Words: Miranda Mason Photos: Navraj Kalra & Caroline Oppenheimer On May 10, 2013, current and former culinary students came together in the foods room in order to prepare a luncheon for the teachers during fourth period. The students prepared a variety of foods, ranging from lasagna to veggie skewers to miniature lemon meringue pies. The … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason On April 16, 2013 all Centennial High School sophomores gathered for a class meeting in the cafeteria during sixth period. During the meeting, the students voted on next year’s prom venue and theme, talked about spirit wear and discussed class rings. The sophomores all received a packet with order forms for the … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason Photos: Caitlin Martin On April 16, 2013 Dancing with the Staff took place in the CHS auditorium at 7 p.m. At the event, students in Senior Dance Company paired up with a teacher and each couple competed for first place. The event began with a performance by Senior Dance Company, and the duos … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason From February 7 to February 10, Centennial’s Model UN Club competed in the Johns Hopkins University Model UN Conference, with sophomores Emily Abdow and Daniel Park receiving an honorable mention. At the event there were around 1,800 student competitors, with four countries and 26 states represented. The purpose of the conference was … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason Photos Provided By: Katie Hogan Centennial’s PAWS club recently began organizing trips to a local privately owned shelter, Animal Welfare Society. Members of the PAWS club are continually making trips to the shelter to help take care of the dogs there. Originally, the members donated to the county-owned Howard County Humane Society, … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason Photos: Caroline Oppenheimer As a writer, I have always struggled with an overactive imagination, which is why I was one of the few people in my class who didn’t continue to laugh and chat as Dr. Perkins came onto the PA system to announce that a lockdown drill was now taking place. … Continue reading »
Words: Miranda Mason Photos: Paul Didwall Ellicott City, MD – On Friday, November 30, 2012, the school-wide Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition took place in the CHS auditorium, with senior Sarika Reddy winning first place, Gabe Lewman with second place and Brianna Richardson as the runner-up. Seven students, who first competed in their English classes, … Continue reading »
By Miranda Mason Ellicott City, MD – On Wednesday, November 28, 2012, a Cyberbullying Drop Box was added to Centennial’s website after action by the CHS Lines of Love club. The Cyberbullying Drop Box allows anyone who witnesses an act of bullying to report it anonymously to the school by uploading a screen shot of … Continue reading »
Storm Damage, a set on Flickr. The “Frankenstorm” has already begun to cause damage to Centennial’s community. Photo Credit: Miranda Mason Continue reading »
Photo Credit: Navraj Karla The senior crab feast took place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on October 18, 2012 in the CHS cafeteria. Seniors were served hot crabs as they sat at tables that had been covered in preparation for the feast. Besides crabs, seniors also had the option of eating other foods as they … Continue reading »
