Foster and Phillips Earn

Georgia Dugout Club Honor

                 

 

In April, Chad Foster (left) and Hunter Phillips (right), members of the varsity baseball team, were honored at the Georgia Dugout Club’s Outstanding Season Awards breakfast for their 2014 Centennial High School baseball season.  Both were given plaques in recognition of this honor and were recommended to the Georgia Dugout Club’s All-State Senior Games. Both boys were 2014 honor graduates and are moving on to play college baseball:  Chad to the University of West Georgia and Hunter to Alabama State University.   Congratulations!

 

 

Miller Family Celebrates Sixth

Centennial Graduate

Craig and Carolyn Miller mark a milestone this year as they celebrate their sixth child graduating from Centennial.  They have had a child at CHS since the doors opened in 1997. Their children are Megan, Ben, Hamilton, Mallory, Alex, and Carson.  The Millers “thank Centennial for preparing all of [their] children for their next steps in life.”

 

Shirazi Ranks 6^th State/US 96^th Percentile

Congratulations to Shaking Shirazi who scored in the 96th percentile on the National Spanish Exam and earned 6th place in Georgia.

Mr. Kuhn Shares His Expertise

 

b Kuhn was invited by The Howard Hughes Medical Institution Biointeractive to present their short film and curriculum materials regarding lactase as a recent human adaptation at the National Science Teachers of America STEM conference in New Orleans, May 14-16. He was one of three professionals speaking for the HHMI on evolution, gene regulation and cancer/autism. This conference presentation and a future presentation at the National Association of Biology Teachers conference in November are part of the BSCS AP Biology Leadership Academy professional development. Bob will also be hosting a local workshop at Kennesaw State University in June.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemistry Students Win County STEM Contest

Congratulations to Stephanni Prelac and her students Sam Turrentine (left) and Cael Willis (right) who won the NELC STEM Day Competition. Sam and Cael built a water molecule structure using only gum drops and toothpicks.  Their structure held at 17 inches for over 30 seconds, which made it the tallest standing structure submitted to the county for National STEM day.  Ms. Prelac won a $150.00 shopping spree for classroom STEM materials.

 

 

 

 

 

FBLA Community Service Continues

Centennial’s Future Business Leaders of America added one more service project to the year by collecting jars of peanut butter to be distributed in our community through the North Fulton Food Bank. Pictured is Kevin Schoenblum with some of the donations.  

 

 

Davis and Kamanga Earn Summer Opportunity

 

                                    

Assata Davis (top photo) and Mbalwani Kamanga (bottom photo) were recently notified that they had been accepted to the highly competitive Gate City Bar Association's Justice Robert Benham Law Camp. Congratulations!

Centennial Special Olympians Excel

Congratulations to Centennial's Special Olympians for their outstanding showing at the Fulton County Special Olympics Track and Field competition.   The athletes excelled in all events, bringing many ribbons back to CHS.   Faith Speicher and Ceshawne Matthews were honorary torch bearers for the games. A big thanks to Coach Moore and all of the CBI teachers and staff for leading their students through such a successful day.

CHS Students Honored at FCSS Board Meeting

 

 

Three Centennial students were recognized at yesterday’s Board meeting as SkillsUSA First Place winners for the Career and Technical Education Student Organization Competition: Zachary Hosseini for Digital Cinema Production (not pictured), Thomas Seaver (pictured third from left) for Digital Cinema Production, and Rachel Howell (pictured second from left) for Extemporaneous Speaking.  Also pictured are teachers Brandi Terrell (pictured left) and Vertna Bradley (pictured right).

