Principal's Message

Eagles Nest 11/30/18

EAGLES NEST Greetings Centennial Community: Recently, a parent stopped by the front office and reminded me of some suggestions I’d made during our annual New Student Orientation in August. The topic of that advice was about helping students develop self-advocacy and independence. There is a list of eight life skills all 18-year olds need in order to be successful as…

Eagles Nest 11/2/18

From the Principal’s Desk... Greetings! Seems like just yesterday we were kicking off the new school year and now we’ve found the end of quarter one and we’re faced with the change of the clocks as Daylight Saving Time is upon us (that means change your clocks and your smoke detector batteries this weekend). There is much to write about…

Eagles Nest 9/7/18

Centennial Community: The first week of the new school year is in the bag! This has been a fantastic transition week for me personally, and I hope it has been for you and your children, as well. Yesterday, we practiced that building evacuation drill I wrote to you about on Wednesday evening. It went fairly well. There were a few…

Principal's Newsletter 09-01-18

Sept 1, 2018 Centennial High School Community: It’s here! We promised you three weeks ago that your summer was coming to a close and, just like that, we’ve arrived at Labor Day weekend. We are so stinking excited for you to come back! Since my last email, the 3-year roof construction project has nearly come to a close. While there…

2018/2019 Welcome Back Letter

August, 2018 Dear Centennial High School Community, Do you have any idea what day it is? Well, we do and that’s why we’re sending this friendly reminder that the summer holiday is just about through. I know what you’re thinking, but we assure you, a reminder is just what you need! Before you know it, you’ll be back at school…

Principal's Newsletter for June 8, 2018

Eagle News: Please join me in welcoming: Mrs. Cindy Dillion as Centennial’s new principal. She has been the principal at Patapsco Middle School for eight years and the 2018 Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year. Also joining the Eagles … Ms. Jeannie Prevosto will be leaving Mt Hebron and become a Centennial Eagle as our AAM. Mr. Josh Rettenmayer…

Principal's Newsletter for May 25, 2018

Eagle News: As we close the week, we say Good - Bye to our seniors - the Class of 2018. Thursday was their last day. Graduation is May 30th at 8 am. Congratulations on your accomplishments, your educational commitment is outstanding, and your dedication and hard work is relentless. You exemplify the tradition and character of a Centennial student…Eagle Pride…

Principal's Newsletter for May 18, 2018

Eagle News: Congratulations to our Boys Lacrosse Team. They are the 3A Regional Champions. They will play for State Semi-Finals on Friday, May 18th at 8pm at Mt. Hebron High School. Go Eagles! The girls tennis team finished 14-3 in the regular season while the boys team went undefeated for the third time in 4 years at 17-0. In the…

Principal's Newsletter for May 4, 2018

Eagle News Once again, Centennial artists have won prizes at the Elijah Cummings Congressional Art Competition. Katie Harris (Art III AP) won FIRST PRIZE, and her charcoal drawing "Self Portrait With Pashmina" will be displayed in the tunnels under the Capitol in Washington for one year. Abbigail Hong (Photo III AP) won the curator award from the Reginald F. Lewis…