Important News

HCPSS Tops Maryland Rankings Again

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…

CHS Spirit Wear for Holidays

The CHS Boosters still has a large variety of Centennial Spirit Wear in stock for Holiday Gift Giving. Please contact Michelle Berry at shelberry@verizon.net to purchase. Use the subject line CHS spiritwear. Happy Holidays from the CHS Boosters!

Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program

The Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program (Y.A.L.P) is designed to differentiate students for their futures. This is the world famous Dale Carnegie Course customized for teenagers. Young Leaders learn how to: Communicate more confidently in front of groups and with teachers, parents, coaches, and peers Enhance Leadership abilities within sport teams, clubs, group projects, and extracurricular activities Better manage…

Howard County Association of Student Councils Meeting

All Middle and High School students interested in -Sharing the Student Voice on HCPSS Policy and Community Issues -Gaining Leadership Skills -Practicing Community Service -Working with student leaders from across HCPSS please attend Howard County Association of Student Councils (HCASC) meetings. Next meeting Wednesday 12/14 7-8:30 at the Homewood Cafeteria 10914 MD 108 Columbia, 21042. This month's topic HCASC and…

National Math Honor Society Fundraiser

Got Change? Because Math Counts! National Math Honor Society Fundraiser – Please consider supporting us! Shopping at Barnes & Noble for the Holidays? Join us Monday or Wednesday, and have the Math Honor Society wrap your gift for free Monday, December 5th from 4pm-9pm Wednesday, December 7th from 4pm-9pm All donations collected will be going to help support Centennial’s attendance…

Winter Sports Pictures

Pictures for winter sports will be taken on Thursday, December 8, in the cafeteria: 2:30 Indoor Track (girls and boys) 4:00 Varsity Girls Basketball 4:45 JV/Varsity Boys Basketball 5:45 JV Girls Basketball 6:00 JV/Varsity Wrestling

Principal's Newsletter December 2

CHS Fine Arts presents The Winter Spectacular December 2nd at 7pm! Get into the holiday spirit at The Winter Spectacular with performances by Dance Company, jazz band, madrigals, musical theatre, and orchestra students! Over 150 students are involved in this family-friendly and fun-filled performance. Tickets are $10 each. Student Government Association sponsors an annual Jingle Bell Banquet for senior citizens…

CHS Boosters Christmas Trees Sale

CHS Boosters Christmas Tree Sale along with Wreaths going on every weekend in Dec until Christmas… Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm. Sunday 11:00am - 4:00pm Beautiful Frazier Fir Trees. $55.00 & $65.00 Wreaths $20.00 All proceeds going to school programs

Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition

Centennial High School will be proudly hosting the 2017 Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition. This competition, started in 2013 by CHS student Nicholas Benavides, is the largest student-run high school entrepreneurship competition in the U.S. Year after year, it encourages students to think outside of the box, and create new markets with their innovative business ideas. This year's competition will take…

Centennial Model UN

On November 12, 2016, nearly 300 students from 21 schools all across Maryland attended the Eighth Annual Centennial High School Model United Nations Conference (CHSMUNC), a high school conference hosted by the Centennial High School Model United Nations club. CHSMUNC is Maryland's oldest and largest high school conference. Year after year, it aims to provide delegates with enriching opportunities to…