The Wingspan

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The Wingspan

The Wingspan

Welcome Centennial’s new principal: Dr. Joelle Miller

Yeseo Lim June 14, 2023

As the 2022-2023 school year comes to an end, so does Principal Cynthia Dillon’s time at Centennial High School. Dillion has been the principal at Centennial since 2018 and announced her retirement after...

The Chamber Orchestra performing at the Pops Concert

Pops Concert

Teju Reddi and Kinza Nadeem June 9, 2023

With many outstanding concerts of this year, the Pops Concert this May has truly stood out as spectacular, leaving many students excited for future performances. While it was the last concert at Centennial...

“School air” just got ten times worse

Yeseo Lim June 9, 2023

When Alberta officials declared the first local state of emergency concerning the wildfires in Canada on May 4, 2023, not many expected it to become a continental issue. As the cloud of smoke traveled...

Top row: Kelly Vickers, Trish McDonald, Middle row: Susan Gerb, Stacy Cashmark Bottom Row: Cynthia Dillon, Bottom Right: Linda Norris

Leaving the nest: Saying goodbye to our retiring staff members

Tavroop Kaur June 8, 2023

As the school year comes to a close, students and teachers alike are looking forward to a couple months of rest and relaxation in the beautiful summer weather. In our excitement for the summer festivities,...

John Seibel, an assistant principal at Centennial High School

Clocking out of the school year with Centennial’s first year staff

Alice Kim and Hannah Kim June 8, 2023

Finals are coming and the summer is soon to arrive. Staff are left in the building for a few days more, reflecting on the past year and making plans for the upcoming fall. Becoming a staff member...

Source: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom review

Joey Crossney June 7, 2023

May 12, 2023 was a day of celebration for Zelda fans with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of  the Kingdom––a game that has been six years in the making.  The highly anticipated sequel...

NBA finals preview

NBA finals preview

Ryan Doody June 1, 2023

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets have reached the NBA Finals after putting on an exceptional first three rounds, but a large number of NBA fans did not get the teams they hoped for. The Heat and the Nuggets...

Centennial’s first annual AAPI Heritage Month assembly

Yeseo Lim June 1, 2023

On the morning of Tuesday, May 30, students gathered in Centennial High School’s auditorium for the school’s first ever AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) assembly. The audience sat through...

New principal, Same problems

Abby Conrad May 31, 2023

As Ms. Cynthia Dillon’s tenure at Centennial High School comes to an end this June, the school is anxious to meet its new principal for the upcoming school year. Given both longstanding concerns about...

Junior pitcher Zachary Zippy Harris

No shame at the Nest

Ryan Brown May 30, 2023

It’s never easy to walk off the field knowing it’s the final time. You only get four years to play high school sports, and the seasons always fly by. Although winning titles for your school is a goal...

Reading resentment: Why teens have stopped reading for pleasure

Julia Bianchini and Mackie Aro May 26, 2023

Most people agree that reading was an integral part of their childhoods. Toddlers learn lessons of forgiveness and responsibility from imaginative characters and kids explore magical universes from the...

Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Let’s Go! – Spring dance showcase reflections

Alice Kim and Hannah Kim May 26, 2023

Over the span of two days––April 27 and 28––Centennial hosted its annual dance showcase, in which dance program members showed off their hard work from this past school year. Every dancer from...

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