 

Lady Knights Celebrate Incredible Lacrosse Season

 

 

Congratulations to Senior Caption Becca Davis for being named 1^st Team All-State for Lacrosse! Also, congratulations to Freshman Anna Teffeteller, Sophomore Captain Julia Couch, and Senior Kayla Johnson for being named 2^nd Team All-State for Lacrosse!  Please congratulate all of the Lady Knights Lacrosse Team when you see them for an incredible season!  They went to the State Semifinals for the first time in school history this season where they lost to the number 6 team in the country. See more at http://ga.prepcountry.com/?m=33901&w=1&v=3&s=40

 

 

 

 

Calhoun Receives US Naval Academy

Scholarship Offer

 

 
The spring recruiting season is winding down, and rising senior Chris Calhoun has received 13 scholarship offers to play football at some of the finest academic/athletic institutions in the country.  The following schools have offered Chris scholarships: Duke, Wake Forest, Elon, Minnesota, Indiana, Cincinnati, Purdue, Georgia State, Mercer, Illinois State, Middle Tennessee and the United States Naval Academy.  The recruiting process for football players is not over and will continue through the summer and into next fall.  Other rising seniors, including Aaron Turk, James Kelley, Jacob Dahm, Jimmie Walton and Alex Yankey, are also drawing interest from several schools.

 


 




 

Wyner Places Second in Georgia

 

 Congratulations to Grace Wyner who competed against 6,194 students in Georgia to earn her second place award in the Level Two National Spanish Exam. Nationwide, 35, 596 students competed and Grace placed in the 98^th percentile.

 

 

National Technical Honor Society Seniors Honored

 

 

NTHS honored their senior members this morning with a breakfast. The following students were given their honor stoles and tassels: Annamarie Beatty-Tatro, Di’Nasia Berry, Grace Broach, Rachel Chau, Adam Cohen, Sergio Hinojosa, Gabrielle Jensen, Tiffany Moo-Young, Jessica Mulder, and  Jeremy Schwartz.

 

 

Rigsby Earns First Place Trophy

 

On April 25th Steven Rigsby attended the CTI State Leadership Conference and won First Place in the Technology Skills Division for his aqua rocket. He is pictured with Matt Miles, CTI coordinator. 

 

Interact Celebrates Incredible Year

of Community Service

 

The Centennial Interact Club has much to boast about as the year comes to a close.  The club raised more than $4,500 and logged over 600 hours in school and community services.  Club members worked with the following organizations: The Drake House, North Fulton Community Charities, The Friends of Roswell Library, The Waller Park Beautification Project, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, City of Johns Creek – Johns Creek Art Festival, The American Cancer Society – Relay for Life Roswell, The DrakeWalk, Roswell Adult Recreation Center, The Pulsera Project – benefiting Nicaraguan sustainability, youth shelters and education, Bridge to Grace Church, Centennial High - School International Night & Tree Planting, Hillside Elementary School – International Night, Waller park – Adaptive Soccer Program, East Roswell Adult Recreation Center, Rivers Alive – River Cleanup Project and the End of Summer Celebration. Congratulations for a great year of service!

 

Watch the video for highlights of the year!   http://animoto.com/play/h1yy6F1FIvDvgFLy5OvLYw

 

Boys’ Track Team Earns Seven Medals at State

 

 

Congratulations to the Region Champion Boys’ Track Team for their performance at the State Meet. The boys finished 15^th in the state and came home with 7 medals overall as every athlete that qualified for State made the podium. Alex Richemond led the way with 3 medals. Alex repeated as State Runner-up in the long jump setting a new school record jump of 23 feet 10 and ¾ inches. Alex also medaled in the 100 meter dash and was joined on the podium by 4 by 100 meter relay teammates Torre Hutchins, Mekhi Richardson, and Christian Robinson. The relay team finished 8^th in the state with a school record time of 42.00 seconds. Rounding off the scoring for the Knights was Josiah Robinson in the 300 hurdles. This was Josiah’s 4^th consecutive year at the State Meet and Josiah earned his 1^st State medal with his 6^th place finish. Great job, gentlemen, and congratulations on a fantastic season! 

Harrison Wins Competitive Internship

Congratulations to Leila Harrison who was selected for the highly competitive Technology Association of Georgia summer internship.  Leila will be working at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Electrical Systems Laboratory.

