CHS Quicknotes - Midweek Minders

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Updates - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 11:00 a.m. Graduation Graduation will be May 26th at 8:00 p.m. at Merriweather Post Pavilion.   FINAL SPRING STUDY SKILLS CLASSES Stressless Tests® announces the final High School Study Skills classes of the semester are open for registration. Based on Nobel-prize winning research and the latest in neuroscience, classes help students who don't test well, despite doing well in class, who are easily distracted and frequently bored, and who think outside the box. They may be gifted learners, or they may be struggling. Classes meet for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:30 at Centennial HS. The final course of the semester meets from April 15 - May 6. Keeping in mind the value of this class, parents are free to choose the fee that is right for them, from $135, $155, or the standard fee of $185. All students will receive the same valued classes and materials, regardless of cost. Summer classes are also available and will be posted on the website. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net "Tri-M" Music Honor Society Concert Thursday, April 2nd 7 pm Suggested Donation $5 Come and support the "Bridges" program which helps provide funds for Baltimore City Public School Music Programs. This recital will feature vocalists and instrumentalists in small group settings.This evening will also be the Tri-M induction ceremony. Annual Boosters Golf Tournament   The Centennial Boosters would like to announce the date for their annual golf outing: Monday May 4th at Hobbits Glen, The tournament will start at 1:00 pm and we will have dinner and awards upon completion. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Get your foursome together to enjoy a fun day with other members of the CHS community. For more information please contact Tim Sylvia at 410-418-9728, or tjsylvia@aol.com   Debate   18 Howard County debaters travelled to the prestigious 2009 First and Second YearNational Championships in Debate at the Woodward Academy. This elite tournamentis debate's version of March madness with only the top private and public schoolsrepresented. On Friday evening, the tournament started with 72 teams. OnSaturday evening, the top 16 teams advanced to what is called elimination debates orin basketball the sweet 16.Just like Basketball usually sees the same tea ater year in the sweet 16 like NorthCarolina and University of Connecticut, debate usually only sees Greenhill inDallas, St. Marks of Dallas, Glenbrooks South of Chicago, Bronx Science of New York,or The Westminster School in Atlanta. BUT NOT THIS YEAR. 2 Cinderella teams from Howard County advanced to the sweet 16for the first time ever in second year debate: Centennial's Dan Li and JonathanKowarski advanced to the top 16 as 10th seed and Lan Mei and Abhik Pramanik advancedin as 15th seed! eams had to upset historic powerhouses such as the St. Marks,Dallas Jesuit, The Meadows School in Las Vegas! In 2 very close octafinal debates, Li and Kowarski lost to Glenbrook South and Meiand Pramanik lost to Mountain Brook of Alabama (who went onto be NationalChampions). Li and Kowarski finished as 10th ranked in the United States and Meiand Pramanik 15th ranked. Dan Li was awarded 9th overall speaker in the nation.The other 7 Howard County teams finished strong with 3-3 records. Wdebaters fromHoward High School, Glenelg, Mt. Hebron, River Hill, Centennial and Oakland Mills.This has been an exciting year for debate in Howard County. The previous weekend,Elisabeth McClure and Daniel Zhao of Glenelg finish 8th in the state of Marylandqualifying for the National Catholics Forensics League Championship in Albany onMemorial Day weekend. We have some outstanding graduating Seniors but at the same time we have phenomenaldebaters coming up from our middle school debate teams anter school league. Wehave 16 middle school students attending the national debate championships in SanAntonio Texas this year and we hope to bring home some gold there! We hope to continue to grow this tradition in Howard City!   Sports Corner Track & Field Meet held yesterday, 3/30/09.Girls - Centennial 63, Reservoir 48, and Howard 61, Boys - Centennial 58.5, Reservoir 56, and Howard 69.5 Note - Sports scores are provided to Quicknotes by interested parents or coaches, but is not a function of the the school. If you'd like to have your sport scores included please email them to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com.   BOOK DRIVE The CHS PTA is collecting BOOKS that are in good condition to benefit schools in Howard County that are in need. We are collecting books for middle and high school students. The collection box is located in the school lobby. Free Education for Parents and Caregivers NAMI has developed a new, FREE education course for parents and caregivers of children with behavioral and emotional challenges (ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, conduct and oppositional defiant disorders). The course, called NAMI Basics, consists of six, 2.5 hour classes that meet weekly and are taught by trained parents who have lived similar experiences with their own children. Additional information about the classes can be found in Student Services. The course will be offered in three different Howard County locations this spring and pre-registration is required! Please call 410-772-9300 or email shelsel@nami.org, by April 6. 'Til Next Time, Andi   Send Items to post to Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Save the Date (Times in Red take place at CHS)  Wednesday, April 01, 2009 SGA Battle of the Classes - Gym 6-8 PM Track & Field v. Atholton @ Mt.Hebron 3:30 PM Boys & Girls Varsity Tennis v. Glenelg 3 PM Boys JV Baseball - Glenelg 4:15 PM Girls JV/V Softball - Glenelg 4 PM / 4 PM Thursday, April 02, 2009 Lacrosse Girls JV/V @ Howard 4 PM / 5:30 PM Tri-M Music Honor Society Concert 7 PM Friday, April 03, 2009 End of Marking Period - School Closes 3 Hours Early Lacrosse Boys Varsity - Severna Park LAX Tournament 7 PM Boys & Girls Varsity Tennis @ River Hill 3 PM Boys JV/V Baseball - River Hill 4:15 PM / 4:15 PM Girls JV/V Softball - River Hill 4 PM / 4 PM Saturday, April 04, 2009 Lacrosse Boys JV Tournament @ Atholton (TBA) Lacrosse Boys Varsity @ Severna Park LAX Tournament 7PM Lacrosse Girls Varsity @ Mt. DeSales Tournament (TBA)  Boys Varsity Baseball - Carthage Central -  (Scrimmage) 1 PM Sunday, April 05, 2009 Monday, April 06, 2009 Spring Break - School Closed Tuesday, April 07, 2009 Spring Break - School Closed Lacrosse Girls JV/V v. Mt. Hebron (Stadium Field) 11 AM / 12:30 PM Boys JV/V Baseball - Eastern Tech 4 PM / 4 PM Wednesday, April 08, 2009 Spring Break - School Closed Thursday, April 09, 2009 Spring Break - School Closed Send Calendar Items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com View the full calendar on the PTSA Website www.chs-ptsa.org under Save the Date

Annual Boosters Golf Tournament

 

The Centennial Boosters would like to announce the date for their annual golf outing: Monday May 4th at Hobbits Glen, The tournament will start at 1:00 pm and we will have dinner and awards upon completion. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Get your foursome together to enjoy a fun day with other members of the CHS community. For more information please contact Tim Sylvia at 410-418-9728, or tjsylvia@aol.com