CHS JROTC Presents National Colors

for American Legion

The Centennial HS Army JROTC Color Guard presented the National Colors for the monthly meeting of the American Legion Post in Alpharetta GA on August 19^th, 2014.  Pictured from left to right: Cadet Captain Chris Baez, Cadet Captain Jeffrey Proffitt, Cadet Staff Sergeant Henry Harden, and Cadet Staff Sergeant Kyle Myers.

Centennial Club Fair Generates

Enthusiasm and Energy

Twenty one Centennial clubs and organizations represented themselves yesterday at the Club Fair held in the main hall during both lunches. Club members set up their areas with tri-fold boards, banners, trophies, candy, and even a robot to attract new members to their groups.  Approximately 300 students browsed the Club Fair seeking more information and taking the opportunity to sign up with a group.  Last but not least, the Student Council held a drawing for two free tickets to the upcoming Ed Sheeran concert.  A good time was had by all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SkillsUSA Students Place at Nationals

 

Congratulations to Centennial students Zack Hosseini and Thomas Seaver who placed 6th out of 27 in the Nation (Digital Cinema).  Rachel Howell placed 17th out of 44 in the Nation (Extemporaneous Speaking). at the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference held in Kansas City this summer. We are so proud of them. They have worked really hard and it definitely has paid off!! They had opportunities to meet so many exciting people and to have SkillsUSA's National Competitions aired on CNN in a few weeks!

 

First Day of School Visit from Dr. Avossa

 

Dr. Avossa visited Centennial on the first day of school to celebrate the grand opening of our new Learning Commons.  A reporter from WABE 90.1 interviewed both Dr. Avossa and Ms. Crumbley to explain how our the renovation of our media center into a learning commons environment will positively impact our students. 

 

Centennial JROTC Honors Soldiers

in Alpharetta Parade

 

 

 

The Centennial High School Army JROTC Color Guard marched in the annual American Legion Old Soldiers Day Parade in Alpharetta GA in early August. Color Guard members from left to right are: Cadet Captain Chris Baez, Cadet Major Austin Turnbull, Cadet Captain David Baghdasarian and Cadet Staff Sergeant Kyle Myers. The Color Guard also raised the American Flag in a ceremony recognizing veterans at the parade.

 

 

Centennial High School Teacher
Participates  in TIP Experience

             This summer, Marie Robinson, Centennial’s Work-Based Learning Coordinator was selected to participate in the Teachers in Industry Program.  The Teachers in Industry Program (TIP) is a cooperative project of the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development.  Mrs. Robinson was selected as one of 50 Georgia teachers to participate in the program.  The objective of the program is to provide teachers with 20 hours of on-site work experience to enhance work-based learning program delivery.  (Pictured on the left:  Marie Robinson)

 Mrs. Robinson had a great opportunity to learn what it is like to be a part of a fast-paced, modern business office team.  She worked for Riviera Finance.  Riviera Finance is a factoring company located in Alpharetta, Georgia.  Riviera also has several locations throughout the United States and Canada.  The company has been in business for over 40 years.  The office staff and employees were friendly, helpful, and very hard working.  Riviera has also been one of Centennial’s work-based learning job sites for the past two years. 

           Riviera Finance operates with a sales team, account executives, assistants, and managers. Factoring allows a business to have access to money before they are paid by the company for which they performed a service. The client makes a sale, delivers the product or service and generates an invoice. Then, Riviera Finance buys the right to collect on that invoice by agreeing to pay the client the invoice amount less a discount--typically 2 to 6 percent. According to Amy G. Connaughton, one of assistant managers the for the company, factoring companies help businesses such as trucking companies or staffing agencies to be able to get paid for their loads or to be able to make payroll which keeps their businesses operational. 

Many of these clients don't have the luxury of working with a bank and getting low interest rates.  Factoring costs more than a traditional loan.  If the client can't qualify for a loan, their best and in many cases only option is working with a factoring company. Many factoring companies also provide services banks do not such as: providing accounting work for their clients, help with credit checks, getting extended payment assistance if needed, and getting financial reports generated for tax purposes.