, and both cheer and dance took the stage for some crowd-favorite line dances that had everyone clapping along.

And of course, no Round Up would be complete without the legendary Dutch oven dinner prepared by our Outdoor Club. Folks lined up for plates piled high with baked beans, baked potatoes, salad, cornbread, sweets, and that melt-in-your-mouth BBQ beef — a true taste of tradition!

Guests also had their eyes on the raffle drawings, which offered prizes for every kind of cowpoke: drinkware, coolers, wagons, craft baskets, pet goodies, game night kits, holiday décor, ISU tickets, a handmade quilt, and a whole heap of restaurant gift cards. The excitement built all evening leading up to our grand prize drawings — $1,000 cash for the lucky top winner, followed by a flat-screen TV and a brand-new laptop for second and third place!

Every penny raised goes right back to our student organizations, helping fund everything from choir’s new video camera to tennis nets, theatre costumes, cheer mats, and even a spring visit from Shakespearience.

The Round Up has long been one of Century’s most beloved traditions — and this year’s festival proved once again why it’s a highlight of the fall season. From students to staff to community members, everyone came together for a night of laughter, games, and gratitude.

Here’s to another successful Round Up, and to all the folks who help keep this cherished Century tradition alive and kickin’