CHS Counseling Calendar of Program Events & Services

Please review DATES & TIMES of the events for the 2023-24 school year below 

***SUBJECT TO CHANGE, Please check back for updates per grade level of your student(s)***

9th Grade Programs

  • Fall Freshman Classroom Guidance & Counselors’ Welcome:  Knowing Your #s for Academic Success-Grad Reqs, Tracking Credits, Power of Zeroes, Goal Setting

  • 9th Grade BRIDGE Bill & Post Secondary Options Lesson

  • Signs of Suicide (SOS) Classroom Guidance: (delivered in conjunction with Health courses per semester)

    Suicide prevention program designed to 1) decrease suicide and suicide attempts by increasing student knowledge and adaptive attitudes about depression, 2) encourage personal help-seeking and/or help-seeking on behalf of a friend, 3) reduce the stigma of mental illness and acknowledge the importance of seeking help or treatment. CHS counseling adopted this program in 2006 and continues to deliver it to all students in conjunction with the Health course curriculum. 

 

  • Counselors assist students with course selection for the upcoming school year (February – March)

10th Grade Programs

  • 10th Grade Georgia BRIDGE Law Benchmark Activity: Dual-Enrollment Opportunities and Naviance Career Inventory Assessment 

  • Counselors assist students with course selection for the upcoming school year (February – March)

11th Grade Programs

  • Fall Junior Classroom Guidance: College Selectivity-What Factors Colleges Consider in Admissions 

  • 11th Grade Georgia BRIDGE Law Benchmark Activity: Virtual College Search 

  • Junior Advisement Meetings: Individual Graduation Status Check/Post-Secondary Planning  (January – March)

  • Spring Junior Classroom Guidance:  Finding the Right Fit-What Factors Student Should Consider in Their College Search Process

  • Counselors assist students with course selection for the upcoming school year (February – March)

12th Grade Programs

Fall Mini-Conference Parent Night

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

College & Career Resource Session

  • Ms. Truax will reintroduce senior families to the College & Career Center and the opportunities that are available through this resource.
  • College & Career Presentation

 

Bienvenidos a High School (Spanish-speaking Welcome to High School)

 

SAT/ACT – Updates & Information Session

Dual Enrollment Night
  • WHEN:  January 18, 2024 @ 6:30P
  • For Current 10th-11th Grade students
  • Featuring Dual Enrollment coordinators from Georgia State University and Gwinnett Technical College will outline their dual enrollment participation requirements and student expectations.
  • WHEN: JANUARY 18, 2024 at 6:30PM
  • CHS DE WEBSITE:  www.CHSDualEnrollment.weebly.com

 

Rising 9th Grade Programs  

Current 8th graders from Haynes Bridge MS, Holcomb Bridge MS, Private, or Homeschooled Institutions looking to attend Centennial HS in the upcoming school year

  • Rising 9th Grade (class of 2028) PARENT NIGHT:

    • February 1, 2024
    • 6PM
    • Auditorium

  • Click HERE to view 8th Grade Centennial Visitation Days & Information

ALL STUDENTS – Counseling-Related Programs Reaching Grades 9-12

  • Counselor Advisory Council
    • Meet semesterly to discuss Counseling department goals and successes.  Includes students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members.  All grade level students & parents are welcome

Additional School Counseling Services

  • Academic Advisement
  • Parent/ Teacher Conferences
  • Career Guidance and Exploration
  • Summer School Information
  • Community Agent Referrals
  • Academic Skill Building
  • Collaboration with Teachers, Administrators, School Social Worker, and School Psychologist
  • Foreign Exchange Program
  • SAT and ACT Information
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Dual Enrollment Information
  • New Student Enrollments

Sign up for College Representative Visits at Centennial

In-house College & Career Fairs
  • Path to College for Hispanics / RUTA A LA UNIVERSIDAD PARA HISPANOS
    • January 31, 2024
    • Latino students presentation in English: 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm; Latino students presentation in Spanish: 2:35 pm – 3:30 pm
    • If you have questions, please email Marilu Anderson at andersonm2@fultonschools.org
    • Si tiene preguntas envie un email a Marilu Anderson a andersonm2@fultonschools.org
  • CHS Career Fair for Careers without a 4-year degree
    • TBA for 2024
Financial Aid Information

FAFSA Updates:  

 

College English at Centennial

COLLEGE ENGLISH is a dual enrollment opportunity is a 4th ELA course option for students seeking advanced rigor. 

  • CHS DE WEBSITE:  www.CHSDualEnrollment.weebly.com
  • The opportunity is reserved for remarkably independent self-motivators who respond well to deadlines, and who read and respond favorably to e-mailed tasks.
  • The COLLEGE ENGLISH (FALL-ENGL 1101 and SPRING-ENGL 1102) course is hosted through GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU); therefore, students should apply to the GSU dual enrollment program.
  • COLLEGE ENGLISH is a GSU Language Arts course taught on the Centennial High School campus.  Students must be accepted into the college as a dual enrollment student in order to participate. Centennial HS counselors do not participate in the GSU student admittance process.
  • The class begins at 8:00 AM on the Centennial High School campus and meets twice per week.
  • The contact form found on the MS TEAMS PAGE
  • DE APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31
AuburnFIRST

Auburn First: Auburn University Dual Enrollment Information

  • To view all program changes, including a tuition adjustment and our new automatic admission policy, visit the website: aub.ie/auburnfirst

  • Virtual Information Sessions: Throughout the month of September, our team will host virtual info sessions for interested students, parents, and counselors on Tuesdays at noon (CST) and Thursdays at 4pm (CST). The first session will be held Tuesday, September 5th at noon (CST). Sessions will be recorded for those who cannot join and are available upon request. aub.ie/aufirstinfo. Join us if you have questions! 

AP/IB Programme Nights