Spring Pictures
Students have received their Spring Picture Packets. If you have not seen the packet, please ask your student if he/she has the packet. Parents have the option of buying the pictures or returning the packet to the school. Lifetouch photography has enclosed all the information inside the packet needed to purchase pictures. Please have students drop off money or picture packets at the main office.
Spring Is The Time For Lighter Clothing
Please refer to the following article published in the Pupil Parent Handbook and given out as flyers:
DRESS CODE
REMEMBER THE 4 B’S!
Primary responsibility for appropriate dress and appearance rests with the student and his/her parent/guardian; however, we are asking that you support us with our request that students are appropriately covered for school and that clothing is not disruptive to the educational process. To help everyone understand what “disruptive to the educational process” means, Centennial Junior High suggests that you remember the 4 B’s. It is disruptive to the educational process if the 4 B’s are not adequately covered. You can probably guess that the 4 B’s refer to “bottoms, backs, bellies, and breasts.” We ask for everyone’s cooperation to collectively provide an atmosphere conducive to learning. If a student does not adequately cover the 4 B’s, he/she will be asked to change clothing. T-shirts will be available in the office. It is important to understand that school staff will determine if clothing choices are “inadequate” and constitute a “disruption to the educational process.” It
is equally important to note that school interpretation of “adequately covered” in an educational setting may be different than what is considered fashionably appropriate in other settings.
Students are not to wear clothing which in the judgment of school personnel constitutes a health or safety hazard or is destructive to school property. Student dress which is obscene, immodest, indecent, or lewd is not permitted. In the interest of maintaining a positive, appropriate, middle level learning environment, additional regulations are listed in the Pupil/Parent Handbook. Please be reminded that clothing and accessories may not advertise or represent any alcohol, drug or tobacco product or paraphernalia. Clothing such as tube tops, see-through garments, fishnet tops, undergarment t-shirts, clothing exposing bare midriffs, bare backs, or very low cut fronts, shorts in poor repair, short shorts and tight fitting shorts, and pants or shorts that excessively expose
undergarments due to sagging or low cut style shall not be worn. Night clothing including sleep shorts, sleep pants, and slippers are not appropriate for school. Clothing (including wallets) with attached chains and clothing with sharp spikes or points is not permitted for safety reasons. Clothing with any Insane Clown Posse (I.C.P.) reference or logo is not permitted. The presence of apparel, jewelry, accessories, or manner of grooming which, by virtue of its color, arrangement, trademark, symbol, or any other attribute which indicates or implies membership or affiliation with a gang will not be tolerated. THINK ABOUT YOUR CLOTHING CHOICES BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL.
REMEMBER THE 4 B’S. IF YOU FORGET, WE’LL FURNISH A SHIRT - “GOTCHA COVERED.”
 9th Grade Awards Ceremony
The 9th Grade Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 13, at 6:30 P.M. in the Centennial cafeteria. A number of awards will be presented based on citizenship, outstanding academics, work ethic and athletics. Parents of students receiving an award will receive an invitation to the ceremony. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Ernie Smith or Mr. Ben Schanck.
Hathaway Scholarship Information Attached
Attached is Hathaway Scholarship information. Included is a web site address with more information. School counselors can be another resource. If you have questions, please call Jeri Brabetz, Centennial counselor, at 233-2816.
 News From Mr. Schanck and National Junior Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society will be collecting new and used books (of all genres for all ages) to donate to the library at Seton House. Books may be dropped off at the Centennial Library during the week of April 21. The National Junior Honor Society will be hosting a “Wish Week” to build community at Centennial and to raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation of Wyoming in May. There will be a different activity held each day of Wish Week and our goal is to raise $1,000.00 to help a Wyoming child’s wish come true! The Make A Wish Foundation of Wyoming grants wishes for children between the ages of 2 - 18 with a life threatening condition. Please visit http://wyoming.wish.org for more information. You may email Mr. Schanck, at ben_schanck@ncsd.k12.wy.us for more information on this project.
