CHS Quicknotes

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Monday, November 2, 2009

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Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Monday, November 2, 2009                 11 AM   School-to-business Partnership Development Breakfast with Dr. Perkins   Tuesday, November 17    --    7:30 AM Centennial High School Room 503B   Centennial High School is in search of a few good partners! In an effort to bring our school and community together for the educational and vocational development of our students, we're seeking to develop new school-to-business partnerships. The hope is to create and build opportunities for enhanced support of local businesses,  and at the same time to enrich educational opportunities for our students.   If you own and/or operate a business in the area and are interested in exploring the many possibilities for partnering with Centennial High School and the Howard County Public School System, come join us for a Partnership Development Breakfast with CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:30 AM at the high school. We will meet in Room 503 B. We'll discuss benefits for you, our students, the high school and the community. R.S.V.P. to Flo Airey, Principal's Secretary,  at 410-313-2856, if you plan to attend.   Big sports events tomorrow night Boys Soccer Regional Quarterfinals -- 7 PM at Reservoir   The Eagles play the Reservoir 'Gators in the Regional Quarterfinal (Class 3A East) game; admission is $5. The Eagles closed the regular boys soccer season with four wins and a tie over its last five county games, including a 3-0 victory over the Glenelg Gladiators. During its recent unbeaten streak, the Eagles have averaged two goals a game offensively and have posted a pair of shutouts.   Volleyball District V Championship --  6 PM at Marriott's Ridge   Centennial plays Severna Park at 6 PM tomorrow night at Marriott's Ridge. (Please see Quicknotes post below.) Girls Soccer Playoff game -- 5 PM at Centennial High School   The Eagles have a bye and will host the Atholton Raiders. CHS ranks fourth in the standings behind River Hill, Reservoir and Glenelg, with Atholton right behind in fifth place. CHS has seven wins, two ties and two losses, Atholton has seven wins and five losses. Come up to the school tomorrow night to see how it plays out! CHS Volleyball: "Expectations of excellence" If you haven't already, check out THIS ARTICLE published in the Thursday, October 29 Washington Post about Centennial's Volleyball team, coach and player achievements.   From Student Services October was "National Teen-age Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month" at CHS, and Centennial staff and students would like you to know about their activities and accomplishments during the past weeks. Below is a very condensed version of an in-depth article which will be published in the December issue of the PTSA's Eagle's Eye newsletter.   At the month's outset, the Student Services Center conducted a depression and suicide awareness Staff Training Session. Teachers at CHS supported a Classroom Poster Campaign by displaying, and calling attention to with talking points, new teen depression and suicide awareness posters in classrooms. Thanks to CHS English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor Rus VanWestervelt and his "Lines of Love" Foundation, student volunteers spent their Thursday lunch periods manning a "Lines of Love" resource table in the Cafeteria hallway. Free, weekly raffles attracted students to the table. The Lines of Love table generated so much interest that students have formed a "Lines of Love" Club at CHS. (See Quicknotes article below.) Leading up to, and throughout the month of October, the PTSA's twice-weekly e-newsletter CHS Quicknotes worked with Student Services staff to publish topical information about preventing and managing teen depression and suicide and provided links (like this one HERE) to available school and community resources.   It cannot be overstated how very seriously Centennial High School's staff and students regard the issues of teen depression and suicide -- not just during an "awareness" month, but all year round. At Centennial, students can speak to a school counselor or school psychologist about any issue of concern, including feelings of anxiety, depression and/or thoughts of hurting themselves. Centennial's Student Services Center provides immediate, on-site support and is readily available to provide students, parents and guardians with appropriate and confidential assistance with an array of school and community mental health resources.   Reflections" Consent Form now available Consent Form REQUIRED for some entries     A Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any "Reflections" Contest entry is now required to be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation and Student Entry forms. Download this Consent Form HERE or find it with all other Reflections Forms on the  PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org) under "Categories".  Reflections Guidelines are also available in the Front Office. The theme for this year's creative expression contest sponsored by the national PTA is "Beauty is . . . ".  Deadline for entries is November 18. For more information, contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.   Pick up Sally Foster orders this Wednesday from 5 - 6:30 PM   Sally Foster order pick up will be in the Cafeteria.  Order pick-up will end promptly at 6:30 PM so that the room can be prepared for the "Senior Parent Night" FAFSA presentation at 7 PM.  If you are unable to pick up your Sally Foster order, we will take it to the Front Office; you may pick it up there at your convenience.   FAFSA "Senior Parent Night" is Wednesday CHS Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things  that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.    Regional Cheerleading Competition is this Thursday CHS Varsity Cheerleaders placed Second in their Division at the Autumn Cheerleading Invitational of Howard County on October 26. Next up: the Howard County Regional Cheerleading Competition this Thursday (November 5) at Glenelg High School. All twelve county high schools send their best cheerleading teams to this event; this competition determines the top three varsity cheerleading squads in the county.   They cheer for us bleacher-folk, they cheer for our school sports teams . . . here's an opportunity to reciprocate and show our cheerleaders appreciation and support!  Come and cheer for CHS' cheerleaders at the Regional Competition at Glenelg High School this Thursday.  If you've never been to a cheerleading competition, you'll find that the skill, athleticism and sheer, positive-energy peppiness of this event is not to be missed. The Competition begins at 5 PM, but come early to get a good seat -- these events are usually a full house.   Marching Eagles to compete in USSBA National Championship at U. S. Naval Academy this Saturday The CHS Marching Eagles will compete in the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) National Championship/Group 4 and 5  at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis this Saturday, November 7.  Go Marching Eagles!   After-Prom "Qdoba Night" fundraiser Monday, November 9   --   5 - 8  PM   Qdoba's Mexican Grill    (intersection of Rte. 40 and St. John's Lane)   This is the easiest way that you can help to make this year's PTSA-sponsored After-Prom Party a success. On Monday, November 9, the Ellicott City Qdoba Mexican Grill will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5 to 8 PM to the PTSA's 2010 After-Prom Party. Dine in, or just "do take -out".  No coupon required and no need to mention After-Prom.   This school year's After-Prom Party for all CHS Juniors and Seniors (Prom-goers or not) will be held at the newly-remodeled YMCA on Long Gate Parkway from midnight on Saturday, May 1 to 5 AM on Sunday, May 2, 2010.   November 10 Stressless Tests® parent workshop "My child does well in class, but doesn't do well on tests."   "My child is bright but disorganized, and is a world-class   procrastinator."   "There is so much conflict about homework, it stresses the whole   family."   If the above sounds familiar, then Betty Caldwell's Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing . . ." Parent Workshop at Burleigh Manor Middle School at 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening, November 10, could provide you with insights and resources to successfully manage these challenges. Parents will learn about brain-based learning styles; how these learning styles impact every area of performance; and how this can lead to "bumping heads" in the household. Workshop participants will acquire proven strategies to reduce stress and improve results based on how their child learns best. The workshop schedule includes time for individual questions. Registration is $45. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org, or email questions to Bcaldwell@comcast.net or call 410-740-4659.   New "Lines of Love Club" at CHS During the school's "Teen Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention" campaign last month,  CHS English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor Rus VanWestervelt and his "Lines of Love" Foundation arranged for a Lines of Love information table to be stationed in the Cafeteria hallway during Thursday lunch periods. Student volunteers manning the table made available to their peers brochures, information sheets, agency resources and youth hotline magnets and wallet cards. A free raffle each week helped to attract students to the table; raffle prizes included tee-shirts, journals and lanyards.   The degree of student interest generated by the lunchtime Lines of Love table has resulted in the formation of a new, Lines of Love Club here at Centennial High School. The purpose of the Club will be to raise awareness of mental health issues and resources and to help teens who are struggling with anxiety and depression to know that they are not alone.  Centennial's Lines of Love Club will work cooperatively and collaboratively with Student Services staff to support students; Club Advisors will include Mr. VanWestervelt and Student Services staff (counselors and school psychologist). The Club will connect teens as "lines of love" and provide a supportive environment in which to share information and resources in the community. CHS's  Lines of Love Club will not be a counseling or therapy group. To find out more about the new Lines of Love Club at CHS, contact Mr. Vanwestervelt at Rus_Vanwestervelt@hcpss.org.   Find out more about the Lines of Love Foundation by visiting its Facebook blog HERE and the Lines of Love Facebook fan page HERE.   Pick up a prescription for a healthy dose of laughter from The Good Doctor The Fall school play The Good Doctor will be performed every night in the CHS Auditorium beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14; showtime is 7 PM. Click HERE to see why a visit to The Good Doctor promises to not only be pain-free, but actually very good for your health.   SGA Blood Drive next Friday Friday, November 13   --   7 AM - 2 PM Auxiliary Gymnasium   According to American Red Cross statistics, a life-saving blood transfusion is needed every two seconds.   Parents are welcome to come to the high school to join school students and staff  in donating blood on Friday, November 13 between the hours of 7 AM and 2 PM. If you're interested in donating blood, please contact CHS Special Education Teacher Ann Mulhollen at Ann_ Mulhollen@hcpss.org.   After Prom Planning Committee meeting   Monday, November 16   --   7 PM Student Services Conference Room   You can help make After-Prom 2010 a  success by coming to the first After-Prom Committee meeting two weeks from today. This planning meeting is not for parents or guardians only -- student ideas and participation are essential to planning a safe, substance-free and way, way fun After-Prom party. If you'd like to help, please come to the planning meeting, or contact After-Prom co-chairs Denny Donovan (email thedonovans@yahoo.com  or call 410-465-7624) and Jessica Hammers (email jehammers@gmail.com or call 443-562-4702).     Prepare for January SAT with Winter SAT Review Course   The registration deadline for Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course is November 17. Click HERE for information about the course, and click HERE  to download the Review Course brochure with Registration Form. Questions, contact Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmailcom.   Scholarships: Intel Science Talent, Foreclosure.com   2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting an independent research project in the field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering this year; research projects must be the student's work alone, not a group or team project. Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.   Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to write a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis." More information HERE.   *Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning $1,000 each; CHS was consequently awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.   CHS Band Backers bring you holiday poinsettias These tropical holiday plants come with red or white blooms and are available in three pot sizes. Band Backers purchases the plants through a local distributor to ensure high-quality, healthy plants with lush foliage. More poinsettia sale information is HERE; the Poinsettia Order Form is HERE, and is also available at www.centennialmusic.com. Deadline for poinsettia orders is the first day back from Thanksgiving break -- Monday November 30. Poinsettia pick-up is Friday, December 4 from 4-7:30 PM in the Teacher's Lounge.   Band Backers also bring you CHS Eagle holiday ornaments CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!   These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.   Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.   Go to CHS Boosters' website to order Spiritwear CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.   This week and next week Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details. Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  .    Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks! Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.   'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. -------------------------------   Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Boys Soccer Regional Quarterfinal @ Reservoir (Admission $5) 7 PM Volleyball V Championship vs. Severna Park @ Marriott's Ridge 6 PM Girls Soccer Playoff vs. Atholton 5 PM Spring Band Trip Planning Meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 6:30 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 6:30 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A East Regional Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for Indoor Track Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom "Qdoba Night" Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 & St. John's Lane 5-8 PM Band Backers Meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 7 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Boys Soccer Banquet -- Cafeteria 6 PM Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Friday, November 13, 2009 SGA Blood Drive -- Auxiliary gymnasium 7 AM-2 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Saturday, November 14, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) Sunday, November 15, 2009   Monday, November 16, 2009 Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling (and "pickAtime") begins 8 AM Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) -- 4:30 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) First Indoor Track practice -- outdoor track 2:45 PM After-Prom Committee planning meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Report Cards issued Girls Basketball try-outs -- (V) 6-7 AM, (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 County-wide NCAA Night -- Long Reach HS 7 PM School Improvement Team (SIT) meeting -- 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos (make-ups) Deadline for PTA "Reflections" entries Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM International Thespian Society (ITS) Induction Ceremony -- Auditorium 7 PM Thursday, November 19, 2009 Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Friday, November 20, 2009 Deadline to make Parent-Teacher Conference appointments with pickAtime -- midnight Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Deadline for CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament orders Saturday, November 21, 2009   Sunday, November 22, 2009   Monday, November 23, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:30-8:30 PM Boys Basketball (V/JV) scrimmage @ Old Mill 5 PM/6:15 PM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:15-2:30 PM, 5:30-8:30 PM Latin Advancement Committee -- Student Services 7 PM Girls (JV/V) Basketball scrimmage vs. Aberdeen 4 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Schools closed for students -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM-2:30 PM Thursday, November 26, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving holiday) Friday, November 27, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving Break) Saturday, November 28, 2009 Wrestling (JV/V) scrimmage vs. So. Carroll, Patuxent 10 AM Sunday, November 29, 2009   Monday, November 30, 2009 Boys Basketball (JV/V) vs. Century 4 PM/5:30 PM Deadline for Holiday Poinsettia orders Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Girl's Basketball (JV/V) scrimmage @ North Carroll 5 PM/ 7 PM Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Senior Parent Night (State Scholarship Information) -- Cafeteria 7 PM Thursday, December 3, 2009 Winter Fine Arts Showcase and Jazz Band -- Auditorium ? 7 PM SGA Jingle Bell Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Friday, December 4, 2009 Winter Spectacular -- Auditorium 7 PM Holiday Poinsettia pick-up -- Teacher's Lounge 4-7:30 PM Saturday, December 5, 2009 Winter Spectacular -- Auditorium 7 PM Wrestling (V) vs. Mt. Hebron/Reservoir @ Mt. Hebron 10 AM Girls Basketball (JV/V) vs. Westminster 1 PM/ 3 PM Boys Basketball (JV/V) vs. Westminster 5 PM/7:30 PM Sunday, December 6, 2009 Football Banquet -- Cafeteria 4 - 7 PM   ------------------------------- Send Calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com.       View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."       Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

 

Tuesday, November 17    --    7:30 AM

Centennial High School

Room 503B

 

Centennial High School is in search of a few good partners! In an effort to bring our school and community together for the educational and vocational development of our students, we're seeking to develop new school-to-business partnerships. The hope is to create and build opportunities for enhanced support of local businesses,  and at the same time to enrich educational opportunities for our students.

 

If you own and/or operate a business in the area and are interested in exploring the many possibilities for partnering with Centennial High School and the Howard County Public School System, come join us for a Partnership Development Breakfast with CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:30 AM at the high school. We will meet in Room 503 B. We'll discuss benefits for you, our students, the high school and the community. R.S.V.P. to Flo Airey, Principal's Secretary,  at 410-313-2856, if you plan to attend.

 

Big sports events tomorrow night

Boys Soccer Regional Quarterfinals -- 7 PM at Reservoir

 

The Eagles play the Reservoir 'Gators in the Regional Quarterfinal (Class 3A East) game; admission is $5. The Eagles closed the regular boys soccer season with four wins and a tie over its last five county games, including a 3-0 victory over the Glenelg Gladiators. During its recent unbeaten streak, the Eagles have averaged two goals a game offensively and have posted a pair of shutouts.

 

Volleyball District V Championship --  6 PM at Marriott's Ridge

 

Centennial plays Severna Park at 6 PM tomorrow night at Marriott's Ridge. (Please see Quicknotes post below.)

Girls Soccer Playoff game -- 5 PM at Centennial High School
 

The Eagles have a bye and will host the Atholton Raiders. CHS ranks fourth in the standings behind River Hill, Reservoir and Glenelg, with Atholton right behind in fifth place. CHS has seven wins, two ties and two losses, Atholton has seven wins and five losses. Come up to the school tomorrow night to see how it plays out!

Boys Soccer Regional Quarterfinals -- 7 PM at Reservoir

 

The Eagles play the Reservoir 'Gators in the Regional Quarterfinal (Class 3A East) game; admission is $5. The Eagles closed the regular boys soccer season with four wins and a tie over its last five county games, including a 3-0 victory over the Glenelg Gladiators. During its recent unbeaten streak, the Eagles have averaged two goals a game offensively and have posted a pair of shutouts.

 

If you haven't already, check out THIS ARTICLE published in the Thursday, October 29 Washington Post about Centennial's Volleyball team, coach and player achievements.

 

From Student Services

October was "National Teen-age Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month" at CHS, and Centennial staff and students would like you to know about their activities and accomplishments during the past weeks. Below is a very condensed version of an in-depth article which will be published in the December issue of the PTSA's Eagle's Eye newsletter.

 

At the month's outset, the Student Services Center conducted a depression and suicide awareness Staff Training Session. Teachers at CHS supported a Classroom Poster Campaign by displaying, and calling attention to with talking points, new teen depression and suicide awareness posters in classrooms. Thanks to CHS English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor Rus VanWestervelt and his "Lines of Love" Foundation, student volunteers spent their Thursday lunch periods manning a "Lines of Love" resource table in the Cafeteria hallway. Free, weekly raffles attracted students to the table. The Lines of Love table generated so much interest that students have formed a "Lines of Love" Club at CHS. (See Quicknotes article below.) Leading up to, and throughout the month of October, the PTSA's twice-weekly e-newsletter CHS Quicknotes worked with Student Services staff to publish topical information about preventing and managing teen depression and suicide and provided links (like this one HERE) to available school and community resources.

 

It cannot be overstated how very seriously Centennial High School's staff and students regard the issues of teen depression and suicide -- not just during an "awareness" month, but all year round. At Centennial, students can speak to a school counselor or school psychologist about any issue of concern, including feelings of anxiety, depression and/or thoughts of hurting themselves. Centennial's Student Services Center provides immediate, on-site support and is readily available to provide students, parents and guardians with appropriate and confidential assistance with an array of school and community mental health resources.

 

Reflections" Consent Form now available

Consent Form REQUIRED for some entries

 

 

A Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any "Reflections" Contest entry is now required to be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation and Student Entry forms. Download this Consent Form HERE or find it with all other Reflections Forms on the  PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org) under "Categories".  Reflections Guidelines are also available in the Front Office. The theme for this year's creative expression contest sponsored by the national PTA is "Beauty is . . . ".  Deadline for entries is November 18. For more information, contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Sally Foster order pick up will be in the Cafeteria.  Order pick-up will end promptly at 6:30 PM so that the room can be prepared for the "Senior Parent Night" FAFSA presentation at 7 PM.  If you are unable to pick up your Sally Foster order, we will take it to the Front Office; you may pick it up there at your convenience.

Marching Eagles to compete in USSBA National Championship at U. S. Naval Academy this Saturday

The CHS Marching Eagles will compete in the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) National Championship/Group 4 and 5  at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis this Saturday, November 7.  Go Marching Eagles!

 

After-Prom "Qdoba Night" fundraiser

Monday, November 9   --   5 - 8  PM

 

Qdoba's Mexican Grill

   (intersection of Rte. 40 and St. John's Lane)

 

This is the easiest way that you can help to make this year's PTSA-sponsored After-Prom Party a success. On Monday, November 9, the Ellicott City Qdoba Mexican Grill will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5 to 8 PM to the PTSA's 2010 After-Prom Party. Dine in, or just "do take -out".  No coupon required and no need to mention After-Prom.

 

This school year's After-Prom Party for all CHS Juniors and Seniors (Prom-goers or not) will be held at the newly-remodeled YMCA on Long Gate Parkway from midnight on Saturday, May 1 to 5 AM on Sunday, May 2, 2010.

 

November 10 Stressless Tests® parent workshop

"My child does well in class, but doesn't do well on tests."

 

"My child is bright but disorganized, and is a world-class

  procrastinator."

 

"There is so much conflict about homework, it stresses the whole

  family."

 

If the above sounds familiar, then Betty Caldwell's Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing . . ." Parent Workshop at Burleigh Manor Middle School at 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening, November 10, could provide you with insights and resources to successfully manage these challenges. Parents will learn about brain-based learning styles; how these learning styles impact every area of performance; and how this can lead to "bumping heads" in the household. Workshop participants will acquire proven strategies to reduce stress and improve results based on how their child learns best. The workshop schedule includes time for individual questions. Registration is $45. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org, or email questions to Bcaldwell@comcast.net or call 410-740-4659.

 

New "Lines of Love Club" at CHS

During the school's "Teen Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention" campaign last month,  CHS English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor Rus VanWestervelt and his "Lines of Love" Foundation arranged for a Lines of Love information table to be stationed in the Cafeteria hallway during Thursday lunch periods. Student volunteers manning the table made available to their peers brochures, information sheets, agency resources and youth hotline magnets and wallet cards. A free raffle each week helped to attract students to the table; raffle prizes included tee-shirts, journals and lanyards.

 

The degree of student interest generated by the lunchtime Lines of Love table has resulted in the formation of a new, Lines of Love Club here at Centennial High School. The purpose of the Club will be to raise awareness of mental health issues and resources and to help teens who are struggling with anxiety and depression to know that they are not alone.  Centennial's Lines of Love Club will work cooperatively and collaboratively with Student Services staff to support students; Club Advisors will include Mr. VanWestervelt and Student Services staff (counselors and school psychologist). The Club will connect teens as "lines of love" and provide a supportive environment in which to share information and resources in the community. CHS's  Lines of Love Club will not be a counseling or therapy group. To find out more about the new Lines of Love Club at CHS, contact Mr. Vanwestervelt at Rus_Vanwestervelt@hcpss.org.

 

Find out more about the Lines of Love Foundation by visiting its Facebook blog HERE and the Lines of Love Facebook fan page HERE.

 

Pick up a prescription for a healthy dose of laughter from The Good Doctor

The Fall school play The Good Doctor will be performed every night in the CHS Auditorium beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14; showtime is 7 PM. Click HERE to see why a visit to The Good Doctor promises to not only be pain-free, but actually very good for your health.

