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Arts at Centennial 2

Athletics 3

Student of the

Month 5

Conversation Club 6

GSA 6

Cooperative

Education 7

Health Unit

Update 9

Chargers have given us so many reasons to be proud already in the 2015-2016 school year. Our grade nine students have transi-tioned well into secondary school and are ac-tively involved in school life in a variety of ca-pacities. Our Link Crew is outstanding and has provided multiple opportunities for our junior students to get involved, to feel wel-comed, and to have fun since Grade 9 Orien-tation in early September. They hosted a jun-ior dance, a Hawaiian luau in the cafeteria, and some spooktacular activities in the week leading up to Halloween. Centennial is so thankful for its student leaders.

Leadership is also evident in our Student’s

Council this school year. This group of dedi-

cated students have implemented a variety of

spirit based events including the Terry Fox

Run, Halloween in the cafeteria, a Halloween

costume dance, and most recently, they par-

ticipated in the Santa Clause Parade. They

consistently represent our school as exempla-

ry ambassadors. As part of their community

outreach commitment, they donated $1000.00

to Coats for Kids and are preparing for the

upcoming Christmas Sharing Assembly. Each

year we provide support to families to make

Christmas meaningful and special. Moreover,

they are planning for a whole school imple-

mentation of a House System – stay tuned for

more details.

Right now, Centennial is participating in the

Anti-Bullying awareness campaign. We appre-

ciate the leadership of our GSA as they are

providing us with daily awareness, opportuni-

ties to highlight acts of kindness, and remind-

ers around the importance of celebrating an

inclusive school community. They are remind-

ing all of us to “Say One Nice Thing” and

make a difference in the lives of others.

We have much to celebrate in terms of athletic

leadership this fall season. Our Senior Boys

are Bay of Quinte Football Champions once

again and our Junior Girls are Bay of Quinte

Basketball Champions. We are proud of all of

our athletes as they wore their green and gold

and played with Charger Passion. Our winter

season is already in full swing and we look

forward to more personal and team victories.

Many clubs are also up and running and en-

gaging our students in school life. Students

can discover lots to do on their lunch break

including extra help options in classrooms,

peer tutoring in the library, physical activity in

the gym, conversation club, social club, GSA

club, anime club, and much more.

We so value the dedication and support of our

staff, as none of the student leadership activi-

ties, or opportunities for students to engage in

school life would be possible without them.

Their commitment to developing the whole

student both in and outside of the classroom

is exemplary.

Please find enclosed your student’s mid-term

report card. Pay close attention to learning

skills achievement and discuss connections to

marks with your student. Your Student Suc-

cess Team will be meeting with students who

require additional support, but please contact

the school with any questions or concerns.

Don’t forget to check out all the many things

happening at CSS by looking at our on-line

newsletter at css.hpedsb.on.ca. Looking for-

ward to a great rest of the year!

Principal: Kim Sampson Vice-principal: Dayna Scaletta

Superintendent: Cathy Portt

November 2015 MESSAGE FROM

ADMINISTRATION

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ARTS AT CENTENNIAL

Graduation Exhibition 2015 The Catherine Glover Art Gallery at Centennial Secondary School is fea-

turing the Graduation Exhibition. This student exhibition of senior students

shows the exploration of a variety of subjects and materials. These stu-

dents have created a body of artworks

that exemplifies their understanding of

the process of art. Our students have

ambitious plans to continue their studies

in architecture, graphic design, interior

design, photo journalism, advertising,

industrial design, and illustration.

Art Club

The art club is new this semester at CSS! Every Thursday from 2:35 to 4:00 pm, room 202 is open for any students who want to work on their own artwork. Students bring in projects that they want to try or any projects they want to finish up. Last week, the club painted the fireplace for the Santa Claus parade. If you want to try something different, bring along your materials, your ideas and join the art club. See Ms. Lindenberg for more details!

Music Notes

The Music Department has started the school year with a flurry of activity. The choir performed with local

musicians, All You Need is Love, at the Empire Theatre in celebration of John Lennon’s 75th birthday. The

choir also sang at Albert College as special guests for the International Student’s Program.

