Centennial Patriots Stars & Stripes March 2018 Dave Sage, Principal Monica Bauer, Assistant Principal Amanda Coté, Assistant Principal Calendar March 2018 12 Parent Group Meeting Library 6:30 p.m. 13 Spring Choir Concert at Snohomish HS 7 p.m. 13 and 14 MPMEA Band Festival 15 Spring Preview Night 6:30 p.m. 28 and 29 School Conferences 29 and 30 No School For Students 2-6 Spring Break No School 9 School Resumes April 2018 16 Parent Group Meeting Library 6:30 p.m. 19 Jazz Hang CMS Commons 7:00 p.m. 26 Kiwanis Music Festival British Columbia Important Office Numbers Main Office 360-563-4525 Athletics 360-563-4527 Attendance 360-563-4534 Bookkeeping 360-563-4538 Registrar 360-563-4528 CENTENNIAL S OFFICE HOURS 7:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Freshmen Registration & Orientation Snohomish High School (SHS) Counselors will be at Centennial Middle School (CMS) during History classes for registration. March 6 ~ 9 th grade Registration-in classes at CMS March 6 ~ Freshmen Orientation Night 7 p.m. at SHS March 8 ~ 9 th grade Registration-in classes at CMS ************************ 8th Grade Registration CMS counselors will do registration during Patriot Period March 8-8 th grade Registration ************************ Spring Preview Night March 15 at 6:30 p.m. This event is for our incoming 7th grade students and their parents. If you are the parent of a 6 th grade special education student, please plan to attend a special event at 5:30 p.m. in the Centennial library. This special event will help students and parents with the transition from elementary school to middle school. Families will begin the evening with a meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the library, then you will proceed to the gym at 6:30 p.m. for the evening event. Student Registration Information Counselors from CMS will visit elementary schools on the dates listed below. Incoming 7th Grade Students March 15 7 th grade Registration at Machias March 16 7 th grade Registration at Cascade View March 21 7 th grade Registration at Riverview March 22 7 th grade Registration at Emerson March 23 7 th grade Registration at Dutch Hill See more information on page 2 and 3 of this newsletter.
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences Please see flyer on page 5 of this newsletter for important information about parent teacher conferences. Snohomish High School Freshman Orientation Night. Please see more information on page 6 of this newsletter. Safety At Centennial Middle School This month, we practiced our evacuation drill. When we evacuate the school for a fire drill, for example, students meet their Patriot Period teacher on the football field at a designated yard marker. This is our first evacuation for second semester. It was a good time to review with students especially if their location on the field changed due to a change in 2 nd period second semester. If you have any safety questions or concerns, please contact Amanda Coté at 360-563- 4525. Extra Academic Support We are excited to announce an additional opportunity for students to receive academic help here at Centennial. On selected Fridays, one of our para educators will work with students in the library. Students are welcome to stay after school on these Fridays to get academic help, if they need it. The Help Room will be open on 3/16 and 3/23 from 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Students should bring work with them. Students will have access to laptops for school purposes. Students will need a ride home after 2:15 p.m. buses do not run a second time. We will announce additional dates after conferences If you have questions, please call your son or daughter s counselor at 360-563-4525. Shirley Siegel A-K Stephanie Marshall L-Z Click on the link below to see Community fliers. Community fliers link: www.sno.wednet.edu/fliers Information about National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) To qualify for the National Junior Honor Society students must have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher. To be part of NJHS, they will need to: Complete the application and turn it in to Mrs. Strickland by Friday, March 2. Complete at least 4 hours of community service. A minimum of one hour must be completed at CMS. Community service hours must be completed by Monday, May 15. Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher. 8th grade students who were part of NJHS last year do not need to reapply this year, but they are required to complete their 4 hours of community service. If students have questions, they can see Mrs. Strickland in room 121. Centennial Sports Track, our season 4 sport, begins on March 26, 2018. Sign ups will start on March 5, 2018. Please plan ahead. Your student will need a sports physical and a completed athletic packet on file with the main office before they are eligible to participate in practices and games. Please visit the RankOne Sports on-line website at:http:/www.rankonesport.com to complete the athletic packet. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Smith at 360-563-4527 or debbie.smith@sno.wednet.edu. WescoAthletics.com is the official website for the Western Conference (Wesco). You can log on to the website and see the most accurate and up to date information for schedules, scores and standings for your team. Rescheduled and cancelled game information will also be posted on the website. Bus drivers needed The district s Transportation Department is seeking substitute school bus drivers. We offer competitive wages ($20.39- $23.25/hour) and free training for Class B CDL endorsement. The class lasts approximately 3 ½ weeks, and the commercial drivers license training is free. If you are interested in joining our team, please click here to apply today (listed under Classified - Substitute School Bus Drivers). Call 360-563-3525 with questions. Para educator substitutes needed Looking to be a para educator substitute? Interested applicants need one of the three following items: BA or AA from a college or university; 72 quarter or 48 semester college credits; or successfully pass the para pro test with a score of 461. We offer competitive wages ($16.71-$17.65/hour). If you are interested in joining our team, please click here to apply today (listed under Substitute Para Educators). Call 360-563-7647 with questions.
Incoming Freshman Orientation Night The staff of Snohomish High School invites all incoming Freshmen and their parents to a special evening on Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Incoming Freshmen will meet in the Auxiliary Gym where they will participate in an assembly designed to welcome them to SHS and introduce them to some of our traditions. While students are in the gym, parents will meet in the Performing Arts Center for a session with counselors, administrators and teachers to learn more about high school planning and the course selection process. These sessions will last about thirty minutes, and parents and students will reunite in the Main Gym at a curriculum fair where parents and incoming freshmen can interact with teachers and current students to learn more about our programs. GO PANTHERS! Science Olympiad Competition Science Olympiad is an American team competition in which students compete in 'events' pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Over 7,300 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year. There are multiple levels of competition: invitational, regional, state, and national. Winners receive several kinds of awards from medals to trophies and plaques. On February 23, 2018 our Science Olympiad teams competed at the University of Washington placing 5 th out of 13 teams. Here are some outstanding performances: 1 st place in Microbe Mission: Alexandra Strobel and Diana Edinger 2 nd place for Batter Buggy: Alex Ojala and Thaddeus Ojala 2 nd place Optics: Athena Munguia and Jessica Caviness 2 nd place for Electric Airplane: Edwin Westernin and Kaci McCall 3 rd place for Electric Airplane: Adrian Olivas-Hermosillo and Felix Westernin 3 rd place for Anatomy and Physiology: Amy Hastings and Grady VerHoeven 4 th place for Towers: Caiden Bird and Genevieve Prouty 4 th place for Ecology: Dravus Royce and Alexandra Strobel 4 th place for Fast Facts: Diana Edinger and Amy Hastings Our team was coached by Lori Strickland and volunteer, Bill Ginder. Congratulations to our students and coaches.