May 21, 2013 Read our daily newsletter “entennial Today ... · The bands and vocal jazz had fan-tastic performances on the Hollywood acklot Stage at the alifornia Park and were

Principalrsquos Message

Finish Strong I have been in this business now for 22 years and the predictable ebbs and flows and the highs and lows within a school year never cease to amaze me Why do we let up or start to pack it in as the end nears Is it the weather Human nature Are we just that tired It seems inevitable but in reality I truly believe our response to ldquothe endrdquo is controllable and manageable It takes will it takes attitude and most importantly it takes some self evaluation of where you are at to make a change and finish strong

The following is an adapted excerpt from a newsletter I receive from an organization called Proactive Coaching The founder Bruce Brown is a renowned teacher coach and mentor

ldquoThe end of the school year is crazy One of the lessons our athletes should have learned from their coaches and teachers is to finish strong

Graduation is an exciting time but as a teacher coach and parent this time of year always worries me There are way too many stories of poor decisions that lead to school discipline or even horrible accidents High school seniors you only have a few days or weeks left Finish strong If you have a parent teacher coach or teammates who trust and believe in you maintain that trust by choosing the hard right over the easy and convenient wrong Coaches this is a good time to reconnect with your athletes to remind them how much they mean to you and that on great teams the standards apply for life not just during the season It might just take not wanting to let someone who loves them down to keep them safe

Almost everyone is in favor of high standards expectations and rules for our stu-dentathletes at the start of the season but too many parents want an exception when it turns out to be their son or daughter Which lesson best represents your family hellip that nor-mal rules donrsquot apply to us or that poor decisions have consequences Own it learn from it and move forwardrdquo

The message is true not just for graduates but all studentsmdashfinish strong

Attend every class

Go to tutorial

Complete your work and study for tests

Be great ambassadors and citizens

Finish strong I promise you you will not disappoint yourself

Robert Zambrano Principal RobertGZambrano

Read our daily newsletter ldquoCentennial Todayrdquo at httpcentsd43bcca

May 21 2013

Centennial43

Programming for 2013 - 2014

We have now completed programming for all students planning to attend Centennial next year and the Administra-tion is working on next yearrsquos timetable Students should have received a copy of their course requests for next year and were asked to review any changes with their counsellors before May 16 as there will be very limited opportuni-ties for students to make any course changes next year If you will be moving out of our catchment please see your counsellor immediately

Scholarships and Bursaries

The Centennial Counselling Department has hosted several financial aid information sessions this year Students who missed the information meetings can pick up information packages from the counselling area Please note that the deadline for local scholarships and bursaries has now passed however additional scholarships and bursaries are advertised on an ongoing basis Check out the Counselling page of the Centennial website for more information

There is still time to apply for many awards as the application deadlines vary Students do not need to have exceptional grades to apply for many of these awards

Students should check out the institution-specific financial aid sites for sources of many more scholarships bursaries and awards opportunities available through each post-secondary Students can go to the ldquoCounsellingrdquo page of the Centennial website and click on ldquoPost-Secondary Institution-Specific Scholarshipsrdquo then go to the specific post-secondary institutersquos financial aid pages

Please note scholarship and award recipients should inform their counsellor of the details so that we can publish the in-formation in our Commencement Ceremony booklet and in local newspapers Students can fill out the ldquoHave You Received a Scholarshiprdquo form available in the counselling area

Post-Secondary Planning

Students who applied to universities and colleges in January and February and who have met early admission requirements will receive conditional acceptance

All Grade 12 students should have completed the on-line Post-Secondary Institutions Choices form by April 30 - this form gives permission for marks to be released to post-secondary institutes Students who are hoping to attend a post-secondary institute next year and have not signed the form must send in a hard copy of their transcripts

Students must make their PSI Selections by June 30 2013 to have the final transcript information sent to post-secondary institutes by July 31 2013

Career Resource Facilitator

The Counselling department is very fortunate to have Ms Nathanson as Career Resource Facilitator Her wealth of knowledge and resources have been invaluable to many of our students Parents and students are encouraged to contact Ms Nathanson (tnathansonsd43bcca) regarding post-secondary career and financial aid opportunities

