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The Wingspan

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Life in Guatemala: An Interview with Olga Cobo Raymundo

Life in Guatemala: An Interview with Olga Cobo Raymundo

November 28, 2018

Interview: Minah Mubasher What was your life like in Guatemala? My life was bad. Guatemala was dangerous. The gangs there killed my friend, Lucia. She lived next to me and was my best friend. She would...

Behind the Curtain: The Unseen Stars of the Show

November 14, 2018

Words: Sasha Allen People go to plays to watch the onstage action, but they don’t always appreciate or even know about how much effort goes on behind the scenes. Lights, sound, sets, props, and costumes...

A Freshman Perspective

November 13, 2018

Words: Xander Mauer Freshman year is a time of great change and uncertainty for many people. Most upperclassmen are well adjusted to the high school experience and often forget how strange it all was on...

Marching Band Season Concludes with Awards

Marching Band Season Concludes with Awards

October 31, 2018

Words: Thomas Hitt Photos: Ellie Zoller-Gritz The Centennial Marching Band concluded their season on October 29, by having an awards ceremony and potluck dinner. While everyone finished eating, each section...

High School Band Day at The University of Maryland

High School Band Day at The University of Maryland

October 30, 2018

Words & Photos: Thomas Hitt On Saturday, October 27, the University of Maryland marching band, the Mighty Sound of Maryland, hosted a high school band day. High school band day allowed high school...

Centennial Celebrates National Writing Day

Centennial Celebrates National Writing Day

October 26, 2018

Words: Serena Paul Photos: Ellie Zoller-Gritz & Maddie Wirebach On Friday, October 25, 2018, Centennial’s advanced composition class hosted National Writing Day. The different activities that took...

Centennial Immigrants Share Their Stories

October 25, 2018

Words: Javiera Diaz-Ortiz Photos: Zach Grable Imagine being raised in a certain culture, speaking a familiar language, feeling tied to a community and knowing no other way of life. For many students, immigration...

Centennial Travels to Hammond for a Marching Band Showcase

October 24, 2018

Words: Thomas Hitt On the night of Tuesday, October 23, Hammond High School hosted a marching band showcase featuring Wilde Lake, Howard, Hammond, Long Reach, Reservoir, and Centennial. In past years,...

It’s Academic Wins Gold at WJZ TV Studio

October 23, 2018

Words: Madison Baltimore On Saturday, October 13, Centennial’s It’s Academic team made its way to the WJZ TV studios to compete against the teams from Sparrows Point and Oakland Mills. The team,...

The Teachers’ Perspective on the Lack of Resources

October 22, 2018

Words: Celina Wong Throughout Howard County, there has been a spike in overcrowdedness of high schools. At Centennial High School, there is an evident change in the student population. Hallways are filled,...

National Hispanic Heritage Month at Centennial High School

National Hispanic Heritage Month at Centennial High School

October 12, 2018

Words: Jenna Marie Torres Photos: CHS Wingspan National Hispanic Heritage Month, which started on Saturday, September 15 and ends on Monday, October 15, gives the Hispanic community at Centennial High...

Two Primitive Beginnings employees, Samantha Kelley and Elizabeth Milano, sit perched on the front step after returning to the destroyed store to begin recovery. Photo contributed by Jeff Braswell.

The Aftermath of the 2018 Ellicott City Flood: Could More Have Been Done?

October 4, 2018

Words: Maddie Wirebach It was the one-in-a-thousand event no one expected to happen twice in under two years: the devastating flooding of Old Ellicott City on May 27, 2018 almost exactly 22 months after...

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