Fritts Takes Bronze at GHSFL Championships

 



Congratulations to sophomore Maggie Fritts for her third place finish at the Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL) Individual Championships on Saturday.  in addition to Fritts' medal winning performance, senior Simon Miller (17th) and sophomore Nick Bray (26th) earned points for the Knights. 

STAR Student and Teacher Honored

 

Congratulations to STAR Student Andrew Zhang on achieving academic excellence and to STAR Teacher Chad Hoge for helping Andrew and his other students reach their goals. The STAR Student is the senior who has achieved the highest SAT score; Andrew achieved a 2340/2400.  The student then selects his STAR Teacher to honor the teacher he believes has had the most impact in his high school years. To recognize their achievements, the Midtown Atlanta Rotary honored Andrew and Mr. Hoge at a recognition breakfast last week held for STARs across the metro-Atlanta area. Pictured above are Mr. Hoge, Andrew, and the President of the Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club.

 

 

CHS Café Serves It Up Southern Style

Ms. Newhall and Ms. Anderson are all set to enjoy the Southern cuisine served in our own cafeteria today in honor of Black History Month.

 

Lacrosse Girls to Represent CHS and Georgia 

 

Last weekend three lacrosse girls went to tryout to represent the state of Georgia at the Brine National Lacrosse Classic. All three girls made their respective grade level teams and will represent Centennial and Georgia this summer at the tournament.  This tournament showcases the top talent from each state divided by grade levels.  The three-day event offers players the unique opportunity to represent their hometown and state in an extremely competitive arena, demonstrate their talents in front of NCAA collegiate lacrosse coaches from every division, and enjoy a socially and athletically rewarding experience that will help them to meet the challenges of high school and college academics and athletics.

 

Pictured from Left to Right: Maria Fabrizio (2018), Kamryn McNeil (2019), and Christina Fabrizio (2019).

Straight Superiors for Concert Orchestra

 

 

Congratulations to the Centennial High School Concert Orchestra for receiving straight superior scores at the Georgia Music Educator's Association Large Group Performance Evaluation last Friday, February 19 at Alpharetta High School!

 

Orchestra Scores Superior Ratings

 Congratulations to Ms. Landreau and the Centennial High School Chamber Orchestra on their Superior ratings at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation at Alpharetta High School yesterday.

 

 

Centennial Senior Receives SCAD Writing Award

 

Senior Amaris Anderson, pictured above with her AP Literature teacher Ms. Smith, has been honored with a Silver Key award for her writing portfolio submitted to the SCAD Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.  Her work will be featured in an exhibition at SCAD’s Foundation Studies department March 5-19. She and Ms. Smith will attend an awards ceremony on March 19 at the SCAD Atlanta campus for the presentation of keys. This year marks the 93^rd SCAD Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

 

Nwabude Named FBLA Region Officer

 

Oswin Nwabude has been selected as a Future Business Leaders of America Region Officer for the 2016-2017 school year.  He will represent high school chapters in Fulton and Fayette counties. Additionally, Oswin will participate in and conduct leadership trainings throughout the next school year.  We are extremely proud of his accomplishments in FBLA.



 

 

CHS Actors Attend State Convention

Centennial actors attended the Georgia Thespians’ Convention last weekend at Columbus State University where they focused on connecting with thespians from across the state and improving their skills.

 

 

Counseling Team Recognized for

Great Work at CHS

 

Centennial’s Counseling Department members enjoyed breakfast provided by the admin team during National School Counselors’ Week. 

CHS Students Compete at State

German Convention

 

Centennial’s German program took 20 students to The State German Convention at Camp Jackson this past weekend. This event brings together hundreds of German students from across the state. Students took part in a variety of festivities including German lip sync battles, baked good competitions, language competitions, a professional magic show by a magician from Berlin, discussions with native speakers, and more! Please congratulate the following students when you see them on their remarkable accomplishments.

 

Aria Person – 3^rd  in the state for poetry

Ana Springfield – 3^rd  in the state in the spelling bee

Ana Springfield – 3^rd in the state in the vocabulary bee
Adela Morales and Iman Holsey – 3^rd in the state in authentic baked goods

Thomas Raker – 2^nd in the state for upper level poetry

Centennial Students Attend GHSFL Day

at the Capitol

 

 

Members of the Centennial Fencing Team participated in Georgia High School Fencing League Day at the Capitol on Thursday, February 4th.  In addition to putting on a fencing exhibition, the students met with Governor Deal and state legislators during the event.

 

 

Tremendous Success for Model UN at UGA

 

Centennial’s Model UN team had a tremendous amount of success this weekend at the University of Georgia Model United Nations Conference!  Students representing Australia took home the award for outstanding delegation (the highest honor) and the students representing New Zealand received the award of honorable mention.