 

SGA Blood Drive next Friday

Friday, November 13   --   7 AM - 2 PM

Auxiliary Gymnasium

 

According to American Red Cross statistics, a life-saving blood transfusion is needed every two seconds.

 

Parents are welcome to come to the high school to join school students and staff  in donating blood on Friday, November 13 between the hours of 7 AM and 2 PM. If you're interested in donating blood, please contact CHS Special Education Teacher Ann Mulhollen at Ann_ Mulhollen@hcpss.org.

 

After Prom Planning Committee meeting  

Monday, November 16   --   7 PM

Student Services Conference Room

 

You can help make After-Prom 2010 a  success by coming to the first After-Prom Committee meeting two weeks from today. This planning meeting is not for parents or guardians only -- student ideas and participation are essential to planning a safe, substance-free and way, way fun After-Prom party. If you'd like to help, please come to the planning meeting, or contact After-Prom co-chairs Denny Donovan (email thedonovans@yahoo.com  or call 410-465-7624) and Jessica Hammers (email jehammers@gmail.com or call 443-562-4702).

 

 

Prepare for January SAT

with Winter SAT Review Course

 

The registration deadline for Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course is November 17. Click HERE for information about the course, and click HERE  to download the Review Course brochure with Registration Form. Questions, contact Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmailcom.

 

Scholarships:

Intel Science Talent, Foreclosure.com

 

2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting an independent research project in the field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering this year; research projects must be the student's work alone, not a group or team project. Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.

 

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to write a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis." More information HERE.

 

*Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning $1,000 each; CHS was consequently awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.

 

CHS Band Backers bring you holiday poinsettias

These tropical holiday plants come with red or white blooms and are available in three pot sizes. Band Backers purchases the plants through a local distributor to ensure high-quality, healthy plants with lush foliage. More poinsettia sale information is HERE; the Poinsettia Order Form is HERE, and is also available at www.centennialmusic.com. Deadline for poinsettia orders is the first day back from Thanksgiving break -- Monday November 30. Poinsettia pick-up is Friday, December 4 from 4-7:30 PM in the Teacher's Lounge.

 

Band Backers also bring you CHS Eagle holiday ornaments

CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!

 

These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.

 

Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.

 

Go to CHS Boosters' website to order Spiritwear

CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

"My child does well in class, but doesn't do well on tests."

 

"My child is bright but disorganized, and is a world-class

  procrastinator."

 

"There is so much conflict about homework, it stresses the whole

  family."

During the school's "Teen Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention" campaign last month,  CHS English Teacher and Yearbook Advisor Rus VanWestervelt and his "Lines of Love" Foundation arranged for a Lines of Love information table to be stationed in the Cafeteria hallway during Thursday lunch periods. Student volunteers manning the table made available to their peers brochures, information sheets, agency resources and youth hotline magnets and wallet cards. A free raffle each week helped to attract students to the table; raffle prizes included tee-shirts, journals and lanyards.

 

The degree of student interest generated by the lunchtime Lines of Love table has resulted in the formation of a new, Lines of Love Club here at Centennial High School. The purpose of the Club will be to raise awareness of mental health issues and resources and to help teens who are struggling with anxiety and depression to know that they are not alone.  Centennial's Lines of Love Club will work cooperatively and collaboratively with Student Services staff to support students; Club Advisors will include Mr. VanWestervelt and Student Services staff (counselors and school psychologist). The Club will connect teens as "lines of love" and provide a supportive environment in which to share information and resources in the community. CHS's  Lines of Love Club will not be a counseling or therapy group. To find out more about the new Lines of Love Club at CHS, contact Mr. Vanwestervelt at Rus_Vanwestervelt@hcpss.org.

 

Find out more about the Lines of Love Foundation by visiting its Facebook blog HERE and the Lines of Love Facebook fan page HERE.

 

Pick up a prescription for a healthy dose of laughter from The Good Doctor

The Fall school play The Good Doctor will be performed every night in the CHS Auditorium beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14; showtime is 7 PM. Click HERE to see why a visit to The Good Doctor promises to not only be pain-free, but actually very good for your health.

 

SGA Blood Drive next Friday

Friday, November 13   --   7 AM - 2 PM

Auxiliary Gymnasium

 

According to American Red Cross statistics, a life-saving blood transfusion is needed every two seconds.

 

Parents are welcome to come to the high school to join school students and staff  in donating blood on Friday, November 13 between the hours of 7 AM and 2 PM. If you're interested in donating blood, please contact CHS Special Education Teacher Ann Mulhollen at Ann_ Mulhollen@hcpss.org.

 

 

According to American Red Cross statistics, a life-saving blood transfusion is needed every two seconds.

 

Parents are welcome to come to the high school to join school students and staff  in donating blood on Friday, November 13 between the hours of 7 AM and 2 PM. If you're interested in donating blood, please contact CHS Special Education Teacher Ann Mulhollen at Ann_ Mulhollen@hcpss.org.

You can help make After-Prom 2010 a  success by coming to the first After-Prom Committee meeting two weeks from today. This planning meeting is not for parents or guardians only -- student ideas and participation are essential to planning a safe, substance-free and way, way fun After-Prom party. If you'd like to help, please come to the planning meeting, or contact After-Prom co-chairs Denny Donovan (email thedonovans@yahoo.com  or call 410-465-7624) and Jessica Hammers (email jehammers@gmail.com or call 443-562-4702).

 

 

The registration deadline for Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course is November 17. Click HERE for information about the course, and click HERE  to download the Review Course brochure with Registration Form. Questions, contact Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmailcom.

 

Scholarships:

Intel Science Talent, Foreclosure.com

 

2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting an independent research project in the field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering this year; research projects must be the student's work alone, not a group or team project. Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.

 

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to write a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis." More information HERE.

 

*Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning $1,000 each; CHS was consequently awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.

 

 

2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting an independent research project in the field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering this year; research projects must be the student's work alone, not a group or team project. Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.

 

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to write a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis." More information HERE.

 

*Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning $1,000 each; CHS was consequently awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.

CHS Band Backers bring you holiday poinsettias

These tropical holiday plants come with red or white blooms and are available in three pot sizes. Band Backers purchases the plants through a local distributor to ensure high-quality, healthy plants with lush foliage. More poinsettia sale information is HERE; the Poinsettia Order Form is HERE, and is also available at www.centennialmusic.com. Deadline for poinsettia orders is the first day back from Thanksgiving break -- Monday November 30. Poinsettia pick-up is Friday, December 4 from 4-7:30 PM in the Teacher's Lounge.

 

Band Backers also bring you CHS Eagle holiday ornaments

CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!

 

These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.

 

Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.

 

Go to CHS Boosters' website to order Spiritwear

CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

CHS Band Backers bring you holiday poinsettias

These tropical holiday plants come with red or white blooms and are available in three pot sizes. Band Backers purchases the plants through a local distributor to ensure high-quality, healthy plants with lush foliage. More poinsettia sale information is HERE; the Poinsettia Order Form is HERE, and is also available at www.centennialmusic.com. Deadline for poinsettia orders is the first day back from Thanksgiving break -- Monday November 30. Poinsettia pick-up is Friday, December 4 from 4-7:30 PM in the Teacher's Lounge.

 

Band Backers also bring you CHS Eagle holiday ornaments

CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!

 

These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.

 

Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.

 

Go to CHS Boosters' website to order Spiritwear

CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

These tropical holiday plants come with red or white blooms and are available in three pot sizes. Band Backers purchases the plants through a local distributor to ensure high-quality, healthy plants with lush foliage. More poinsettia sale information is HERE; the Poinsettia Order Form is HERE, and is also available at www.centennialmusic.com. Deadline for poinsettia orders is the first day back from Thanksgiving break -- Monday November 30. Poinsettia pick-up is Friday, December 4 from 4-7:30 PM in the Teacher's Lounge.

 

Band Backers also bring you CHS Eagle holiday ornaments

CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!

 

These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.

 

Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.

 

Go to CHS Boosters' website to order Spiritwear

CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

CHS Band Backers thank everyone who stopped by their information table at Homecoming to look at and hold in hand the new CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament -- and extra-special thanks goes to those who ordered ornaments on the spot!

 

These beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved holiday ornaments (see a picture of one HERE) are crafted exclusively for CHS by a Virginia pewtersmith and can be personalized for free with two lines of engraving on the back.  Eagle ornaments make a unique and thoughtful keepsake gift for CHS graduates as well as for students presently enrolled.

 

Eagle 0rnaments ordered before Friday, November 20 will be guaranteed delivery in time for the holidays. Click HERE to download the Eagle Ornament Order Form.

CHS Spiritwear is always available to you on the Boosters website. Follow this link www.centennialboostersonline.com and go to "Spiritwear", and then to "Catalogue" to download the Spiritwear Order Form. Order Forms can be mailed or dropped off at the Front Office and you'll be contacted to arrange a convenient merchandise pick-up time. (Sorry, the Boosters' Online Store is not yet operational.) Questions, call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570, or email Shannon at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

This week and next week

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

Click on CAPITALIZED links for reminder details.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is HC DrugFree's "TEEN2TEEN" panel presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5 is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER AT JILLY'S RESTAURANT   .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in Baltimore  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the first After-Prom fundraiser at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. Just show up and dine at Qdoba (or get Qdoba takeout) between the hours of 5 - 8 PM  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHT at the Applications and Research Laboratory on Route 108 . . . Tuesday, November 10 is also the Stressless Tests® "Testing, Testing" Parent Workshop at BMMS . . . hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before you head over to the the Career/Tech Information night  or the Stressless Tests® parent workshop that night? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM on November 10 will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  . 

 

Last month's Winter Coat Drive: Thanks!

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

Anne Horstkamp and Brenda Marshall, CHS PTSA's representatives to the PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC), will be delivering approximately 15 large bags of winter outerwear to PTACHC headquarters today. A big thank you to everyone who donated warm garments to the PTSA's Winter Coat Drive during October.

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Wednesday, October 28, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Wednesday, October 28, 2009      12:30 PM No JV football today or tomorrow All Howard County JV football games today and tomorrow are canceled and will NOT be made up.  Today's JV Cheerleading practice is canceled. Questions, please call or email Jean Vanderpool, CHS Athletic and Activities Manager, 410-313-2865 or jvanderpool@hcpss.org. PTSA Traffic Safety committee Centennial High School's PTSA has created a Traffic Safety Committee to address the traffic situation on Centennial Lane and within the parking lot shared by the high school and Burleigh Manor Middle School. PTSA Traffic Safety Committee members are Tara Berry, Siva Daivamani, Siobhan Zarek and Jolie Wineberg, and Susan Hughes has signed on as committee Chair.   Here's the latest from Ms. Hughes: Last Spring, the Howard County Bureau of Highways conducted a Traffic Survey which determined that a traffic light on Centennial Lane in front of the two schools was justified if there were a combined entrance for both schools. This traffic light project will require Board of Education capital funds to redesign and configure the schools' shared parking lots.   In the meantime, Centennial High School's PTSA and the Burleigh Manor Middle School PTA have united to form a CHS/BMMS Joint Traffic Safety Task Force to robustly advocate for funding the parking lot redesign plan, and to work with Howard County officials to identify and encourage shorter-term, more immediate solutions to the present traffic situation.   More in-depth and up-to-date information about actions taken by the CHS/BMMS Joint Traffic Safety Task Force will be provided in the next (December 2009) issue of The Eagles Eye newsletter. For more information and/or to provide traffic and school parking lot input, please contact Susan Hughes at susanbhughes@verizon.net, or you can join the new Facebook group at "Centennial Community Supporting Traffic Safety at BMMS/CHS".    Colleges visiting CHS (updated list) Click HERE for an updated list of colleges and universities visiting CHS through November 30.   Two free concerts at CHS this week The Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert is this Thursday evening and the Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert has been rescheduled to take place on Friday evening. Click HERE to see a partial list of  instrumental and vocal delights in store for concert attendees.   Rootin' for ya! Good luck to the CHS Field Hockey team in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School tomorrow, and good luck also to the CHS Cross Country team in tomorrow's Howard County Championship Meet here at CHS.   Sports update: Soccer playoffs, volleyball Championship Boys Soccer will host Northeast (AA) this Friday at 7 PM. Girls Soccer has a bye and will host Atholton on Tuesday, November 3 at 5 PM.   The District V Championship volleyball game, CHS vs. Severna Park, will be held at Marriott's Ridge High School on Tuesday, November 3 at 6 PM.    HCPSS Transition Fair tomorrow evening Thursday, October 29   --   6-8 PM    --   Wilde Lake High School   Sponsored by the Special Education Department of Howard County Public School (HCPSS), this event provides information about transition options and agency resources that may be available to young adults receiving special education services as they attend, or upon graduating/exiting, from school. HCPSS encourages families to attend this Fair if their student is 14 years of age or older.  Click HERE  for more information.   CHS hosts Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament this weekend Best of luck to the CHS Debate Team this weekend -- they will participate in the Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament, held this year at Centennial High School. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Howard County Public School System and by Capitol Debate, a non-profit entity. The Capitol Debate Tournament rotates to different schools in Howard County every year.   Even though it has been without a club sponsor this year, the CHS Debate Club's hard work at its Tuesday-night practices have paid off -- CHS' Debate Team ranked in the Top Six at a debate tournament at Wake Forest University earlier this Fall, and the CHS team made the Top 32 ranking at a tournament in New York City two weeks ago.   Click HERE for information about this weekend's debate at CHS, and about Capitol Debate's objectives of creating high-calibre, national debate opportunities here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, close to the nation's capitol.   Spring Band Trip planning meeting next Tuesday Attention all Band parents and guardians of students in Marching, Concert, and Jazz/Combo bands; and of students in Visual and Wind ensembles: Believe it or not, it's time to plan the Spring Band trip! If you'd like to be part of the Spring Band Trip Committee, please come to the Planning Meeting on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 PM in the Faculty Dining Room (located behind the Cafeteria). At this meeting we'll look at various options and plan the next steps. If you'd like to be part of the planning, and/or if you have have input but cannot attend the Planning Meeting, please email Band Director Max Vanderbeek at Maximun_Vanderbeek@hcpss.org.     The Spring Band Trip Committee will deliver its report at the Band Backers Meeting on Monday, November 9. (Please see Band Backers meeting announcement in this issue of Quicknotes.)   FAFSA "Senior Parent Night" next Wednesday Wednesday, November 4 High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things  that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.     CHS Band Backers meeting November 9 Band Backers will hold its monthly Executive Board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room at the front of the school building. Any interested band parent (Marching, Visual Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Jazz, etc.) is welcome, and we ask that all officers and committee chairs attend. On the agenda: Marching season evaluation and closing stages of planning our Spring Break Band Trip.   PTSA Pancake Breakfast "thank you" The PTSA Pancake Breakfast was held the morning of Homecoming on Saturday, October 24, with good food aplenty and lots of fun for all. We served more than 750 people and are happy to report that leftover muffins and other baked goods were donated to the Grassroots homeless shelter. We'd like to thank the many, many people who made this event possible, including Roseanna and Mary in the kitchen and Custodial and Front Office staff members; we're so grateful for the big efforts of volunteers Bruce Press, Sydney Wallace, Len Busso, Linda Lucht, Tom Cosentino and Michelle Caros, the more than 50 volunteers working the event, and the more than 60 dedicated muffin-bakers. Thank you all so much! -- From Lisa Brown, Susan Fedors and Lisa Pradhan PTSA Pancake Breakfast Committee   Make an appointment with The Good Doctor The Fall school play The Good Doctor will be performed every night in the CHS Auditorium beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14; showtime is 7 PM.  Click HERE to see why this Doctor appointment promises to not only be pain-free, but actually very pleasant. Don't be afraid! Yes, it's Halloween is this weekend, but don't be afraid  .  .  .  it's not too late to join the CHS PTSA this year! But, it will be scary for us if we don't meet our annual Membership and fundraising ghouls goals. So please help the PTSA -- and help your school -- by becoming a member. The PTSA Membership Form is in The Eagle's Eye or you can download it HERE. Thanks, and have a fun and safe Halloween. Boo!   Two scholarship opportunities 2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting independent research this year. The Intel Science Talent Search (STS) scholarship carries a Grand Prize of $100,000, along with a chance to present the research at a national conference and meet leaders in that area of research. Eligible students must have conducted an independent research project in a field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering; the research project must have been the student's work alone, not a group or team project. In addition to a Grand Prize winner, the Intel Science Talent Search names nine winners of prizes ranging from $20,000 to $75,000; 40 finalists (each awarded$7,500 plus a new laptop); and 300 semifinalists (awarded $1,000 each). Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.   Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. This scholarship provides a great opportunity for students to think about and respond to one of the problems weighing most heavily on society in the last year: The global economic crisis and its effect in particular on homeowners. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to propose solutions to the ongoing spike in home foreclosures, by writing a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis."  Top prize is $5,000 with four $1,000 runner-up prizes. More informationHERE.   *Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning a $1,000 prize each, and, consequently, CHS was awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula. Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review In this SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and thereby design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. First class is Tuesday, December 1. Registration closes November 17. Email Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and/or click HERE to download course brochure with Registration Form. This week and next week Click on the capitalized link for details about these events.   This Saturday, October 31, is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library on Frederick Road  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5  is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER at Jilly's Restaurant in the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR  in Baltimore hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before the Career/Tech Information nighton Tuesday, November 10? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM that night will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  .  and registration is open for the Stressless Tests  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.   School absentee rates now online Last week the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) began posting the schools that reach a 10 percent or higher rate of absenteeism at www.hcpss.org/pandemic. This information is updated daily. If your child's school is not listed, that means that the absentee rate for the school has not reached 10% or higher during the current school year.   "Window" for scheduling high school graduation dates announced School officials and the management of Merriweather Post Pavilion have identified the window of Monday, May 24 - Thursday, June 3 as the time during which 2010 high school graduations will be held.   It is possible that some graduations may fall before the last day of school for seniors;  this "last day" is identified in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) calendar as Friday, May 28, 2010. Therefore, the last day for seniors may vary for schools which end up with earlier graduations. While this is not ideal, every attempt will be made to schedule as many ceremonies as possible after Memorial Day 2010. The actual date and time of each school's graduation ceremony will be available by April 15 at the latest.     'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. -----------------------------   Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM (see 10/30) Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic Band/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Howard County Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM HCPSS Dept. of Special Education Transition Fair -- Wilde Lake High School 6 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball paperwork deadline Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Boys Soccer Playoff vs. Northeast (AA) 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Debate Tournament (Day One)  9 AM (7:15 AM Registration) Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Debate Tournament 8 AM (Pairing Release 7:30 AM) (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009   Volleyball Regional Quarterfinals @ Atholton 7 PM Volleyball V Championship vs. Severna Park @ Marriott's Ridge 6 PM Girls Soccer Playoff vs. Atholton 5 PM Spring Band Trip Planning Meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 6:30 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A East Regional Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for Indoor Track Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V)Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom "Qdoba Night" Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 & St. John's Lane 5-8 PM Band Backers Meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 7 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Boys Soccer Banquet -- Cafeteria 6 PM Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Friday, November 13, 2009 SGA Blood Drive -- Auxiliary gymnasium 7 AM-2 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Saturday, November 14, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) Sunday, November 15, 2009   Monday, November 16, 2009 Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling (and "pickAtime") begins 8 AM Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) 4:30 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) First Indoor Track practice -- outdoor track 2:45 PM After-Prom Committee planning meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Report Cards issued Girls Basketball try-outs -- (V) 6-7 AM, (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 County-wide NCAA Night -- Long Reach HS 7 PM School Improvement Team (SIT) meeting -- 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos (make-ups) Deadline for PTA "Reflections" entries Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM International Thespian Society (ITS) Induction Ceremony -- Auditorium 7 PM Thursday, November 19, 2009 Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Friday, November 20, 2009 Deadline to make Parent-Teacher Conference appointments with pickAtime -- midnight Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Deadline for CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament orders Saturday, November 21, 2009   Sunday, November 22, 2009   Monday, November 23, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:30-8:30 PM Boys Basketball (V/JV) scrimmage @ Old Mill 5 PM/6:15 PM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:15-2:30 PM, 5:30-8:30 PM Latin Advancement Committee -- Student Services 7 PM Girls (JV/V) Basketball scrimmage vs. Aberdeen 4 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Schools closed for students -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM-2:30 PM Thursday, November 26, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving holiday) Friday, November 27, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving Break) Saturday, November 28, 2009 Wrestling (JV/V) scrimmage vs. So. Carroll, Patuxent 10 AM Sunday, November 29, 2009   Monday, November 30, 2009   Boys Basketball (JV/V) vs. Century 4 PM/5:30 PM ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com     View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."       Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

All Howard County JV football games today and tomorrow are canceled and will NOT be made up.  Today's JV Cheerleading practice is canceled. Questions, please call or email Jean Vanderpool, CHS Athletic and Activities Manager, 410-313-2865 or jvanderpool@hcpss.org.

Rootin' for ya!

Good luck to the CHS Field Hockey team in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School tomorrow, and good luck also to the CHS Cross Country team in tomorrow's Howard County Championship Meet here at CHS.

 

Sports update: Soccer playoffs, volleyball Championship

Boys Soccer will host Northeast (AA) this Friday at 7 PM. Girls Soccer has a bye and will host Atholton on Tuesday, November 3 at 5 PM.

