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It is hard to believe we are heading into the last stretch of the 2014-2015 school year. As always, our students have shown great Charger spirit both in and out of the class-room. Now, it is a time of transitions. We are transitioning into a new season of athletics after a highly successful winter of sports. We are actively planning to welcome our new Chargers in September. Our current students are looking ahead to next school year, and finally, our seniors are looking at their last few months with us. We are so proud of them.

On March 26th, almost 200 students wrote the

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. We are thankful for our senior hospitality students who prepared and served breakfast to all the students prior to the test. Our students worked hard to prepare for the test, and we anticipate receiving results later this spring.

We have had two dances this semester, one in February and one in April. Student Council led spirit based events for both Valentine’s Day and in the week leading up to Easter. On April 1

st, our music students performed bril-

liantly in “The Long and Winding Road”. On April 8

th, our GSA student leaders organized

and held the 2nd

annual Anti-Hate / Anti-Bullying assembly to promote awareness and celebrate diversity within our school. Our Visu-al Arts’ students trekked to Toronto, and our grade nine French students will once again venture to Montreal. Four of our students placed in the top three at the Loyalist College Skills Competition in photography, construc-tion technology and automotive. On April 9

th

we held our 2nd

Prom Project and were able to outfit several of our own students for Prom as well as many grade 8 students for their gradu-ation ceremonies.

Our music students have just wrapped up an-other successful out of school learning experi-ence with their trip to Washington. Students performed in a variety of schools while they were there, and they got to take in local attract

tions. This trip followed a retreat at Isaiah Tubbs in Prince Edward County.

Students in our two-credit production program are gearing up for their upcoming performanc-es of “Alice in Wonderland”. We have almost completely filled our auditorium for the two matinee performances on May 5

th and 7

th.

The show runs from 7pm – 9pm on May 7th –

9th with a 2pm matinee on May 10

th. We hope

you will come and experience the incredible talent of our students.

We are pleased to once again be hosting a Relay for Life Event. Last year, our students raised over $32000.00 and hope to raise $35000.00 this year. Teams are currently reg-istering for the May 29

th overnight event. It will

be a memorable night for all. We are always looking for help and donations – contact Shannon Alexander or Amy McConnell for more information.

Attendance at school is extremely important to us. There are times throughout the year that we plan events for student participation and adapt the daily timetable for spirit based events. It is important that both students and parent / guardians understand that it is not acceptable to sign out for school based events that are not sanctioned for student participa-tion. Student attendance without Administra-tion permission will not be supported.

Please take some time to review the attached mid-term report with your son / daughter. Consider Learning Skills in conjunction with achievement results. There is much time left in the semester for improvement. Please re-member that you can reach out to us at any time for support. Our Student Success Team can provide many options for next steps.

Principal: Kim Sampson

Vice-principal: Dayna Scaletta

Superintendent: Cathy Portt

April 2015 MESSAGE FROM

ADMINISTRATION

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ARTS AT CENTENNIAL Annual Secondary Art Show Centennial Secondary School had the opportunity to exhibit eight artworks at the 27

TH Annual Secondary School

Art Exhibition. The exhibition was displayed at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery in the Belleville Public Library dur-ing the month of April. The artwork displayed included a variety of art materials including: graphite, acrylic on canvas, digital photography, lino printmaking, charcoal, and mixed media installations. Special thanks is extend-ed to the following students who exhibited their creative and innovative artworks: Ellen Soule, Sophie Barber, Olivia Paul, Samantha Tam, Yifan Chen, Emily Shimanuki, Cameron Leal, and Colton Crawford.

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Visual Arts Trip to AGO and Distillery District

Grades 10-12 visual art students travelled to Toronto in April to experience the Jean Michel Basquiat ex-hibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario and artisan shops and galleries at the Distillery District. The Basquiat tour was one of the best we’ve seen, echoing what we do in class by encouraging students to consider art as a tool for critical thinking and expressive communication. Students were inquisitive and appeared inspired, asking insightful questions and sharing their own interpretations of the work. Students drew pic-tures and jotted notes as they toured, and brought many more questions and comments home with them for further discussion. One student even created a Basquiat sweatshirt the following weekend and sever-al used what they saw as inspiration for their upcoming paintings. At the Distillery District, students had the opportunity to meet artists and artisans and discuss their work, getting a first-hand glimpse of life as a working artist.

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Global Awareness The Global Awareness Committee is continuing to raise funds to assist several humanitarian organizations. The organi-zations that the Committee continues to assist include the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, and Free the Children. Another initiative that the Global Awareness Committee organized was “Baby Hats for Africa”. Cen-tennial’s students and staff knitted and collected baby hats, as well as blankets to distribute to hospitals and orphanages in Africa. The Global Awareness Committee also hosted bake sales to continue raising funds, and also continues to plan future events to support our local and global communities.

