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Sophomore, Abby Conrad, playing Wordle in class!

Word of the Day: The ‘CRAZE’ for Wordle

Jasmine Kwok February 10, 2022

The goal is to go all green.  A new daily word game, Wordle, has taken over screens, giving users six attempts per day to guess the five-letter word given to all players alike.  With everybody around...

Winter Break 2021: A Storm of Snow and Omicron

Joey Crossney February 8, 2022

Between extra snow days and the COVID-19 variant, Omicron, breaking out, this year’s winter break was one to remember. Winter break provides students and teachers with some relief from school, allowing...

Congratulations Mr. Lee!

Congratulations Mr. Lee!

Aidan Clark February 7, 2022

Stephen Lee, a math teacher at Centennial High School, recently ran a Disney marathon and placed in the top 14% of all runners!  When COVID-19 began in April 2020, Lee was unable to go to the gym....

Centennial’s Driving Dilemma

Bryn Schwartz February 4, 2022

With student arrivals to school turning later and later with time, it calls into question the “secret” shortcut and the parking lot problem. In late November, Centennial administration introduced...

Centennial’s Gym-Rats

Meghan Creel February 2, 2022

Lifting, pushing, sweating--all things that students here at Centennial do at the gym to better themselves mentally and physically.  The YMCA, Planet Fitness, and Lifetime Fitness are the top gyms...

How Students feel about the Cancellation of Midterms

Hannah Kim, Ben Huynh, and Alice Kim February 2, 2022

Midterm season: the most stressful time for students all over the country. After the student body’s attempt in petitioning to cancel midterms for the 2021-22 school year, the Howard County Board of Education...

How do Students Feel About In-Person Learning?

Edwin Wu January 31, 2022

On December 31, 2021, Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) superintendent, Dr. Michael Martirano, made an announcement regarding in-person learning and addressed some concerns that people had about...

Holiday Surprises and Traditions Around Centennial

Eva Clarkson January 31, 2022

Everybody loves the childish feeling of running down the stairs on Christmas morning and seeing the brightly colored wrapping paper under the tree. Christmas presents range in multitude and magnitude,...

Retellings, Dystopian, Mystery…What Will 2022 Bring for Reading?

Retellings, Dystopian, Mystery…What Will 2022 Bring for Reading?

Abby Conrad January 26, 2022

There was an enormous rise in popularity for reading in 2021. In fact, YA (Young Adult) books saw 8 million units sold in 2021, causing the popularity of the genre to rise to 60% overall, according...

2022: Year of The Tiger

Julia Gaevsky and Kenzie Veres January 25, 2022

The Chinese Zodiac year starts following the Chinese New Year, which begins in late January to mid-February. It is theorized in Chinese culture that a person’s characteristics are associated with their...

Students Give Opinions on Possible Return to Virtual Learning

Pierce Pearson January 25, 2022

As Positive COVID Cases Continue To Rise, Talk of Returning To Virtual School Has Become Prominent The debate about the effectiveness and safety of virtual school in comparison to that of in-person...

Centennial Students’ Guilty Pleasures

Gabby Graves January 12, 2022

Do you have a Chromebook? The answer across the board should be yes, as for the first time this year, the school has mandated school-issued chromebooks to all students. Chromebooks have made it easy...

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