{"id":6018,"date":"2025-10-20T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6018"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:19:11","slug":"sensational-day-at-centennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=6018","title":{"rendered":"Sensational Day at Centennial!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953-959x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6019\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953-959x1024.jpg 959w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953-281x300.jpg 281w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953-768x820.jpg 768w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0953.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I had my first author visit of the school year and my THIRD visit to Centennial Elementary&#8211;home of the Comets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0974.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6020\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0974.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0974-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0974-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hadn&#8217;t visited Centennial since 2012 and it was great to be back. I got to meet an entire new meteor shower of Comets and even see some familiar faces too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"927\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971-927x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971-927x1024.jpg 927w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971-271x300.jpg 271w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971-768x849.jpg 768w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0971.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These new Comets didn&#8217;t disappoint. They were extremely polite, had wonderful questions, and made some of the loudest dragon roars I&#8217;ve heard in a long time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"866\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965-866x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965-866x1024.jpg 866w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965-254x300.jpg 254w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965-768x908.jpg 768w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0965.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Aggarwal and the Centennial Elementary PTA for inviting me out (and for the tasty lunch from la Madeleine). Thanks to Mrs. McKee for the use of the library and for being such a fine host. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0948-1-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0948-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6023\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0948-1-6.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0948-1-6-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0948-1-6-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the biggest thanks of all to the Comets themselves! I hope you enjoy the books I signed, and don&#8217;t ever forget the four words!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0990-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"623\" data-id=\"6025\"  src=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0990-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6025\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0990-1.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0990-1-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0990-1-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I had my first author visit of the school year and my THIRD visit to Centennial Elementary&#8211;home of the Comets! 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