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ATHLETICS Gymnastics

The CSS Gymnastics team has had a very successful season. The team has been practicing since November, and their hard work has certainly paid off. All results are posted on the Centennial website under winter sports, but high-lights for Bay of Quinte Championship are: for Level 1, Elia Pichl was first all round with 4 first place finishes in every event; Lenna Reid was second all round and Pilar Lumbreras Castro was third all round. In Level 2, Chelsea Troke was second all round with a first on beam, Miquela Barriage had a first on vault, Madeline Green a first on floor and Hanna St. John a first on bars. In level 3, Liberti Hannah was first all round earning 3 first place finishes, Tia Svo-

boda was second all round with a first on bars, and Shannon Gray had a second on bars. The novice aerobics team won a gold medal as well with team members Tia Svoboda, Morgan Elliott, Madeline Green, Miquela Barriage, Elia Pichl and Liberti Han-nah.

The COSSA meet was just as successful. Thirteen girls have qualified for OFSAA which is held in Sud-bury on May 3-5. In level 1, Elia Pichl was the all round champion once again earning 4 first place finishes, Jamie Dafoe was 2

nd on bars, Lenna Reid

was 2nd

all round going to OFSAA on 3 events, Pilar Lumbreras Castro is advancing on 3 events and Em-ma Wareham was 5

th on bars. The level 1 team also

won the first place champion trophy. In level 2, Mi-quela Barriage, Marissa Siegner, Hanna St. John, Madeline Green and Morgan Elliott all advance to OFSAA. Morgan had a gold medal on floor. In level 3, Tia Svoboda placed 2

nd all round and Liberti Han-

nah 3rd

all round and both will be advancing on all four events. Shannon Gray placed 5

th on bars. Our

Novice Aerobics team won a gold medal once again. Best of luck at OFSAA girls !

Level 1 Team COSSA Champions

Senior Girls Soccer

The Senior Girls Soccer team started their season with an indoor tournament in Kingston playing 4 games. The league begins Monday, April 27 with a home game vs BSS. Team members are: Captains Caroline Simons and Julia Bowring, Dakota O’Hara, Liberti Hannah, Tia Svoboda, Mor-gan Elliott, Erin Cassibo, Emily Watson, Maddie Pierson, Vanessa Beaudrie, Elia Pichl, Megan Moore, Sidney Spencer, Emily Sudds, Mikaela Fallaise, Lauren Spelmer, Kate Moodey, Barbara Queiroz Dantas, Miquela Barriage and Miranda Fraser. Good luck on your upcoming season girls.

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Athlete of the Month

Congratulations to the following student athletes who were chosen Athlete of the Month for their teams

during the month of February and March:

SPORT FEBRUARY MARCH

Skiing Gymnastics Junior Girls’ Volleyball Senior Girls’ Volleyball Boys’ Hockey Girls Hockey Swimming Senior Boys’ Basketball Wrestling Junior Boys’ Basketball Badminton Senior Girls’ Soccer

David Coates Emily Slade Mackenzie Phillips Emily Sudds Theo Citrullo Kaelan Fraser Erin Cassibo Sarah Allen Zack Mullins Julia Kasperkowicz Alex Dodson Chase Bourgoin

Scott Belanger Elia Pichl Ryan Fraser Megan Moore Blake Reid Andre Alarie Madeline Green Amy Stringer Joe Roy Dakota O’Hara

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Centennial Badminton

This year saw Centennial building a Junior team with a good number of rookie players, while our Senior team was comprised almost exclusively of grade 11s moving up in level. Tryout interest was strong, and required a lengthy selection process.

At the Bay of Quinte Championship, Samson Chan walked away with GOLD with an effortless win in singles. He dominated play with impressive drop shots and effective footwork, beating all his com-petitors in decisive manner, allowing them no more than 10 points in the best of cases. He went on to capture GOLD at the COSSA Championship held in Brighton.

Other notable juniors were Kevin Tsang, boys singles, who took third at Bay of Quinte and ad-vanced to COSSA, while Alex Hall and Joe Roy took third in BQ play and also at COSSA in mixed doubles. Our Junior Chargers capture 2

nd place as a team.

Our Seniors were strong with most doubles teams advancing to the later rounds of play in the draw, all putting in personal best performances. SILVER went to Dan Hall and Brady Crowe in boys dou-bles, while there were a number of 5

th place finishes that narrowly missed advancing to COSSA. At

COSSA, held at Thomas A. Stewart in Peterborough, Dan and Brady worked hard to move forward but struggled at times, ending the day in 5

th place.