 

The District V Championship volleyball game, CHS vs. Severna Park, will be held at Marriott's Ridge High School on Tuesday, November 3 at 6 PM. 

 

HCPSS Transition Fair tomorrow evening

Thursday, October 29   --   6-8 PM    --   Wilde Lake High School

 

Sponsored by the Special Education Department of Howard County Public School (HCPSS), this event provides information about transition options and agency resources that may be available to young adults receiving special education services as they attend, or upon graduating/exiting, from school. HCPSS encourages families to attend this Fair if their student is 14 years of age or older.  Click HERE  for more information.

 

CHS hosts Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament this weekend

Best of luck to the CHS Debate Team this weekend -- they will participate in the Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament, held this year at Centennial High School. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Howard County Public School System and by Capitol Debate, a non-profit entity. The Capitol Debate Tournament rotates to different schools in Howard County every year.

 

Even though it has been without a club sponsor this year, the CHS Debate Club's hard work at its Tuesday-night practices have paid off -- CHS' Debate Team ranked in the Top Six at a debate tournament at Wake Forest University earlier this Fall, and the CHS team made the Top 32 ranking at a tournament in New York City two weeks ago.

 

Click HERE for information about this weekend's debate at CHS, and about Capitol Debate's objectives of creating high-calibre, national debate opportunities here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, close to the nation's capitol.

 

Spring Band Trip planning meeting next Tuesday

Attention all Band parents and guardians of students in Marching, Concert, and Jazz/Combo bands; and of students in Visual and Wind ensembles:

Believe it or not, it's time to plan the Spring Band trip! If you'd like to be part of the Spring Band Trip Committee, please come to the Planning Meeting on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 PM in the Faculty Dining Room (located behind the Cafeteria). At this meeting we'll look at various options and plan the next steps. If you'd like to be part of the planning, and/or if you have have input but cannot attend the Planning Meeting,

please email Band Director Max Vanderbeek at Maximun_Vanderbeek@hcpss.org.

 

 

The Spring Band Trip Committee will deliver its report at the Band Backers Meeting on Monday, November 9. (Please see Band Backers meeting announcement in this issue of Quicknotes.)

 

FAFSA "Senior Parent Night" next Wednesday

Wednesday, November 4

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things  that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

 

CHS Band Backers meeting November 9

Band Backers will hold its monthly Executive Board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room at the front of the school building. Any interested band parent (Marching, Visual Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Jazz, etc.) is welcome, and we ask that all officers and committee chairs attend. On the agenda: Marching season evaluation and closing stages of planning our Spring Break Band Trip.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast "thank you"

The PTSA Pancake Breakfast was held the morning of Homecoming on Saturday, October 24, with good food aplenty and lots of fun for all. We served more than 750 people and are happy to report that leftover muffins and other baked goods were donated to the Grassroots homeless shelter. We'd like to thank the many, many people who made this event possible, including Roseanna and Mary in the kitchen and Custodial and Front Office staff members; we're so grateful for the big efforts of volunteers Bruce Press, Sydney Wallace, Len Busso, Linda Lucht, Tom Cosentino and Michelle Caros, the more than 50 volunteers working the event, and the more than 60 dedicated muffin-bakers. Thank you all so much!

-- From Lisa Brown, Susan Fedors and Lisa Pradhan

PTSA Pancake Breakfast Committee

Good luck to the CHS Field Hockey team in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School tomorrow, and good luck also to the CHS Cross Country team in tomorrow's Howard County Championship Meet here at CHS.

 

HCPSS Transition Fair tomorrow evening

Thursday, October 29   --   6-8 PM    --   Wilde Lake High School

 

Sponsored by the Special Education Department of Howard County Public School (HCPSS), this event provides information about transition options and agency resources that may be available to young adults receiving special education services as they attend, or upon graduating/exiting, from school. HCPSS encourages families to attend this Fair if their student is 14 years of age or older.  Click HERE  for more information.

 

CHS hosts Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament this weekend

Best of luck to the CHS Debate Team this weekend -- they will participate in the Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament, held this year at Centennial High School. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Howard County Public School System and by Capitol Debate, a non-profit entity. The Capitol Debate Tournament rotates to different schools in Howard County every year.

 

Even though it has been without a club sponsor this year, the CHS Debate Club's hard work at its Tuesday-night practices have paid off -- CHS' Debate Team ranked in the Top Six at a debate tournament at Wake Forest University earlier this Fall, and the CHS team made the Top 32 ranking at a tournament in New York City two weeks ago.

 

Click HERE for information about this weekend's debate at CHS, and about Capitol Debate's objectives of creating high-calibre, national debate opportunities here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, close to the nation's capitol.

 

Spring Band Trip planning meeting next Tuesday

Attention all Band parents and guardians of students in Marching, Concert, and Jazz/Combo bands; and of students in Visual and Wind ensembles:

Believe it or not, it's time to plan the Spring Band trip! If you'd like to be part of the Spring Band Trip Committee, please come to the Planning Meeting on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 PM in the Faculty Dining Room (located behind the Cafeteria). At this meeting we'll look at various options and plan the next steps. If you'd like to be part of the planning, and/or if you have have input but cannot attend the Planning Meeting,

please email Band Director Max Vanderbeek at Maximun_Vanderbeek@hcpss.org.

 

 

The Spring Band Trip Committee will deliver its report at the Band Backers Meeting on Monday, November 9. (Please see Band Backers meeting announcement in this issue of Quicknotes.)

 

FAFSA "Senior Parent Night" next Wednesday

Wednesday, November 4

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things  that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

 

CHS Band Backers meeting November 9

Band Backers will hold its monthly Executive Board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room at the front of the school building. Any interested band parent (Marching, Visual Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Jazz, etc.) is welcome, and we ask that all officers and committee chairs attend. On the agenda: Marching season evaluation and closing stages of planning our Spring Break Band Trip.

 

Thursday, October 29   --   6-8 PM    --   Wilde Lake High School

 

Sponsored by the Special Education Department of Howard County Public School (HCPSS), this event provides information about transition options and agency resources that may be available to young adults receiving special education services as they attend, or upon graduating/exiting, from school. HCPSS encourages families to attend this Fair if their student is 14 years of age or older.  Click HERE  for more information.

 

CHS hosts Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament this weekend

Best of luck to the CHS Debate Team this weekend -- they will participate in the Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament, held this year at Centennial High School. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Howard County Public School System and by Capitol Debate, a non-profit entity. The Capitol Debate Tournament rotates to different schools in Howard County every year.

 

Even though it has been without a club sponsor this year, the CHS Debate Club's hard work at its Tuesday-night practices have paid off -- CHS' Debate Team ranked in the Top Six at a debate tournament at Wake Forest University earlier this Fall, and the CHS team made the Top 32 ranking at a tournament in New York City two weeks ago.

 

Click HERE for information about this weekend's debate at CHS, and about Capitol Debate's objectives of creating high-calibre, national debate opportunities here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, close to the nation's capitol.

 

Best of luck to the CHS Debate Team this weekend -- they will participate in the Third Annual Capitol Debate Fall Classic Tournament, held this year at Centennial High School. The tournament is co-sponsored by the Howard County Public School System and by Capitol Debate, a non-profit entity. The Capitol Debate Tournament rotates to different schools in Howard County every year.

 

Even though it has been without a club sponsor this year, the CHS Debate Club's hard work at its Tuesday-night practices have paid off -- CHS' Debate Team ranked in the Top Six at a debate tournament at Wake Forest University earlier this Fall, and the CHS team made the Top 32 ranking at a tournament in New York City two weeks ago.

 

Click HERE for information about this weekend's debate at CHS, and about Capitol Debate's objectives of creating high-calibre, national debate opportunities here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, close to the nation's capitol.

Attention all Band parents and guardians of students in Marching, Concert, and Jazz/Combo bands; and of students in Visual and Wind ensembles:

Believe it or not, it's time to plan the Spring Band trip! If you'd like to be part of the Spring Band Trip Committee, please come to the Planning Meeting on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 PM in the Faculty Dining Room (located behind the Cafeteria). At this meeting we'll look at various options and plan the next steps. If you'd like to be part of the planning, and/or if you have have input but cannot attend the Planning Meeting,

please email Band Director Max Vanderbeek at Maximun_Vanderbeek@hcpss.org.

 

 

The Spring Band Trip Committee will deliver its report at the Band Backers Meeting on Monday, November 9. (Please see Band Backers meeting announcement in this issue of Quicknotes.)

 

FAFSA "Senior Parent Night" next Wednesday

Wednesday, November 4

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things  that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

 

Band Backers will hold its monthly Executive Board meeting on Monday, November 9 at 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room at the front of the school building. Any interested band parent (Marching, Visual Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Jazz, etc.) is welcome, and we ask that all officers and committee chairs attend. On the agenda: Marching season evaluation and closing stages of planning our Spring Break Band Trip.

The PTSA Pancake Breakfast was held the morning of Homecoming on Saturday, October 24, with good food aplenty and lots of fun for all. We served more than 750 people and are happy to report that leftover muffins and other baked goods were donated to the Grassroots homeless shelter. We'd like to thank the many, many people who made this event possible, including Roseanna and Mary in the kitchen and Custodial and Front Office staff members; we're so grateful for the big efforts of volunteers Bruce Press, Sydney Wallace, Len Busso, Linda Lucht, Tom Cosentino and Michelle Caros, the more than 50 volunteers working the event, and the more than 60 dedicated muffin-bakers. Thank you all so much!

-- From Lisa Brown, Susan Fedors and Lisa Pradhan

PTSA Pancake Breakfast Committee

The Fall school play The Good Doctor will be performed every night in the CHS Auditorium beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Saturday, November 14; showtime is 7 PM.  Click HERE to see why this Doctor appointment promises to not only be pain-free, but actually very pleasant.

Yes, it's Halloween is this weekend, but don't be afraid  .  .  .  it's not too late to join the CHS PTSA this year! But, it will be scary for us if we don't meet our annual Membership and fundraising ghouls goals. So please help the PTSA -- and help your school -- by becoming a member. The PTSA Membership Form is in The Eagle's Eye or you can download it HERE. Thanks, and have a fun and safe Halloween. Boo!

 

Two scholarship opportunities

2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting independent research this year. The Intel Science Talent Search (STS) scholarship carries a Grand Prize of $100,000, along with a chance to present the research at a national conference and meet leaders in that area of research. Eligible students must have conducted an independent research project in a field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering; the research project must have been the student's work alone, not a group or team project. In addition to a Grand Prize winner, the Intel Science Talent Search names nine winners of prizes ranging from $20,000 to $75,000; 40 finalists (each awarded$7,500 plus a new laptop); and 300 semifinalists (awarded $1,000 each). Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.

 

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. This scholarship provides a great opportunity for students to think about and respond to one of the problems weighing most heavily on society in the last year: The global economic crisis and its effect in particular on homeowners. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to propose solutions to the ongoing spike in home foreclosures, by writing a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis."  Top prize is $5,000 with four $1,000 runner-up prizes. More informationHERE.

 

*Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning a $1,000 prize each, and, consequently, CHS was awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.

Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review

In this SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and thereby design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. First class is Tuesday, December 1. Registration closes November 17. Email Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and/or click HERE to download course brochure with Registration Form.

This week and next week

Click on the capitalized link for details about these events.

 

This Saturday, October 31, is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library on Frederick Road  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5  is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER at Jilly's Restaurant in the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center  .  .  . 

Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR  in Baltimore hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before the Career/Tech Information nighton Tuesday, November 10? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM that night will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  .  and registration is open for the Stressless Tests  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

School absentee rates now online

Last week the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) began posting the schools that reach a 10 percent or higher rate of absenteeism at www.hcpss.org/pandemic. This information is updated daily. If your child's school is not listed, that means that the absentee rate for the school has not reached 10% or higher during the current school year.

 

"Window" for scheduling high school graduation dates announced

School officials and the management of Merriweather Post Pavilion have identified the window of Monday, May 24 - Thursday, June 3 as the time during which 2010 high school graduations will be held.

 

It is possible that some graduations may fall before the last day of school for seniors;  this "last day" is identified in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) calendar as Friday, May 28, 2010. Therefore, the last day for seniors may vary for schools which end up with earlier graduations. While this is not ideal, every attempt will be made to schedule as many ceremonies as possible after Memorial Day 2010. The actual date and time of each school's graduation ceremony will be available by April 15 at the latest.

 

2010 Intel Science Talent SearchScholarship* -- Deadline for entries is November 18, 2009. For high school seniors who've been conducting independent research this year. The Intel Science Talent Search (STS) scholarship carries a Grand Prize of $100,000, along with a chance to present the research at a national conference and meet leaders in that area of research. Eligible students must have conducted an independent research project in a field of science, medicine, mathematics or engineering; the research project must have been the student's work alone, not a group or team project. In addition to a Grand Prize winner, the Intel Science Talent Search names nine winners of prizes ranging from $20,000 to $75,000; 40 finalists (each awarded$7,500 plus a new laptop); and 300 semifinalists (awarded $1,000 each). Detailed 2010 Intel STS Scholarship information and entry requirements are HERE.

 

Foreclosure.com Scholarship Essay Program --Deadline for entries is December 31, 2009. For students who are currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an accredited college, university, law or trade school in the United States; U.S. citizenship is required. This scholarship provides a great opportunity for students to think about and respond to one of the problems weighing most heavily on society in the last year: The global economic crisis and its effect in particular on homeowners. The real estate website Foreclosure.com is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that invites college students to propose solutions to the ongoing spike in home foreclosures, by writing a 1,000 - to 2,500-word essay which best explains "how to solve the foreclosure crisis."  Top prize is $5,000 with four $1,000 runner-up prizes. More informationHERE.

 

*Centennial High School is no stranger to the Intel Science Talent Search. Last year, two Centennial High School students were named Intel STS Semifinalists, winning a $1,000 prize each, and, consequently, CHS was awarded $2,000 to further support and develop its science, mathematics and engineering curricula.

Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review

In this SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and thereby design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. First class is Tuesday, December 1. Registration closes November 17. Email Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and/or click HERE to download course brochure with Registration Form.

This week and next week

Click on the capitalized link for details about these events.

 

This Saturday, October 31, is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library on Frederick Road  .  .  .  Thursday, November 5  is the CHS DANCE FUNDRAISER at Jilly's Restaurant in the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center  .  .  . 

Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR  in Baltimore hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  hey -- why not have dinner at Jilly's Restaurant before the Career/Tech Information nighton Tuesday, November 10? All of Jilly's proceeds between the hours of 5 - 8 PM that night will be donated to the CHS Drill Team  .  .  .  and registration is open for the Stressless Tests  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

School absentee rates now online

Last week the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) began posting the schools that reach a 10 percent or higher rate of absenteeism at www.hcpss.org/pandemic. This information is updated daily. If your child's school is not listed, that means that the absentee rate for the school has not reached 10% or higher during the current school year.

 

"Window" for scheduling high school graduation dates announced

School officials and the management of Merriweather Post Pavilion have identified the window of Monday, May 24 - Thursday, June 3 as the time during which 2010 high school graduations will be held.

 

It is possible that some graduations may fall before the last day of school for seniors;  this "last day" is identified in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) calendar as Friday, May 28, 2010. Therefore, the last day for seniors may vary for schools which end up with earlier graduations. While this is not ideal, every attempt will be made to schedule as many ceremonies as possible after Memorial Day 2010. The actual date and time of each school's graduation ceremony will be available by April 15 at the latest.

 

In this SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and thereby design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. First class is Tuesday, December 1. Registration closes November 17. Email Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and/or click HERE to download course brochure with Registration Form.

Last week the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) began posting the schools that reach a 10 percent or higher rate of absenteeism at www.hcpss.org/pandemic. This information is updated daily. If your child's school is not listed, that means that the absentee rate for the school has not reached 10% or higher during the current school year.

 

"Window" for scheduling high school graduation dates announced

School officials and the management of Merriweather Post Pavilion have identified the window of Monday, May 24 - Thursday, June 3 as the time during which 2010 high school graduations will be held.

 

It is possible that some graduations may fall before the last day of school for seniors;  this "last day" is identified in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) calendar as Friday, May 28, 2010. Therefore, the last day for seniors may vary for schools which end up with earlier graduations. While this is not ideal, every attempt will be made to schedule as many ceremonies as possible after Memorial Day 2010. The actual date and time of each school's graduation ceremony will be available by April 15 at the latest.

School officials and the management of Merriweather Post Pavilion have identified the window of Monday, May 24 - Thursday, June 3 as the time during which 2010 high school graduations will be held.

 

It is possible that some graduations may fall before the last day of school for seniors;  this "last day" is identified in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) calendar as Friday, May 28, 2010. Therefore, the last day for seniors may vary for schools which end up with earlier graduations. While this is not ideal, every attempt will be made to schedule as many ceremonies as possible after Memorial Day 2010. The actual date and time of each school's graduation ceremony will be available by April 15 at the latest.

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Monday, October 26, 2009

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Monday, October 26, 2009                    Noon October is Teen-age Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention month. See the "Top-Ten Myths of Teen-age Depression"  HERE, and see all ten myths de-bunked HERE.     Latest issue of  The Eagle's Eye The November issue of The Eagle's Eye monthly newsletter is HERE.   Indoor Track, Wrestling meetings tomorrow   The Girls and Boys Indoor Track information meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 from 2:15-2:40 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.   There will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM in Room 401 for any student interested in joining the Wrestling Team this year.   Click HERE for information about paperwork and try-outs for Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Girls Basketball.   Lion Dance photos   Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.   Big sports events this week and next Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!   The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.   Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.   Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)   Poet to visit CHS   This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."   Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain   Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)   Registration closes Tuesday, November 17     For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.   A musical idea for "family time" Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.     Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert   Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM   The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts. Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert   Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM   Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria. The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo". *If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated. PTSA winter coat drive ends this Friday   Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp. Next week at Miller Library:  Teen2Teen   Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library   HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.     "Senior Parent Night" next week   Wednesday, November 4     --     CHS Cafeteria     --      7 PM   Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.   Fall school play The Good Doctor guaranteed to amuse   Wednesday, November 11   -  Saturday, November 14 CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM     The play's crazy costumes, bizarre props,  clever set design and spot-on comedic timing will prompt more than enough laughter to light up four dark and dreary autumn nights.   Written by American playwright Neil Simon, and based on the short stories of 19th century Russian short story author and physician Anton Chekov, The Good Doctor is a series of  self-contained story-scenes connected by the narrating character of The Writer. Stage talent features a balanced mix of Centennial freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and these story-scene titles from the play will pique your curiousity:  "The Sneeze"; "The Governess"; "Surgery"; "The Seduction"; "The Drowned Man"; "The Audition"; "A Defenseless Creature";  and "A Quiet War".   Come have some laughs and see for yourself the hard work and creativity (backstage as well as under the lights) that went into the production of Centennial High School's Fall school play.  Tickets are $10 at the door.   Additional Form required for some "Reflections" entries   The PTSA has just been informed that a Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any Reflections entry will also be required; this Consent Form must be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation, Parental Consent and Student Entry forms. As soon as the Consent Form is available it will be posted on the PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org). Questions, please contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net. This week and next week   Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.   Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.   CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale   CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.   Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays.    Eagle Spirit Bricks   Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.   Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!   'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. ----------------------------- Monday, October 26, 2009 Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Boys and Girls Indoor Track information meeting -- Cafeteria 2:15 PM Wrestling (mandatory) meeting -- Room 410 7 PM Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM (see 10/30) Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic Band/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Howard County Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball paperwork deadline Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball (District V Championship) Regional Quarterfinals @ Marriott's Ridge Atholton 7 PM (time TBD) Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A East Regional Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for Indoor Track Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom "Qdoba Night" Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 & St. John's Lane 5-8 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Boys Soccer Banquet -- Cafeteria 6 PM Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Friday, November 13, 2009 SGA Blood Drive -- Auxiliary gymnasium 7 AM-2 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Saturday, November 14, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) Sunday, November 15, 2009   Monday, November 16, 2009 Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling (and "pickAtime") begins 8 A Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) -- 4:30 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) First Indoor Track practice -- outdoor track 2:45 PM After-Prom Committee planning meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Report Cards issued Girls Basketball try-outs -- (V) 6-7 AM, (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 County-wide NCAA Night -- Long Reach HS 7 PM School Improvement Team (SIT) meeting -- 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos (make-ups) Deadline for PTA "Reflections" entries Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM International Thespian Society (ITS) Induction Ceremony -- Auditorium 7 PM Thursday, November 19, 2009 Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Friday, November 20, 2009 Deadline to make Parent-Teacher Conference appointments with pickAtime -- midnight Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Deadline for CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament orders Saturday, November 21, 2009   Sunday, November 22, 2009   Monday, November 23, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:30-8:30 PM Boys Basketball (V/JV) scrimmage @ Old Mill 5 PM/6:15 PM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:15-2:30 PM, 5:30-8:30 PM Latin Advancement Committee -- Student Services 7 PM Girls (JV/V) Basketball scrimmage vs. Aberdeen 4 PM/5:30 PM     ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com     View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."     Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

The November issue of The Eagle's Eye monthly newsletter is HERE.

 

Indoor Track, Wrestling meetings tomorrow

 

The Girls and Boys Indoor Track information meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 from 2:15-2:40 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

There will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM in Room 401 for any student interested in joining the Wrestling Team this year.

 

Click HERE for information about paperwork and try-outs for Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

Lion Dance photos

 

Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.

 

Big sports events this week and next

Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!

 

The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.

 

Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.