 

 

CHS Interact Raises $3758.67 for

American Cancer Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Saturday, April 26, the CHS Interact Club participated in the Relay for Life of Roswell. Our team raised $3, 758.67 for the American Cancer Society. The students who participated were: Brandi and Brianna Thomas, Ulises Garcia, Bethzay Exiquio, Joseph Cronley, Francisco Munoz, Kimberly Lozano, Laura Chevarria, Benedicta Kofi, Maurice Wommack, Kyle Howard, Carlos Ramos, Tetiana and Mrs. Martin, Steed Castellanos, Roni Ellingsworth, and Fernando Mora. Staff participants and their families: Mrs. Peart, Dr. Ruther, Mrs. Male, Mrs. Rigsbey and her two sons Christian and Landon, Mrs. Jiram and her daughter Monica.

HOSA Volunteers for Brain Injury Program

Last Sunday, HOSA members volunteered for the Brain Injury Peer Visitor program, run by Ann Boriskie, mom to three Centennial grads (see the 2004 poster hanging in the background).  Students put together informational packets to be distributed to patients who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury, providing valuable resources to the patient and his/her family.  Participants included Max Cole, Aisling Boland, Jacqueline Hodges, Jessica Bonin, Noor Khan, Jake Lyons, Kiernan Simon, Nicole Hunt, and Pryce Nwabude.  HOSA has an ongoing partnership with the program and looks forward to a growing relationship.

 

 

FBLA Supports March of Dimes

 

Members of Centennial’s FBLA recently participated in the North Fulton March of Dimes March for Babies.  The club members manned the Remembrance Booth to help families pay tribute to children.   They were able to help create a banner of white, light purple, and dark purple cloths that will be stitched together to make an even bigger banner.  The white colored cloths represented babies who did not survive.  The light purple cloths represented babies who were born prematurely and the dark purple represented babies who were born healthy.  A donation of $50.00 was also given from the chapter.

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The March of Dimes provides mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age with educational resources on baby health, pregnancy, as well as supplying information and support to families affected by prematurity, birth defects, or other infant health problems. This year's walk was a huge success in thanks to all of our FBLA volunteers and contributors!

 

 

Siemens L.I.F.E. Interns Celebrate

 

 

Six students completed Siemens internships this year then celebrated with the 3^rd Annual “A Day in the L.I.F.E” Luncheon. Their successes and accomplishments were acknowledged with a Certificate of Completion and an Employment Portfolio. Their hard work and dedication are astounding! In addition, Dr. Christy Smith, Dr. Gonzalo La Cava, Dr. Shazzma Crooks, Julia Bernath and Keynun Campbell were in attendance to show their support of the interns and the program. Congratulations to these interns!

 

 

Centennial Work-Based Learning Students

Earn Certifications

 

The following students have received their Georgia BEST (Business Ethics Student Training) Certifications from the Georgia Department of Labor.  They qualified by meeting the standards essential to being successful in a work environment.  This was demonstrated by their professionalism and work portfolios completions.  The certifiers are:  Paul Cooper, Christina Davis, Paige Elliott, Gianfranco Iacovelli, Femaria Jackson, Sophia Nozick, Daniel Raji, Carlin Sanderson, Anthony Serrano, Sharalyn Smookler, Nick Steadman, Sapir Van Der Hoeven, Jonathan Villwock, Andrew Wittschen, and Elijah Watson.  Congratulations!

 

 

 

 

Couch Selected for National Tournament

 

 

Congratulations to sophomore captain Julia Couch for being selected to South East US Lacrosse National Tournament One Team.   One hundred and fifty of the South East’s best players competed for a top 20 spot on the top team.   Julia will travel to Baltimore, MD Memorial Day Weekend to compete with the top teams from around the country.  Please congratulate her when you see her!

 

http://www.uslacrosse.org/events/tournaments/womens-national-tournament.aspx