 Drama Club
The Centennial Drama Club under the direction of Mrs. Smith and Ms. Howell will present the musical, Alice in Wonderland, Jr. Please join us in the Centennial cafeteria on Thursday, May 1, or Friday, May 2, at 7:30 P.M. It promises to be an evening of fun for all ages with many of your favorite Disney songs such as “A Very Merry Unbirthday” and “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
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 WINGS Team News
The WINGS Team and the Centennial mentors are going green! They encourage everyone to reduce, recycle and reuse. Check out the Centennial web site home page for a specific site with fantastic ideas to help keep our planet healthy. This year the team has begun a recycling program at Centennial. They currently ask all teachers to save all white paper which is picked up on a weekly basis and delivered to a local recycling station. Hopefully they can expand this program next year to include cardboard, newspaper and plastic. They are hoping to obtain recycling stations at Centennial in the near future. The WINGS Team would like to offer a special thank you to Mrs. Mar’s hard working FLS students for joining in the efforts. They help out by doing weekly pickup of paper bins
and delivering them to the dock to be taken to the recycle station. Thanks, and great job guys! To celebrate Earth Day the WINGS mentors will be having an aluminum can drive. They will be collecting aluminum cans which will be turned in at the end of April. If all goes well the funds from the can drive will purchase a tree to be planted on the school grounds in honor of the year’s great WINGS student mentors. Help out by saving those cans and bringing them in. If you have any questions or suggestions about how you can help, please contact any WINGS Team elective/exploratory teacher at Centennial. Ernie Smith, 233-2888.
High School Survey
Centennial Junior High School will participate in the High School Survey of Student Engagement, which will be administered next Monday, April 14. More than 300,000 students across 30 states participated in the survey from 2004-2007. The survey assesses the extent to which students are involved in a variety of educational activities, and will help teachers and administrators design school improvement initiatives. Individual students will not be identified on the surveys, and participation is voluntary. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Faulkner at v577-4600.
Centennial Student Wins Scholarship
The Wyoming Mining Association recently awarded Centennial student Brent Bihr the Russ Beamer Scholarship at the Wyoming State Science Fair in Laramie, Wyoming. The award will be given to Brent upon his graduation from high school and applied to a college of his choice. Congratulations Brent!
 A New Physical Education Program for 2008-2009
The Centennial Physical Education department will be introducing a new program in the fall of 2008. This program is in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences – Division of Kinesiology and Health. The goal in implementing this program is to raise students’ awareness of their personal activity levels on a daily basis. We will initially begin this program with all 6th and 7th graders and any 8th grade students that would like to participate. Each student will be provided a pedometer that will be theirs to keep and that they will wear during waking hours. Each day students will log on to the Centennial website and log in their steps from the previous day. This part of the website will be maintained by the UW
Kinesiology Department and they will track the data as well as provide CJHS with a full report at the end of the year. They will also aid in initial BMI testing on each student involved. All data that is tracked is done so anonymously so that all students’ privacy is respected. Although we do not intend for this program to be incentive driven, there will be contests and drawings. Occasional prizes will be awarded for certain achievements. Within the next month there will be a contest to develop a program name and logo that represents CJHS with pride and enthusiasm! We are also looking for some fundraising ideas or donations to help us pay for the pedometers. Any commercial donations will be recognized on the t-shirts that are printed for awards. Our hope is to have this program school-wide within three years of implementation. Please call Cheri Grutkowski with ideas or questions at 233-2912.
Speaking of P.E.
Start now to plan for spring and fall. Physical education classes will be heading outside when the wind chill temperature is 50 degrees or above. Students should have sweatshirts and pants for cooler days.
Still Speaking of P.E.
The P.E. department is currently looking for donations of any golf clubs you may have sitting around not in use. Save the time and effort of dealing with Ebay and put them to good use by putting them in the hands of junior high students. It’s time to clean out the garage! Contact Shawn Watts if you have any questions.
 Shop the Centennial School Store! It is open every Tuesday and Thursday before and after school. This month’s special “Buy a sweatshirt or t-shirt and receive
a free Centennial water bottle!”
From The Desk of Mrs. Brabetz, School Counselor Cyber Bullying
Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Usually, it is repeated over time. Traditionally, bullying has involved actions such as hitting or punching (physical bullying), teasing or name calling (verbal bullying), or intimidation through gestures or social exclusion. In recent years, technology has given children and youth a new means of bullying each other. Cyber bullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, all involve: Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images; posting sensitive, private information about another person; pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad; and intentionally excluding someone from an online group. Children and youth can
cyber bully each other through: e-mails, instant messaging, text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones, web pages, web logs (blog), chat rooms or discussion groups and other information communication technologies. What can adults do? Tips: Keep your home computer in easily viewable places. Talk regularly with your child about on-line activities. Encourage your child to tell you if he/she is a victim of cyber bullying. Consider installing parental control filtering software and/or tracking programs.
2007 - 2008 Climate Survey Results
Attached please find Centennial’s 2007-2008 Climate Survey results. The results are intended to be used by the School Improvement Team to help target goal areas and needed improvement.
Wyoming Bridges Summer Program
Centennial will be hosting a summer program for all at risk students and for students at risk of not meeting state standards. The summer program will be held July 14, 2008 – August 1, 2008, from 8:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Breakfast and lunch are served and bus transportation is available. Field trips and technology are motivating features of the program. Please see the attached registration form. |