Summer School

Coquitlam will be offering Summer School in 2013 with course offerings from K-12 Course offerings are both face-to-face and online Summer school information can be found at wwwsummerlearningcoquitlamca and brochures are available in the Counselling area

GRADUATION 2013 DATES TO REMEMBER

VALEDICTORIAN CAMPAIGNING MAY 13 - 21

VALEDICTORIAN SPEECHES MAY 22

VALEDICTORIAN VOTING MAY 23

ASSEMBLY amp VALEDICTORIAN ANNOUNCED MAY 24

GRADUATION ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE MAY 16

GRAD DANCE TICKET SALES MAY 27 ndash MAY 31

AFTER GRAD TICKET SALES MAY 27 ndash MAY 31

TABLE RESERVATIONS MAY 30 ndash MAY 31

GRADUATION CEREMONY (QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE) JUNE 25 7pm

GRAD DINNER amp DANCE (HYATT VANCOUVER) JUNE 22

AFTER GRAD (CENTENNIAL SCHOOL) JUNE 23

YEARBOOKS

Remember to pre-order your yearbooks Donrsquot be disappointed in June when they are sold out and you canrsquot get one If you did not pre-order your yearbook in September itrsquos not too late Yearbooks can be purchased in the office during regular office hours Do not miss out Order it today Please forward any questions regarding yearbook to kdenholmesd43bcca

SUMMER LEARNING 2013 ONLINE Registration Dates (Start 600 am) Grade 10 Credit Courses May 7th to June 28th Grade 1112 Credit Courses May 9th to June 28th Grade 910 Remedial May 21th to June 28th (Access code from counsellor required) Grade 8-10 Skill Building May 30th to June 28th You must have an account with our online system BEFORE registering for courses Please visit our website and createupdate your account now Visit wwwsummerlearningcoquitlamca for more information

ABORIGINAL SUMMER CAMPS

The following camps are available for aboriginal students only Contact Malcolm Key for more information 604-600-9350 or mkeysd43bcca

CAMP WEEK COST DAYS TOTAL AGE

Camp 1 July 8-12 $50 Mon-Fri 5 days 8-10



Camp 4 July 29mdashAug 2 $50 Mon-Fri 5 days 11-13

Camp 5 Aug 6-9 $40 Tues-Fri 4 days 11-13

Notes from the Centennial Music Department

Centennial Senior Music Tour 2013 California

In mid-April the Centennial Music Departmentrsquos senior band and choir students embarked on an amazing tour of California The students had the wonderful opportunity to explore Universal Studios Disneyland and the California Park Hollywood Boulevard the Sunset Strip Rodeo Drive and the beach and shops of Santa Monica The choir performed fabulously on the Jamboree Stage in Disneyland and even had Mickey and Minnie Mouse dancing in the aisle The bands and vocal jazz had fan-tastic performances on the Hollywood Backlot Stage at the California Park and were well received by the audiences in the park The workshops that the groups participated in were phenomenal They got the chance to work with professional musi-cians and record a number of Disney favorites to animation It was a fantastic experience for our kids Many of the travelling musicians wish we had stayed longer even though our schedule was packed to the brim Nonetheless we bid adieu to the sunshine of California taking back with us only fond memories millions of photos and empty wallets

Junior Music Adventure

The Grade 910 Band and Choir had a great trip to the Okanagan from May 15th to 17th We performed at a few elementary schools and a seniorrsquos home all of which were very well received We saw the Summerland Sweets Factory (taste-tested the syrup) rode Go-Karts in Penticton sailed a Paddle wheeler on the Okanagan Lake and toured the HMS Sicamous We had some great fun together It was another excellent tour

Music Department Year-End Concert

Centennial Music Department will present their Year-End show on Tuesday June 4th at 700pm in the Centennial Red Gym Come and enjoy a great evening of music from our talented Centennial students