 

Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)

 

Poet to visit CHS

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

 

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

PTSA winter coat drive ends this Friday

 

Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp.

Next week at Miller Library:  Teen2Teen

 

Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library

 

HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.

 

 

"Senior Parent Night" next week

 

Wednesday, November 4     --     CHS Cafeteria     --      7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

Fall school play The Good Doctor guaranteed to amuse

 

Wednesday, November 11   -  Saturday, November 14

CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 

 

The play's crazy costumes, bizarre props,  clever set design and spot-on comedic timing will prompt more than enough laughter to light up four dark and dreary autumn nights.

 

Written by American playwright Neil Simon, and based on the short stories of 19th century Russian short story author and physician Anton Chekov, The Good Doctor is a series of  self-contained story-scenes connected by the narrating character of The Writer. Stage talent features a balanced mix of Centennial freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and these story-scene titles from the play will pique your curiousity:  "The Sneeze"; "The Governess"; "Surgery"; "The Seduction"; "The Drowned Man"; "The Audition"; "A Defenseless Creature";  and "A Quiet War".

 

Come have some laughs and see for yourself the hard work and creativity (backstage as well as under the lights) that went into the production of Centennial High School's Fall school play.  Tickets are $10 at the door.

 

Additional Form required for some "Reflections" entries

 

The PTSA has just been informed that a Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any Reflections entry will also be required; this Consent Form must be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation, Parental Consent and Student Entry forms. As soon as the Consent Form is available it will be posted on the PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org). Questions, please contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Indoor Track, Wrestling meetings tomorrow

 

The Girls and Boys Indoor Track information meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 from 2:15-2:40 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

There will be a mandatory meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at 7 PM in Room 401 for any student interested in joining the Wrestling Team this year.

 

Click HERE for information about paperwork and try-outs for Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Girls and Boys Indoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

Lion Dance photos

 

Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.

 

Big sports events this week and next

Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!

 

The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.

 

Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.

 

Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)

 

Poet to visit CHS

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

 

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

PTSA winter coat drive ends this Friday

 

Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp.

Next week at Miller Library:  Teen2Teen

 

Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library

 

HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.

 

 

"Senior Parent Night" next week

 

Wednesday, November 4     --     CHS Cafeteria     --      7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

Fall school play The Good Doctor guaranteed to amuse

 

Wednesday, November 11   -  Saturday, November 14

CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 

 

The play's crazy costumes, bizarre props,  clever set design and spot-on comedic timing will prompt more than enough laughter to light up four dark and dreary autumn nights.

 

Written by American playwright Neil Simon, and based on the short stories of 19th century Russian short story author and physician Anton Chekov, The Good Doctor is a series of  self-contained story-scenes connected by the narrating character of The Writer. Stage talent features a balanced mix of Centennial freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and these story-scene titles from the play will pique your curiousity:  "The Sneeze"; "The Governess"; "Surgery"; "The Seduction"; "The Drowned Man"; "The Audition"; "A Defenseless Creature";  and "A Quiet War".

 

Come have some laughs and see for yourself the hard work and creativity (backstage as well as under the lights) that went into the production of Centennial High School's Fall school play.  Tickets are $10 at the door.

 

Additional Form required for some "Reflections" entries

 

The PTSA has just been informed that a Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any Reflections entry will also be required; this Consent Form must be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation, Parental Consent and Student Entry forms. As soon as the Consent Form is available it will be posted on the PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org). Questions, please contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

 

Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.

 

Big sports events this week and next

Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!

 

The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.

 

Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.

 

Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)

 

Poet to visit CHS

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

 

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

 

Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.

 

Big sports events this week and next

Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!

 

The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.

 

Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.

 

Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)

 

Poet to visit CHS

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

 

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

 

Click here for vibrant pictures of Hubei (China) University's evening performance at Centennial High School on Monday, October 12. More than 400 people attended this special community event coordinated by CHS World Languages teacher Hui Liang and teachers from other Howard County Schools. CHS Senior Emily Wikner's article about the event will be published in the December issue of The Eagle's Eye.

 

Big sports events this week and next

Stamina, speed, strength, skill, smarts and school spirit  -- that's how CHS sports begin and end. Go Eagles!

 

The CHS Field Hockey team will play in the Regional Quarterfinals at Atholton High School this Thursday, October 29.

 

Centennial's  Boys and Girls Cross Country team will host both the Howard County Championship meet on Thursday, October 29 and the 3A/2A Championship on Thursday, November 5; both meets start at 3 PM.

 

Next Tuesday (November 3), the CHS Volleyball team's District Championship will be played at Marriott's Ridge High School. (Start time to be announced.)

 

Poet to visit CHS

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course taught by Marian McCain

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

 

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

 

This Wednesday, October 28,  students in Ms. McDonough's English 9 Honors class will be visited by acclaimed poet, musician, and fiction writer Terence Winch. Winch is the Howard County Poetry & Literature Society's (HoCoPoLitSo) Poet-in-Residence and a Winner of the American Book Award for his poetry collection Irish Musicians/American Friends, and of the Columbia Book Award for The Great Indoors; he is a grant recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Poetry, and the Maryland State Arts Commission. His latest collection of poems, Boy Drinkers , draws on his Irish-Catholic upbringing in the Bronx in the 1950s and '60s. Mr. Winch is also known as a songwriter with his band Celtic Thunder, which has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and numerous times on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac."

 

Classes start December 1     (SAT at CHS is January 23, 2010)

 

Registration closes Tuesday, November 17

 

 

For the Winter SAT Review Course, class size is kept small in order to better assess each student's individual needs and design for each student a personalized Review curriculum. The two-hour classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at CHS beginning December 1 through January 14 (with a break  December 18 through January 4). Afternoon (4-6 PM) or evening (6-8 PM) sessions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students enrolling in the Winter SAT Review course must have completed Geometry. For more information, email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com and/or click HERE to download her brochure with Registration Form.

A musical idea for "family time"

Tell the kids to try to get their homework done early, or ask them to make time for a homework break -- and head up to the high school to take in some "kulchuh". There are two free*, Fall Band Concerts planned for later this week. You could round out the evening by going for ice cream afterwards, or for pie at the diner.

 

 

Fall Symphonic and Jazz Band Concert

 

Thursday, October 29   --   CHS Auditorium   --   7 - 8:15 PM

 

The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts.

Fall Choral, Orchestra and Jazz Band Concert

 

Friday, October 30   --    CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 
Close your eyes, sit back and relax and let the music uplift and transport you to another place. The Orchestra String Ensemble will perform "Capriol Suite" by Warlock and "Themes from The Moldau" by Smetana; the String Orchestra will perform "Divertimento in D" by Mozart and Schubert's "Symphony No. 4" (First Movement). One of the Jazz Combo's pieces will be "Afro Blue" by Mongo Santamaria.

The Concert Choir will perform "Simply Alleluia" by Moore; the Women's Choir will sing "Inclina Domine" by Rhineberger; and Madrigals will lift their voices to Scarlatti's "Exulte Deo".

*If you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary suggested donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.

PTSA winter coat drive ends this Friday

 

Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp.

Next week at Miller Library:  Teen2Teen

 

Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library

 

HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.

 

 

"Senior Parent Night" next week

 

Wednesday, November 4     --     CHS Cafeteria     --      7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

Fall school play The Good Doctor guaranteed to amuse

 

Wednesday, November 11   -  Saturday, November 14

CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 

 

The play's crazy costumes, bizarre props,  clever set design and spot-on comedic timing will prompt more than enough laughter to light up four dark and dreary autumn nights.

 

Written by American playwright Neil Simon, and based on the short stories of 19th century Russian short story author and physician Anton Chekov, The Good Doctor is a series of  self-contained story-scenes connected by the narrating character of The Writer. Stage talent features a balanced mix of Centennial freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and these story-scene titles from the play will pique your curiousity:  "The Sneeze"; "The Governess"; "Surgery"; "The Seduction"; "The Drowned Man"; "The Audition"; "A Defenseless Creature";  and "A Quiet War".

 

Come have some laughs and see for yourself the hard work and creativity (backstage as well as under the lights) that went into the production of Centennial High School's Fall school play.  Tickets are $10 at the door.

 

Additional Form required for some "Reflections" entries

 

The PTSA has just been informed that a Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any Reflections entry will also be required; this Consent Form must be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation, Parental Consent and Student Entry forms. As soon as the Consent Form is available it will be posted on the PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org). Questions, please contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

PTSA winter coat drive ends this Friday

 

Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp.

Next week at Miller Library:  Teen2Teen

 

Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library

 

HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.

 

 

"Senior Parent Night" next week

 

Wednesday, November 4     --     CHS Cafeteria     --      7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

Fall school play The Good Doctor guaranteed to amuse

 

Wednesday, November 11   -  Saturday, November 14

CHS Auditorium    --    7 PM

 

 

The play's crazy costumes, bizarre props,  clever set design and spot-on comedic timing will prompt more than enough laughter to light up four dark and dreary autumn nights.

 

Written by American playwright Neil Simon, and based on the short stories of 19th century Russian short story author and physician Anton Chekov, The Good Doctor is a series of  self-contained story-scenes connected by the narrating character of The Writer. Stage talent features a balanced mix of Centennial freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, and these story-scene titles from the play will pique your curiousity:  "The Sneeze"; "The Governess"; "Surgery"; "The Seduction"; "The Drowned Man"; "The Audition"; "A Defenseless Creature";  and "A Quiet War".

 

Come have some laughs and see for yourself the hard work and creativity (backstage as well as under the lights) that went into the production of Centennial High School's Fall school play.  Tickets are $10 at the door.

 

Additional Form required for some "Reflections" entries

 

The PTSA has just been informed that a Consent Form signed by persons videotaped and/or photographed in any Reflections entry will also be required; this Consent Form must be submitted with the entrant's General Student Participation, Parental Consent and Student Entry forms. As soon as the Consent Form is available it will be posted on the PTSA's webpage  (www.chs-ptsa.org). Questions, please contact Leslie Stroud at the strouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Please drop off coats, sweatshirts, gloves, hats, etc., that are clean and in good condition in the blue bin in the school lobby. These items will benefit Howard County residents. Thank you from PTA Council/Howard County Representatives Brenda Marshall and Anne Horstkamp.

 

Tuesday, November 3    --    7 - 8:30 PM    --    Miller Library

 

HC DrugFree's Teen2Teen program has a panel of young adults in Recovery who share their experiences with alcohol and other drugs.  At the November 3 presentation, they will speak about their lives and methods of recovering from addiction, answer questions and discuss topics of interest to the audience. This program is free; no registration is required; and all Howard County parents and teens are invited to attend.

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

This week and next week

 

Click on the capitalized link for information about these upcoming events.

 

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Tuesday, November 3 is HC DrugFree's TEEN2TEEN presentation at Miller Library  .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is the 13th Annual "HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE" SEMINAR hosted by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings .  .  .  Monday, November 9 is also the beginning of the next two-week session of GREG's DRIVING SCHOOL instruction at CHS  .  .  . Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Applications and Reasearch Laboratory on Route 108  .  .  .  and registration is open for the  FALL STUDY SKILLS class beginning on Wednesday, November 18.

 

CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament sale

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or use the Form in the November Eagle's Eye newsletter. Order your CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday,  November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- in time for the holidays. 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The Bricks are a Legacy Project sponsored by the CHS Boosters to not only beautify the campus, but to support extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, year after year. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Wednesday, October 21, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Wednesday, October 21, 2009              Noon * * *  Latest Spirit Week and Homecoming news  * * *   But first, these notices:   Today's Boys and Girls Indoor Track information meeting canceled The Boys and Girls Indoor Track information meeting after school today will be rescheduled for another day next week.   PCBS meeting tomorrow night The Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) will meet Thursday, October 22  at 6:45 PM in the Media Center.   Saturday, October 24: Free learning disabilities, ADHD technology workshop for parents, educators This free, morning workshop about technology resources available for those who work with children and students  who are learning disabled or who have ADHD will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.   Come to the Fall Band Concert next week Thursday, October 29 --  CHS Auditorum -- 7 - 8:15 PM   The high school's Symphonic Band will perform first, with selections which include "Little English Suite", "Trail of Tears" and "Fantasia 2000". The Jazz Ensemble will perform second, with "So What" by Miles Davis, "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire and other great jazz charts. Band Concert admission is free, but if you'd like to help support Centennial High School's Music Programs, a voluntary donation ($5 per person or $10 per family) is always greatly appreciated.     Wednesday, October 28 Choir/Orchestra/Jazz Band Concert rescheduled   This free Fall Concert will now take place on Friday, October 30 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.     CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming (updated even more)   Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate the rest of Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" and Homecoming this Saturday. "Kick off" your Homecoming Saturday morning with The PTSA Pancake Breakfast   8 AM  to Noon --  in the Cafeteria -- it's "all you can eat"!   $6 at the door for Adults and students $5 for children (age 12 and younger)   Fluffy pancakes, savory sausage, home-made muffins, juice, milk, coffee and hot chocolate --mmmmmm!     This tasty meal does more than "keep your ribs apart" on Homecoming morning -- the Pancake Breakfast is a major annual fundraising event for the high school's PTSA. The PTSA puts Pancake Breakfast funds right back into the school (programs and services which enrich the school environment) and into the school's students (annual scholarships, Class grants, and more).  Be fed and fortified at the PTSA's Pancake Breakfast -- and you'll fortify your school.   Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: Please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday. All Pancake Breakfast volunteer workers, please see your shift HERE.   Got a convertible? Drive it in Saturday's Homecoming Parade! The Homecoming Parade Committee still needs a few more people to volunteer to drive their convertibles "rag-top down" in this Saturday's Homecoming Parade.  If you're game, please contact Ann Mulhollen, CHS Special Services Teacher, at Ann_Mulhollen@hcpss.org.   Put your car keys on a CHS lanyard* * keychain   Lanyard sales sponsored by the CHS Theatre Department -- there are two lanyard styles to choose from -- a long "Centennial Eagles" (red) lanyard for $5, and a short "Eagles" (blue) lanyard for $3. Cash and checks  will be accepted. Lanyards will be available for purchase during all school lunch periods this week and at Saturday's Homecoming game. Thanks for supporting the Theatre Department with your purchase of a CHS lanyard.  Go Eagles!   Join in the fun of  "Spirit Week" . . . .  .  .  and show your "school spirit" by joining the Centennial High School PTSA! We still need at least 100 more people to join, in order to reach our Membership goal this year. The PTSA Membership Form can be found in your Eagle's Eye newsletter or by downloading it HERE. See you at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast and at the Homecoming game this Saturday!   New from CHS Band Backers: Centennial Eagle Holiday Ornaments CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The Eagle ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers  -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.   Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or pick up an Order Form at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM - Noon) at Homecoming this Saturday. Band Backers will have a Holiday Ornament information table in the hallway outside the Cafeteria, where you'll be able see and handle a sample pewter ornament.   Order CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday, November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- right in time for the holidays. Funds raised through sales of Eagle Holiday Ornaments directly support the purchase of musical instruments, sheet music and music supplies for all of the high school's music programs.   CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.   The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!   Next week and the next Click on the capitalized link for a reminder about these upcoming special events. Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Wednesday, November 4 is the next "SENIOR PARENT NIGHT" at CHS   .  .  .  and Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Advanced Research Laboratory on Route 108.     Winter sports information Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.   PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31 Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!     'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. ----------------------------- Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Boys and Girls Indoor Track Information meeting -- Cafeteria 2:15 PM Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Last day to withdraw from High School courses w/o penalty Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Marriott's Ridge @ Oakland Mills 4 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 Parent Council for Black Students meeting -- Media Center 6:45 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Glenelg 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Football (JV) @ Hammond 4 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Glenelg 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 Homecoming Pep Rally (Period Six) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Glenelg 5:30 PM/7 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 PTSA Pancake Breakfast -- Cafeteria 8 AM-Noon Yearbooks -- Room 710 9 AM - 1 PM Homecoming Parade (New route!) 11 AM Powderpuff football game 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Football (V) vs. Hammond 1 PM Homecoming Dance 8 -11 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009   Monday, October 26, 2009 Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM (see 10/30) Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic Band/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Howard County Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball paperwork deadline Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball (District V Championship) @ Marriott's Ridge 7 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A East Regional Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for IndoorTrack Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009 Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom "Qdoba Night" Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 & St. John's Lane 5-8 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Boys Soccer Banquet -- Cafeteria 6 PM Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM 3A Maryland State Championship @ Hereford (time?) Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Friday, November 13, 2009 SGA Blood Drive -- Auxiliary gymnasium 7 AM-2 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Saturday, November 14, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA)   ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com     View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."     Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

This free Fall Concert will now take place on Friday, October 30 at 7 PM in the Auditorium.

 

 

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate the rest of Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" and Homecoming this Saturday.

"Kick off" your Homecoming Saturday morning with

The PTSA Pancake Breakfast

* keychain

 

Lanyard sales sponsored by the CHS Theatre Department -- there are two lanyard styles to choose from -- a long "Centennial Eagles" (red) lanyard for $5, and a short "Eagles" (blue) lanyard for $3. Cash and checks  will be accepted. Lanyards will be available for purchase during all school lunch periods this week and at Saturday's Homecoming game. Thanks for supporting the Theatre Department with your purchase of a CHS lanyard.  Go Eagles!

 

Join in the fun of  "Spirit Week" . . .

.  .  .  and show your "school spirit" by joining the Centennial High School PTSA! We still need at least 100 more people to join, in order to reach our Membership goal this year. The PTSA Membership Form can be found in your Eagle's Eye newsletter or by downloading it HERE. See you at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast and at the Homecoming game this Saturday!

 

New from CHS Band Backers:

Centennial Eagle Holiday Ornaments

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The Eagle ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers  -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or pick up an Order Form at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM - Noon) at Homecoming this Saturday. Band Backers will have a Holiday Ornament information table in the hallway outside the Cafeteria, where you'll be able see and handle a sample pewter ornament.

 

Order CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday, November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- right in time for the holidays. Funds raised through sales of Eagle Holiday Ornaments directly support the purchase of musical instruments, sheet music and music supplies for all of the high school's music programs.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for a reminder about these upcoming special events.

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Wednesday, November 4 is the next "SENIOR PARENT NIGHT" at CHS   .  .  .  and Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Advanced Research Laboratory on Route 108.

 

 

Winter sports information

Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

New from CHS Band Backers:

Centennial Eagle Holiday Ornaments

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The Eagle ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers  -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or pick up an Order Form at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM - Noon) at Homecoming this Saturday. Band Backers will have a Holiday Ornament information table in the hallway outside the Cafeteria, where you'll be able see and handle a sample pewter ornament.

 

Order CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday, November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- right in time for the holidays. Funds raised through sales of Eagle Holiday Ornaments directly support the purchase of musical instruments, sheet music and music supplies for all of the high school's music programs.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for a reminder about these upcoming special events.

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Wednesday, November 4 is the next "SENIOR PARENT NIGHT" at CHS   .  .  .  and Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Advanced Research Laboratory on Route 108.

 

 

Winter sports information

Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

CHS Band Backers are proud to sponsor the sale of beautiful, hand-finished and hand-engraved  holiday ornaments crafted exclusively by a Virginia pewtersmith for the Centennial High School community. See what the ornament looks like here. The Eagle ornament can be personalized for free with two lines (fifteen characters each) of engraving on the back and makes a unique and special gift for current CHS students and CHS graduates, for parents, grandparents, teachers  -- for anyone connected to Centennial High School.  And, it's affordable at only $20 per ornament.

 

Click HERE for a CHS  Eagle Holiday Ornament Form, or pick up an Order Form at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM - Noon) at Homecoming this Saturday. Band Backers will have a Holiday Ornament information table in the hallway outside the Cafeteria, where you'll be able see and handle a sample pewter ornament.

 

Order CHS Eagle Holiday Ornament(s) by Friday, November 20 and you'll be guaranteed delivery by Friday, December 18 -- right in time for the holidays. Funds raised through sales of Eagle Holiday Ornaments directly support the purchase of musical instruments, sheet music and music supplies for all of the high school's music programs.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for a reminder about these upcoming special events.

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Wednesday, November 4 is the next "SENIOR PARENT NIGHT" at CHS   .  .  .  and Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Advanced Research Laboratory on Route 108.

 

 

Winter sports information

Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure. The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for a reminder about these upcoming special events.

Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests® FREE PRESENTATION for Parents at the Howard County Library, Central Branch  .  .  .   Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO at the University of Maryland, College Park  .  .  .  Wednesday, November 4 is the next "SENIOR PARENT NIGHT" at CHS   .  .  .  and Tuesday, November 10 is the first of three CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION NIGHTS at the Advanced Research Laboratory on Route 108.

 

 

Winter sports information

Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

Click HERE for information about Cheerleading, Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Inbdoor Track and Girls Basketball.

 

PTSA Winter Coat drive ends October 31

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

Warm coats, sweatshirts, hats and gloves are needed for less-fortunate Howard County families this winter. Please drop off your donations in the blue bin in the CHS Lobby. To all who have already donated winter garments -- Thanks!

