Eagle News:
The Prom is on April 29, 2017. Prom tickets are $60.00. Students can buy tickets in room 306 during eagle time or after school. Tickets are also available to purchase online. Beginning Friday, April 7th a $5.00 late fee applies to all tickets purchased online. Tickets purchased online can be picked up in room 306.
April is Distracted Driving month. With prom coming up, here are some statistics to keep in mind while driving safe.
Distracted Driving Facts:
There are over 53,000 distracted driving crashes every year, accounting for 58% of the total crashes in Maryland.
There are 28,874 people injured every year and 232 people killed as the result of a distracted driver in Maryland.
Distracted driving fatal crashes accounted for 46% of the all fatal crashes in Maryland.
78 percent of distracted drivers killed in a crash are male.
One third of all distracted drivers killed in a crash are between the ages 21–34.
The Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas accounted for nearly 84 percent of crashes related to distracted driving.
Source: http://towardzerodeathsmd.com/distracted-driving/
As Prom season quickly approaches, the CHS Administration and PTSA Late Night Committee are asking each of you to encourage your son or daughter to attend the CHS Late Night after prom party and NOT host parties of your own/allow your children to have parties at home or in hotel rooms. There are plenty of other nights/opportunities for you to host parties for your student and on this special night we want you to make the hours after prom all about CHS LATE NIGHT! The PTSA has re-defined Centennial’s after prom party. There will be tons of food and awesome prizes. What more could you ask for in the wee hours of the night after prom is over? When our school and community collaborates on ONE event on ONE special night for our students, there is no greater sense of school spirit or school pride. In this instance, bigger is definitely better, and the more students who attend, the more fun they will all have. It is our hope that all Centennial juniors and seniors will attend CHS Late Night at the Mall, whether they attended prom or not, so that they can all have a wonderful Centennial evening. The PTSA Late Night Committee is doing everything possible to make the hours after prom is over safe and memorable for all students who attend, so please work with us and send them to CHS Late Night. We ask that you give us JUST ONE NIGHT and make the commitment to your student and the community to keep everyone safe.
After a hard-fought match in last night’s Regional Championships, Centennial’s Mock Trial team lost to The Park School of Baltimore. The first team from Howard County in the history of the competition to advance to this level, Centennial was awarded for its place as Circuit 5 Champion and represents one of the top 8 out of 146 teams in the state of Maryland. We are incredibly proud of all of the efforts of the team this year and look forward to making history again next year! Thank you Ms. Shipp!
Centennial's Millionaires Club entered two teams in the Maryland Personal Finance Challenge at M&T Bank Stadium. Out of the 39 teams, Centennial finished the best they've ever placed - 10th and 11th place. Congratulations!
Our Music Department was fantastic is Orlando! The Symphonic Band scored excellent and Mixed Choir, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble scored superiors. Centennial received best in class for Mixed Choir, Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. Additionally, Orchestra and Wind Ensemble received the Festival Gold. Freshman oboe player, Briana Lim received top soloist.
Congratulations to the Directors Jessica Cummings, Allen Leung, and David Matchim on an outstanding performance!
We are very fortunate to have such a dedicated staff. The organization, execution, exceptional care, kindness, and problem solving ability of the entire music department staff is outstanding.
The Centennial community is incredibly lucky to have such committed teachers and staff. Bravo!
We also hope you had the opportunity to attend one of the concerts this week…
This year the Blue Ocean Competition was held at two locations: Johns Hopkins University as well as a Silicon Valley location. Teams could also present virtually online for those that could not make it to either location. There were approximately 50 teams from 17 states, Singapore, Japan, and India. This year's first place winners at the Mid-Atlantic Competition were from Centennial High School: Arthur Tseng, Neil Rabb, Daniel Wu. The winning team won $750. Congratulations!
The Gifted and Talented Education Program held their Twenty-Fifth Annual Student Learning Conference. Niti Contractor, Niki Gooya, Malini Sarkar, Deanna Yi, Kevin Huang, Samyukta Rao, Adharsh Babu, Neil Rabb, and Gabrielle Corrigan were outstanding. Thank you Mrs. Bagley…Eagle Pride!
The Model UN students participated in the Baltimore Model UN on Saturday. Alex Na won Best Delegate in the Security Council. It was a great trip and all of the students did very well. Congratulations!
RISE (Research In Science and Engineering) conference is held in conjunction with Mrs. Bagley's Intern/Mentor program and sponsored by Science National Honor Society. It aims to educate and inspire young STEM-driven minds. The Science National Honor Society invites you to attend the first annual RISE conference on Tuesday, April 18th from 6 - 9:15 PM.
Interested students can register for RISE here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyKf6q4N2w7n_Vgl9tzxaKFcoB08EorzojC58fFyQdw52gtA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Come to Centennial High School’s first annual Walk-A-Thon for Wishes hosted by the Centennial Make-A-Wish Foundation Club on May 13! This 5K walk at Centennial’s track will feature fun games and events. Participants can come anytime between 9-11 AM to walk. All proceeds directly benefit Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic.
Buy your tickets ONLINE here: http://centennialmakeawish.weebly.com/ at the “Registration” tab.
Read about Centennial's Tennis Team win over River Hill in Tuesday's Howard County Section of the Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/sports/ph-hs-centennial-tennis-sweeps-river-hill-20170403-story.html
Shardul Rakshit is representing CHS and Maryland at the NAFME All Eastern Choir this weekend at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Jack Goodman was also chosen from Centennial. This is a state level qualification based on Maryland All State audition performance.
The Howard County Public School's Fine Arts Program is celebrating
Columbia's 50th birthday with a student performance at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 4pm. The event will include performances from all 12 HCPSS high schools and will honor Jim Rouse's legacy of community, collaboration, integration, diversity, vision, and human values.
This is a free event, but tickets are required for general admission seating within the Pavilion. All of the general admission Pavilion tickets will be distributed to the schools, HCPSS, and the Columbia 50th organization. There are no additional Pavilion tickets available from Merriweather Post.
The general admission Pavilion tickets will state that all ticket holders must be seated by 3:30pm, with the show beginning at 4pm. Gates open at 2:30pm. Any empty general admission Pavilion seats will be filled prior to the start of the performance. Lawn seating at Merriweather is available and does not require tickets.
Centennial students will be performing…
Have a Safe and Relaxing Spring Break.
Claire Hafets