CHS News
August 23, 2024
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Take my advice – the BEST way to end this week is to come out to see to play!!!!! Mr. Traver and Ms. Lemen directed a FANTASTIC production – wait until you see the adventure that starts in Act 2!!!!! The set is phenomenal, the props look real, the decorations and the photo booth the parents created definitely give you the "under the sea" experience. The students should be on Broadway!!!! It's exciting from start to finish!!!!!" ~ Dr. Miller
CHS Students Earn ServSave Certification
Congratulations to more than 90 students in Food and Nutrition and Culinary Sciences classes with Dr. Cummings who have earned their ServSafe certification!
The ServSafe Food Handler Program is comprehensive and provides training on the following intended learning outcomes: Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-Contamination and Allergens, Time & Temperature, and Cleaning and Sanitation. The ServSafe Food Handler assessment is a 40-question test. Students must achieve at least a 75% score to receive the ServSafe Food Handler Certificate of Achievement.
Spotlight on Max Swann
CHS Senior, Max Swann, recently returned from a two-week trip to Europe. While in Rome, Max attended and presented at the United Nations' World Food Forum, an annual conference that brings together people, especially youths, who are passionate about addressing global food crises like food insecurity and climate change. Max had the opportunity to meet people from around the world and talk about climate action, water use, waste reduction, and youth engagement. According to Max, "It was an amazing opportunity to hear global perspectives on such pressing issues."
Then, in Paris, Max presented at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition. For the past eight months, Max has been working with a team of more than 30 high school students from across the East Coast to synthetically produce chocolate flavoring to combat the social and ecological issues with cacao farming. In addition to sharing his research and results with experts in synthetic biology, he was able to meet other teams to exchange ideas about how genetic engineering could solve a variety of problems around the world, from curing dengue fever to degrading microplastics to increasing the sustainability of cosmetics.
CHS Students Selected to Participate in HCPSS Navigating the Margins Writing Program
Three students from Centennial High School have been selected to participate in the HCPSS Navigating the Margins writing program:
- Caroline Jenkins
- Sukaina Hussain
- Priscilla Kim
Congratulations - we are so excited for you!!!
The Navigating the Margins Writing Program provides high school students with a unique opportunity to tell their story, and to support their passion for writing with the guidance and expertise from five award winning authors: Kalynn Bayron, Cierra Kaler-Jones, Kathy MacMillan, Laura Shovan, and R. Eric Thomas. Students selected to be part of this program will be provided with monthly feedback on their short story and also be invited to participate in monthly writing workshops featuring tips and tricks for polishing their words from our author experts. Additionally, students will participate in field trip on November 6th to meet several of the authors, select their mentors, build community with their peers, and get inspired to write their story. Ultimately, the student work may be selected for publication in the Navigating the Margins short story collection.
THANK YOU STACY ROSUCK!!!!!!
Next week we are celebrating National School Psychologist Week and we are honoring Stacy Roscuk for all she does for our students, families, and staff. The heart and soul of our team, Ms. Rosuck makes herself available to her students, as well as students who are not on her caseload, and works tirelessly to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for our students. Her professionalism includes providing therapy sessions and assessments, attending student IEP and 504 meetings, advocating for student needs both in and out of school, and providing crisis supports. She also is used by the county as a resource for other schools.
Students and staff look forward to Fridays when Ms. Rosuck has arranged for FIDOS dog visits during all lunch shifts!
Thank you, Ms. Rosuck, we are grateful for you!
Winter Showcase
The Performing Arts Programs will present their annual Winter Showcase on Thursday, December 5, and Friday, December 6,at 7 PM. Advanced tickets are available for $10 each now through December 4th using
https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/DA041-1461 Tickets will be sold at the door for $12.
With the return of our amazing opener, Snowbusiness, this show is sure to make you smile!
ATTENTION SENIORS: Cap & Gown Orders Online!
Did you miss the cap and gown orders in school on Tuesday? No worries...Cap and gown packages for the Class of 2025 are available at Jostens. The online order window is October 23 – November 9.
If you have any questions, please contact our Jostens Representative, Karen Stewart. She would love to hear from you!
Email: karen.stewart@jostens.com
Office: (301) 206-3999
Holiday Winter Coat Drive
Help us share the warmth and support local families by donating new or gently used coats, jackets, or toiletries during the months of October and November. All donations will go to the Howard County Public School System Pupil Personnel Services.
Drop Off Locations:
- Terrific Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, 5850 Waterloo Road, Columbia, Maryland
- Atholton High School, 6520 Freetown Road, Columbia, Maryland
- Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, 8045 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia, Maryland