District Jazz Night at Centennial

The Centennial Music Department will host the Districtrsquos ldquoBig Band Dancerdquo on Friday June 7th 2013 from 645 to 1030pm The event will take place in Centennialrsquos Courtyard and will feature Jazz Bands and Jazz choirs from Coquitlamrsquos Secondary Schools Come out and have a great evening for only a $500 entrance fee Donrsquot forget to bring your dancing shoes

Parents we need volunteers to help out (concession tickets etc) Please contact Mr Grier or Mrs Baker if yoursquore able to help out

Solo and Small Ensemble Night - Theatre Monday June 17 2013 The Solo and Small Ensemble Night is another tradition at Centennial It allows our music students to showcase their indi-vidual talents in the comfort of the Centennial Theatre The evening includes students performing instrumental and vocal compositions both solo and in small groups

Commencement

The Senior Vocal Jazz choir will have the pleasure of performing in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the 2013 Graduation Ceremonies on Tuesday June 25th All members should be at the theatre by 430pm for sound check and the ceremo-nies will begin at 700pm

Outstanding fees

Any music student with outstanding music fees (tour instrument loan uniforms lost music) please deal with them as soon as possible

Literature

Parents please help us with the collection of music If you find any band or choir music at home please have your son or daughter return it If our scores are incomplete it is damaged for future years as the music is costly and difficult to reor-der

Students will be charged for lost orand damaged music and folders

Looking Ahead

The Music Department is looking forward to the 201314 school year which will include our 4 school performances re-treats festivals district events community events and tour (junior and senior)

We encourage students to work very closely with their parents counselors and Mr Grier and Mrs Baker to ensure that they have the opportunity to be involved in music in both their junior and senior years We would appreciate any infor-mation or insights that would encourage students to maintain their involvement

BIG BAND DANCE

Friday June 7th 2013 Centennial School Courtyard

645-1030pm

Featuring Jazz Bands and Vocal Jazz choirs from District 43 Secondary

Schools

Tickets $5 at the door

CENTAUR RUGBY

This spring we had the return of Senior Girlsrsquo Rugby to Centennial TeacherCoach Brittany Stockley (a former Centennial Rugby player) sent out a request for any girls who would be interested in restarting the Senior Girlsrsquo program A few girls with previous rugby experience and a number of rookies re-sponded With assistant coaches from United Rugby Club (Tri-Cities) providing additional guidance the players committed to the program completely They endured many cold wet days training from January through early March and played their first league games in April and May While they only managed one win the girls had a lot of fun and their improved skill was evident by the end of their season They hope to encourage more players out next year and work toward reaching the top of the Senior Girls Fraser Valley AAA Tier II league

The Senior Boysrsquo Rugby team enjoyed a great season after four years of rebuilding interest in the rugby program A small core of players began playing Junior Boys Rugby as Grade 9 athletes against mostly Grade 10rsquos TeacherCoach Jim Tonks welcomed the return of teacher coach Simon Quinto (also a for-mer Centennial player) and additional assistant coaches from United Rugby Club With many rook-ies (Grades 10 11 amp 12) who also committed to numerous days of practices and games in cold and wet weather the entire team developed very quickly into skilled players who got better with every game They captured the SD 43 Senior Boysrsquo Championship with a win over Terry Fox in late April Last weekend the team headed into the Fraser Valley AAA Tier II Championship against Seaquam (Delta) with an undefeated record (8-0-1) They were victorious in the final match and can claim to be Fraser Valley AAA Tier II Champions

SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER

The team had a very competitive season They started off by participating in the Guildford Park tourna-ment followed by a two day trip to Victoria The Victoria games along with a training session led by UVic head coach Tracy David got the team well prepared for the league season The Centaurs finished fourth in a very tight FV North league where one point separated second from fourth place The squad then entered the Fraser Valley playoffs unfortunately being eliminated before qualifying for Provin-cials Best wishes go out to our ten graduating players Next yearrsquos youthful squad will be looking to fill your shoes

CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL

For all students interested in playing football in the fall the Centennial football spring camp will be starting shortly This camp is a great opportunity for students that may not have any prior football experience to get an idea of what it is like to play at the high school level No experience is necessary just a willingness to learn the game

