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Notable Knights for 2009-10

2008-09

BlackAndBlueMeet

On Sunday, November 2nd, the Swim and Dive team held their annual Black and Blue charity swim meet. This is the first meet of the season, is an intrasquad event, and is held as a fundraiser. This year, the meet raised $280 and proceeds were donated to the Sam Robb fund.

Sam Robb (’05) was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2002 at the age of 15. After countless rounds of chemotherapy and surgeries, Sam’s cancer went into remission. However, due to the illness, Sam was unable to play the sports he loved. Sam did not give up his dreams of being an athlete and changed his focus to other sports that could accommodate his new physical limitations. Sadly, on June 25, 2007, Sam Robb lost his battle with an unexpected relapse of the cancer.

This Black and Blue charity swim meet was held in honor of Sam and his perseverance to be an athlete no matter the obstacles. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Sam Robb Fund within Cure Childhood Cancer, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for childhood cancers.

Cross Country Teams Headed to State

The 6-AAAAA region cross country meet was successful for both the boys and girls varsity teams as they both took 2nd place which qualifies them for the state tournament on November 7 in Carrolton. Junior Kelly Meyer was the top runner for the girls, placing 4th overall in the girls’ race. Senior Ryan Knobbe was the top scoring runner for the boys and is the boys’ region champ.

Player of Week Honors for McCrary

Senior soccer player Carlos McCrary was recognized as the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Player of the Week for the entire U-17/18 age group for the week of October 5. He is currently leading the country in goal scoring with 9 in 7 games. During the weekend trip to face impressive teams in Clearwater (Clearwater Chargers and IMG Soccer Academy), McCrary scored five goals which led the team to a win and tie. His outstanding play has not only been noted by an individual award, but has propelled his team to top of the division. | Story

Fulton County Cross Country Championships

At the county championships on October 3, the varsity boys came in first, with senior Ryan Knobbe winning the race. The varsity girls came in second, with junior Katie June placing 6th to lead the Knights. The JV teams placed 6th (JV Girls) and 5th (JV Boys). Centennial took home the Overall Best Program trophy for the 2nd time in school history.

Violinist Selected for ASYO

Sophomore violinist George Tang has been selected for the 2009-10 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Two Musicians Selected for Emory's Youth Orchestra

Junior viola player Cammie Wagner and Sophomore violinist player Sarah Terning have been selected for the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Wagner will participate in the Emory Youth Chamber Music Program, home of the Vega Quartet.

National Achievement Scholarship Program Semifinalist

Senior David Yankey has been named a semifinalist in the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Competition. | Press Release | Story

Homecoming King and Queen Revealed

Seniors Patrick Choi and Megna Saha were named the 2009 Homecoming King and Queen.

Sophomore Earns Rank of Eagle Scout

Sophomore Jeremy Cross received his Eagle Scout rank after a Board of Review on Thursday, September 24. His Eagle Scout project consisted of obtaining seven truck loads of mulch and organizining a group of volunteers to clean up and mulch an area behind St. Andrews Catholic Church on Riverside Road along the Chattahoochee River.

Homecoming Court Named

Twenty-four students were named to the 2010 Homecoming Court (six from each grade).

  • Freshmen: Allison Cohen, Austin Haunie, Ansley Osborne, Lindsay Ross, Arian Saedi, Jordan Taylor
  • Sophomores: Mary Aghajanian, Shannon Castek, Daniel Davalos, Ming He, Nate Howell, Emily Judge
  • Juniors: Idean Behforouz, Rachel Blanks, Lila Boehnke, Sean Gilrain, Dee Hall, Lucy Parham
  • Seniors: Patrick Choi, Alex Fried, Emily Howell, Rahul Mojumdar, Megna Saha, Marnie Williams
Skills USA Chapter & Members Recognized

Centennia's Skills USA chapter won a trophy at Georgia's Skills USA Fall Leadership Conference September 17-18 in Jekyll Island for having the largest chapter in the state with 232 members. Alex Sheridan was one of 32 students out of almost 1000 participants to receive the 100% Statesman Award. Statesman Award receipients were: Katy Blanton, Miles Carby, Diego Carvallo, Anthony Kuehl, Paige McKay, Greta Radovich, and Gloria Salinas.

