CHS Updates

No Band Concert this Wednesday

THE FALL SYMPHONIC & JAZZ BAND CONCERT was canceled awhile ago, but the event was not removed from the PTSA's "Save the Date" calendar. Quicknotes regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused. ~ JN

Winter CSA: Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)

ONLY 30 Winter CSA shares available

 WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE your own selection of  locally-grown, farm-fresh 
  vegetables delivered right to your door during the coming months? 

BY PURCHASING A SHARE in the Centennial Winter CSA Program, you get to order a customized box of produce that will be conveniently delivered directly to your home or workplace. Visit the website of  Centennial's CSA Farmer, the Zahradka Farm, for Winter CSA details and sign-up, or send an email to (centennialcsa@yahoo.com).

Centennial CSA proceeds benefit the CHS PTSA and local families in need.

Leadership U

THIS Howard County Times article features high school students who are participating in Leadership U. Leadership U information sessions will take place, and applications will be available, in Spring 2012.

Tonight's Safe Driving presentation at River Hill High School NOT the last one for the year)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7 PM -- River Hill High School, Clarksville. Additional Safe Driving Presentations have been scheduled for NEXT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at Long Reach High School (7 PM) and for MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 at Glenelg High School (6 PM).

Any CHS student who would like to apply for a CHS STUDENT PARKING PERMIT for the 2011-2012 school year must attend a Safe Driving Presentation accompanied by one parent or guardian; the  parent/guardian must be present for the entire presentation. No one will be admitted to the event after the presentation start time; no exceptions will be made to this County initiative. Students will be issued a Safe Driving Class Participation Certificate following the presentation; please keep this Certificate for verification of attendance because you will need it to apply for a student parking permit. Click here to find out how to apply for a CHS Student Parking Permit.

Fall sports 10.26.11

Sports are Varsity unless otherwise indicated.

CROSS COUNTRY: The Boys Team claimed Fifth Place and the Girls Team took Seventh Place at yesterday's 2011 Howard County Cross Country Championship at CHS. Howard County Times team and individual results are here.

FOOTBALL: Standings and rankings are here; Howard County Times'  Sidelines sportsblog "Power rankings: Week 8" is here. The Eagles go against the Mustangs at the Marriotts Ridge Homecoming game this Saturday.

FIELD HOCKEY: Tomorrow the Lady Eagles travel to Howard High School for a Region Quarterfinal playoff  game; MPSSAA brackets are here.

GOLF: HCT reporting on Day One of the State Championship semifinals is here; MPSSAA results are here. Today (Day Two) sees seniors Alexandra McShane and Connor Flach competing.

BOYS SOCCER: Score clarification: Last Thursday's game with Marriotts Ridge was a (1-1 2OT ) tie. The Eagles will contend with either Howard or Wilde  Lake in a Region Quarterfinal playoff game on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 5 PM; MPSSAA brackets are here.

GIRLS SOCCER: The Lady Eagles will contend with either Northeat (Anne Arundel County) or Reservoir in a Region Quarterfinal playoff game on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 5 PM; MPSSAA brackets are here.

VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Eagles defeated (3-0: 25-11, 35-33, 25-20) Wilde Lake yesterday; MaxPreps game stats are here. Tomorrow they host Reservoir. Howard County Times story, results for Saturday's Gator Invitational Volleyball Tournament are here, MaxPreps'  game statistics are here, here, here and here. CONGRATULATIONS to  Trisha Mockapetris for being selected as the Varsity Volleyball Player of the Week (October 23, 2011).

Next Wednesday: Business College & Career Expo at River Hill High School

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7 - 9 PM -- River Hill High School, Clarksville. High school students interested in pursuing higher education or careers in business are invited to meet business owners and professionals in fields such as banking, accounting, financial planning and real estate, as well as representatives from the business programs of area colleges and universities.

Next Tuesday:PTSA After-Prom fundraiser at Qdoba Mexican Grill

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 5 - 8 PM -- Qdoba Mexican Grill, Route 40 East, Ellicott City (Map, directions here). Dine in or carry out (order online or call 410 203-0010) at Qdoba next Tuesday evening to help the PTSA raise funds for its AFTER-PROM PARTY which takes place immediately following CHS Junior-Senior Prom.

Advocacy Alert follow-up

CLICK HERE for a ten-page memo from National PTA which informs of amendments filed, considered, adopted, defeated, or withdrawn during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee's mark-up for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization Act of 2011, a.k.a the "No Child Left Behind" Act. An amendment that designates physical education and health education as core academic subjects does not appear to have been considered.

Use of state alcohol-tax revenue for county schools

The Monday, October 24 edition of HCPSS News provides information from the school system and the Board of Education about recent developments concerning the use of state alcohol-tax funding for Howard County public schools; click here to see HCPSS News item entitled "Board Requests Options for Use of Alcohol Tax Funds." Howard County Times reporting on the issue is here.

Salvation Army Club canned* food drive November 1 - 30

NEW THIS YEAR: Per-item point system,  CSA Thanksgiving partnership

CANNED GOODS WILL BE COLLECTED IN FIRST PERIOD CLASSROOMS. Freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes will compete to see which class brings in the most items; the winning class will be rewarded with a doughnut party.

Each class will receive one point for each item collected. THANKSGIVING DINNER DONATIONS (canned green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, gravy, stuffing, cornbread mix, pumpkin, corn syrup, nuts, evaporated milk, pie crust, etc.) are worth two points.

Centennial's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, the Zahradka Farm  has partnered with the Salvation Army Club; during Thanksgiving week, the Farm will donate full shares of  seasonal produce to be delivered, along with the Salvation Army Club's Thanksgiving Dinner Donations, to needy Centennial families.

* In addition to canned goods, all kinds of bagged and boxed non-perishable items, as well as household paper products are needed.