Coaches Davidson and Perkins congratulate the team on a good showing and we look forward to next season.

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD

We are excited to announce an opportunity for our current and future Chargers!

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Make a Difference THE AWARD: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award encourages young people ages 14 to 24 to Make a Difference while exploring their potential, taking on new challenges and achieving success. The Award is comprised of three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Participants must set and achieve goals in four different program areas that allow them to get involved with their community, explore the great outdoors, discover or enhance a skill or hobby, and engage in regular physical ac-tivity. The Award is about personal challenges and development, and is customized according to a participant’s interests and abilities. The Award is a non-competitive, program designed to encourage young people to develop positive skills and habits. Participants benefit through their own effort and develop self-confidence, motiva-tion and life-long friendships. Participants are recognized for their efforts upon completion at a cere-mony in the company of their peers, friends and family. By achieving The Award, young people demonstrate initiative and the dedication it takes to follow through and complete a task. The Award was founded in 1956 by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh K.G. K.T. in London, England to help young people develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and their communi-ties. A concept of individual challenge, The Award is a program of voluntary activities which encour-ages personal discovery, growth, self-reliance, perseverance and responsibility. The Award current-ly operates in over 143 countries around the world. NOTE There are many activities that students are already doing that would count for this award. Contact Ms. Alexander at ext.3318 or at salexander@hpedsb.on.ca today to get started! dukeofed.org

GUIDANCE

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Attention Parents

Centennial is pleased to provide an exciting education planning resource available immediately to your stu-dents at school or from home. With myBlueprint Education Planner (www.myBlueprint.ca) your child can create an engaging and interactive Education Plan . They can build customized high school course plans, instantly identify the post-secondary options that are available to them and explore valuable information about apprenticeships, college programs, university programs and workplace opportunities across Canada! With direct access from home, now you can also get more informed and involved with your child’s education. Log in and learn about courses, graduation requirements and the endless options available to your child. From their Profile, your student will be able to set goals, save unlimited plans, short-list programs and occu-pations of interest, record extra-curricular activities and more. To access the site, visit www.myBlueprint.ca and input the Activation Key. Activation Key: mycss myBlueprint helps ensure you can assist your child in making the most informed decision about their educa-tion. We encourage you to get started today and explore the website with them. Please contact the guidance department with any questions!

Centennial Website - css.hpedsb.on.ca

Please take the time to visit our school website. You will notice 5 social media icons on the right

hand side of the homepage. The top icon will link to the school page on facebook, the icon directly

below that will link to the school twitter account, the camera icon links to the photo galleries posted on

flickr, the HPEDSB webpage is linked next, followed by the school contact information page at Cen-

tennial. A calendar of events is posted on the homepage, and the athletics section lists school team

rosters, schedules, athlete of the month winners and results. Every department has information re-

garding courses as well.

GUIDANCE cont’d.

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Cooperative Education continues to be a popular choice for students of all pathways. Whether students are university/college bound, pursuing apprenticeship training or entering the workforce after high school, coop-erative education at Centennial is offering valuable experiential learning and course credits. Currently stu-dents are exploring careers in hairdressing, social services, auto body repair and electrical trades as well as, security to name a few.

Experiential learning ... building confidence while promoting strong work ethics and positive

working relationships.

Jacob Vandervelde, an Electrician Assistant

with LeClair Electric, is pictured here check-

ing a conduit in a large industrial Factory.

Stephanie Peszat is pictured sorting and filing prescriptions at Shoppers Drug Mart. She will continue her learning here in a summer job.

Cassandra Rossi works with Dr. Bunt at the Dental Health Centre in Trenton. In addition to gaining experience in hygiene, chairside assist-ing and dental office management, she also is learning the process used to sterilize the instru-ments.

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Exploring Jobs in the Skilled Trades

CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES . . .

Students enrolled in two or four-credit cooperative education have the opportunity to receive training and certification through the Safe Worker for Hire Program in May.

The following certifications will be offered:

Food Handler Smart Serve Ladder Safety/Confined Space

Forklift Traffic Control Lock Out/Tag Out

Chris Strong is a Truck & Trailer Technician Assistant at Choice Reefer Systems. Pictured here, he is learning how to replace a fan belt on one of the many trucks that get serviced daily at CRS.

Curtis Doxtator is a Fitter’s Assistant at Bellevue Fabricating Ltd. Pictured here, he is demonstrat-ing his skills in cutting metal.

Erika Rouse, a Hotel Worker at Fairfield Inn, is pictured testing the chemical levels in the hotel whirlpool.

Brendyn Sweet, has a real passion for animals and is well suited with his Quinte Humane Society placement.

Kandace McKay, an animal care placement student at Little Stinkers, is posing with her new friend.

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