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Centennial’s Vintage Voices Club

February 12, 2018

Words: Sarah Kruhm On Saturday, February 17, Vintage Voices will perform a special Valentine’s Day compilation at Brighton Gardens of Columbia. The performance will occur at 2:00 p.m., and it will include...

Aquila Announces Their Upcoming Coffeehouse

February 8, 2018

Words: Natalie Keane Aquila, Centennial’s Literary Magazine, is holding a coffeehouse in the school’s cafeteria on Friday, February 23, from 2:30 to 4:30. The event will feature musical performances...

Centennial Delta Scholars Announces Food for the Soul

Centennial Delta Scholars Announces Food for the Soul

February 6, 2018

Words: Maggie Ju / Photos: Camryn Desai On Friday, February 9, the Centennial Delta Scholars will hold their fourth annual Food for the Soul, Words for the Heart event from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria....

Merriweather Post Pavilion Collapses

January 18, 2018

Words: Delanie Tucker This past weekend, on January 13, the Merriweather Post Pavilion roof collapsed in the early morning. According to Washington's Top News, the roof collapsed at around 2:30 on Saturday...

Those Who Don’t Celebrate Christmas: What’s the Holiday Season Like?

January 9, 2018

Photos: Minah Mubasher and Harshitha Sayini / Words: Caroline Chu Symbols of Christmas are everywhere. Blow-up figures of Santa dotting lawns, Christmas tree cookies sold at chain restaurants, and wreaths...

Celebrating the Final Day of Winter Spirit Week in Style

Celebrating the Final Day of Winter Spirit Week in Style

December 22, 2017

Photos: Delanie Tucker Centennial students and staff put on their ugliest sweater for the final day of spirit week.  The halls were filled with excitement for the break and the holidays! Wingspan wishes...

Students Talk About Class Selections for 2018-2019 School Year

December 22, 2017

Words: Shawn Kruhm Course recommendations and class choices for the upcoming school year have begun and students are starting to stress. Many students at Centennial are involved in multiple activities...

Centennial Celebrates Character Day

Centennial Celebrates Character Day

December 21, 2017

Photos: Laila Abu-Ghaida, Harshitha Sayini, Minah Mubasher On December 20, Centennial students dressed up like their favorite holiday characters.  Inspiration came from holiday classics to new favorites. For...

Centennial Welcomes Mrs. Khaksari

Centennial Welcomes Mrs. Khaksari

December 14, 2017

Words: Minah Mubasher Irene Khaksari is a new guidance counselor this year at Centennial High School. She has been counseling for 13 years, and was inspired to get into counseling from personal experiences...

Centennial Welcomes Mrs. Rice

Centennial Welcomes Mrs. Rice

December 14, 2017

Words: Piper Berry Centennial would like to welcome Mrs. Rice, the newest addition to the science department. Where did you go to college? “My undergraduate college was the United States Naval Academy...

Centennial Welcomes Mr. Rahnama

Centennial Welcomes Mr. Rahnama

December 12, 2017

Words: Jordyn Blanken One new face in Centennial High School is Mr. Cameron Rahnama, the newest Assistant Principal. When I talked to Mr. Rahnama about what he brings to the school, I found him to be a...

Centennial Welcomes Ms. Hammond

Centennial Welcomes Ms. Hammond

December 12, 2017

Words: Maddie Wirebach Centennial would like to welcome Sarah Hammond as the newest member of our Special Services team. Q: What school were you at before? A: “Prior to working at Centennial, I was...

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