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Girls’ lacrosse schedule enters heart of season

by Marcel Pourtout

Neighbor Newspapers

03.28.16 - 01:19 pm

The end of March brings the lacrosse regular season to its midway point with local programs rounding into form.

The Milton girls’ lacrosse team, the defending state champion, has dropped only one contest this season highlighted by a 14-9 road win at Walton on March 10 in a rematch of last season’s state championship game. Jessi Masinko scored a team-high five goals and two assists while Sophie Baez had three goals and two assists in the victory. Sydney Catts won 13 draws.

“It took a while for our offense to get settled and execute,” Milton head coach Tim Godby said. “We were turning the ball over early in the game trying to force things.  Once we settled down, we were able to make plays and score.  We have a lot of tough games ahead of us and lots of things to work on to improve both offensively and defensively.”

Milton will return to action on Thursday at home against Lassiter.

Centennial sees its girls’ team playing well with a 7-3 mark overall and undefeated in area play. The Knights won at Lambert 15-14 on March 24. Senior captain Julia Couch has led Centennial’s offensive effort, scoring a team-high 55 goals along with 30 draw controls and 28 assists. Junior midfielder Abigail Bergman has a team-high nine caused turnovers and 11 goals while junior goalkeeper Celia Senerman has a 49-percent save percentage.

“The team has been doing really well this season and I’m proud at the improvement it’s shown so far,” Knights’ head coach Emily Perling said. “We focus on getting better each half we play and the girls have done a great job of achieving that goal. Julia’s determination and hustle are contagious while Abigail’s shifty moves on attack mixed with her amazing defensive footwork makes her a threat. Celia spent a lot of time this offseason preparing to take on the starting role and it’s shown.”

Centennial will face Creekside out of Jacksonville, Florida in a non-area contest on April 1.

Blessed Trinity is undefeated through nine contests including a 16-1 home win over Holy Innocents’ in an area contest on March 22. Junior Mary Markwordt leads the team in scoring followed by seniors Regan McGovern and Mary Deatrick. Senior Payton Fadem has the most assists while junior Sarah Flatt leads the team in groundballs.

“I’ve been very pleased with our team’s performance so far this season,” Blessed Trinity head coach Liz McFarland said. “They are working together as a unit and are very supportive of each other. We have a terrific group of seniors that are providing great leadership and we have quite a bit of depth. We have great expectations for this season as well as future years.”

The Titans will host Woodward Academy on Thursday.  

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SkillsUSA Students Place in Top 3 at State Level

 

Alex Larsen, Jake Wehr, Jason Scott (all three pictured top right) and Zach Armbruster (not pictured) won Bronze medals after winning 3rd in the Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl competition.  Brayan Enriquez and Tommy Fuentes (bottom left photo) won Silver medals for placing 2nd in the Television Video Production competition.  

Swiss Exchange Field Trip March 24^th

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

The Swiss Exchange students, along with their teachers and Mrs. Skrok, went on their first field trip this week to Roswell for the Roswell Ghost Tour then lunch at Swallow at the Hallow. Students enjoyed the trip very much and really enjoyed the pies for dessert!

 

Interact Members Meet with North Fulton

Rotary Club

 

This week some of our Interact Club students meet with the Rotarians from the Rotary Club of North Fulton to present the community work and projects they have been working on as well as their fundraising plans for the North Fulton Relay for Life event in May. The students in the left photo are Andrea Laredo, Andre Dias, and Lisbeth Guerrero



Swiss Exchange Students Arrive at CHS

 

The World Languages Department is happy to announce the arrival of the Swiss Exchange Students from Sion, Switzerland. We waited anxiously at the airport for their arrival, and were thrilled when they had finally made it to Atlanta! They will be with their American partners until April 1^st. Please welcome them to Centennial during their visit!

 

 

 

Swiss Exchange Students Arrive at CHS

CHS Artists Contribute to NASA

 

 

Ms. Turner's art students were quick to jump on board last month when NASA invited artists to send their artwork on a journey aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft.  OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to launch in September and travel to the asteroid Bennu.  This will be the first U.S. mission to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for study.

 

The #WeTheExplorers campaign invited the public to take part in this mission by expressing, through art, how the mission's spirit of exploration is reflected in their own lives.  Submitted works of art will be saved on a chip on the spacecraft.

