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The Matchim Advantage

The Matchim Advantage

May 24, 2019

Words: Celina Wong Photos: Zach Grable What was your life like eight years ago? Many of us were in elementary or middle school, when our biggest concern was who we were going to sit with at lunch. For...

One-on-One With Editor-in-Chief: Maddie Wirebach 2018-19

May 22, 2019

Words: Julia Stitely In this video, Maddie Wirebach, Wingspan's Editor-in-Chief for 2018-19, is interviewed by her successor, Piper Berry, about her passion for journalism and what it took to become Editor-in-Chief. To...

SGA Elections Results are Announced

May 17, 2019

Words: Sarah Paz The students of Centennial voted for their local student government association (SGA) and Student Member of the Board on Wednesday, April 24. The voting window ended Friday, April 26 in...

Centennial Students Win First Place at the Howard County Film Festival

May 7, 2019

Words: Julia Stitely On April 26, the fifteenth annual Howard County Film Festival was held at Miller Branch Library, highlighting students in the area who made their own original films. Over 35 films...

The Centennial Jazz Band on Rewind

The Centennial Jazz Band on Rewind

May 1, 2019

Words: Thomas Hitt Photos: Zach Grable On a brisk Monday evening, May 29, The Early Bird Big Band, Centennial’s jazz band, presented their first ever 90-minute jazz concert featuring a professional sound...

Centennial Celebrates Black Achievement at Long Reach High

May 1, 2019

Words: Madison Baltimore On April 24, 2019, seniors of African or African American heritage were honored for academic achievement and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher throughout their high school careers...

G/T Research Program Holds Celebration of Excellence

G/T Research Program Holds Celebration of Excellence

May 1, 2019

Words: Javiera Diaz-Ortiz Photos: Zach Grable As the school year comes to an end, the G/T Research program held its Celebration of Excellence on April 29. Teachers Toni Ireland and Julia Bakhru gathered...

Students Show Their School Pride in Last Days of Spirit Week

Students Show Their School Pride in Last Days of Spirit Week

April 29, 2019

Words: Ellie Zoller-Gritz Photos: Delanie Tucker As spirit week came to a close last week, students showed their spirit on Thursday by dressing up for Decades Day. Seniors dressed in 70s attire, juniors...

Jocelyn Mathew Wins Grand Prize at the Baltimore Science Fair

April 25, 2019

Words: Thomas Hitt On March 23 and 24, Centennial senior Jocelyn Mathew competed in the Baltimore Science Fair and won the grand prize, meaning she will be traveling to the International Science and Engineering...

Banerjee Recognized by County Executive for Poetry Achievements

Banerjee Recognized by County Executive for Poetry Achievements

April 12, 2019

Words & Photos: Natalie Knight-Griffin On Friday, April 5, Howard County officials and County Executive Calvin Ball recognized three Howard County students for placing in the top three of the regional...

Dangers of the School Parking Lot

Dangers of the School Parking Lot

April 12, 2019

Words: Julia Stitely Photos: Adithi Soogoor From the dawn of the school day to the afternoon, students and parents of Centennial are affected by the hardships of the school parking lot. In recent years,...

Two Centennial Artists Surpass Two Hundred Others In Juried Art Show

April 8, 2019

Words: Xander Mauer On January 21, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture gave high school students the opportunity to have their art presented and put on display...

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