CHS Updates

"EGGS-PECT" fantastic food, family fun at PTSA After-Prom Party fundraiser

 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8   4 - 10 PM
at EGGSPECTATION Restaurant 
                          
Have a look at
         (and just try NOT to salivate over! )
           the EGGSPECTATION MENU (CLICK HERE).

CLICK HERE  for the EGGSPECTATION
 FUNDRAISER FLIER. (Flier must be
 presented to restaurant server
 day of  fundraiser.)

Your participation in this fundraiser will help
the PTSA generate some of the revenue necessary
to cover After-Prom Party expenses.

CLICK HERE for directions to
                          the Ellicott City EGGSPECTATION Restaurant.

Correction: PickATime for Spring 2012 Parent-Teacher Conferences

SPRING 2012  Parent-Teacher Conference appointments take place:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15      5:30 - 8:30 PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16          5:30 - 8:30 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17                 5:30 - 8:30 PM
                                                           7:30 AM - 2:30 PM *

* Quicknotes regrets this error in the JANUARY 25 issue.

CLICK HERE for information about when, where and how to use PICKATIME to schedule appointments for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Winter sports: 01.30.12

Sports are Varsity unless otherwise indicated.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Two victories last week -- the Eagles defeated (65-54) Atholton, on Wednesday (Howard County Times story here, Washington Post summary, statistics here) and defeated (65-51) Reservoir on Friday (Howard County Times story here, Washington Post summary, statistics here).

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Centennial played a winning game at their "Future (Lady) Eagles Night" on Wednesday, defeating (44-43) Atholton; Howard County Times report is here, Washington Post summary, statistics are here, MaxPreps reporting is here. The Lady Eagles lost (44-31) to Reservoir on Friday; Howard County Times story is here and the Times has action shots of Lady Eagles in this online photo gallery. 

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Both Girls and Boys Teams brought up the rear at Wednesday's Howard County Relays; RunningMaryland individual, team results are here. Even so, we have our GIRLS TOP TEN: Seventh Place, 4x400m Relay Team; Ninth Place, 4x800m Relay Team; and  senior Michelle Kuan took First Place in the Pole Vault Relay.  Next up: The 3A East Regionals on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7.

WRESTLING: VarsitySportsNetwork (VSN) reports on and includes video of, Tuesday's tri-meet with Mt. Hebron and Oakland Mills here. VSN reports on Thursday's  (58-11) loss to Glenelg here. Tomorrow the Eagles travel to Reservoir.

CLICK HERE for Howard County Times sportswriter Andrew Conrad's "Howard County wrestling rankings, second edition;" junior Nick Shearin (152) brings Centennial's total number of wrestlers on the Top Six list to six.

 

 

HCPSS Community Notices 01.25.11: Columbia Association's "Battle of the Dance"

The following announcement has been approved by the HCPSS Public Information Office for school notices and distribution. Please contact the Public Information Office at 410/313-6682 if you have any questions.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 7 - 9 PM -- The Other Barn, Oakland Mills Village Center, Columbia. FREE. The Columbia Association’s Teen Advisory and Middle School committees will sponsor “The Battle of the Dance,” an exciting and fun-filled youth dance competition open to dancers of all ages in Howard County. Students may enter the competiton as individuals, individuals, or teams and will be asked to bring their own music (CD, no explicit lyrics). Entrants will have five (5) minutes to perform; local dance professionals will judge; and prizes will be offered for best performance in each category. TO REGISTER: Call 410/715-5523 BEFORE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 

An "EGGS-CELLENT" way to help us raise funds for the After-Prom Party

 Our next AFTER-PROM PARTY FUNDRAISER
           will be held at Eggspectation Restaurant 
                           WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8   4 - 10 PM

Have a look at
         (and just try NOT to salivate over! )
           the Eggspectation MENU (CLICK HERE).

CLICK HERE  for the Eggspectation
 FUNDRAISER FLIER. (Flier must be
 presented to restaurant server
 day of  fundraiser.)

Your participation in this fundraiser will help
the PTSA generate some of the revenue necessary
to cover After-Prom Party expenses.

CLICK HERE for directions to
                          the Ellicott City Eggspectation Restaurant.
 

Next weekend: Howard County Solo & Ensemble Festival, Howard County Dance Festival

Both Festivals take place   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Howard County SOLO & ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL -- 9 AM - 4 PM, Mt. Hebron High School, Ellicott City. Students will receive feedback from adjudicators as well as Certificate of Participation. Performances receiving a "Superior" rating at the county level will qualify to participate in the Maryland Music Educators (MMEA) State Solo & Ensemble Festival at Towson University in May.

Howard County DANCE FESTIVAL -- 7 PM, Atholton High School, Columbia. Dance companies from every Howard County high school will perform; tickets $8 AT THE DOOR.

Monday: A MUST-SEE for the college-bound, parents of

"HAZE: The Perils of the College Drinking Culture in America"

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 7 PM -- Howard High School, Ellicott City. Parents, guardians and college-bound students are invited to a free viewing of  the award-winning documentary "HAZE," which tells the true story of a college freshman who died during a hazing incident involving alcohol. Guest Speaker Dr. Joseph Schwartz, Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Howard County General Hospital; Kevin Pitt, Department of Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of Maryland, College Park, and Tamara Saunders, Assistant Director of Student Conduct, University of Maryland, will shed light on the severity of binge drinking, destructive drinking games and hazing, and will discuss hazing policies on college campuses. A community education event co-sponsored by HC DrugFree and the Howard High School PTSA.

Winter sports: 01.25.12

Sports are Varsity unless otherwise indicated.

BOYS BASKETBALL: The Eagles defeated (59-40) Fallston on Monday; Howard County Times report is here, Washington Post game summary, player statistics are here. Tonight the Eagles travel to Atholton.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Lady Eagles defeated (47-41) Chesapeake (Anne Arundel County) on Monday; Howard County Times article is here, Washington Post game summary, player statistics are here. Tonight the Lady Eagles host Atholton and invite all middle schools girls who play basketball (Centennial's Future Lady Eagles? ) to attend the game and have a chance to win prizes and participate in fun contests during the Varsity halftime.

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:  The Howard County Relays are today.

WRESTLING: At yesterday's tri-meet, Oakland Mills defeated (61-14) Mt. Hebron, Mt. Hebron defeated (50-27) Centennial and Oakland Mills defeated (48-23) Centennial; Howard County Times article and video of the showdown between Centennial's and Oakland Mills' three-time state champions is here;

Stan Ber's "Bit & Pieces" column (Howard County Times, January 24) informs of a new HCPSS directive affecting middle school and high school coaches next year; read about it here.

The Washington Post's "Recruiting Insider" columnist Monica McNutt addresses the transition from high school-parent "sports fan" to college-parent "sports fan" here.

HC DrugFree presents"What's Happening Now? A Parent's Guide To Substances Teens May Be Using" "

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 7 -8 PM -- Lime Kiln Middle School, Fulton. FREE community education event for parents. Angel Bivens, RPh, MBA, CSPI,the Maryland Poison Center's public education coordinator, will share information about familiar and new substances available for teens to abuse: Inhalants, OTC and prescription medicines, alcohol, "bath salts," marijuana, "K2,"  "Spice"  and more.

Next Monday: PSAT Scores Information Night

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 7 PM -- Long Reach High School, Columbia. FREE  PSAT test score interpretation. Parents and students are encouraged to bring the student's PSAT score report (mailed to homes of tenth- and eleventh-graders who took the test at school in October). Can't make it this Monday? There will be another PSAT Scores Information Night workshop on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 7 PM, at Glenelg High School, Glenelg.