 

"The development of the spacecraft and instruments has been a hugely creative process, where ultimately the canvas is the machined metal and composites preparing to launch in September," said Jason Dworkin, OSIRIS-REx project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.  "It is fitting that this endeavor can inspire the public to express their creativity to be carried by OSIRIS-Rex into space."

 

Contributing Centennial artists took the opportunity to connect art and science as they learned about the details of the mission and the orbiting asteroid Bennu.  The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launches in 2016, rendezvous with asteroid (101955) Bennu in 2018, and returns its sample to Earth in 2023.

 

To see all of the contributions, including those from our CHS artists, visit #WeTheExplorers on Twitter. 

Davis' Photo Selected for Publication

and NYC Gallery Show 

 

 

 

 

 

JROTC Cadet Mackenzy Davis (pictured above in a CHS JROTC photo), along with other female cadets (pictured in the group photo above), were professionally photographed (not shown) by Kate Parker, a professional photographer who is currently photographing strong girls for possible inclusion in her new book, "Strong is the New Pretty." Mackenzy's photo was selected to appear in Parker's New York City gallery show last week. The photograph of Mackenzie selected for inclusion cannot be shown yet, since it is now the property of Parker.  Below is the press release for Parker's NYC gallery showing.

 

"Special K is launching the “Nourish Your Next” project to recognize and celebrate get-after-it, bring-it-on, ready-for-what’s next women, and nourish what they have their sights set on next. Throughout the year, Special K will be on the lookout for women who are rocking it, and celebrating their strength in ways big and small.

To kick things off, Special K is elevating the story of a woman worthy of recognition, “Strong is the New Pretty” photographer Kate T. Parker. What started as a personal photography project for the mother to two young daughters is now a mission to combat the messages often sent to women and girls by showing that true beauty is not in a hairstyle, outfit or body type, but in being yourself 100%.

Inspired by her mission, Special K is helping Parker reach a new audience with her message, starting with her first-ever New York City photography exhibit where she’ll showcase that strong is indeed the new pretty and unveil #whatsnext – a “Strong is the New Pretty” book and charity. Proceeds from the sale of select images will also help Parker further her mission to nourish future generations of strong women through her charity."

 

Bray Defeats College Fencers

 

 

Congratulations to Nick Bray (second from the left)for taking the Bronze at the Yellow Jacket Open Fencing Tournament at Georgia Tech.  Bray overcame an initial seeding of 59 in the 60 person field, defeating fencers from Georgia Tech and Clemson on his way to the semifinals.  In the semis, Nick lost a tough 14-12 decision to the number one seed and eventual champion from the University of Florida. 

AP Bio Students Successfully Engineer

Jellyfish Gene

Mr. Kuhn’s AP Biology students have had another year of success engineering the jellyfish gene for bioluminescence into E. coli.

 

 

Orchestra Members Perform

for Music Conference

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to members of the Centennial High School Orchestra who performed as part of the keynote address for the National Foundation for Music Education Research Conference in at the Westin Hotel in downtown Atlanta. It was an honor to perform for over 300 music researchers from across the country! Performers- Olivia Chapman, Sarah Leftwich, Jason Li, Darcy Malec, Sarah Maitland, Kyle Qian, David Wen and Caroline Wittschen.

 

Centennial High School 

Class of 2016

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

 

Salutatorian: Mary Stephens

Valedictorian: Justin Htay

Centennial's 2016 Teacher of the Year and Professional Employee of the Year

 

Teacher of the Year:  Marie Robinson

Professional Employee of the Year:  Laura Wood

National Honor Society Celebrates With Hillside

 

On March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, Centennial’s National Honor Society members visited Hillside Elementary to help the students celebrate Read Across America and the Cat in the Hat Day.  Students of all ages enjoyed the celebration!

 

“Think left and think right

and think low and think high.

Oh, the thinks you can think up

if only you try!”

JROTC Color Guard Presents at American Legion

 

 

The Centennial High School Army JROTC Color Guard presented the National Colors at the Alpharetta American Legion Post 201 Monthly Meeting on March 15^th, 2016. Pictured from left to right are Cadet A.K. Canzater, Cadet John Cronely, Cadet Felix Seversen and Cadet Noah Goodwin. Since August, the Color Guard has participated in over 20 events at school and in the local community.