 

The following students received individual awards:

 

Stephen Tonra and Sebastian Puerta: Outstanding Delegate

Michael Pang and Amelia Davenport: Distinguished Delegate

Caroline Wittchen and Marianne Lamarche: Distinguished Delegate

Jerome Yankey and Karla Chavez: Distinguished Delegate

Rachel Howell and Sarah Maitland: Distinguished Delegate

Peyton Luxford and Adrian Hoefer: Distinguished Delegate

Brittany Helliar: Distinguished Delegate

Katia Gerasimenko: Honorable Mention.

 

SkillsUSA Heads to State Championships 

The Quiz Bowl competition consisted of 6 teams in Centennial’s region. The students were asked 100 questions relating to Math, Science, Professional Development, and Pop Culture. Andrew Myer, Parker Foles, Zach Armbruster, Kaitlyn Melton, and Jessica Williams placed 3^rd in Round I.   Adam Tucker competed in the Job Interview competition, out-scoring 19 other participants. The competition required students to submit a resume, respond to 12 interview questions, 5 SkillsUSA and Professional Development questions. Adam is headed to the State Championships. Wish him luck!

Centennial Reading Bowl Team Heads to

Region Competition

 

 

The Centennial Reading Bowl Team is headed to region competition on February 13 at Clayton State after winning an overtime competition against Cambridge for second place.    Team members are pictured above with their sponsor (L - R): Ms. Woods, Chole LeCates, Leah Soller, Bren Mocada-Ramirez, Kayley Olewicz, Anise Overton, David Wen, and Chason Thompson. For more about the Reading Bowl’s 32 year tradition, check out this link: http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/www/helen-ruffin-reading-bowl/

 

 

Landreau Presents for Georgia Music

Educators’ Association

 

 

Centennial Orchestra Director Carolyn Landreau returned Sunday from the Georgia Music Educators’ Association (GMEA) Conference where she and her mother, a retired orchestra director, jointly presented to other music educators in the state.  They have been encouraged to take their presentation to other music educators’ conferences.  The biographies below were featured in last month’s magazine published for GMEA members.

 

 


Centennial Sophomores Shine at

Home Tournament

 

Congratulations to the Centennial Fencing Club for their outstanding showing this weekend.   In addition to fine fencing performances by the Knights, the club hosted an excellent tournament for the Georgia High School Fencing League.

For the first time this season, the Knights men placed three fencers in the top 10 (in a field of 85 fencers). Knights highlights included an 8^th place finish by sophomore Daniel Sandfelder.   Sandfelder earned the first points of his career, qualifying him for the GHSFL individual tournament.   Fellow 10^th grader Nick Bray led the Knights men with a 6^th place finish.   Senior Simon Miller (10^th) scored his 4^th top ten result this season.    Joseph Dorfman (20^th) and Jermain Leon (23^rd) posted career best results, narrowly missing the top 16.

Sophomore Maggie Fritts (5^th place) earned her seventh top 10 finish of the season.  Fritts led all female fencers in the preliminary pools, going undefeated with an indicator of plus 18.   Freshman Sarah Harrison had another solid performance (22^nd) while Chloe Lecates (35^th) earned the best result of her career.

This tournament concluded the regular season for the Knights.   Next up is the individual Championship on February 20^th at Johns Creek High School.

Centennial Art Students Showcased

in Roswell Art Show

 

 Addison Edenfield accepting her award

 

                                                                   Hope Tavani receiving her award.

In its 28^th year, the Rowell Visual Arts Show highlights North Fulton students and their art work.  Continuing 19 years of tradition, Centennial students’ works were entered into the show this year. Two students received accolades:  Addison Edenfield received an Honorable Mention and Hope Tavani placed 3^rd in the 3D category.  Congratulate the girls when you see them.

 

Addison's Art Work 

Hope's Art Work

Centennial’s Law & Justice Program Ranked          in the Top 3 in the Regional Mock Trial Competition at the Municipal Court of Atlanta

 

 

 

Defense Team: Jake Wehr, Attorney Amy Refeca, Arian Khadivi, Aimee Robles, Aarzu Sardana, Rachel Howell, David Baghdasarian, and Alex Larsen (L to R).



Prosecution Team: Attorney Joseph Wilson (former Centennial student), Adam Tucker,           Rebecca  Jack, Lauren Williams, Katya Klimov, Jelsy Contreras, Jason Scott, James Canty  and Audrey Dunkley (L to R).

 

 

Our Mock Trial Team with Attorney Coaches Amy Refeca, Joseph Wilson 

and Teacher Coach Brandi Terrell

 

The Prosecution and Defense Teams for the CHS Mock Trial Team placed 2nd in the Region and will go on to compete at the district level. Rachel Howell received (2) “Best Attorney” Awards for Round I and III, Jason Scott received the “Best Attorney” Award for Round II, and Audrey Dunkley received the “Best Witness” Award for Round II.