 

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Monday, October 19, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Monday, October 19, 2009         11:15  AM October is "Teenage Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month". Click HERE to read about some of the differences between adult depression and teen-age depression; click HERE for a list of school and community resources available for this important and sensitive issue. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Chuck Sands On Tuesday, October 20, friends may call from 5 - 8 PM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown.   On Wednesday, October 21, family will receive friends from 11 - 11:30 AM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, with services in the Chapel to follow. Meetings at CHS this week Winter Cheerleading interest meeting this afternoon -- 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed sports Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Downloadable form available HERE.   Band Backers, band parents meeting  tonight -- 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room. De-brief from the "Marching Under the Stars" USSBA competition, discuss upcoming concerts, the November 7 USSBA trip, and more. All parents, input and ideas are welcome.   Girls, boys Indoor Track information meeting after school on Wednesday, October 21 -- 2:15 - 2:35 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.   Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) meeting this Thursday, October 22 -- 6:45 PM in the Media Center.   PTSA Pancake Breakfast Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming)   8 AM -  Noon --  in the Cafeteria   $6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger   Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!     The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.   ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24  .  .  .  ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Questions, call Lisa Brown (410-418-5455) or Susan Fedors (410-203-9830).   CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 (updated) Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.   CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign None of us ever forgets the high school years.   No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.   It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.   The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.   Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.   You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!   Buy Spiritwear this week Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.   October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.     Winter sports: Girls Basketball Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Activities and Athletics Office or you can download them HERE.   All Girls Basketball paperwork is due to Mr. Slopek by Friday, October 30. Girls Basketball try-outs will be on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 - 6:30  PM  (Varsity and Junior Varsity); on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 - 7 AM (Varsity) and from 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity); and on Wednesday, November 18,  4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity). No try-outs on Saturday, November 14.   Try-out information/paperwork deadlines for Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys Basketball and Winter Cheerleading are HERE.   Next "Senior Parent Night" is November 4 Wednesday, November 4, 2009   High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM   Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria. The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things (in addition to attending the November 4  "Senior Parent Night") that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.   "How to Pay for College" seminar November 9 Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will host his 13th Annual "How to Pay for College" seminar on Monday, November 9 from 5 - 7 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Branch, located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. The seminar will be held in the Library's Central Hall and Wheeler Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.   Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences: "pickAtime" online appointment scheduling begins Monday, November 16 These are the Fall 2009 CHS Parent-Teacher Conference days and appointment "windows":   Monday, November 23               5:30 - 8:30 PM   Tuesday, November 24              2:15 - 2:30 PM and 5:30 - 8:30 PM   Wednesday, November 25       7:30 - 2:30 PM   Centennial High School will be using a web-based application called pickAtime for scheduling Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents with internet access will be able schedule their Parent-Teacher Conferences, print their conference appointment schedule, and have a reminder of their appointments automatically emailed to them.   PickAtime is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning Monday, November 16 starting at 8 AM. You will be able to access pickAtime to schedule or cancel your appointments until midnight on Friday, November 20. Click HERE for important information you will need to know in order to use pickAtime.   PTA Reflections 2009-10: Explore, create, communicate The theme for this year's Reflections Art Program is "Beauty is . . ."   Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18.   Reflections is a nationwide PTA program which, as of this year, has been celebrating student creativity for four decades. The Program encourages students at the elementary, middle and high school levels to communicate individual artistic expression through a variety of media: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production.   Reflections Program information packets and entry forms are available for pick-up in the Front Office, or you can download them by going to www.chs-ptsa.org/  and clicking on "2009-10 PTA Reflections". For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.   Stressless Tests®: November 18 study skills class, October 27 free presentation for parents The study skills class meets for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at CHS. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. Click HERE for information about the free Stressless Tests®. presentation on Tuesday, October 27 at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, Columbia.   Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course begins December 1 Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information, or download the review course brochure HERE. The brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.   CHS one of top 25 Engineering Source high schools   Centennial High School now ranks as one of the top 25 Engineering Source High Schools at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Six CHS graduates were accepted into U-Maryland's Clark School of Engineering for the 2009-10 academic year, a testament to the strength of Centennial's science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Click HERE for a complete list of University of Maryland's Top 25 Engineering Source Schools.   Hubei (China) University performance well-attended More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event. A "Marching Under the Stars" thank-you From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:   Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.   Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!   'til Wednesday,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. ----------------------------- Monday, October 19, 2009 Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (V/JV) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Band Backers, Band parents meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 7 PM Winter Cheerleading Information meeting -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Field Hockey (V/JV) vs. Glenelg 3:30 PM/5 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Boys and Girls Indoor Track Information meeting -- Cafeteria 2:15 PM Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Last day to withdraw from High School courses w/o penalty Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Marriott's Ridge @ Oakland Mills 4 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 Parent Council for Black Students meeting -- Media Center 6:45 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Glenelg 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Football (JV) @ Hammond 4 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Glenelg 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 Homecoming Pep Rally (Period Six) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Glenelg 5:30 PM/7 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 PTSA Pancake Breakfast -- Cafeteria 8 AM-Noon Yearbooks -- Room 710 9 AM - 1 PM Homecoming Parade 11 AM Powderpuff football game 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Football (V) vs. Hammond 1 PM Homecoming Dance 8 -11 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009   Monday, October 26, 2009 Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Ho. Co. Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Boys Basketball try-outs paperwork due Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball District V Championship @ Marriott's Ridge 7 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for IndoorTrack Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom Qdoba Night Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 5-8 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, November 12, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Friday, November 13, 2009 SGA Blood Drive -- Auxiliary gymnasium 7 AM-2 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Saturday, November 14, 2009 Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) Sunday, November 15, 2009   Monday, November 16, 2009 Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling (and "pickAtime") begins 8 AM Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) -- 4:30 PM Boys Basketball try-outs -- Gymnasium (time TBA) First Indoor Track practice -- outdoor track 2:45 PM After-Prom Committee planning meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Report Cards issued Girls Basketball try-outs -- (V) 6-7 AM, (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Wednesday, November 18, 2009 County-wide NCAA Night -- Long Reach HS 7 PM School Improvement Team (SIT) meeting -- 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos (make-ups) Deadline for PTA "Reflections" entries Girls Basketball try-outs (V/JV) 4:30 PM Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM International Thespian Society (ITS) Induction Ceremony -- Auditorium 7 PM Thursday, November 19, 2009 Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Friday, November 20, 2009 Deadline to make Parent-Teacher Conference appointments -- midnight Cheerleading try-outs -- Cafeteria 4 PM Saturday, November 21, 2009     Sunday, November 22, 2009     Monday, November 23, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:30-8:30 PM Boys Basketball (V/JV) scrimmage @ Old Mill 5 PM/6:15 PM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Schools close three hours early -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:15-2:30 PM, 5:30-8:30 PM Latin Advancement Committee -- Student Services 7 PM Girls (JV/V) Basketball scrimmage vs. Aberdeen 4 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Schools closed for students -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:30 AM-2:30 PM Thursday, November 26, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving holiday) Friday, November 27, 2009 Schools closed (Thanksgiving Break) Saturday, November 28, 2009 Wrestling (V) scrimmage vs. So. Carroll, Patuxent 10 AM Sunday, November 29, 2009   ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."   Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Chuck Sands

On Tuesday, October 20, friends may call from 5 - 8 PM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown.

 

On Wednesday, October 21, family will receive friends from 11 - 11:30 AM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, with services in the Chapel to follow.

Meetings at CHS this week

Winter Cheerleading interest meeting this afternoon -- 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed sports Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Downloadable form available HERE.

 

Band Backers, band parents meeting  tonight -- 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room. De-brief from the "Marching Under the Stars" USSBA competition, discuss upcoming concerts, the November 7 USSBA trip, and more. All parents, input and ideas are welcome.

 

Girls, boys Indoor Track information meeting after school on Wednesday, October 21 -- 2:15 - 2:35 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) meeting this Thursday, October 22 -- 6:45 PM in the Media Center.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming)

 

8 AM -  Noon --  in the Cafeteria

 

$6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger

 

Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!

 

 

The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.

 

ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24  .  .  .  ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Questions, call Lisa Brown (410-418-5455) or Susan Fedors (410-203-9830).

 

CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 (updated)

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Buy Spiritwear this week

Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.

 

 

Winter sports: Girls Basketball

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Activities and Athletics Office or you can download them HERE.

 

All Girls Basketball paperwork is due to Mr. Slopek by Friday, October 30. Girls Basketball try-outs will be on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 - 6:30  PM  (Varsity and Junior Varsity); on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 - 7 AM (Varsity) and from 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity); and on Wednesday, November 18,  4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity). No try-outs on Saturday, November 14.

 

Try-out information/paperwork deadlines for Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys Basketball and Winter Cheerleading are HERE.

 

Next "Senior Parent Night" is November 4

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

 

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things (in addition to attending the November 4  "Senior Parent Night") that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

"How to Pay for College" seminar November 9

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will host his 13th Annual "How to Pay for College" seminar on Monday, November 9 from 5 - 7 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Branch, located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. The seminar will be held in the Library's Central Hall and Wheeler Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

 

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences: "pickAtime" online appointment scheduling begins Monday, November 16

These are the Fall 2009 CHS Parent-Teacher Conference days and appointment "windows":

 

Monday, November 23               5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Tuesday, November 24              2:15 - 2:30 PM and 5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Wednesday, November 25       7:30 - 2:30 PM

 

Centennial High School will be using a web-based application called pickAtime for scheduling Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents with internet access will be able schedule their Parent-Teacher Conferences, print their conference appointment schedule, and have a reminder of their appointments automatically emailed to them.

 

PickAtime is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning Monday, November 16 starting at 8 AM. You will be able to access pickAtime to schedule or cancel your appointments until midnight on Friday, November 20. Click HERE for important information you will need to know in order to use pickAtime.

 

PTA Reflections 2009-10: Explore, create, communicate

The theme for this year's Reflections Art Program is "Beauty is . . ."

 

Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18.

 

Reflections is a nationwide PTA program which, as of this year, has been celebrating student creativity for four decades. The Program encourages students at the elementary, middle and high school levels to communicate individual artistic expression through a variety of media: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production.

 

Reflections Program information packets and entry forms are available for pick-up in the Front Office, or you can download them by going to www.chs-ptsa.org/  and clicking on "2009-10 PTA Reflections". For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Stressless Tests®: November 18 study skills class, October 27 free presentation for parents

The study skills class meets for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at CHS. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. Click HERE for information about the free Stressless Tests®. presentation on Tuesday, October 27 at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, Columbia.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course begins December 1

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information, or download the review course brochure HERE. The brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

 

CHS one of top 25 Engineering Source high schools

 

Centennial High School now ranks as one of the top 25 Engineering Source High Schools at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Six CHS graduates were accepted into U-Maryland's Clark School of Engineering for the 2009-10 academic year, a testament to the strength of Centennial's science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Click HERE for a complete list of University of Maryland's Top 25 Engineering Source Schools.

 

Hubei (China) University performance well-attended

More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event.

A "Marching Under the Stars" thank-you

From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:

 

Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.

 

Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!

 

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Chuck Sands

On Tuesday, October 20, friends may call from 5 - 8 PM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown.

 

On Wednesday, October 21, family will receive friends from 11 - 11:30 AM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, with services in the Chapel to follow.

Meetings at CHS this week

Winter Cheerleading interest meeting this afternoon -- 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed sports Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Downloadable form available HERE.

 

Band Backers, band parents meeting  tonight -- 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room. De-brief from the "Marching Under the Stars" USSBA competition, discuss upcoming concerts, the November 7 USSBA trip, and more. All parents, input and ideas are welcome.

 

Girls, boys Indoor Track information meeting after school on Wednesday, October 21 -- 2:15 - 2:35 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) meeting this Thursday, October 22 -- 6:45 PM in the Media Center.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming)

 

8 AM -  Noon --  in the Cafeteria

 

$6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger

 

Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!

 

 

The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.

 

ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24  .  .  .  ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Questions, call Lisa Brown (410-418-5455) or Susan Fedors (410-203-9830).

 

CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 (updated)

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Buy Spiritwear this week

Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.

 

 

Winter sports: Girls Basketball

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Activities and Athletics Office or you can download them HERE.

 

All Girls Basketball paperwork is due to Mr. Slopek by Friday, October 30. Girls Basketball try-outs will be on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 - 6:30  PM  (Varsity and Junior Varsity); on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 - 7 AM (Varsity) and from 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity); and on Wednesday, November 18,  4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity). No try-outs on Saturday, November 14.

 

Try-out information/paperwork deadlines for Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys Basketball and Winter Cheerleading are HERE.

 

Next "Senior Parent Night" is November 4

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

 

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things (in addition to attending the November 4  "Senior Parent Night") that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

"How to Pay for College" seminar November 9

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will host his 13th Annual "How to Pay for College" seminar on Monday, November 9 from 5 - 7 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Branch, located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. The seminar will be held in the Library's Central Hall and Wheeler Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

 

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences: "pickAtime" online appointment scheduling begins Monday, November 16

These are the Fall 2009 CHS Parent-Teacher Conference days and appointment "windows":

 

Monday, November 23               5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Tuesday, November 24              2:15 - 2:30 PM and 5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Wednesday, November 25       7:30 - 2:30 PM

 

Centennial High School will be using a web-based application called pickAtime for scheduling Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents with internet access will be able schedule their Parent-Teacher Conferences, print their conference appointment schedule, and have a reminder of their appointments automatically emailed to them.

 

PickAtime is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning Monday, November 16 starting at 8 AM. You will be able to access pickAtime to schedule or cancel your appointments until midnight on Friday, November 20. Click HERE for important information you will need to know in order to use pickAtime.

 

PTA Reflections 2009-10: Explore, create, communicate

The theme for this year's Reflections Art Program is "Beauty is . . ."

 

Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18.

 

Reflections is a nationwide PTA program which, as of this year, has been celebrating student creativity for four decades. The Program encourages students at the elementary, middle and high school levels to communicate individual artistic expression through a variety of media: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production.

 

Reflections Program information packets and entry forms are available for pick-up in the Front Office, or you can download them by going to www.chs-ptsa.org/  and clicking on "2009-10 PTA Reflections". For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Stressless Tests®: November 18 study skills class, October 27 free presentation for parents

The study skills class meets for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at CHS. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. Click HERE for information about the free Stressless Tests®. presentation on Tuesday, October 27 at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, Columbia.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course begins December 1

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information, or download the review course brochure HERE. The brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

 

CHS one of top 25 Engineering Source high schools

 

Centennial High School now ranks as one of the top 25 Engineering Source High Schools at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Six CHS graduates were accepted into U-Maryland's Clark School of Engineering for the 2009-10 academic year, a testament to the strength of Centennial's science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Click HERE for a complete list of University of Maryland's Top 25 Engineering Source Schools.

 

Hubei (China) University performance well-attended

More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event.

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Chuck Sands

On Tuesday, October 20, friends may call from 5 - 8 PM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown.

 

On Wednesday, October 21, family will receive friends from 11 - 11:30 AM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, with services in the Chapel to follow.

Meetings at CHS this week

Winter Cheerleading interest meeting this afternoon -- 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed sports Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Downloadable form available HERE.

 

Band Backers, band parents meeting  tonight -- 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room. De-brief from the "Marching Under the Stars" USSBA competition, discuss upcoming concerts, the November 7 USSBA trip, and more. All parents, input and ideas are welcome.

 

Girls, boys Indoor Track information meeting after school on Wednesday, October 21 -- 2:15 - 2:35 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) meeting this Thursday, October 22 -- 6:45 PM in the Media Center.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming)

 

8 AM -  Noon --  in the Cafeteria

 

$6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger

 

Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!

 

 

The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.

 

ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24  .  .  .  ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Questions, call Lisa Brown (410-418-5455) or Susan Fedors (410-203-9830).

 

CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 (updated)

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Buy Spiritwear this week

Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.

 

 

Winter sports: Girls Basketball

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Activities and Athletics Office or you can download them HERE.

 

All Girls Basketball paperwork is due to Mr. Slopek by Friday, October 30. Girls Basketball try-outs will be on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 - 6:30  PM  (Varsity and Junior Varsity); on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 - 7 AM (Varsity) and from 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity); and on Wednesday, November 18,  4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity). No try-outs on Saturday, November 14.

 

Try-out information/paperwork deadlines for Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys Basketball and Winter Cheerleading are HERE.

 

Next "Senior Parent Night" is November 4

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

 

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things (in addition to attending the November 4  "Senior Parent Night") that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

"How to Pay for College" seminar November 9

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will host his 13th Annual "How to Pay for College" seminar on Monday, November 9 from 5 - 7 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Branch, located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. The seminar will be held in the Library's Central Hall and Wheeler Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

 

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences: "pickAtime" online appointment scheduling begins Monday, November 16

These are the Fall 2009 CHS Parent-Teacher Conference days and appointment "windows":

 

Monday, November 23               5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Tuesday, November 24              2:15 - 2:30 PM and 5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Wednesday, November 25       7:30 - 2:30 PM

 

Centennial High School will be using a web-based application called pickAtime for scheduling Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents with internet access will be able schedule their Parent-Teacher Conferences, print their conference appointment schedule, and have a reminder of their appointments automatically emailed to them.

 

PickAtime is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning Monday, November 16 starting at 8 AM. You will be able to access pickAtime to schedule or cancel your appointments until midnight on Friday, November 20. Click HERE for important information you will need to know in order to use pickAtime.

 

PTA Reflections 2009-10: Explore, create, communicate

The theme for this year's Reflections Art Program is "Beauty is . . ."

 

Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18.

 

Reflections is a nationwide PTA program which, as of this year, has been celebrating student creativity for four decades. The Program encourages students at the elementary, middle and high school levels to communicate individual artistic expression through a variety of media: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production.

 

Reflections Program information packets and entry forms are available for pick-up in the Front Office, or you can download them by going to www.chs-ptsa.org/  and clicking on "2009-10 PTA Reflections". For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Stressless Tests®: November 18 study skills class, October 27 free presentation for parents

The study skills class meets for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at CHS. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. Click HERE for information about the free Stressless Tests®. presentation on Tuesday, October 27 at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, Columbia.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course begins December 1

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information, or download the review course brochure HERE. The brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

 

CHS one of top 25 Engineering Source high schools

 

Centennial High School now ranks as one of the top 25 Engineering Source High Schools at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Six CHS graduates were accepted into U-Maryland's Clark School of Engineering for the 2009-10 academic year, a testament to the strength of Centennial's science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Click HERE for a complete list of University of Maryland's Top 25 Engineering Source Schools.

 

Hubei (China) University performance well-attended

More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event.

On Tuesday, October 20, friends may call from 5 - 8 PM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Randallstown.

 

On Wednesday, October 21, family will receive friends from 11 - 11:30 AM at the Vaughn C. Greene Funeral Home, with services in the Chapel to follow.

Winter Cheerleading interest meeting this afternoon -- 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed sports Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Downloadable form available HERE.

 

Band Backers, band parents meeting  tonight -- 7 PM in the Faculty Dining Room. De-brief from the "Marching Under the Stars" USSBA competition, discuss upcoming concerts, the November 7 USSBA trip, and more. All parents, input and ideas are welcome.

 

Girls, boys Indoor Track information meeting after school on Wednesday, October 21 -- 2:15 - 2:35 PM in the Cafeteria. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting.

 

Parent Council for Black Students (PCBS) meeting this Thursday, October 22 -- 6:45 PM in the Media Center.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming)

 

8 AM -  Noon --  in the Cafeteria

 

$6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger

 

Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!

 

 

The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.

 

ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours this Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24  .  .  .  ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Questions, call Lisa Brown (410-418-5455) or Susan Fedors (410-203-9830).

 

CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 (updated)

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

Buy Spiritwear this week

Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.

 

 

Winter sports: Girls Basketball

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Activities and Athletics Office or you can download them HERE.

 

All Girls Basketball paperwork is due to Mr. Slopek by Friday, October 30. Girls Basketball try-outs will be on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 - 6:30  PM  (Varsity and Junior Varsity); on Tuesday, November 17, from 6 - 7 AM (Varsity) and from 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity); and on Wednesday, November 18,  4:30 - 6:30 PM (Varsity and Junior Varsity). No try-outs on Saturday, November 14.

 

Try-out information/paperwork deadlines for Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys Basketball and Winter Cheerleading are HERE.

 

Next "Senior Parent Night" is November 4

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

 

High school Cafeteria -- 7 PM

 

Student Services has invited Dr. Herm Davis, executive director of the Rockville, MD-based College Financial Aid Counseling and Educational Services, Inc.,  and co-author of College Financial Aid for Dummies, to conduct a presentation about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM in the CHS Cafeteria.

The 2010-11 FAFSA Application won't be available until January 1, but there are things (in addition to attending the November 4  "Senior Parent Night") that parents can do in the meantime to prepare. Please see THIS ARTICLE.

 

"How to Pay for College" seminar November 9

Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will host his 13th Annual "How to Pay for College" seminar on Monday, November 9 from 5 - 7 PM at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Branch, located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. The seminar will be held in the Library's Central Hall and Wheeler Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.

 

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences: "pickAtime" online appointment scheduling begins Monday, November 16

These are the Fall 2009 CHS Parent-Teacher Conference days and appointment "windows":

 

Monday, November 23               5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Tuesday, November 24              2:15 - 2:30 PM and 5:30 - 8:30 PM

 

Wednesday, November 25       7:30 - 2:30 PM

 

Centennial High School will be using a web-based application called pickAtime for scheduling Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. Parents with internet access will be able schedule their Parent-Teacher Conferences, print their conference appointment schedule, and have a reminder of their appointments automatically emailed to them.

 

PickAtime is easy to use and can be accessed at your convenience beginning Monday, November 16 starting at 8 AM. You will be able to access pickAtime to schedule or cancel your appointments until midnight on Friday, November 20. Click HERE for important information you will need to know in order to use pickAtime.

 

PTA Reflections 2009-10: Explore, create, communicate

The theme for this year's Reflections Art Program is "Beauty is . . ."

