Centennial High School 
Commitment to Excellence
From the Principal's Desk
 Administrative Bulletin Week of November 9, 2009
Monday, November 9(B)
Committee Meeting.
Tuesday, November 10(A)
Leadership I
Wednesday, November 11(B)
Veterans Day
ING Insurance 9:30-1:30
Thursday, November 12(A)
Student of Month
Leadership II
ITL Meeting
Friday, November 13 (B)
Happy Birthday to Mike Siegert and Larry Schofield on Nov. 9th, Erin Fisher on Nov. 10th, Stan Eisenstein on Nov. 12th and Kevin Dorsey on November 14th.
Long Range Plans
November 16th – Department Meetings
– pickAtime conference registration opens for parents at 8:00am to request conferences
November 16th-20 – American Education Week
November 17th – Homeroom between pds. 5 & 6 Report Cards Issued
November 18th – Educational Support Personnel Day
- English County HS ITL Meeting 3-5 in Room 209
November 19th – Board of Education Meeting
- HCC ACCUPLACER English Assessment ALL DAY in the DELL LAB
- Kristen Shipp’s English 11 Period 1 & 2 classes
- Tres Wright’s English 11 Periods 4A & 4B classes
November 20th – pickAtime conference registration closes for parents at midnight
November 23rd – High School Professional Development – 3 hr. early dismissal
November 24th – Parent Conferences Begin – 3 hr. early dismissal for students
November 25th – Parent Conferences – school closed for students
November 26th – Schools & Offices Closed – Thanksgiving
November 27th – Schools & Offices Closed
THE GRAPEVINE
Welcome Back!
We are glad to see Danielle Callender return from maternity leave and wish her much success as she makes her transition.
Congratulations are in order for several of our fall sports teams as they continue to excel in post-season playoffs. Kudos to coaches Larry Schofield, Jim Zehe, Kristen McManus and Jack Thomas for a great job!
Once again, Kathryn Carlsen and the outstanding drama program were recognized on Fox TV this week. The fall play is in preparation and we hope everyone can come out to support Kathryn and the students.
Thanks to Thersa Heimiller for hosting the HCPSS Math League’s 2nd competition and congrats to her and the CHS Mathletes on the winning team standing for the meet.
PEDAGOGY CORNER
It is time to bolster the writing skills of our students. Too often we fail to realize the importance of writing in the learning process. Writing is often assigned as punishment instead of learning, according to researchers. There are some methods you can use writing to support learning. Here are a few:
(1) Ask students to write what they already know about the subject to be discussed, as class begins.
(2) During class, ask students to stop, summarize in writing, what has been discussed.
(3) At the end of the lesson, ask students to connect what they have learned to their own experience.
Source: “How to Assign Writing for Learning, Not Punishment,” Tip for Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091-1537.
“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”
- George Bernard Shaw
Have a great weekend!
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