German Exchange Program Off to a Great Start

Centennial students who study German began the first segment of their German Exchange Program when they welcomed students visiting from Germany on Friday. Students from Germany will stay with CHS students for one week, enjoying Atlanta landmarks, American culture, and Centennial. In March our CHS students will travel to Germany to get a glimpse of German culture and landmarks.

 

 

 

Centennial Fencing Continues Rise to the Top

            The Centennial Knights hosted the first tournament of the new season for the Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL) on September 19^th.  Ten schools were in attendance.  Centennial Coach Gene Gettler, in his 8th season with the Knights, is excited about the team’s prospects. Returning from last year are 17 experienced fencers, and also 11 new recruits have joined the team.

            Out of 73 men and 50 women, five Knights finished in the top 16 and earned team points.  Junior Casey Archambault had an awesome 6^th place finish, Sophomore Maggie Fritts was close behind at 9^th, and Junior Captain Karla Chavez turned in a solid performance for the Lady Knights, placing 16^th.  Sophomore Olivia Katz fenced well but just missed earning points at 22^nd. Newcomer Sophomore Cursten Howard, fencing for less than one month, showed she will be a great addition to the squad, winning several key matches and placing 32^nd.

            On the men’s side, Senior Captain Simon Miller led with a 9^th place finish.   Senior Captain Joshua Yao was close behind at 13^th.   Just missing the top 16 but showing much improvement was Senior Captain Jackson Barnes at 24^th. Super Sophomores Nick Bray (29^th), Daniel Sandfelder (31^st), Joshua Agri (32^nd), and Duncan Hemauer (33^rd) did well to finish in the top 40%. Newcomer Freshman Alex Campbell was impressive in his debut. The men’s team has a lot of depth and will hopefully earn more team points in future meets.

 

The Knights next fencing action takes place this Saturday, October 3rd at Alpharetta High School.

  

 

 

 

CFA Leader Academy Packs 100 Meal Kits

 

 

 

 

Our Chick Fil A Leader Academy kicked off its year with a multi-media presentation, from the Chick Fil A Leader Academy corporate sponsors, designed to inspire the group to choose a service project that will greatly impact our community. As a culmination activity, the students packed 100 meal kits to be combined with other CFA Leader Academy members who have joined together to pack 1,000,000 this fall. 

 



 

Mikaela Wiedmann Named AVCA

Player of the Week

 

 

Congrats to Mikaela Weidmann (pictured above center; left - Jessica Diaz; right - Losia Tomlinson) on her selection as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) PLAYER OF THE WEEK!! This is a great honor for Mikaela, as the AVCA only chooses one athlete in the state for the award.

Mikaela has been a standout this year for the Knights and a big reason for their stellar 26-9 record this year. Mikaela will continue her volleyball career at UNC-Greensboro next year and has accomplished a lot athletically on the court as well as academically off the court here at Centennial.

The Knights are in action this week with away matches at Alpharetta and Buford, but you can catch them at home next week as they take on Eastside and Mount Vernon Presbyterian as they prepare for the region tournament.

CHS Drumline Impresses

Kimberly-Clark Employees

For the second year in a row, our corporate neighbor, Kimberly-Clark, requested a special appearance by the Centennial HS Band Drum Line to herald the kick-off of their United Way Campaign on Monday, September 14th at their Holcomb Bridge campus. The drum line performed to cheers and applause from Kimberly-Clark employees, grateful for the opportunity to experience our magic. In appreciation, Kimberly-Clark made a $1,000 donation to the marching band.

CHS Math Teacher Praised in UGA Publication

Thirty University of Georgia graduates have committed to teach in high-needs schools across the nation through the competitive Teach for America program....

Teach for America, part of the AmeriCorps national services network, recruits and develops college graduates and professionals who make a two-year commitment to teach in high-needs rural and urban schools across the country. Only 15 percent of this year's 44,000 applicants, with an average GPA of 3.4, were admitted to the program…

Zack Kroll of Roswell enlisted in Teach for America after he graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in economics from the Terry College of Business.

"I really wanted to find something where I was making an impact-being positive and productive," he said.

After being accepted into the corps, Kroll served from 2011 to 2013 at a rural school in the Mississippi Delta. Though challenging, Kroll said, it was an eye-opening experience for him, and it propelled him to come back to UGA to get his master's degree from the College of Education. He completed his Master of Arts in Teaching this May.

"I really, really enjoyed connecting with people on a different level and teaching them something they didn't know before," he said. "I plan on working with young people for as long as I can, and a lot of that came from this experience."

Kroll now teaches geometry at Centennial High School in Roswell and plans to eventually work in education administration.

(taken from UGA Today, UGA Public Affairs Division)

 

 

 

 

 

 

JROTC Presents Colors

On Monday September 15, 2015, the Centennial HS Army JROTC Color Guard presented the National Colors at the Daughters of the American Revolution monthly meeting at the East Roswell Park Recreation Center.

 

 

JROTC Cadets Attend 9/11 Ceremony

Eight Centennial HS Army JROTC Senior Cadets attended the “911 Roswell Will Never Forget Ceremony” hosted by Senator John Albers at Roswell Park on Friday September 11, 2015.

 

 

 

 

JROTC Color Guard Presents Colors

at GSU Football Opener

 

The Centennial HS Army JROTC Color Guard presented the National Colors for the Georgia State University home opening football game at the Georgia Dome on Friday September 4, 2015.

 

 

CHS Student Receives $2500 Grant

for Directed Studies

 

 

Elika Upadhyay was selected as a recipient for a $2500 grant from ANNPower, a program partnered with Ann Taylor and Vital Voices that specializes in investing in future women leaders that are teens. With her grant and her work in TAG Directed Studies, she will provide expectant mothers in a low socioeconomic status that may not be able to provide for their child by giving them what is called a baby starter pack, which includes a small mattress, cover, 3 pairs of clothes, blanket, socks, bibs, caps, washcloths, and diapers.

 

 

 

Club Fair Offers Opportunity for Service and Fun

     

 

 

Held Tuesday in the main hall during both lunch periods, Centennial’s Club Fair offered students who were curious about clubs at Centennial an opportunity to speak with current members of our organizations to better understand the groups’ goals and purpose.  Twenty two clubs were represented at the fair this year allowing over 100 students to sign up to join in on the clubs’ service and activities. 

 

Knights Battalion Focuses on

Solutions at Symposium

 

Twelve cadets from the Centennial HS Army JROTC Knights Battalion participated in the Fulton County JROTC Leadership Symposium at North Springs HS. Over 120 cadets from 8 Fulton County JROTC programs were split into 8 groups to focus on finding solutions to issues that all JROTC programs face throughout the year. The theme for this first annual event was “Achieving Greatness through Awareness and Action.

 

 

 

Counselors Customize Senior Advisement

   

  

Centennial seniors received customized, individual advisement last week in the Learning Commons.  Counselors discussed graduation status, SAT/ACT preparation, and the college application process.  Our counselors will follow up next week with classroom advisement so they can discussed each topic more thoroughly.