 

Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18.

 

Reflections is a nationwide PTA program which, as of this year, has been celebrating student creativity for four decades. The Program encourages students at the elementary, middle and high school levels to communicate individual artistic expression through a variety of media: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production.

 

Reflections Program information packets and entry forms are available for pick-up in the Front Office, or you can download them by going to www.chs-ptsa.org/  and clicking on "2009-10 PTA Reflections". For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

Stressless Tests®: November 18 study skills class, October 27 free presentation for parents

The study skills class meets for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at CHS. To register, go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net. Click HERE for information about the free Stressless Tests®. presentation on Tuesday, October 27 at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, Columbia.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course begins December 1

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information, or download the review course brochure HERE. The brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

 

CHS one of top 25 Engineering Source high schools

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Click HERE to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week"and Homecoming.

 

CHS Boosters' "Eagle Spirit Bricks" Legacy Campaign

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

 

None of us ever forgets the high school years.

 

No parent will ever forget the ups and downs of shepherding a child through the high school years.

 

It's undeniable that, in large ways or small, the high school years leave their mark on a person -- and now students and parents can leave their mark at Centennial High School -- with "Eagle Spirit Bricks". Eagle Spirit Bricks are personalized, engraved bricks which will replace and transform the existing walkway into the Centennial High School Stadium. The first set of Eagle Spirit Bricks will be laid in the Stadium walkway this Spring, in time to mark the graduation of the Class of 2010.

 

The Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project is a long-term fundraising campaign sponsored by the Centennial High School Boosters. Year after year, income from Eagle Spirit Bricks will be used to support the extra-curricular activities of Centennial students, and the Bricks will continue to beautify the Stadium entrance.

 

Click HERE for more details about the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Legacy Project, and HERE  to download the Boosters' Eagle Spirit Bricks Order Form brochure.

 

You can pick up an Eagle Spirit Brick Order Form brochure and see what an actual Eagle Spirit Brick looks like on Homecoming Day this Saturday -- the Boosters will have an Eagle Spirit Bricks information table in the Cafeteria during the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (8 AM - Noon) and at the Stadium during the Homecoming Football Game (1 - 3 PM). The first 50 people to order an Eagle Spirit Brick will receive a free, Eagle Spirit Brick tee-shirt as a thank-you for helping to "Pave the Way"!

Centennial Boosters will be selling Spiritwear during lunch periods on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.  The Boosters have a new line of Centennial tee-shirts for$15 as well as a full selection of sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and other items.  Questions, contact Shannon Powers at Shami28275@aol.com.

 

October 24: Free learning disabilities, AD/HD technology workshop for parents, educators

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of Howard County invite parents of, and professionals who work with, students who have learning disabilities (LD) or AD/HD to attend a free, Saturday-morning workshop about technology resources available for these children and students. The Technology Workshop will be held at the Faulkner Ridge Center, Columbia, from 8:30 AM - Noon. Registration is required and space is limited. More information, registration procedure HERE.

 

 

Centennial High School now ranks as one of the top 25 Engineering Source High Schools at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Six CHS graduates were accepted into U-Maryland's Clark School of Engineering for the 2009-10 academic year, a testament to the strength of Centennial's science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Click HERE for a complete list of University of Maryland's Top 25 Engineering Source Schools.

 

Hubei (China) University performance well-attended

More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event.

More than 400 people attended the performance of the Martial Arts and Lion Dance Troupe from Hubei (China) University in the Centennial High School Gymnasium on the evening of October 12. Many thanks to World Languages teacher Hui Liang and her students for coordinating this special community event.

A "Marching Under the Stars" thank-you

From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:

 

Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.

 

Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!

A "Marching Under the Stars" thank-you

From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:

 

Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.

 

Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!

A "Marching Under the Stars" thank-you

From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:

 

Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.

 

Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!

From Beth van Kan, CHS Band Backers' "Marching Under the Stars" event coordinator:

 

Centennial High School's Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" on Saturday, October 10 was another outstanding community event supported by the extraordinary volunteer effort of many dedicated Marching Band parents and CHS student volunteers. Fourteen high school bands (a record number) from Maryland and Virginia performed in this United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) competition, resulting a total of more than one thousand marching band participants at the event. A record crowd attendance was delighted and entertained by the musicianship and artistry of each band.

 

Many, many thanks to our Centennial High School community -- you are CHS Marching Band's best ambassadors for "Marching Under the Stars". A special thank-you to CHS Boosters President John Powers for serving as emcee, and to all of the Boosters who ran the Eagle's Nest concession stand. Thank you to CHS Principal Dr. Carl Perkins, to Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Superintendant Dr. Sydney Cousin, and to HCPSS Board of Education Members Sandra French, Ellen Flynn-Giles and Janet Siddiqui for presenting awards  .  .  .  Congratulations to Dr. Max VanDerBeek, CHS director of Bands; to Jessica Hammers, Drill Team instructor; to Mike Ashmead, Flag Corps instructor; to all of the contributing Marching Band staff; and to our CHS Marching Eagles for another memorable performance  .  .  .  Funds raised by this event help to support all of the music programs at Centennial High School. (Please support the Sponsors who purchased advertisements in the "Marching Under the Stars" printed program book -- make sure to tell them them that you saw their ad printed there.)  See you "Under the Stars" next year!

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Friday, October 16, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Friday, October 16, 2009                    3  PM   October 16, 2009   Dear Parents and Guardians, I have some sad news to share with you.  Late Thursday evening, Chuck Sands, our head custodian, died at the hospital due to complications from acute pneumonia.  Mr. Sands had not been feeling well and had gone to the hospital earlier in the week to receive medical treatment.  We have already received many calls at school today from parents and students who had heard about Mr. Sands' death, and we are all saddened by the death of our beloved head custodian.    I am sending this letter to parents today for a few reasons.  First, I want to ensure that all of our parents have accurate information and know what supports will be available at school when our students return on Monday.  Our school counselors and other student services staff, along with members of the Howard County School System Crisis Team, will be available at Centennial on Monday to provide support for students and staff.   Materials will also be available in the Counseling Center for students who want to make a condolence card or write a note of sympathy for Mr. Sands' family.   Second, I want to inform our parents that there will be a moment of silence in memory of Mr. Sands at our football game this evening.  I feel that this moment of silence will be one way to honor Mr. Sands' positive impact on our school community.  However, our parents also need to understand that we will not be able to provide counseling supports for students at the game.  If you feel that your child will be upset by the moment of silence and/or need help talking about Mr. Sands death tonight or over the weekend, please spend some time talking to your child about this sad news.   With this in mind, I would like to provide our parents with some suggestions for talking with their children about death and grief.  Whenever there is a death such as this, students, staff, and parents are struck by a wide range of emotions and a deep sense of loss.  However, these emotions can be particularly difficult for young people to understand.  Situations such as these may create a variety of reactions, including sleep disturbances, temporary loss of appetite, anxiety, or fears about personal health and safety or the health and safety of family members.  Young people may also use humor to deal with their feelings, and although this may seem unusual, it is a common coping mechanism.  Some suggestions for dealing with concerns you may have about your child are discussed below.   Listen to your child's story - Let your child know that you are available to answer any questions.  You may not have all the answers to their questions, but they will benefit from your attention.  Provide simple, accurate information in response to questions.   Encourage your child to express his or her feelings - Talk about your own feelings.  Don't be afraid to cry in his or her presence and share your own loss experiences.  It is okay to cry together and hold each other.   Talk to your child about your personal value system around death and loss - Discuss your family's personal and/or religious beliefs about death.  Your child may be particularly anxious about the sudden realization that death ultimately happens to everyone and that death can come without warning.   Support your child and be patient with his or her feelings in responding to this loss - Spend extra time tonight to be with your child discussing the day's events and processing them.   The school does not have any information about funeral arrangements or memorial services at this time. I will be sharing that information with students and staff once arrangements are finalized.  I am certain that you will join us in keeping the Sands' family in your thoughts and prayers in the days and weeks ahead as they face this difficult time.   Sincerely,   Carl Perkins Principal         Save the Date

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Sports updates: Thursday, October 15, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Thursday, October 15, 2009            2:15 PM   Changes in today's games   Due to inclement weather, the following changes have been made to today's scheduled sports events:     Girls soccer -- Today's home game vs. Howard High School has been postponed and rescheduled for Monday, October 19 at CHS; Junior Varsity will play at 4 PM, Varsity will play at 5:30 PM. Today Varsity girls soccer will meet at 2:30 PM  in the Auxiliary gym. Junior Varsity girls soccer may go home. Field Hockey --  Today's away game vs. Mt. Hebron High School been postponed and rescheduled for Monday, October 19 at Mt. Hebron. Today Junior Varsity and Varsity field hockey will meet in Coach Fadrowski's Room after school.     Boys soccer -- Today's away game at Howard High School has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, October 21 at Howard; Junior Varsity boys soccer will play at 4 PM, Varsity boys soccer will play at 5:30 PM.  Today Varsity boys soccer will meet with Coach Zehe immediately after school. Junior Varsity boys soccer may go home.     Cheerleading -- Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleading are not practicing today.       Sincerely,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. -----------------------------   Thursday, October 15, 2009 Deadline to submit school Club Proposals CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Senior Crab Feast -- Cafeteria 6 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Howard 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM /5:45 PM/4:30 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/ 5 PM Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 16, 2009 Schools closed for students (MSTA Convention) Football (V) vs. Mt. Hebron 7 PM Saturday, October 17, 2009   Sunday, October 18, 2009 Ho. Co. College Fair, Atholton HS, 1 - 4 PM Monday, October 19, 2009 Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (V/JV) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Band Backers, Band parents meeting -- Faculty Dining Room 7 PM Winter Cheerleading Information meeting -- Cafeteria 4 PM ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."   Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Wednesday, October 14, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the CHS student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Wednesday, October 14, 2009     11:15  AM Reflections 2009-10: "Beauty is . . ." The CHS PTSA is excited to announce that this year's theme for the  Reflections Art Program will be "Beauty is . . .".  Reflections is a nationally-sponsored PTA program which encourages students to explore their artistic expression. There are six categories: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production. Basic information packets and entry forms are available in the Front Office, or you can download them below). Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18th. For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.   2009-10 PTA Reflections Student Entry Form (sorry, online version not available here yet)   Download 2009-10 PTA Reflections General Rules 2009--10 PTA Reflections Dance Choreography 2009-10 PTA Reflections Film Production 2009-10 PTA Reflections Literature 2009-10 PTA Reflections Musical Composition 2009-10 PTA Reflections Photography 2009-10 PTA Reflections Visual Arts     PTSA Pancake Breakfast Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming 2009) 8 AM -  Noon --  Cafeteria $6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger   Pancakes, sausage, muffins, hot chocolate --mmmmmm!   The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.   ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Muffin Bakers: If you have volunteered to bake muffins, please drop off your two dozen muffins to the Front Office during school hours on Friday, October 23, or before 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 24. ATTENTION All Pancake Breakfast Volunteers: If you have volunteered to work at the Pancake Breakfast, please see THIS SCHEDULE to verify your shift. Thank you to everyone who answered the PTSA Pancake Breakfast Committee's plea for help - we couldn't do this without all of you! If you have any questions, call Lisa Brown at 410-418-5455, or Susan Fedors at 410-203-9830. Yearbooks at Homecoming: Room 701 The 2008-09 Yearbooks will be distributed from 9 AM - 1 PM on Saturday, October 24th, in Room 701.  Pre-orders for the 2009-10 Yearbook (t0 be distributed at next year's Homecoming) will be accepted at that time. Special Homecoming bonus: All Yearbook pre-orders taken on or before Homecoming Day will receive a FREE engraved nameplate on the cover of the yearbook and a FREE coupon booklet for area businesses. CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009 Click HERE (on the new, more compatible link than the one provided in Monday's Quicknotes --sorry!) to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" (October 19-23) and Homecoming (Saturday, October 24).   Convertibles needed for Homecoming Parade We have some convertibles for the parade, but not enough. Contact Ann Mulhollen, CHS Special Services Teacher, at Ann_Mulhollen@hcpss.org if you can help. Buy Spiritwear in time for Spirit Week, Homecoming CHS Boosters will sell CHS Spiritwear this Thursday during all lunch periods. Boosters has a nice selection of new tee-shirts and other items that you can purchase for Spirit Week and Homecoming.   Volunteers are needed to help the Boosters sell Spiritwear on Homecoming Day.  Parents are needed to work at the Boosters' Spiritwear table at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM-Noon) and at the Football Game (1-3 PM).  If you can help by taking a 2-3 hour shift, please email Shannon Powers  at Shami28275@aol.com or call Shannon at 443-528-5570.   Winter sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Indoor Track Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Athletics and Activities Office or you can download them HERE.   Boys Basketball -- Try-outs will be held on Saturday, November 14 and on Monday, November 16 (try-out times to be announced).  All try-outs are closed to EVERYONE except those trying out and coaches. If a player is not present on both try-out days, assessment will be made based on the one day that the player was present.  Boys Basketball paperwork requirements are HERE.    Cheerleading -- The Winter Cheerleading  interest meeting will be on Monday, October 19 at 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Cheerleading try-outs will be held November 16-20 from 4-6 PM in the Cafeteria.   Please have a completed physical form, a utility bill (proof of residence), a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your Report Card by Monday, November 16.   The Introductory Meeting for Girls and Boys Indoor Track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting. All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) is due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can attend the first practice. The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at 2:45 PM on the outdoor -- be prepared for cold weather.   Scholarships with month-end deadlines The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue a bachelor's degree and use their degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE  .  .  . the Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school Seniors can win up to $20,000 towards college education; 250 four-year, achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation are also available. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE   Fall Stressless Tests® study skills classes Study skills class sessions beginning on October 21 and on November 18 meet for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM CHS. Registration includes a copy of the new What's My Style? Test and Study Secrets for Procrastinating Teens: An Owner's Manual for Your Brain by Betty Caldwell. To register go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.   Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. The classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from December 1 through January 14 with a break from December 18 through January 4th. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information. Download Marian McCain's SAT Review Course HERE. The downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org. PTSA winter coat drive The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy Howard County families. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only. Thank you. This week and next week and the next Click on the capitalized link for details about these upcoming events.     CHS DANCE'S "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant  is tomorrow night  .  .  .  the Howard County COLLEGE FAIR is on Sunday, October 18  .  .  .  the Waring-Mitchell LAW SOCIETY "speed mentoring" meeting is Tuesday evening, October 20  .  .  .  the CHS Backstage Backers meeting is  on Tuesday, October 21 at 7 PM in the Drama Room; anyone who'd like to help with the production of the Fall school play The Good Doctor is invited to attend  .  .  .  Saturday, October 24 is HOMECOMING  .  .  .  Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests®  FREE PRESENTATION for Parents  .  .  .  Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO.   Commencement 2009 DVD available The Centennial High School Commencement 2009 DVD is available for $35 from Audio-Video Freelance Corporation. Please call 410-531-6090 to ask about purchasing a copy.   'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to CHS Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. -----------------------------   Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Underclassmen Yearbook Photos PSAT @ CHS for Grades 10 & 11 -- no morning classes for Seniors Football (JV) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 Deadline to submit school Club Proposals CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Senior Crab Feast -- Cafeteria 6 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Howard 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM /5:45 PM/4:30 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/ 5 PM Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 16, 2009 Schools closed for students (MSTA Convention) Football (V) vs. Mt. Hebron 7 PM Saturday, October 17, 2009   Sunday, October 18, 2009 Ho. Co. College Fair, Atholton HS, 1 - 4 PM Monday, October 19, 2009 Winter Cheerleading Information meeting -- Cafeteria 4 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Field Hockey (V/JV) vs. Glenelg 3:30 PM/5 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Boys and Girls Indoor Track Information meeting -- Cafeteria 2:15 PM Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Last day to withdraw from High School courses w/o penalty Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Marriott's Ridge @ Oakland Mills 4 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Glenelg 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Football (JV) @ Hammond 4 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Glenelg 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 Homecoming Pep Rally (Period Six) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Glenelg 5:30 PM/7 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 PTSA Pancake Breakfast -- Cafeteria 8 AM-Noon Yearbooks -- Room 710 9 AM - 1 PM Homecoming Parade 11 AM Powderpuff football game 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Football (V) vs. Hammond 1 PM Homecoming Dance 8 -11 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009   Monday, October 26, 2009 Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Ho. Co. Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Boys Basketball try-outs paperwork due Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball District V Championship @ Marriott's Ridge 7 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for IndoorTrack Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom Qdoba Night Fundraiser -- Rte. 40 5-8 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM Wednesday, November 11, 2009 ???Cross Country Banquet -- Cafeteria 7 PM Fall school play "The Good Doctor" -- Auditorium 7 PM Underclassmen Yearbook photos make-ups (See November 18) PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM   ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com   View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."     Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

Reflections 2009-10: "Beauty is . . ."

The CHS PTSA is excited to announce that this year's theme for the  Reflections Art Program will be "Beauty is . . .".  Reflections is a nationally-sponsored PTA program which encourages students to explore their artistic expression. There are six categories: dance choreography, musical composition, literature, photography, visual arts and film production. Basic information packets and entry forms are available in the Front Office, or you can download them below). Deadline for entries is Wednesday, November 18th. For more information, please contact Leslie Stroud, thestrouds@stroudfamily.net.

 

2009-10 PTA Reflections Student Entry Form

(sorry, online version not available here yet)

 

Download 2009-10 PTA Reflections General Rules

2009--10 PTA Reflections Dance Choreography

2009-10 PTA Reflections Film Production

2009-10 PTA Reflections Literature

2009-10 PTA Reflections Musical Composition

2009-10 PTA Reflections Photography

2009-10 PTA Reflections Visual Arts

 

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Click HERE (on the new, more compatible link than the one provided in Monday's Quicknotes --sorry!) to see what's planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" (October 19-23) and Homecoming (Saturday, October 24).

 

Convertibles needed for Homecoming Parade

We have some convertibles for the parade, but not enough. Contact Ann Mulhollen, CHS Special Services Teacher, at Ann_Mulhollen@hcpss.org if you can help.

Buy Spiritwear in time for Spirit Week, Homecoming

CHS Boosters will sell CHS Spiritwear this Thursday during all lunch periods. Boosters has a nice selection of new tee-shirts and other items that you can purchase for Spirit Week and Homecoming.

 

Volunteers are needed to help the Boosters sell Spiritwear on Homecoming Day.  Parents are needed to work at the Boosters' Spiritwear table at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM-Noon) and at the Football Game (1-3 PM).  If you can help by taking a 2-3 hour shift, please email Shannon Powers  at Shami28275@aol.com or call Shannon at 443-528-5570.

 

Winter sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Indoor Track

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Athletics and Activities Office or you can download them HERE.

 

Boys Basketball -- Try-outs will be held on Saturday, November 14 and on Monday, November 16 (try-out times to be announced).  All try-outs are closed to EVERYONE except those trying out and coaches. If a player is not present on both try-out days, assessment will be made based on the one day that the player was present.  Boys Basketball paperwork requirements are HERE. 

 

Cheerleading -- The Winter Cheerleading  interest meeting will be on Monday, October 19 at 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Cheerleading try-outs will be held November 16-20 from 4-6 PM in the Cafeteria.   Please have a completed physical form, a utility bill (proof of residence), a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your Report Card by Monday, November 16.

 

The Introductory Meeting for Girls and Boys Indoor Track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting. All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) is due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can attend the first practice. The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at 2:45 PM on the outdoor -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Scholarships with month-end deadlines

The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue a bachelor's degree and use their degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE  .  .  . the Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school Seniors can win up to $20,000 towards college education; 250 four-year, achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation are also available. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE

 

Fall Stressless Tests® study skills classes

Study skills class sessions beginning on October 21 and on November 18 meet for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM CHS. Registration includes a copy of the new What's My Style? Test and Study Secrets for Procrastinating Teens: An Owner's Manual for Your Brain by Betty Caldwell. To register go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. The classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from December 1 through January 14 with a break from December 18 through January 4th. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information. Download Marian McCain's SAT Review Course HERE. The downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

PTSA winter coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy Howard County families. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only. Thank you.

This week and next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for details about these upcoming events.

 

 

CHS DANCE'S "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant  is tomorrow night  .  .  .  the Howard County COLLEGE FAIR is on Sunday, October 18  .  .  .  the Waring-Mitchell LAW SOCIETY "speed mentoring" meeting is Tuesday evening, October 20  .  .  .  the CHS Backstage Backers meeting is  on Tuesday, October 21 at 7 PM in the Drama Room; anyone who'd like to help with the production of the Fall school play The Good Doctor is invited to attend  .  .  .  Saturday, October 24 is HOMECOMING  .  .  .  Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests®  FREE PRESENTATION for Parents  .  .  .  Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO.

 

Commencement 2009 DVD available

The Centennial High School Commencement 2009 DVD is available for $35 from Audio-Video Freelance Corporation. Please call 410-531-6090 to ask about purchasing a copy.

 

We have some convertibles for the parade, but not enough. Contact Ann Mulhollen, CHS Special Services Teacher, at Ann_Mulhollen@hcpss.org if you can help.

CHS Boosters will sell CHS Spiritwear this Thursday during all lunch periods. Boosters has a nice selection of new tee-shirts and other items that you can purchase for Spirit Week and Homecoming.

 

Volunteers are needed to help the Boosters sell Spiritwear on Homecoming Day.  Parents are needed to work at the Boosters' Spiritwear table at the PTSA Pancake Breakfast (Cafeteria, 8 AM-Noon) and at the Football Game (1-3 PM).  If you can help by taking a 2-3 hour shift, please email Shannon Powers  at Shami28275@aol.com or call Shannon at 443-528-5570.