Equipment distribution and registration for the program will start on Tuesday May 14th at 310pm (current grade 9 10 and 11 students) as well as Wednesday May 15th at 310pm (current grade 8 students) Please complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION with a parent guardian before the 14th or 15th

The dates of the spring camp are as follows

Junior Varsity (current grade 8 amp 9 students)

- (1) Tuesday May 21 (330 ndash 530)

- (2) Wednesday May 22 (330 ndash 530)

- (3) Thursday May 23 (330 ndash 530)

- (4) Friday May 24 (330 ndash 530)

- (5) Monday May 27 (330 ndash 530)




- (9) Friday May 31 (330 ndash 530) Spring Game VS New West and WJ Mouat

Varsity (current grade 10 and 11 students)

- (1) Monday June 3 (330 ndash 530)

- (2) Tuesday June 4 (330 ndash 530)

- (3) Wednesday June 5 (330 ndash 530)

- (4) Thursday June 6 (330 ndash 530)

- (5) Friday June 7 (330 ndash 530)





- (10) Friday June 14 (330 ndash 530) Spring Game VS New West and WJ Mouat

Please get in touch with Coach Cameron (cocameronsd43bcca) or coach Quinto (squitosd43bcca) if you have any questions

CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR

Centennialrsquos Entrepreneurship 12 Class is hosting ldquoThe Centennial Fun Fairrdquo for everyone to come out and show a little school spirit Itrsquos a community wide event so bring along your friends and family members to help support our community and have tons of fun at ldquoThe Centennial Fun Fairrdquo There will be games setup for those Centaurs who want to show off their skills burgers and hot dogs produced by our very own chefrsquos program along with games and activities for our younger com-munity members

Events include ldquoHuman Hamster Ball Racesrdquo ldquoA bouncy Castlerdquo- for our Centaurs to be and a Dunk Tank-with the chance to dunk our principal MrZambrano

Donrsquot miss out on this great opportunity to come support our schoolrsquos spirit and interact with fellow members of our com-munity

Find us on facebook search ldquoCentennial Fun Fairrdquo Follow us on Twitter centfunfair

DRESS CODE

It has been fantastic having the nice weather return I hope you have had a chance to get out and enjoy it With the return of the nice weather also comes the reminder that students need to dress appropriately for a schoolwork setting - specifi-cally to be thoughtful in regards to shorts and tank tops Our staff will be having reminder conversations with the students in the next few days

SUMMER PLACE MAILLARDVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Summer Day Camp

We are pleased to announce that a Summer Camp Day will be running out of Montgomery Middle School There are 6 one week camps starting from July 2nd with the last one running the week of Aug 6th The camp brochure and registration form is available through the below hyperlink

Montgomery Summer Camp

DOGWOOD PAVILION Please do not block the driveway at the entrance and exit to Dogwood Pavilion off Winslow Avenue Members of the Sen-ior Center there are concerned for their safety and that of our students particularly during the time of after-school pick-up They thank you in advance for your cooperation

TRAVEL SMART

TravelSmart encourages families to get out and enjoy their communities this summer There is so much within our own neighbourhood that is accessible by walking and cycling and the health benefits for ourselves and our children are im-mense Take your family to some of the popular Metro Vancouver destinations and make it an adventure on transit How we travel impacts the environment our pocket books and our communities Explore your travel options we want to help

The first 100 families who pledge to reduce one car trip a week at travelsmartca will receive a family set of full-day transit day passes (2 concession passes and 2 adult) Sign up to TravelSmartca using the code CoquitlamSD13 Have a healthy and happy summer from TravelSmart

An electronic version of Place Maillardvillersquos Program Brochure is

available on their web site at wwwplacemaillardvilleca

Reunion 2013 Centennial High School

Great Trek Participants Staff and Students of Classes 1967 and 1968

Welcome

REGISTRATION Advance registration has advantages for you and the reunion organizers You can save $1500

and the organizers will know how much food to order

Early bird cost $5000 per person (Early bird deadline is May 31 2013)

After May 31 cost will be $6500 per person (Final registration date will be August 1 2013)