We have hosted two Coffee House events, and our next Coffee House is scheduled for Monday, November

30th at 7:00 pm in the auditorium. Come and support our talented young musicians.

The concert band and jazz orchestra will join the choir for our annual Christmas Concert on Monday, De-

cember 7th at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5.

In the spring, the bands and choir will travel to Chicago for a five-day performance tour. Other events are in

the planning stages and will be announced shortly.

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ATHLETICS Centennial Golf Team

Congratulations to the Centennial Golf Team on a successful season. The team placed second overall in the league with Joe Roy placing second overall as an individual with scores of 75 and 76. Team members for the league were Sam Roy, Joe Roy, Max Fleischman, Will Keneford, Aaron McGinnis and Brady Crowe. The team placed third overall at the Bay of Quinte Championships with Joe Roy placing second as an individual shooting a 78. The team of Joe Roy, Sam Roy, and Will Keneford advanced to COSSA. Any interested students that would like to participate in golf are reminded the season takes place in Sep-tember and October.

Athlete of the Month

Team September October

Junior Girls’ Rugby Lenna Reid

Raven Bedford

Mikaela Naumann

Amy Stringer

Senior Girls’ Rugby Madeline Green

Alana Wood

Taylor Brown

Junior Girls’ Basketball Brylie Ivey MacKenzie Bennett

Senior Girls’ Basketball Sierra Peck Erin Cassibo

Junior Boys’ Football Chase Bourgoin Dylan Patterson

Senior Boys’ Football Brady Crowe Damon Fair

Golf Joe Roy Sam Roy

Senior Boys’ Soccer Evan Foley Joe Roy

Cross Country Liam Graham Sebastian Christmas

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Senior Girls’ Basketball

The Senior Girls’ Basketball Team placed second in the league overall. The girls played PECI on Novem-ber 12th losing in semi-finals; however, they secured a berth at COSSA. Team members are Captains Sierra Peck and Vanessa Beaudrie, Erin Cassibo, Emily Shimanuki, Emily Watson, Emma Graves, Emma Crago, Keeley DeMille, and Maddie Pierson. Good luck on the remainder of your season.

Gymnastics

The Centennial Gymnastics Team will begin practices the week of November 16th. The team is fortunate enough to have the Quinte Bay Gymnastics Club facility next door and are able to practice on Thursdays from 2:45 to 3:45. Each gymnast is asked to bring in $30 to cover the cost of the club rental for the sea-son. Other team practices will be at Centennial and will be announced each week.

Winter Sports

The winter sports season is about to begin at Centennial. All students interested in the following sports are encouraged to try out for the following teams:

Junior Girls’ Volleyball Mrs. Svoboda

Mr. Davidson

Senior Girls’ Volleyball Mr. Kao

Mr. Bremner

Gymnastics Mrs. Clare Wrestling Mr. Foley

Swimming Miss Stuart

Mrs. Mullins

Junior Boys’ Basketball Mr. Legate

Vanessa Beaudrie

Senior Boys’ Basketball Mrs. Clare Girls’ Hockey Mrs. Cassibo

Mr. Woodcock

Boys’ Hockey Mr. Culhane

Mrs. Adam

Curling

Apline Skiing

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Senior Football 2015

The senior football team had another very successful year. The team captured the Bay of Quinte champion-ship, defeating Quinte SS and sweeping the season games with an 8-0 record in Bay of Quinte. At COSSA the team lost a close game to Crestwood. The team finished with an incredible 9-1 record. The team was very balanced with an aggressive and talented defence that allowed the opposition very few points. The team scored over 300 points and only gave up 25 points in total over the 10 games. The offense used a great passing attack mixed with a solid running game. The coaching staff, Mr. DiCresce, Mr. Woodcock, Mr. White, and Mr. Stapley would like to express our thanks to the efforts of all players moving on from our pro-gram. We are excited about the amazing talent we have returning for the 2016 season.