 

Winter sports: Basketball, Cheerleading, Indoor Track

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Athletics and Activities Office or you can download them HERE.

 

Boys Basketball -- Try-outs will be held on Saturday, November 14 and on Monday, November 16 (try-out times to be announced).  All try-outs are closed to EVERYONE except those trying out and coaches. If a player is not present on both try-out days, assessment will be made based on the one day that the player was present.  Boys Basketball paperwork requirements are HERE. 

 

Cheerleading -- The Winter Cheerleading  interest meeting will be on Monday, October 19 at 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Cheerleading try-outs will be held November 16-20 from 4-6 PM in the Cafeteria.   Please have a completed physical form, a utility bill (proof of residence), a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your Report Card by Monday, November 16.

 

The Introductory Meeting for Girls and Boys Indoor Track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting. All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) is due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can attend the first practice. The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at 2:45 PM on the outdoor -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Please note: Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation  and Athletic Participation Forms are available in the CHS Athletics and Activities Office or you can download them HERE.

 

Boys Basketball -- Try-outs will be held on Saturday, November 14 and on Monday, November 16 (try-out times to be announced).  All try-outs are closed to EVERYONE except those trying out and coaches. If a player is not present on both try-out days, assessment will be made based on the one day that the player was present.  Boys Basketball paperwork requirements are HERE. 

 

Cheerleading -- The Winter Cheerleading  interest meeting will be on Monday, October 19 at 4 PM in the Cafeteria. Please bring a completed Pre-Participation Form to the meeting. Cheerleading try-outs will be held November 16-20 from 4-6 PM in the Cafeteria.   Please have a completed physical form, a utility bill (proof of residence), a copy of your birth certificate and a copy of your Report Card by Monday, November 16.

 

The Introductory Meeting for Girls and Boys Indoor Track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend this meeting. All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) is due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can attend the first practice. The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at 2:45 PM on the outdoor -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue a bachelor's degree and use their degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE  .  .  . the Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school Seniors can win up to $20,000 towards college education; 250 four-year, achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation are also available. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE

 

Fall Stressless Tests® study skills classes

Study skills class sessions beginning on October 21 and on November 18 meet for four Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM CHS. Registration includes a copy of the new What's My Style? Test and Study Secrets for Procrastinating Teens: An Owner's Manual for Your Brain by Betty Caldwell. To register go to www.Stresslesstests.org. For more information, contact Betty Caldwell at 410-740-4659, or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. The classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from December 1 through January 14 with a break from December 18 through January 4th. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information. Download Marian McCain's SAT Review Course HERE. The downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

PTSA winter coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy Howard County families. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only. Thank you.

This week and next week and the next

Click on the capitalized link for details about these upcoming events.

 

 

CHS DANCE'S "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant  is tomorrow night  .  .  .  the Howard County COLLEGE FAIR is on Sunday, October 18  .  .  .  the Waring-Mitchell LAW SOCIETY "speed mentoring" meeting is Tuesday evening, October 20  .  .  .  the CHS Backstage Backers meeting is  on Tuesday, October 21 at 7 PM in the Drama Room; anyone who'd like to help with the production of the Fall school play The Good Doctor is invited to attend  .  .  .  Saturday, October 24 is HOMECOMING  .  .  .  Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests®  FREE PRESENTATION for Parents  .  .  .  Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO.

 

Commencement 2009 DVD available

The Centennial High School Commencement 2009 DVD is available for $35 from Audio-Video Freelance Corporation. Please call 410-531-6090 to ask about purchasing a copy.

 

Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. The classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from December 1 through January 14 with a break from December 18 through January 4th. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com  for more information. Download Marian McCain's SAT Review Course HERE. The downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

PTSA winter coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy Howard County families. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only. Thank you.

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy Howard County families. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only. Thank you.

Click on the capitalized link for details about these upcoming events.

 

 

CHS DANCE'S "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant  is tomorrow night  .  .  .  the Howard County COLLEGE FAIR is on Sunday, October 18  .  .  .  the Waring-Mitchell LAW SOCIETY "speed mentoring" meeting is Tuesday evening, October 20  .  .  .  the CHS Backstage Backers meeting is  on Tuesday, October 21 at 7 PM in the Drama Room; anyone who'd like to help with the production of the Fall school play The Good Doctor is invited to attend  .  .  .  Saturday, October 24 is HOMECOMING  .  .  .  Tuesday, October 27 is the Stressless Tests®  FREE PRESENTATION for Parents  .  .  .  Saturday, October 31 is the BLACK COLLEGE EXPO.

 

Commencement 2009 DVD available

The Centennial High School Commencement 2009 DVD is available for $35 from Audio-Video Freelance Corporation. Please call 410-531-6090 to ask about purchasing a copy.

The Centennial High School Commencement 2009 DVD is available for $35 from Audio-Video Freelance Corporation. Please call 410-531-6090 to ask about purchasing a copy.

 

 

Visit the PTSA's website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE; or view the student newspaper The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Monday, October 12, 2009            11:30  AM October is "Teen Depression and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month." Click HERE to learn about the school's efforts regarding this sensitive and important issue, and HERE  for available resources.   Chinese dance, martial arts performance tonight at CHS The Hubei (China) University Dance Troupe will perform at CHS tonight in the Gym. More information HERE.     PTSA Pancake Breakfast Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming 2009) 8 AM -  Noon --  Cafeteria $6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger   The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA.  CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009   Click HERE to see what's  planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" and Homecoming on Saturday, October 24.   Scholarships with October 30, 31 deadlines   Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program -- Students who have faced and overcome obstacles and remain committed to the goal of receiving a four- year degree can receive a substantial amount of help towards their goal. The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue bachelor's degrees. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to use their college degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE.   Coca-Cola Scholars Program --  The Coca-Cola Scholars Program, one of the most generous and well-known community service scholarships, is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school seniors can win up to $20,000 towards their college education through this scholarship program. Students can also earn one of 250 four-year achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE. CHS Dance Fundraiser at Jilly's Thursday night Thursday, October 15, 5-9 PM, Jilly's Restaurant in Enchanted Forest Shopping Center -- no need to bring a coupon or remember to mention CHS.  Just show up and enjoy a meal. Jilly's will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5-9 PM to CHS Dance.   Free/ Reduced Meals Program: additional benefits Click HERE for information about these academic benefits.   Howard County College Fair this Sunday More than 130 colleges will be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 PM at Atholton High School.   When you join the PTSA . . . . . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School. It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!   Winter sports: Indoor Track   The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.   All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.   The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.   Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org. Law society "speed mentoring": Tuesday, October 20 The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring a"Speed Mentoring" Program for all high school students interested in the legal profession on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 - 8 PM at Wilde Lake High School. More information HERE.     Tuesday, October 27:  FREE Stressless Tests® presentation for parents Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.   For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.   Fall parent-teacher conferences at CHS   Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled: Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM; Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM. The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.   PTSA coat drive The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.   'til Wednesday,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. ----------------------------- Monday, October 12, 2009 Hubei (China) University Martial Arts and Lion Dance performance -- Gymnasium 6 PM High School Assessments (make-ups) Underclassmen Yearbook photos Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Underclassmen Yearbook photos High School Assessments (make-ups) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Atholton 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Atholton 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Howard 3:30 PM/5 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Atholton 4 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Underclassmen Yearbook Photos PSAT @ CHS for Grades 10 & 11 -- no morning classes for Seniors Football (JV) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 Deadline to submit school Club Proposals CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Senior Crab Feast -- Cafeteria 6 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Howard 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM /5:45 PM/4:30 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/ 5 PM Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 16, 2009 Schools closed for students (MSTA Convention) Football (V) vs. Mt. Hebron 7 PM Saturday, October 17, 2009   Sunday, October 18, 2009 Ho. Co. College Fair, Atholton HS, 1 - 4 PM Monday, October 19, 2009   Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Field Hockey (V/JV) vs. Glenelg 3:30 PM/5 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Indoor Track Intro meeting -- Cafeteria 2:15 PM Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Last day to withdraw from High School courses w/o penalty Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Marriott's Ridge @ Oakland Mills 4 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Glenelg 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Football (JV) @ Hammond 4 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Glenelg 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 Homecoming Pep Rally Period Six Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Glenelg 5:30 PM/7 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 PTSA Pancake Breakfast -- Cafeteria 8 AM-Noon Homecoming Parade 11 AM Powderpuff football game 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Football (V) vs. Hammond 1 PM Homecoming Dance 8 -11 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009   Monday, October 26, 2009 Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Ho. Co. Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Basketball try-outs paperwork due Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 Daylight Savings Time ends Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball District V Championship @ Marriott's Ridge 7 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM CHS Dance "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students* Paperwork deadline for Indoor Track Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors (*Seniors will have access to the school.) Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."     Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).

 

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, October 24  (Homecoming 2009)

8 AM -  Noon --  Cafeteria

$6 Adults/students, $5 children age 12 and younger

 

The all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast is more than a meal -- it's a fundraising event sponsored by the PTSA. Please come to the Breakfast and  support the PTSA. 

CHS "Spirit Week" and Homecoming 2009

 

Click HERE to see what's  planned to celebrate Centennial High School's "Spirit Week" and Homecoming on Saturday, October 24.

 

Scholarships with October 30, 31 deadlines

 

Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program -- Students who have faced and overcome obstacles and remain committed to the goal of receiving a four- year degree can receive a substantial amount of help towards their goal. The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue bachelor's degrees. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to use their college degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE.

 

Coca-Cola Scholars Program --  The Coca-Cola Scholars Program, one of the most generous and well-known community service scholarships, is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school seniors can win up to $20,000 towards their college education through this scholarship program. Students can also earn one of 250 four-year achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE.

CHS Dance Fundraiser at Jilly's Thursday night

Thursday, October 15, 5-9 PM, Jilly's Restaurant in Enchanted Forest Shopping Center -- no need to bring a coupon or remember to mention CHS.  Just show up and enjoy a meal. Jilly's will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5-9 PM to CHS Dance.

 

Free/ Reduced Meals Program: additional benefits

Click HERE for information about these academic benefits.

 

Howard County College Fair this Sunday

More than 130 colleges will be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 PM at Atholton High School.

 

When you join the PTSA . . .

. . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School.

It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!

 

Winter sports: Indoor Track

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

Law society "speed mentoring": Tuesday, October 20

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring a"Speed Mentoring" Program for all high school students interested in the legal profession on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 - 8 PM at Wilde Lake High School. More information HERE.

 

 

Tuesday, October 27:  FREE Stressless Tests® presentation for parents

Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.

 

Fall parent-teacher conferences at CHS

 

Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled:

Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM;

Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.

 

PTSA coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

PTSA Pancake Breakfast

 

Scholarships with October 30, 31 deadlines

 

Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program -- Students who have faced and overcome obstacles and remain committed to the goal of receiving a four- year degree can receive a substantial amount of help towards their goal. The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program will award 104 scholarships in the amount of $20,000 to high school seniors from low-income backgrounds who are planning to pursue bachelor's degrees. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to use their college degrees in service to others. Deadline is Friday, October 30, 2009. More information HERE.

 

Coca-Cola Scholars Program --  The Coca-Cola Scholars Program, one of the most generous and well-known community service scholarships, is awarded each year to high school students who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. Current high school seniors can win up to $20,000 towards their college education through this scholarship program. Students can also earn one of 250 four-year achievement-based scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009. More information HERE.

CHS Dance Fundraiser at Jilly's Thursday night

Thursday, October 15, 5-9 PM, Jilly's Restaurant in Enchanted Forest Shopping Center -- no need to bring a coupon or remember to mention CHS.  Just show up and enjoy a meal. Jilly's will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5-9 PM to CHS Dance.

Thursday, October 15, 5-9 PM, Jilly's Restaurant in Enchanted Forest Shopping Center -- no need to bring a coupon or remember to mention CHS.  Just show up and enjoy a meal. Jilly's will donate a portion of all proceeds between the hours of 5-9 PM to CHS Dance.

 

Free/ Reduced Meals Program: additional benefits

Click HERE for information about these academic benefits.

 

Howard County College Fair this Sunday

More than 130 colleges will be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 PM at Atholton High School.

 

When you join the PTSA . . .

. . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School.

It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!

 

Winter sports: Indoor Track

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

Law society "speed mentoring": Tuesday, October 20

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring a"Speed Mentoring" Program for all high school students interested in the legal profession on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 - 8 PM at Wilde Lake High School. More information HERE.

 

 

Tuesday, October 27:  FREE Stressless Tests® presentation for parents

Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.

 

Fall parent-teacher conferences at CHS

 

Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled:

Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM;

Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.

 

PTSA coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

Click HERE for information about these academic benefits.

 

Howard County College Fair this Sunday

More than 130 colleges will be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 PM at Atholton High School.

 

When you join the PTSA . . .

. . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School.

It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!

 

Winter sports: Indoor Track

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

More than 130 colleges will be at the Howard County College Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 PM at Atholton High School.

 

When you join the PTSA . . .

. . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School.

It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!

 

Winter sports: Indoor Track

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

. . . you've said "yes" to a group of dedicated volunteers -- parents, students, school staff and others -- who are united in the goal of positively affecting (in large ways and small) the educational experience and environment of everyone connected to Centennial High School.

It's encouraging that nearly 600 people to date have said "yes" to the PTSA, and we thank every single one of them for becoming members. But, our annual and ideal membership goal is 750 PTSA members. If you haven't yet gotten around to joining the CHS PTSA, it's not too late -- say "yes" today by contacting Maribeth Eckenrode, PTSA membership chair, at maribetty@verizon.net, or by downloading the PTSA Membership Form HERE. Thanks for saying "yes"!

 

Winter sports: Indoor Track

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

 

 

The Girls and Boys Introductory Meeting for Indoor track will be held in the Cafeteria on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:15 - 2:35 PM. Please see Mr. Warren Michael in Room 914 if you cannot attend.

 

All paperwork (physical, parent permission, new sport this year -- proof of residency and copy of birth certificate) are due to Mr. Michael by Friday, November 6 before you can practice.

 

The first Indoor Track practice will be Monday, November 16 at  2:45 PM out on the track -- be prepared for cold weather.

Register now for Marian McCain's Winter SAT Review Course

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

Prepare for the January 23 SAT test with the help of Marian McCain's Winter 2009/2010 SAT review course. Classes meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 1 through January 14, with a break from December 18 through January 4th. Each class session is two hours long and students may choose from either an afternoon (4-6 PM) or an evening (6-8  PM) session. In this course, a small class size allows individual assessment of student needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Students enrolling in this course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn@gmail.com for more information, and/or download Marian McCains Winter SAT Review Course brochure HERE. The  downloadable brochure is also in the "Forms" section on the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org.

Law society "speed mentoring": Tuesday, October 20

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring a"Speed Mentoring" Program for all high school students interested in the legal profession on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 - 8 PM at Wilde Lake High School. More information HERE.

 

 

Tuesday, October 27:  FREE Stressless Tests® presentation for parents

Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.

 

Fall parent-teacher conferences at CHS

 

Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled:

Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM;

Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.

 

PTSA coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring a"Speed Mentoring" Program for all high school students interested in the legal profession on Tuesday, October 20, from 6 - 8 PM at Wilde Lake High School. More information HERE.

 

 

Tuesday, October 27:  FREE Stressless Tests® presentation for parents

Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.

Stressless Tests® invites parents to a free presentation of "What Are They Thinking?" on Tuesday,October 27, from 7 - 8:30 PM at the Howard County Central Library, Columbia. The presenter will be Betty Caldwell, Founder and Director of Stressless Tests®. Learn about your child's brain-based learning style and the one technique that will improve performance in every class. Due to limited seating, participants must register in advance by going to www.Stresslesstests.org, then clicking on "Presentations". See website for details or contact Betty Caldwell at 410 740-4659 or Bcaldwell@comcast.net.

 

For information about the Stressless Tests® class at CHS beginning on Wednesday, October 21, click HERE.

 

Fall parent-teacher conferences at CHS

 

Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled:

Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM;

Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.

 

PTSA coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

 

Here are the dates and times during which appointments for Fall parent-teacher conferences may be scheduled:

Monday, November 24   --   5:30 - 8:30 PM;

Tuesday, November 25   --   12:15 - 2:30 PM, 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, November 26   --   7:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

The school will once again offer parents and guardians the "Pick-A-Time" online conference scheduling service. Mark your calendar now, more information next month.

 

PTSA coat drive

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

The PTSA is collecting coats that are clean and in good condition for needy families in Howard County . Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. All sizes are needed. We will be collecting during the month of October only, so please go through your closets now. Thank you.

 

 

CHS PTSA Quicknotes -- Wednesday, October 7, 2009

 

Visit the PTSA website www.chs-ptsa.org; visit the School's website http://www.centennialeagles.org/ Centennial Sports Schedules Visit Dr. Perkins' Desk HERE or view the online edition of The Wingspan HERE