Date Sept 14 2013 Place 570 Poirier St Coquitlam BC Time 430-1130 pm

Registration and Merchandise

Please make cheque or money order out to lsquoCentennial Reunionrsquo

Mail to Tim Richards at

Centennial Reunion Box 68 Ladysmith BC V9G 1A1

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ITEM PRICE COLOUR SIZE QUANTITY AMOUNT

REGISTRATION --- ---

T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL

Ball CapS $15ea --- ONE SIZE

Event DVD $15ea shy--- ---

Total amount --- --- --- ---

Programming for 2013 - 2014

We have now completed programming for all students planning to attend Centennial next year and the Administra-tion is working on next yearrsquos timetable Students should have received a copy of their course requests for next year and were asked to review any changes with their counsellors before May 16 as there will be very limited opportuni-ties for students to make any course changes next year If you will be moving out of our catchment please see your counsellor immediately

Scholarships and Bursaries

The Centennial Counselling Department has hosted several financial aid information sessions this year Students who missed the information meetings can pick up information packages from the counselling area Please note that the deadline for local scholarships and bursaries has now passed however additional scholarships and bursaries are advertised on an ongoing basis Check out the Counselling page of the Centennial website for more information

There is still time to apply for many awards as the application deadlines vary Students do not need to have exceptional grades to apply for many of these awards

Students should check out the institution-specific financial aid sites for sources of many more scholarships bursaries and awards opportunities available through each post-secondary Students can go to the ldquoCounsellingrdquo page of the Centennial website and click on ldquoPost-Secondary Institution-Specific Scholarshipsrdquo then go to the specific post-secondary institutersquos financial aid pages

Please note scholarship and award recipients should inform their counsellor of the details so that we can publish the in-formation in our Commencement Ceremony booklet and in local newspapers Students can fill out the ldquoHave You Received a Scholarshiprdquo form available in the counselling area

Post-Secondary Planning

Students who applied to universities and colleges in January and February and who have met early admission requirements will receive conditional acceptance

All Grade 12 students should have completed the on-line Post-Secondary Institutions Choices form by April 30 - this form gives permission for marks to be released to post-secondary institutes Students who are hoping to attend a post-secondary institute next year and have not signed the form must send in a hard copy of their transcripts

Students must make their PSI Selections by June 30 2013 to have the final transcript information sent to post-secondary institutes by July 31 2013

Career Resource Facilitator

The Counselling department is very fortunate to have Ms Nathanson as Career Resource Facilitator Her wealth of knowledge and resources have been invaluable to many of our students Parents and students are encouraged to contact Ms Nathanson (tnathansonsd43bcca) regarding post-secondary career and financial aid opportunities

Summer School

Coquitlam will be offering Summer School in 2013 with course offerings from K-12 Course offerings are both face-to-face and online Summer school information can be found at wwwsummerlearningcoquitlamca and brochures are available in the Counselling area













YEARBOOKS






















Commencement


Outstanding fees


Literature



Looking Ahead



BIG BAND DANCE


645-1030pm


Schools


CENTAUR RUGBY



SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER


CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---













YEARBOOKS






















Commencement


Outstanding fees


Literature



Looking Ahead



BIG BAND DANCE


645-1030pm


Schools


CENTAUR RUGBY



SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER


CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---












Commencement


Outstanding fees


Literature



Looking Ahead



BIG BAND DANCE


645-1030pm


Schools


CENTAUR RUGBY



SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER


CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---

BIG BAND DANCE


645-1030pm


Schools


CENTAUR RUGBY



SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER


CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---

CENTAUR RUGBY



SENIOR GIRLS SOCCER


CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---

CENTENNIAL FOOTBALL


























CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---

CENTENNIAL FUN FAIR





DRESS CODE



Summer Day Camp




TRAVEL SMART







Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---



Welcome

















T- Shirts

$15ea

White

or

Grey

S M L XL

S M L XL



Total amount --- --- --- ---

Documents

May 21, 2013 Read our daily newsletter “entennial Today ... · The bands and vocal jazz had fan-tastic performances on the Hollywood acklot Stage at the alifornia Park and were