 

Centennial Students Offer Aid to Flint



In response to the water crisis affecting Flint, Michigan, Future Business Leaders of America, 21st Century Leaders, and SkillsUSA sponsored Centennial's efforts to help by collecting over 1,200 bottles of water.  The Salvation Army will take the water to Flint on Centennial's behalf.
Thanks to all of those who brought in water to assist the citizens of Flint.

 

CHS Students Place 2nd and 3rd

in French Spelling Bee

 

 

Last Saturday Centennial students Tania Dominguez (left photo - center), Grace Ehui (left photo - right), and Danielle Murphy (left photo - left) traveled to Westlake High School to participate in the Fourth Annual French Spelling Bee.  Grace Hui won 2^nd place and Tania Dominguez placed 3^rd .  The photo on the right pictures the winners with their CHS French teacher, Ms. Wiesendanger.

Art and Math Teachers Collaborate

at the High Museum

 

CHS art teacher Charlotte Turner received a grant from the High Museum of Art earlier this year and decided to use that grant to encourage a STEAM initiative.  STEAM (STEM + Art) is a movement championed by Rhode Island School of Design and widely adopted by institutions, corporations, and individuals.  The objectives of the STEAM movement are to transform research policy to place Art + Design at the center of STEM; encourage integration of Art + Design in K - 20 education; and influence employers to hire artists and designers to drive innovation.
 
Last weekend, Ms. Turner along with math teachers Mr. Surrette, Ms. Avery, and Mr. Kroll investigated how to transform STEM to STEAM by attending the High Museum of Art's STEAM workshop.  The workshop was built around the designs of artist Van Herpen whose work integrates the concepts of science, art, mathematics, technology, and storytelling.
 
Van Herpen has collaborated with architects, engineers, shoemakers, and handcrafters to bring her visions to the runway and our galleries.  Her fusion of skilled handwork and current-day technology will readily spark inquiry, investigation, and creation in your classroom.
 
The day's activities culminated in Centennial's team of teachers collaborating in sketching, 3D design using Tinker Card for output using a Maker Bot 3D printer for the final product.  Technical difficulties proved the resourcefulness of the group to arrive at their final product.  here seems to be a competition of who wears it best: Zack Kroll or Kelsey Avery?

McDonnold and Shah Win Top Three Recognition

Raising $26,722.00 in just 6 weeks, Olivia McDonnold and Mira Shah, seniors at Centennial High School, won Top Three recognition at the 2016 Georgia Student of the Year Awards Gala sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. McDonnold and Shah were two of only 15 students/teams accepted into the fundraising campaign which began on January 14th and ended February 26th.

The Student of the Year campaign is an opportunity for local area high school students who are enthusiastic about volunteerism, philanthropy, community outreach, and developing leadership skills to participate in the fight against blood cancers. Every team who raised the $10,000.00 minimum received a $1000 scholarship.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society set a goal of $100,000 in Georgia and raised $215,000.

HOSA State Competition

3rd Place

Olivia McDonnold and Jess McClure

Community Emergency Response  Team

 

 

HOSA State Competition

1st Place

Extemporaneous Health Poster

Kara Wang

Students are given a topic and 3 hours to complete the poster.

 

 

 

Kuhn Elected GSTA Officer

CHS science teacher Bob Kuhn was recently elected to office in the Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) as the high school representative for the state of Georgia. He will be in the forefront of discussions concerning new state standards and science/education bills going through the state house. Congratulations, Bob! 

 

 

FBLA Earns Bronze in Competition

                                                               

                                                   

Congratulations to our Future Business Leaders of America chapter for receiving Bronze in the Chapter of the Year Competition.  Please also congratulate Oswin Nwabude and Celia Senerman for receiving the Future Level in the Business Achievement Award Competition. Pictured above are Lauren Ridley, Michael Muzafarov, Oswin Nwabude, and Yachiara Ross.

 

 

 

CHS Students Experience Germany This Week

        

 

Our German students and CHS teachers, Ms. McCarty and Ms. Rudel, received a warm welcome in Dusseldorf from their German peers.  They are having a safe and culture-filled adventure this week.