Updates --  Wednesday, October 7, 2009       11:30 AM Sally Foster orders due Friday A little breathing room is always welcome. Now you have until this Friday (October 9) to place orders for Sally Foster Gifts and Gift Wrap.  Click HERE for information. Senior Passports: Sale ends Friday Comes with a Class of 2010 tee-shirt. More information HERE.   HC DrugFree movie and discussion tonight "Branded D.U.I.: Teen Drinking and the Law" Howard County District Court Judge Pamila Brown and Officer Mark Heron of the Howard County Police Department will discuss the very real consequences for teens who drink and drive at a free presentation from 7 -8:30 PM on Wednesday, October 7, in the Auditorium at Atholton High School. The presentation will include the movie Branded D.U.I, which portrays young drivers whose bad decisions irrevocably affected their lives and the lives of others. Sponsored by Howard County DrugFree for parents and teens, this presentation is free and no registration is required.   "Marching Under the Stars"  this weekend This  Saturday, October 10, our own Marching Eagles will perform along with 13 other high school bands from Maryland and Virginia in the Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" marching band competition -- a fun, family entertainment night of great music and dazzling showmanship. The show starts at 6 PM, but Stadium gates open at 5 PM so you can get a good seat.   Tickets purchased at the gate are $10 for adults, $8 for high school students and $3 for students age 8 years and older;  no charge for children age eight (8) years and younger.   Download the "Marching Under the Stars" performance schedule here: "Marching  . . . Stars" Program.   Volunteers are needed that night from 4:30 - 7:30 PM.   Please contact Beth van Kan at betajon@earthlink.net or call 410-750-2419 if you'd like to help   "Marching Under the Stars" is sponsored by CHS Band Backers and by the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA). Ticket sales for this event help fund Centennial High School's music programs. See you "under the stars" this Saturday!   Chinese dance troupe to perform at CHS  Monday night The Hubei (China) University Dance Troupe will entertain with a Martial Arts performance and a Lion Dance in the Centennial High School gymnasium on Monday, October 12 at 6 PM. This special event is hosted by the Chinese Language classes at CHS. To cover expenses for the performance's flowers and refreshments, there will be a nominal admission fee of $2.   UMBC Meyerhoff Scholarship: Nomination deadline is Monday, October 12 The University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) Meyerhoff Scholarship Program is open to all high-achieving high school seniors who have at least a "B" average and who plan to pursue studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics (STEM). Meyerhoff Scholarship awards range from $5,000-$22,000 per year. If you are interested in being nominated for this scholarship, please see your counselor. October 14: No morning classes for seniors On Wednesday, October 14, the PSAT will be administered to all Centennial High School 10th and 11th grade students. Ninth grade students will attend regular classes that day. Because there will be no morning classes for seniors on Wednesday, October 14, the school is asking parents of seniors to work with their students to choose among several options for how the student will spend that morning until classes resume at approximately 10:40 AM (Period Four) that day. Parents, please click HERE and plan, decide. Thank you.     Centennial's 2010 National Merit Scholarship "Commended Students" (complete list) These Centennial High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship (NMS) Program: Anirudh Agarwal, Jakub Bialas, Benjamin Blake, Miliana Budimirovic, Megan Donovan, Charl Du Toit, Boris Gamazaychikov, Sean Huang, Jeremy Jiang, Alexander Krew, James Lee, Shuning Li, Michael Lo, David Lucas, Lindsey Marshall, Theodore Maselko, Brendan McNelly, John Miller, Matthew Sheckells, Julie Silverman, John Stackpole, Brianne Stovall-Molles, Jinchi Wei and Sarah Williams. Commended Students are placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 NMS competition. Congratulations!   (Quicknotes apologizes for inadvertently publishing a partial list of NMS Commended Students in Monday's e-newsletter.)   Free and Reduced Meals Program: additional benefits Participants in the Free and Reduced Meals Program at CHS also have access to the following benefits: Reduced tuition of HCPSS summer school; free registration for Advanced Placement (AP) exams; free registration for two(2) SAT I and two (2) SAT Subject Tests; free registration for two (2) ACT tests; four (4) free college applications; qualification for the Guaranteed Access Grant (full tuition at a Maryland college); and free registration for the NCAA Clearinghouse for students considering Division I or Division II athletics. Please review the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program Application (available from the high school Cafeteria) for income eligibility guidelines. Applications can be mailed to the address on the back of the Application Form or returned to school with students. Please see your school counselor to access any of the above resources. Law society to offer "speed mentoring" program The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring its annual "Speed Mentoring" Program for high school students on Tuesday, October 20,  at Wilde Lake High School from 6 - 8 PM. Designed to encourage high school students to consider a career in the legal profession, the Speed Mentoring concept is an innovative way to give students a quick overview of various ways of practicing law. Each student will have a set period of time to chat with and rotate through a cadre of attorneys in attendance. While minority students are the primary goal audience, all students interested in law are welcome. Register at www.msba.org/links/md/specialty/wmls/index.htm or call Doris Green Walker, Esq., at 410-761-9997; Charles Fuller, Esq., at 410-740-0074; or William V. Tucker Esq., at 410-313-4857.     All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast                       (or, "How Homecoming begins")   Homecoming is Saturday, October 24   8 AM to Noon -- The PTSA Pancake Breakfast is the perfect way to kick-start your Homecoming festivities. Join friends, family and neighbors (and make some new acquaintances) in the high school cafeteria as you tuck in to stacks of fluffy pancakes. Not hungry first thing in the morning? Try some hot chocolate and a home-made muffin.  Adults and students $6, children age 12 and younger $5. Tickets sold at the door.   11 AM -- Centennial's Homecoming Parade. A short walk over to see the convoy of convertibles and decorated parade floats will help you digest those pancakes. There will be a contest for the best float between the Classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.   11:30 AM -- Powderpuff Football Game. Junior girls face off against Senior girls -- and Junior and Senior boys keep sporting spirits up with peppy cheerleading routines.   1 - 3 PM -- Homecoming Football Game. Centennial Eagles play the Hammond Golden Bears.  The Centennial Marching Eagles will take the field at half-time. Go Eagles!   Get your Yearbook -- The Eyrie  will be distributed at Homecoming (Stay tuned for precise pick-up location and time.)   8 - 11 PM -- Centennial High School Homecoming Dance. The Homecoming King and Queen and their court will be presented.   Black College Expo: Saturday, October 31 The Black College Expo will be held Saturday, October 31 from 9 AM - 5 PM in the Reckford Armory at the University of Maryland College Park.  For more information and registration, call 877-427-4100 or check this website: www.thecollegeexpo.org.    October coat drive The PTSA is collecting clean coats that are in good condition to benefit needy families in Howard County . All sizes are needed. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. The Coat Drive runs through October.     Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT review course   The Winter SAT will be on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course will meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays from December 1 through January 14, 2010, with a break from December 18 through January 4. In these review sessions, a smaller class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Review Course classes are two hours long and students may sign up for the afternoon (4 - 6 PM) or the evening (6 - 8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this SAT prep course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and a registration form.   National Honor Society tutoring   The National Honor Society(NHS) Tutoring Program at CHS will not be in full swing until the school year's second quarter, which begins with the second week of November.  If you need tutoring assistance now, the NHS will do its best to accommodate you.  Come to Student Services and fill out the NHS Tutoring Request Form.  Drop-in tutoring is also available after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:15-3 PM in Room 403.   Get your "Spiritwear" in time for Homecoming Centennial Boosters will be selling CHS Spiritwear this Friday during all school lunch periods. Get your Spiritwear now to show your school spirit all  year-round and especially during Homecoming Week. Questions, please call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570.   Recipes needed for CHS cookbook Backstage Backers is putting together a Centennial High School cookbook (a major fundraiser for the Theatre Department) and they need CHS parents, staff and students to submit their favorite recipes (any kind). Please email your recipes to Dowd74@comcast.net, and in your email also include the following information: Your name; your student's name; your email address; and your telephone number. Please submit your recipe(s) by Saturday, October 10.       Click HERE to stop having The Eagle's Eye newsletter delivered to your home (and continue to receive The Eagle's Eye with your Quicknotes).   'til next time,   Julie Nardei Quicknotes editor Send items to post to Quicknotes to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com       Save the Date Times in RED take place at CHS. ----------------------------- Wednesday, October 7, 2009 High School Assessments Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Hammond/Wilde Lake 3 PM Thursday, October 8, 2009 High School Assessments Football (JV) vs. Oakland Mills 4 PM Friday, October 9, 2009 (Extended) deadline for Sally Foster orders Deadline for Yearbook Subscriptions Deadline to purchase Senior Passports Interim Progress Reports issued Football (V) @ Oakland Mills 7 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) vs. River Hill 5:30 PM/ 7 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ River Hill 5:30 PM/7 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. River Hill 5 PM/6 PM/7:45 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) vs. Atholton 3:30 PM/5 PM Saturday, October 10, 2009 SAT at CHS Ho.Co. Bd. of Ed. "Coffee & Conversation" Bellows Spring ES 9:30-11 AM "Marching Under the Stars" -- Stadium 6 PM (gates open at 5 PM) Sunday, October 11, 2009   Monday, October 12, 2009 Hubei University Martial Arts and Lion Dance performance -- Gymnasium 6 PM High School Assessments (make-ups) Underclassmen Yearbook photos Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Underclassmen Yearbook photos High School Assessments (make-ups) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Atholton 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Atholton 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Howard 3:30 PM/5 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Atholton 4 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Underclassmen Yearbook Photos (resched. to 10/12&13) PSAT @ CHS for Grades 10 & 11 -- no morning classes for Seniors Football (JV) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM PTSA Executive Board Meeting -- Student Services 7 PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Senior Crab Feast -- Cafeteria 6 PM? 7 PM? Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Howard 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Field Hockey (V/JV) @ Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/5 PM Girls Soccer (V/JV) vs. Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Howard 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 16, 2009 Schools closed for students (MSTA Convention) Football (V) vs. Mt. Hebron 7 PM Saturday, October 17, 2009   Sunday, October 18, 2009 Ho. Co. College Fair, Atholton HS, 1 - 4 PM Monday, October 19, 2009   Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Field Hockey (V/JV) vs. Glenelg 3:30 PM/5 PM Boys Soccer (JV/V) @ Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 4 PM/5:30 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Mt. Hebron 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Backstage Backers -- Drama Room 7 PM Last day to withdraw from High School courses w/o penalty Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) vs. Marriott's Ridge @ Oakland Mills 4 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Glenelg 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Football (JV) @ Hammond 4 PM Girls Soccer (JV/V) @ Glenelg 4 PM/5:30 PM Friday, October 23, 2009 Homecoming Pep Rally (Period Six) Boys Soccer (JV/V) vs. Glenelg 5:30 PM/7 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 PTSA Pancake Breakfast -- Cafeteria 8 AM-Noon Homecoming Parade 11 AM Powderpuff football game 11:30 AM Football (V) vs. Hammond 1 PM Homecoming Dance 8 -11 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009   Monday, October 26, 2009 Field Hockey District V Championship @ Annapolis (timeTBA) Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Girls Soccer District V Championship @ Annapolis 5 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) vs. Long Reach 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:30 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Fall Choral/Orchestra/Jazz Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys Soccer District V Championship @ Long Reach 7 PM Football (JV) vs. Howard 4 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 Fall Symphonic/Jazz Band Concert -- Auditorium 7 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country (V) Ho. Co. Championship 3 PM Volleyball (9th gr./JV/V) @ Marriott's Ridge 3:30 PM/4:30 PM/5:45 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Basketball try-outs paperwork due Football (V) @ Howard 7 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 Black College Expo -- Reckford Armory @ UMCP 9 AM-5 PM Sunday, November 1, 2009 (Daylight Savings Time ends) Monday, November 2, 2009   Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Volleyball District V Championship @ Marriott's Ridge 7 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Senior Parent Night: "FAFSA Night with Herm Davis" -- Cafeteria 7 PM "Sally Foster" orders pick-up -- Cafeteria 5-7 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009 End of First Quarter marking period Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Ho. Co. Cheerleading Championship @ Glenelg 5 PM "Spirit Night" at Jilly's Restaurant 5-9 PM Boys & Girls Cross Country 3A/2A Championship 3 PM Football (JV) @ River Hill 4 PM Friday, November 6, 2009 Professional Development Day -- Schools closed for students Yearbook make-up photos for Seniors Football (V) vs. River Hill 7 PM Boys &  Girls Cross Country (V) Regionals vs. Hammond 4 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009 Marching Band USSBA Competition -- (TBD) Sunday, November 8, 2009   Monday, November 9, 2009 After-Prom Qdoba Night Fundraiser -- Rte 40 5-8 PM Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Drill Team Fundraiser Night @ Jilly's Restaurant 5-8 PM Career Academy Information Night -- Application & Research Laboratory 7-9 PM   ------------------------------ Send calendar items to chsquicknotes@yahoo.com View the full CHS calendar on the PTSA website at www.chs-ptsa.org under "Save the Date."

A little breathing room is always welcome. Now you have until this Friday (October 9) to place orders for Sally Foster Gifts and Gift Wrap.  Click HERE for information.

Howard County District Court Judge Pamila Brown and Officer Mark Heron of the Howard County Police Department will discuss the very real consequences for teens who drink and drive at a free presentation from 7 -8:30 PM on Wednesday, October 7, in the Auditorium at Atholton High School. The presentation will include the movie Branded D.U.I, which portrays young drivers whose bad decisions irrevocably affected their lives and the lives of others. Sponsored by Howard County DrugFree for parents and teens, this presentation is free and no registration is required.

This  Saturday, October 10, our own Marching Eagles will perform along with 13 other high school bands from Maryland and Virginia in the Fourth Annual "Marching Under the Stars" marching band competition -- a fun, family entertainment night of great music and dazzling showmanship. The show starts at 6 PM, but Stadium gates open at 5 PM so you can get a good seat.

 

Tickets purchased at the gate are $10 for adults, $8 for high school students and $3 for students age 8 years and older;  no charge for children age eight (8) years and younger.

 

Download the "Marching Under the Stars" performance schedule here: "Marching  . . . Stars" Program.

 

Volunteers are needed that night from 4:30 - 7:30 PM.   Please contact Beth van Kan at betajon@earthlink.net or call 410-750-2419 if you'd like to help

 

"Marching Under the Stars" is sponsored by CHS Band Backers and by the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA). Ticket sales for this event help fund Centennial High School's music programs. See you "under the stars" this Saturday!

 

Chinese dance troupe to perform at CHS  Monday night

The Hubei (China) University Dance Troupe will entertain with a Martial Arts performance and a Lion Dance in the Centennial High School gymnasium on Monday, October 12 at 6 PM. This special event is hosted by the Chinese Language classes at CHS. To cover expenses for the performance's flowers and refreshments, there will be a nominal admission fee of $2.

 

UMBC Meyerhoff Scholarship: Nomination deadline is Monday, October 12

The University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (UMBC) Meyerhoff Scholarship Program is open to all high-achieving high school seniors who have at least a "B" average and who plan to pursue studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics (STEM). Meyerhoff Scholarship awards range from $5,000-$22,000 per year. If you are interested in being nominated for this scholarship, please see your counselor.

October 14: No morning classes for seniors

On Wednesday, October 14, the PSAT will be administered to all Centennial High School 10th and 11th grade students. Ninth grade students will attend regular classes that day. Because there will be no morning classes for seniors on Wednesday, October 14, the school is asking parents of seniors to work with their students to choose among several options for how the student will spend that morning until classes resume at approximately 10:40 AM (Period Four) that day. Parents, please click HERE and plan, decide. Thank you.

 

 

Centennial's 2010 National Merit Scholarship "Commended Students" (complete list)

These Centennial High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship (NMS) Program: Anirudh Agarwal, Jakub Bialas, Benjamin Blake, Miliana Budimirovic, Megan Donovan, Charl Du Toit, Boris Gamazaychikov, Sean Huang, Jeremy Jiang, Alexander Krew, James Lee, Shuning Li, Michael Lo, David Lucas, Lindsey Marshall, Theodore Maselko, Brendan McNelly, John Miller, Matthew Sheckells, Julie Silverman, John Stackpole, Brianne Stovall-Molles, Jinchi Wei and Sarah Williams. Commended Students are placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2010 NMS competition. Congratulations!

 

(Quicknotes apologizes for inadvertently publishing a partial list of NMS Commended Students in Monday's e-newsletter.)

 

Free and Reduced Meals Program: additional benefits

Participants in the Free and Reduced Meals Program at CHS also have access to the following benefits: Reduced tuition of HCPSS summer school; free registration for Advanced Placement (AP) exams; free registration for two(2) SAT I and two (2) SAT Subject Tests; free registration for two (2) ACT tests; four (4) free college applications; qualification for the Guaranteed Access Grant (full tuition at a Maryland college); and free registration for the NCAA Clearinghouse for students considering Division I or Division II athletics. Please review the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program Application (available from the high school Cafeteria) for income eligibility guidelines. Applications can be mailed to the address on the back of the Application Form or returned to school with students. Please see your school counselor to access any of the above resources.

Law society to offer "speed mentoring" program

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring its annual "Speed Mentoring" Program for high school students on Tuesday, October 20,  at Wilde Lake High School from 6 - 8 PM. Designed to encourage high school students to consider a career in the legal profession, the Speed Mentoring concept is an innovative way to give students a quick overview of various ways of practicing law. Each student will have a set period of time to chat with and rotate through a cadre of attorneys in attendance. While minority students are the primary goal audience, all students interested in law are welcome. Register at www.msba.org/links/md/specialty/wmls/index.htm or call Doris Green Walker, Esq., at 410-761-9997; Charles Fuller, Esq., at 410-740-0074; or William V. Tucker Esq., at 410-313-4857.

 

 

All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast                       (or, "How Homecoming begins")

 

Homecoming is Saturday, October 24

 

8 AM to Noon -- The PTSA Pancake Breakfast is the perfect way to kick-start your Homecoming festivities. Join friends, family and neighbors (and make some new acquaintances) in the high school cafeteria as you tuck in to stacks of fluffy pancakes. Not hungry first thing in the morning? Try some hot chocolate and a home-made muffin.  Adults and students $6, children age 12 and younger $5. Tickets sold at the door.

 

11 AM -- Centennial's Homecoming Parade. A short walk over to see the convoy of convertibles and decorated parade floats will help you digest those pancakes. There will be a contest for the best float between the Classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

11:30 AM -- Powderpuff Football Game. Junior girls face off against Senior girls -- and Junior and Senior boys keep sporting spirits up with peppy cheerleading routines.

 

1 - 3 PM -- Homecoming Football Game. Centennial Eagles play the Hammond Golden Bears.  The Centennial Marching Eagles will take the field at half-time. Go Eagles!

 

Get your Yearbook -- The Eyrie  will be distributed at Homecoming (Stay tuned for precise pick-up location and time.)

 

8 - 11 PM -- Centennial High School Homecoming Dance. The Homecoming King and Queen and their court will be presented.

 

Black College Expo: Saturday, October 31

The Black College Expo will be held Saturday, October 31 from 9 AM - 5 PM in the Reckford Armory at the University of Maryland College Park.  For more information and registration, call 877-427-4100 or check this website: www.thecollegeexpo.org. 

 

October coat drive

The PTSA is collecting clean coats that are in good condition to benefit needy families in Howard County . All sizes are needed. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. The Coat Drive runs through October.

 

 

Register now for Winter 2009-10 SAT review course

 

The Winter SAT will be on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Marian McCain's Winter 2009-10 SAT Review Course will meet at CHS on Tuesdays and Thursdays from December 1 through January 14, 2010, with a break from December 18 through January 4. In these review sessions, a smaller class size allows individual assessment of the student's needs and serves as the basis for a personalized curriculum. Review Course classes are two hours long and students may sign up for the afternoon (4 - 6 PM) or the evening (6 - 8 PM) session. Students enrolling in this SAT prep course must have completed Geometry. Email Marian McCain at Learn.to.Learn.SAT@gmail.com for more information and a registration form.

 

National Honor Society tutoring

 

The National Honor Society(NHS) Tutoring Program at CHS will not be in full swing until the school year's second quarter, which begins with the second week of November.  If you need tutoring assistance now, the NHS will do its best to accommodate you.  Come to Student Services and fill out the NHS Tutoring Request Form.  Drop-in tutoring is also available after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:15-3 PM in Room 403.

 

Get your "Spiritwear" in time for Homecoming

Centennial Boosters will be selling CHS Spiritwear this Friday during all school lunch periods. Get your Spiritwear now to show your school spirit all  year-round and especially during Homecoming Week. Questions, please call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570.

 

Recipes needed for CHS cookbook

Backstage Backers is putting together a Centennial High School cookbook (a major fundraiser for the Theatre Department) and they need CHS parents, staff and students to submit their favorite recipes (any kind). Please email your recipes to Dowd74@comcast.net, and in your email also include the following information: Your name; your student's name; your email address; and your telephone number. Please submit your recipe(s) by Saturday, October 10.

 

Participants in the Free and Reduced Meals Program at CHS also have access to the following benefits: Reduced tuition of HCPSS summer school; free registration for Advanced Placement (AP) exams; free registration for two(2) SAT I and two (2) SAT Subject Tests; free registration for two (2) ACT tests; four (4) free college applications; qualification for the Guaranteed Access Grant (full tuition at a Maryland college); and free registration for the NCAA Clearinghouse for students considering Division I or Division II athletics. Please review the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program Application (available from the high school Cafeteria) for income eligibility guidelines. Applications can be mailed to the address on the back of the Application Form or returned to school with students. Please see your school counselor to access any of the above resources.

Law society to offer "speed mentoring" program

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring its annual "Speed Mentoring" Program for high school students on Tuesday, October 20,  at Wilde Lake High School from 6 - 8 PM. Designed to encourage high school students to consider a career in the legal profession, the Speed Mentoring concept is an innovative way to give students a quick overview of various ways of practicing law. Each student will have a set period of time to chat with and rotate through a cadre of attorneys in attendance. While minority students are the primary goal audience, all students interested in law are welcome. Register at www.msba.org/links/md/specialty/wmls/index.htm or call Doris Green Walker, Esq., at 410-761-9997; Charles Fuller, Esq., at 410-740-0074; or William V. Tucker Esq., at 410-313-4857.

The Waring-Mitchell Law Society, an organization of primarily African-American attorneys who live and/or work in Howard County, is sponsoring its annual "Speed Mentoring" Program for high school students on Tuesday, October 20,  at Wilde Lake High School from 6 - 8 PM. Designed to encourage high school students to consider a career in the legal profession, the Speed Mentoring concept is an innovative way to give students a quick overview of various ways of practicing law. Each student will have a set period of time to chat with and rotate through a cadre of attorneys in attendance. While minority students are the primary goal audience, all students interested in law are welcome. Register at www.msba.org/links/md/specialty/wmls/index.htm or call Doris Green Walker, Esq., at 410-761-9997; Charles Fuller, Esq., at 410-740-0074; or William V. Tucker Esq., at 410-313-4857.

Homecoming is Saturday, October 24

 

8 AM to Noon -- The PTSA Pancake Breakfast is the perfect way to kick-start your Homecoming festivities. Join friends, family and neighbors (and make some new acquaintances) in the high school cafeteria as you tuck in to stacks of fluffy pancakes. Not hungry first thing in the morning? Try some hot chocolate and a home-made muffin.  Adults and students $6, children age 12 and younger $5. Tickets sold at the door.

 

11 AM -- Centennial's Homecoming Parade. A short walk over to see the convoy of convertibles and decorated parade floats will help you digest those pancakes. There will be a contest for the best float between the Classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

 

11:30 AM -- Powderpuff Football Game. Junior girls face off against Senior girls -- and Junior and Senior boys keep sporting spirits up with peppy cheerleading routines.

 

1 - 3 PM -- Homecoming Football Game. Centennial Eagles play the Hammond Golden Bears.  The Centennial Marching Eagles will take the field at half-time. Go Eagles!

 

Get your Yearbook -- The Eyrie  will be distributed at Homecoming (Stay tuned for precise pick-up location and time.)

 

8 - 11 PM -- Centennial High School Homecoming Dance. The Homecoming King and Queen and their court will be presented.

 

Black College Expo: Saturday, October 31

The Black College Expo will be held Saturday, October 31 from 9 AM - 5 PM in the Reckford Armory at the University of Maryland College Park.  For more information and registration, call 877-427-4100 or check this website: www.thecollegeexpo.org. 

 

October coat drive

The PTSA is collecting clean coats that are in good condition to benefit needy families in Howard County . All sizes are needed. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. The Coat Drive runs through October.

 

The PTSA is collecting clean coats that are in good condition to benefit needy families in Howard County . All sizes are needed. Please put donations in the blue bin in the CHS lobby. The Coat Drive runs through October.

 

The National Honor Society(NHS) Tutoring Program at CHS will not be in full swing until the school year's second quarter, which begins with the second week of November.  If you need tutoring assistance now, the NHS will do its best to accommodate you.  Come to Student Services and fill out the NHS Tutoring Request Form.  Drop-in tutoring is also available after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:15-3 PM in Room 403.

 

Get your "Spiritwear" in time for Homecoming

Centennial Boosters will be selling CHS Spiritwear this Friday during all school lunch periods. Get your Spiritwear now to show your school spirit all  year-round and especially during Homecoming Week. Questions, please call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570.

Centennial Boosters will be selling CHS Spiritwear this Friday during all school lunch periods. Get your Spiritwear now to show your school spirit all  year-round and especially during Homecoming Week. Questions, please call Shannon Powers at 443-528-5570.

Backstage Backers is putting together a Centennial High School cookbook (a major fundraiser for the Theatre Department) and they need CHS parents, staff and students to submit their favorite recipes (any kind). Please email your recipes to Dowd74@comcast.net, and in your email also include the following information: Your name; your student's name; your email address; and your telephone number. Please submit your recipe(s) by Saturday, October 10.