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Brian Urlacher Retires after 13 seasons
Veteran Linebacker Brian Urlacher is retiring after 13 seasons, all with one team the Chicago Bears. His contract expired earlier in the year with the Bears but was never signed by another team . His decision became clear once he considered the fact that he could retire wearing only one jersey. He missed the final […]
Name Changes and the Public: Will Assembly Hall’s New Name Stick?
On Monday, April 29th, 2013, Mike Thomas, the University of Illinois Director of Athletics, announced that Assembly Hall will now be called State Farm Center. State Farm made an agreement of sixty million dollars with the university that will last for thirty years. The news was released on Illinois’s athletic website, fightingillini.com. The announcement came as […]
Student of the Week: Katelynn Martinez
Katelynn Martinez is a senior who is an outstanding player on the court and a great student in the classroom as well. She’s a multisport athlete where she contributes to the golf team, girl’s basketball team, and the girl’s soccer team. Aside from sports she spends lots of time with family and working hard to keep […]
Centennial Prepares for Prom
Prom is soon approaching, which is evident when one realizes that they spend a portion of each class period discussing dresses, shoes, accessories and dates. This year, Centennial is hosting its annual Junior-Senior prom at the Colonnade Club on the evening of May 18th. Dinner is served at the dance, which commences at 7:00 p.m. […]
Library Books Due May 10th
The Centennial Library is getting ready to conduct a yearly inventory. Please return all books or other checked out materials by Friday, May 10. The library will close on Thursday, May 28th. Also remember to go in as soon as possible pay fines. Students who owe fines to the library will not be cleared […]
Student of the Week: Paulina Nottingham
Paulina Nottingham is a senior here at Centennial High School. She is not only a great student, but also a great athlete and a great person. She was part of the school’s volleyball team this year that took its first ever trip to state and placed third. She has dedicated herself to her sport and plans […]
Three Centennial Athletes Sign To Play On
On Wednesday, May 1 three talented senior Centennial volleyball players signed their letters of intent to play college volleyball. Paulina Nottingham signed to play at West Virginia Wesleyan. Lindsay Rogan chose to play at Indiana Wesleyan. And Maddie Weldon decided to continue her career at Parkland. Many friends and family gathered together to celebrate the […]
Centennial Blood Drive Saves Lives
Every year, Interact, a seniors-only club at Centennial hosts a blood drive. For the past several years, it has been one of the biggest in the Champaign-Urbana area and this year did not disappoint. Over a hundred people came through, donating enough blood to save at least 250 lives. In total, 80 units of blood were donated. Below […]
Student of the Week: Cam White
Cameron White is a senior here at Centennial High School. He has been involved in a little bit of everything during his high school career. He has been on the football team, track team, and is heavily involved in the theater department. He is also involved in French Honor Society, Student Council, Thespians, and received […]
2013 PSAE Schedule and Rules
For all juniors, Tuesday morning initiates the beginning of PSAE testing-opening with the ACT on Tuesday, April 23 and followed by the WorkKeys exam on Wednesday, April 23. In case you are uncertain, here is a last minute overview of what this event entails. Schedule: 7:30 am: Light breakfast served in cafeteria 8:00 am-8:15 am: […]
Fiction Addiction Book Club at UIUC
On April 4, 2013 Centennial Library book club visited the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This event was a joint field trip with the Jefferson Middle School Library club. Students learned about the care and collection of rare books from curator Caroline Szylowics. Students examined artist’s books-an artist’s book is a work […]
Student of the Week: Chelsea Cross
Chelsea Cross was a former writer and lead photographer on The Centinal. She is full of energy and always has her friends and classmates laughing. Chelsea is not only known for being a fun person but also a great student and an outstanding basketball player. The Centinal got the pleasure of interviewing her before the […]
Centennial Reacts to Boston Marathon Bombing
Monday, while runners were crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon, several bombs detonated. They killed three people, of which two have been identified as eight-year-old Martin William Richard and twenty-nine-year-old Krystle Campbell. The third victim has not yet been identified, but the police do not believe that that person to be responsible for […]
STUDENT OF THE WEEK: TERENCE SCHMUTZ
By Andrew A. Lee Terence Schmutz is an outgoing sophomore who came to school wide attention when he got cast as the much desired role of Edna Turnblad, Tracy’s mother in the play Hairspray who is typically played by a man. The Centinal recently got to have a one-on-one interview with Terence. The Centinal: What […]
Student of the Week: David Jin
David Jin proves himself to be a remarkable individual, which is apparent in his outstanding grades, impressive swim record, and fantastic personality. A junior here at Centennial, he is already on the varsity swim team and involved in both Mu Alpha Theta and National Honor Society. For all these reasons, he has been nominated as […]
Centennial Promotes Volunteerism
Students and teachers at Centennial got the opportunity to listen to different teachers and students talking about ways to give back to the community. We got the opportunity to listen to Natalie Ellis, a Centennial alumni who graduated from Centennial in 1997. Kyle Jackson, a history teacher here at Centennial. Grace Katcheturian and Erica Allender […]
Spanish III Social Action Project
In all of Centennial’s Spanish III classes, students and teachers have been collectively coming up with ideas in the hope for completing a social action project. The project is completely non-profit and would have the students volunteer so it is by no means required for those who may have plans or those who are simply […]
Bea Nettles Workshop
Bea Nettles is a book artist who came to Centennial to set up a workshop for several of Stacey Gross’ art/photography classes. She taught the students how to create their own books out of old maps, ribbon, and other every day items. She got almost all of her materials from the I.D.E.A Store, which is […]
