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Taking a Break from Tech: A Look into Howard County’s New Technology Policy

Ryan Doody, Emma Liu, and Blythe Zheng March 2, 2025

On March 3, 2025 the Howard County Public School System’s newly amended policy 8080, regarding the use of cellphones, will be put in place for all Howard County schools, potentially shifting the learning...

California Wildfires in CPR News

The California Wildfires: Natural Disasters Aren’t So Natural Anymore

Caroline Jenkins February 19, 2025

10:30 am - January 7, 2025 Brush fires are reported in hills above Palisades, Los Angeles. 6:00 pm Palisades fire destroys neighborhoods - Eaton fire begins. One week later The Eaton fire...

Welcome Assistant Principal Reinhardt

Abby Rothrock and Tavroop Kaur January 31, 2025

Beginning on February 6th, former fine arts instructional team leader at Hammond High School, Elizabeth Reinhardt, will be assigned as Centennial’s new assistant principal after the retirement of John...

Fly High Wingspan: How the Wingspan Will Rebound From the Journalism Program’s Cut

Fly High Wingspan: How the Wingspan Will Rebound From the Journalism Program’s Cut

Tavroop Kaur and Abby Rothrock May 17, 2024

Since Centennial High School’s opening in 1977, the Wingspan staff have been writing and reporting fervently to keep their students updated on the happenings of the Centennial community. Whether it was...

Crossword answer key

Crossword answer key

Yeseo Lim February 20, 2024

Winter Issue, Volume 48: page 11.

“The Color Red”; The embarrassing Golden Globes monologue of Jo Koy

Rachel Middleton February 2, 2024

The 2024 Golden Globes were attended by numerous A-list actors, with winners like Emma Stone for Best Female Performance in a Comedy and Cillian Murphy for Best Male Performance in a Drama, as well as...

Poet Hayes Davis shares writing, encouragement with Centennial students

Poet Hayes Davis shares writing, encouragement with Centennial students

Abby Conrad November 15, 2023

On Friday, November 10, poet Hayes Davis visited Centennial to speak to students about his experience with poetry and the writing and revising process. In 2016, Davis published Let Our Eyes Linger, his...

Will Hollywood ever be the same? What the WGA strike means for the film industry

Tavroop Kaur May 16, 2023

Since the early 1900s, Hollywood has been a pillar of American culture, taking on the role of representing American stories and lifestyles behind a smokescreen of glitz and glamor.  For decades, the American...

Source: AP News

Affirmative action case explained: How your college admission may be affected

Abby Conrad May 3, 2023

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College is a highly controversial Supreme Court case slated to overturn a long-standing precedent. The organization is suing the...

End of year music recap and music for 2023

End of year music recap and music for 2023

Abby Conrad, Abby Rothrock, and Jackson Palich January 30, 2023

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“Don’t Say Gay” Bill Walkout

Naomi Chao and Joanne Yoon April 7, 2022

On Friday, March 11, 2022, Centennial students organized a walkout to show their opposition for House Bill 1557, better known as the “Parental Rights in Education” bill by supporters of the Florida...

The Russo-Ukrainian War: A Ukrainian Exchange Student’s Experience

Naomi Chao and Joanne Yoon March 21, 2022

Yevheniia Matvieieva has been forced to watch from across the globe as her home country is invaded during the largest European conflict since World War II.  A Centennial junior and Ukrainian foreign...

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