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Seniors Michael Gale, Allen Liu, Mark Myer, Bradley Silverman, Patrick Thompson, and Christopher Versteeg have been named semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition. More than 1.5 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring. | Press Release | Story

Sax Player Selected for Honor Band

Senior alto saxophone player Michael Short has been selected for the 2009-10 Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble. The MAYWE is an honor band for students who live in metro Atlanta and is run by the music department at Georgia State University.

Swimmer Qualifies for USA National Youth Swim Team

Senior swimmer Julia Treible swam her way into the World Championship Trials in Indianapolis, IN and the Junior Nationals in Federal Way, WA on August 10-14. Her 2:31.90 time in the 200 breast stroke resulted in Julia being selected to the 2009-10 National Youth Team. This honor is reserved for those with a top 6 performance in the nation in an Olympic event for 18 year old and under athletes. By qualifying for the National Youth Team she will gain international swim experience, with her first opportunity to represent USA Swimming taking place in Vancouver, Canada. Julia is coached by Mark Minier of Swim Atlanta. As a top NCAA swim recruit, she is presently in the process of evaluating opportunities to attend the University of Florida, University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin, University of Southern California, and Arizona State. Team roster

Student Wins Art Contest

Junior Emily Beam entered into the Arts on the Creek contest in Johns Creek. She placed first in the student category with her work “Baby on the Loose” and won $200 for her entry. Emily is currently in AP Studio Art 2D Design and may continue her art studies in college.Emily is currently in AP Studio Art 2D Design and may continue her art studies in college.

Nominee for US Senate Youth Program

Each year the United States Senate hosts the US Senate Youth Program. Each state (plus the District of Colombia and the Department of Defense Activity) selects two students (usually seniors) to represent their states in the program. Each student must meet the qualifications (holding student council office or class office or class representative) and then take a written exam on the American government and political system. The students receive an all expenses paid week long trip to Washington, DC and a $5,000 college scholarship (funded by the Hearst Foundation). Fulton County allows each high school to select one student to represent the school in the county competition. The social studies department is proud to announce that Michael Gale is the Centennial nominee for the program this year. He will go downtown next week for his interview. We would also like to congratulate Mr. Chris Bohlmann who was the very close runner up for this honor.

Centennial - Top #20 in Georgia

Centennial's combined average SAT score for 2009 (1614) is ranked 18th in the state. Read more.

Science Teacher Publishes Article

Science teacher Melanie Snow has co-authored the article, "What Happens to Cemetery Headstones" in the September 2009 issue of The Science Teacher. The article describes a problem-based learning lesson she designed for her chemistry classes which included a field trip to the historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

Football Players Accept Scholarships

On July 27, two seniors made verbal committments to play football for D1 schools in 2010-11. Offensive tackle David Yankey verbally committed to Stanford University while defensive back Martin Jenkins gave a verbal commit to Clemson University.

Three Students Finish in Top Ten at FBLA Nationals

Seniors Abbey Hedgepeth and Adam Holt placed 4th in Management Decision Making and Senior Debayan Bhaumik placed 6th in Economics at the National FBLA Leadership Conference in Anaheim from June 25-28.

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Student Places at Skills USA Nationals Rickey Groover

Sophomore Rickey Groover won 3rd at the National Skills USA Championships held from June 22-26 in Kansas City, MO. He competed in Action Skills and was the only underclassman to place. Groover is only the 2nd Centennial student to medal at the national level.

Newsweek's Top Public High Schools - Centennial #375

Centennial is on Newsweek Magazines's list of the top public high schools in the U.S. Centennial ranks 4th in Fulton County and 13th in Georgia. Public schools are ranked according to a ratio that takes the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors. The 1500 schools on the list are in the top 6 percent of public schools measured this way. Read more.