Dear Centennial High School Community,

I am feeling quite British as I type this, after two rain-soaked but spectacular evenings of rugby.  Congratulations to our Junior Boys, who just brought home the Division 2 Rugby City Championship tonight on our home field – in dominant fashion.  What a way for retiring teacher coaches Mr. Hornby and Mr. Billing to finish up their careers on the pitch!

Meanwhile, our Girls Rugby squad plays for their City Championship this Thursday (4:30pm) at the Calgary Rugby Union, our Senior Boys rugby plays for gold either Thursday or Friday (not 100% confirmed at the time of this writing), also at the Calgary Rugby Union, and our Senior Boys soccer team battles for their City Championship banner tomorrow at the Calgary Soccer Centre (note the early 3:15pm game time).  All this while our Track & Field athletes prepare for provincials here in Calgary this coming weekend.  ‘Yotes athletics is running strong indeed.

Please read on for a few updates.

Congratulations Science Olympians

  • We compete on the field, on the track, and also in the Sciences!
  • On May 30 our Science Olympics team competed at the Olympic Oval in the APEGA Science Olympics Competition
  • This year our team was tasked with building a robotic Sponge Bob ‘zamboni’ to remove rice off a replica ice surface, followed by building a helmet designed to minimize the impact of a weight striking the side of the head (to minimize concussion risks)
  • Congratulations to our team of Shusmita A, Justine H, Sophy H, and Grace M, as well as teacher mentor extraordinaire Ms. Chmilar, for their amazing Bronze Medal finish!

Textbook & Library Book Returns

  • Library books are now past due, and should be returned to the Learning Commons
  • Textbooks should be returned on or before the date of the Final Exam for the associated course

Final Exams

  • Students are reminded to check our website for the June Final Examination Schedule
  • Exam rules and regulations are also provided on our website, and are important to peruse

Grade 12 Pancake Breakfast

  • It is a tradition at Centennial that on the last day of regular classes staff cooks and serves a pancake breakfast to our graduating students
  • Grade 12 students and families – watch for a separate Messenger with the details
  • Thank you to our Parent Society for funding this great send-off for our seniors, and to Fluor Canada for donating a grill for Centennial to keep

Calgary Stampeders Grad Walk

Yearbook Distribution

  • Yearbook Distribution will be during Block 1, Period 2 (9:09-10:33) on Tuesday, June 9
  • There will be a limited number of yearbooks for sale ($50) at the Business Office on the day of distribution (June 9)

Football Fundraiser

  • Our football team is involved in a bottle drive June 18 (4:30 – 7:00pm) to raise money for their program
  • Please considering bringing your bottles and cans to Centennial on that date to support Coyote Football

Thank you for reading, and have a great rest of the week.

Sincerely,
Joe Sturgeon

Principal, Centennial High School