Centennial Website - css.hpedsb.on.ca

If you visit the Centennial website, you will notice 5 social media icons on the right hand side of the

homepage in a column. The top icon will link to the school page on facebook, the next icon links to the

school twitter account, the camera icon will link to flickr where several photo galleries are posted, the

stick person icon links to the HPEDSB homepage, and the envelope icon links to contact information at

Centennial. Please visit our website, where a calendar of events is located, school team rosters,

schedules and results are posted, and information for every department within the school is displayed.

September and October Students of the Month

Liam McGowan - Grade 12

Liam McGowan has been nominated as the Student of the Month for September! Liam has shown a strong work ethic in all of his classes for this first month of the school year. His positive attitude and gentle demean-or have made him an ideal classmate to work with, and he has shown a genuine interest in his schoolwork and his success. All four of Liam’s teachers have expressed how happy they are with Liam and his success to date. Congratulations Liam!

Marika Tamura - Grade 11

Marika Tamura has been awarded the Student of the Month for October! Marika is an international student who started at Centennial last year. Since then, she has won academic awards for excellence in her classes, even being in the top 10 last year for academic achievement in her grade. English is her second language, but this has not stopped her from getting involved in the school. She always gives her best effort and is rare-ly seen without a smile on her face. She has also shown Charger Pride by participating in the Arts program and submitting a creative logo for Centennial’s 50th Anniversary logo competition. Congratulations Marika!

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Conversation Club

Conversation Club is a new club at Centennial that brings international and Canadian students together for casual conversation. Centennial’s international students get a chance to practice their English speaking skills in a fun and informal environment, while our Canadian students get a chance to learn about cultures from all over the world. All students get a chance to make new friends and have a great time. Conversation Club takes place at lunch. For more information, see Ms. Lindenberg or Ms. Mullins.

Gay Straight Alliance

The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) meets every Thursday at lunch in room 140. November 16-20 the GSA sup-ported the Board wide campaign Say One Nice Thing to coincide with Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. Students were nominated by staff when they did or said something positive. The club has a lot more events to plan including Pink T-shirt day in the spring, so if you are interested in helping to raise awareness around bullying, sexuality and gender identity, or you just want a supportive environment, then come join the club!

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

The Centennial Cooperative Education Department continues to be an option for students of all pathways.

Whether students are university/college bound, pursuing apprenticeship training or entering the workforce

after high school, cooperative education at Centennial is offering valuable experience and course credits.

This semester a popular career choice has been in the area of health services with students completing

placements in activation therapy, fitness and sports therapy.

Makenzie Moore

Walmart Portrait Studio

Makenzie hopes to pursue a career in photography. She is applying her photography skills to placement taking passport pictures and assisting the photographer with photo shoots. Makenzie is gaining interpersonal skills marketing seasonal products.

Matt Bennett

TV Cogeco

As a production assistant at TV Cogeco, Matt is “loving every minute” of his placement. Pictured here, he is getting ready to televise the weekly city council meeting.

Robert Bentley

Alliance Custom Fabrication

Robert is applying the skills he has learned in manufacturing class to his placement tasks. He is pictured here using the punch.

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Donovan Stacey Scott MacDonald

Velocity Boats Reid’s Plumbing & Heating Donovan is pictured with the sailboat he is Scott is a construction assistant with helping to build at Velocity Boats. He has Reid’s Plumbing and Heating. Pictured been busy buffing, waxing, drilling and cutting here, he is assisting in laying pipe for the fiberglass for various sections of the boat. installation of a swimming pool at a new retirement residence. NEW COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS….. We welcome and thank the following businesses that have provided new placements for the Centennial Co-operative Education Program: BELLEVILLE VOLKSWAGON WALMART PORTRAIT STUDIO JIFFY LUBE HITCHON’S PHYSIOTHERAPY BAY SUBARU MCFAUL EXCAVATION HALLOWELL HOUSE TV COGECO THE RIGHT FIT INC QUINTE BALLET SCHOOL

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to Bryannah McIntosh & Josue Delgado who received awards for excellence in Cooperative Education at the recent Academic Awards Ceremony. Dylan Rhidar, Caleb Cardinal, Mitch McFaul and Donovan Stacey participated in ladder safety training at the Sports & Wellness Centre earlier in October.

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Hastings Prince Edward District Health Unit