VOLUME 4
ISSUE 1
Century High School
The
JagWOWer
Quarter 1
Homecoming 2012
(left to right)
Kyla MazharyClark, Hillary Le,
Sierra Nakano,
Vina Nguyen,
and Jenny Ho
proudly present
their winning car
of the Car
Caravan.
Meet Me in Paris
Inside This Issue
1
Homecoming 2012
1
PAC 12 Leadership
Workshop
2
Club Rush
2
OASC Fall Conference
2
Thanksgiving Food
Baskets
When October rolled around, students got
their
creative
juices
flowing
for
Homecoming. From the Car Caravan, to the
dance, students flaunted their Century spirit
from the excitement of a new school year.
Normally, students have the day off on the
Friday before Homecoming; but this windy
afternoon didn’t stop them from hyping up
for the football game at the Car Caravan.
Although this year’s Car Caravan was on the
lower side of participation, students still had
a blast decorating their cars with balloons,
streamers, paint, and more, in hopes of
winning the $50 VISA gift card. Then, the
cars were safely escorted to the Hillsboro
Stadium by police. Students and parents were
welcome to enjoy the Homecoming barbecue
for only $5 as they prepare for the game
against McMinnville.
During half time, the crowd cheered on
Century’s band and color guard as they
performed. Before the crowning of the king
PAC 12 Leadership Conference
It was an honor for Century
High School to host the PAC
12 leadership conference this
year. Sonrise Church was kind
enough to offer their facilities
for this conference. Schools
from Glencoe to Oregon City
were there ready to mingle,
share ideas, and be inspired by
the guest speaker—Keith
Hawkins.
Upon
arrival,
leadership
students from different high
schools mingled and played
ice breaker games led by
Century students.
and queen, the freshmen, sophomore, and
junior princes and princesses walked onto the
field. Then, the senior court members lined up,
as Nick Carleson and Ivy Meyer were crowned
Homecoming King and Queen by last year’s
King and Queen.
On Saturday, October 27th, students were
amazed when they came face to face with a
glimmering Eiffel Tower as they stepped foot
into the Paris themed dance. Tickets were $18
with ASB, $20 without, and $22 at the door.
Beginning at eight o’clock, the dance kept the
700 or so students entertained with dancing,
airbrush tattoos, magic tricks, photos, and of
course the chocolate fountain. The decorations
this year were remarkable with each attention
to detail and touch; it was as if Paris had paid a
visit.
Keith Hawkins started off
making the room roar with
laughter and cheers with his
anecdotes. Then, students
broke off into small groups to
discuss, share ideas, and give
advice on topics such as school
spirit, Homecoming, and the
canned food drive.
To end the day, Hawkins
directed activities that dug
deeper into the minds of
students about appearances,
being a true role model, and
how to be accepting as a
leader.
Look forward to in the
next issue
 Canned Food Drive
 Service Court
 Doernbecher
Parents’ Night Out
 Winter Formal
Keith Hawkins explaining to the
students the different roles that
leaders can take on,
THE JAGWOWER
PAGE 2
Club Rush
Once again, students rushed off the stands to sign up
for their favorite clubs during the Club Rush assembly
on September 19th.
New clubs appeared, some taking the interest in those
who don’t usually get involved. Among the new clubs,
Jesus Pizza became an instant hit. Courtney Sirois, the
representative for Jesus Pizza, explains that, “it’s a
club where students can go every Thursday at lunch
to hang out, eat free pizza, read selected scriptures,
talk about life, and find support.” Other new clubs
included the Equestrian team, a horse riding-based
competition, and the software entrepreneurship club,
a club devoted to finding ways to improve technology
with a goal of creating an app for the iPhone by the
end of the school year.
Old favorites—Key Club, DECA, Unity
Team, BRA and GRR, and Speech and
Debate—definitely stood out with their long
lines that stretched far into the gym.
As always, the start your own club table had
eager students interested in sharing their
ideas for new clubs, such as forming a dodge
ball team, or a Glee club.
A student eagerly signs up
for the Otaku club amidst
the excitement.
Being one of the most interactive assemblies,
Club Rush was a huge hit with the students.
The assembly recruited students for 31 clubs
and activities with a total of 1,310 sign ups
Some wouldn’t leave the gym even after the
bell rang, because they wanted to keep
signing up for clubs.
OASC Fall Conference
“Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten!”
From November 4th to the 5th, 26
Century leadership students
embraced this year’s theme of
Ohana at the Oregon Association
of
Student
Councils Fall
Conference. They had some heart
felt bonding time with each other,
their advisor—Julie Kasper,
chaperone—Mr. Baca, and other
leadership
students
across
Oregon as they all gathered in
Seaside, Oregon to learn and
grow more leadership skills.
as workshop sessions took place. A
popular session called, “So much to
do, so little time” was presented by
none other than Grant Baldwin. He
presented to advisors in one session
and to a cramped room of over 100
students in another.
Our very own Mrs. Kasper,
(seniors) Nick Carleson, Jade
Bawcom, Briana Adamou, and
Grace Piper presented a workshop
session about the “Hunger Games”
fundraiser. This is a fun fundraiser
The first keynote speaker, Grant that helps raise money for the
Baldwin, talked to students about canned food drive.
being a difference maker. Then,
To end the first day of the
Student Executive Council (SEC)
conference, students were invited to
Candidates came on stage to
attend the “Leadership Luau” dance
answer questions in hopes of
back at the Seaside Convention
winning the audience’s vote.
Center.
Afterwards,
Presidential
On the last day, students and
Candidate speeches took place.
advisors had the honor of listening
Before
leaving
to
attend
to the best motivational speaker in
workshop sessions, Century’s
the U.S.—Tyler Durman—before
leadership students performed
inducting newly elected SEC
their “Jaguar Jiggle” leadership
members and bidding a farewell.
dance on stage.
Seaside High School, a school
built for 500 students, provided
their facilities for 1,500 students
(left to right) Vina Nguyen, Grace Piper, Briana Adamou,
and Corin Salisbury are pictured “dropping it like it’s hot”
during the Jaguar Jiggle.
Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Every year, leadership
organizes
the
annual
Thanksgiving Food Basket
Collection
event.
Classrooms and clubs sign
up to essentially “adopt” a
family
through
the
Salvation Army. They are
then given a brief family
description,
and
are
responsible for providing
the
family
with
a
Thanksgiving meal.
The food needed ranged
from small, overlooked
items like olives, to the
essentials like the turkey or
ham. Clubs and classrooms
planned accordingly, and if
the assigned family had
children, they were sure to
purchase appropriate toys
for them.
From November 1st, clubs
and classrooms continued
to collect food until
November 20th—when the
baskets were delivered to
the
Salvation
Army
afterschool by leadership
students.
This
year,
Century was able to feed 25
families
for
the
Thanksgiving holidays.