Dear Centennial High School Community,

My how time flies.  It has been over a week since we celebrated our Class of 2026 in what was a truly wonderful day.  Thank you again to our Graduation Committee for all your tremendous work, and also to our students and families for celebrating this milestone in a way that makes our whole school community proud.  Meanwhile, the beat goes on, and there are countless triumphs and information items to share today.

Celebration of the Arts Month

  • As May draws to a close, so does our annual Celebration of the Arts month (though we always celebrate the arts here!)
  • Technical Theatre and Drama students are putting on a matinee mainstage performance this afternoon – break a leg!

Spring Sports

  • Our Spring Sports teams are beginning to wrap up their respective seasons, with playoffs kicking off tonight
  • Whether it be rugby, field hockey, soccer, or track & field, it is a pleasure to watch our student athletes thrive
  • Thank you to all of our volunteer coaches for providing these opportunities for kids and our community

Track & Field Accolades!

  • We have some unbelievable track & field athletes at Centennial High School
  • We had over a dozen students place top 5 in their events
  • Congratulations to the following medalists:
    • Adam N, Tife A, Bami A, Orrin A – GOLD in the Boys 4X100 relay!
    • Adam N – GOLD in both Senior Boys 200m and 400m (good luck at UCLA in the Fall Adam!)
    • Logan R – GOLD in Senior Boys Javelin!
    • Orrin A – SILVER in both the Intermediate Boys 200m and 400m!
    • Paneet P – BRONZE in Junior Girls 800m!
    • Jonathan K – BRONZE in Junior Boys Discus!

Unified Sports Success!

  • We had 6(!) teams compete in the Unified Athletics component of the City Track & Field Championships
  • Unified Athletics is where students pair up with a mentor/partner student to compete in their events
  • Liam H & Omar R placed 3rd overall in Unified Sports
  • Jason B & Kennedy P placed 4th overall
  • Congratulations to all of our incredible athletes and their partner athletes

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

Indigenous Student Graduation Celebration

  • Congratulations to all of our Indigenous graduating students, who celebrated with peers across the CBE last Friday at Lord Beaverbrook
  • Thank you also to Ms. MacAskill, for all your work all year long and especially last week supporting and preparing our Indigenous students

Indigenous Student & Family Feast

  • Last year we began a tradition where we invite our Indigenous students and their guests to an evening feast, twice annually
  • This semester’s feast takes place on Thursday of this week
  • Thank you to our Culinary Team, Ms. MacAskill, Mr. Pierpoint, our Indigenous students, and all others involved in planning this meaningful and joyous event

June is Indigenous Peoples History Month

  • The Calgary Board of Education continues our dedicated commitment to Truth & Reconciliation, including participation in a number of events next month
  • These include multiple shows and performances at the Calgary Public Library through the month of June, the Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary Opening Ceremony at The Confluence Holy Gathering Space on June 15, the Family Day & Powwow at Elbow River Camp (Calgary Stampede) on June 21, the Walk for Reconciliation starting at the Harry Hays building on June 21, and the Siksika Nation Fair Pow Wow at the Siksika First Nation Piiksapi Memorial Arbour from June 26 – 28
  • All Calgarians are welcome at all of these events

Student Kudos!

  • There are so many students attaining impressive personal achievements here at Centennial
  • Congratulations to Emma B, who has been accepted to the prestigious SHAD Entrepreneur Program this summer!
  • Congratulations also to Justine H, who (the day after her Grad in Calgary) placed 3rd in the Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, and Northern Wyoming District Optimist Oratorical Contest – earning a $1000 scholarship to boot!

Centennial Students Giving Blood

  • If you were at our Graduation Ceremony on May 15, or viewed it online, you learned a little bit about Mr. Krause and his passion for inspiring people to donate blood
  • This Thursday, Mr. Krause is taking over 20 students downtown to donate blood and save lives
  • Thank you Mr. Krause, our bus driving PE volunteers Mr. Parnell and Mr. Wasden, and all of the selfless students who have given the gift of life this year

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)

Coffee With Joe

  • Thank you to all the parents and guardians who encouraged your children to sit down and chat with me at our annual Coffee with Joe event
  • I visited non-stop from 9:00am to 3:40pm, and am proud to share that 151(!) students took the time to sit down and share what they love and what they would love to see improved at Centennial
  • Thank you to the Elevate Diversity Club for your work behind the scenes to make this event happen
  • Sharing your voice is essential – thank you Coyotes for sharing yours

Financial Literacy for Students – A Message from CBE School Improvement and Enriched Academy

  • All high schools have been asked to share the following message with our school communities:

Welcome to Enriched Academy Parents and Graduates! A personal finance course for all 2026 Graduates

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We know financial literacy is a critical life skill for our students.  With the impact our economy has had over the last few years, understanding the basics around money management has never been more important.

We are excited to introduce a new, unbiased resource designed for students to learn about money: Enriched Academy | Canada’s #1 Financial Literacy Resource. 

Enriched Academy is Canada’s leading online personal financial education program that has been partnering with Alberta Education for the past five years to provide financial literacy training through online courses and tools. Enriched Academy covers topics like budgeting, credit cards, credit score, student loans, investing, insurance, taxes and much more. 

We are happy to announce that your child, along with all Alberta 2026 Grads, will receive life-time personal access to the Enriched Academy program to continue their financial learning journey.

Students who complete the program by watching the first nine modules and completing the end-of-module quizzes are qualified to apply for a scholarship, valued up to $2000.  See details through this link: Enriched Academy | Canada’s #1 Financial Literacy Resource.

Parents, you can request an account for your child by filling out the form found here: Enriched Academy for Alberta Students. 

An Enriched Academy Representative will then create an account for your child and send an email with login details. 

We hope this program will help prepare our graduates for the future, wherever their journey will take them.

If you have questions, please reach out to Support@enrichedacademy.com                                     

Sincerely,

Sonya Fox

Director, Education, Alberta Region

  

Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy Messenger.  Have a great remainder of the week.


Sincerely,
Joe Sturgeon

Principal, Centennial High School