Centennial Boasts First and Second Place in Regional Competition

 

The  SkillsUSA Regionals were held last Friday.  Rachel Howell earned First Place in Extemporaneous Speaking which required her to give a three to five minute speech on an assigned topic with only 5 minutes of advance preparation; she was judged on voice, mechanics, platform development, organization, and effectiveness. Parker Melton earned Second Place in Computer Maintenance Technology which required project coding and output, a skill-related written test, an interview, and a computer maintenance diagnostic exam. Both students will advance to the State Level in March.  Kudos to CHS SkillsUSA student members, Matt Miles, and Brandi Terrell for providing lunch to over 400 contestants, observers, and judges that day.

Model UN Wins in Athens

The delegation of Japan including Brandon Bierbaum, Austin Skorb, Mateen Saki, Conner Evans, Cale Shealy, Sebastian Puerta, Colton Mack,  and Justin Davis received the highest award of the conference Outstanding Small Delegation.  The delegation of Finland including Jack Soloman, Michael Pang, Mintie Badauskas, Peter Tilly, Amelia Davenport, Katia Gerasimenko, Denny Lee, and Maddie Hinerfeld received the third highest award, Honorable Mention.  Additional photos below.

Several students also received individual awards including:

Cale Shealy & Sebastian Puerta: Honorable Mention

Ben Bradley & Colleen Evans: Distinguished Delegate

Colton Mack & Justin Davis: Honorable Mention

Sohil Shyamsundar: Honorable Mention

Sophia Steinberg: Best Position Paper

Sophomore Fencers Step Up at South Forsyth Tournament

 

The CHS fencers competed Saturday in a nine-school tournament at South Forsyth High School.   In women’s competition,  sophomores Casey Archambault (9^th out of 57 women) and Karla Chavez(12^th) earned points by placing in the top 16.   Chavez has now qualified for the Individual Championships.   Senior captains Holly Nichols (17^th) and Debbie Lowder (37^th) put in great efforts in their final regular season tournament.   Freshmen Maggie Fritts and Olivia and Simone Katz continued to build on their strong first year campaigns.

Joshua “Paco” Yao was dominant in the prelimary pools for men, earning a 4^th seed in the field of 71 by going 5-0 in his group.    Following the direct elimination bouts, Kenneth Blackwell (7^th) and Nick Bray (16^th) represented the point scorers for the men.  Close behind were  Yao (17^th),  Simon Miller (21) , Peter Wolff (22),

Daniel Sandfelder (24), and Duncan Hemauer (29) .

Next up for Centennial Fencing is the Individual Championships on February 21^st at Alpharetta High School. 

Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

Five Centennial athletes signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. All of these athletes have had successful careers at Centennial. Between them, there have been multiple region championships, playoff appearance, and even a State Championship (Boys Lacrosse 2013). Each one will continue on at a prestigious university known for both academic and athletic excellence. Congrats to all of these athletes. 

From left to right:

Josie Watson – Girls Soccer – Long Island University – Brooklyn

Zach Levy – Boys Lacrosse – West Point Academy

Nathan Solomon – Boys Lacrosse – Syracuse University

Ericson Bean – Boys Soccer – US Naval Academy

Chris Calhoun – Football – Wake Forest University

Big Finish for CHS Students at Fulton Technology Competition

 

Pictured above: Top photo -  Kendrick Washington and Janie Bohlmann; 

Bottom photo - , Jose Carrasquero, Duncan Hemauer, and Boris Jerkovic.

Centennial Audio Visual Technology Film (AVTF) students had an excellent showing at the Fulton Technology Competition this weekend.

Congratulations to Boris Jerkovic for taking 1st place in Robotics in the Fulton Technology Competition. Boris has won the event for 9 years since 3rd grade. He advances to the State competition in March.

Congratulations to AV Tech & Film students Jose Carrasquero & Duncan Hemauer for their 1st place finish in Digital Video Production in the Fulton Technology Competition. They advance to the State competition in March. 

 Congratulations to AV Tech & Film students Janie Bohlmann and Kendrick Washington for their 3rd place finish in Digital Video Production in the Fulton County Competition. 

Mock Trial Earns Outstanding Awards

On Friday, the Centennial HS Mock Trial Team competed at the 2015 Georgia Mock Trial Competition in Forsyth County for the first time. Our students competed against teams from many of Georgia's public and private high schools. The students were coached by volunteer attorneys (Joseph Wilson and Amy Refeca) and team sponsor Brandi Terrell. Students played the roles of attorneys and witnesses based on the witness statements and evidence provided in case materials created by attorneys and judges. Professional attorneys and judges served as the Presiding Judges and Evaluators (jury). Teams were evaluated on their ability to make a logical, cohesive and persuasive presentation, and some legal merits of the case. Our students competed in Rounds I and II. All of them performed extremely well receiving “Honorable Mentions” and three “Outstanding Attorney and Witness” Awards.
Photo 1: The Team
Photo 2: Jason Scott – Outstanding Witness; Lauren Williams – Outstanding Witness; Mbalwani “Junior” Kamanga – Outstanding Attorney
Photo 3: Team A with Attorney Joseph Wilson and Sponsor Brandi Terrell

Centennial Special Olympians Score Big in Bowling Event

In another exciting Special Olympics event, four Centennial students competed in bowling.

Joseph Chun 5th place

Troy Milikan 2nd place

Danny Roberts 4th place

Hannah Sutton 4th place