Centennial High School (Minnesota)

45.1541000°N 93.1489000°W / 45.1541000; -93.1489000[1]

Centennial High School
Location
4707 North Road

Circle Pines
,
Minnesota
55014

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1958[3]
School districtCentennial School District
PrincipalTom Breuning
Faculty91.69 FTEs[4]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,050 (as of 2018–19)[4]
Student to teacher ratio22.36[4]
Color(s)Scarlet and Ivory
  
NicknameCougars
RivalsBlaine Bengals
Websitewww.isd12.org/schools/high-school/centennial-high-school

Centennial High School is a public high school located in Blaine, Minnesota, United States. The mailing address uses the Circle Pines, Minnesota Post office. The school services students in the 9th through 12th grade in the cities of Lexington, Blaine, Centerville, Lino Lakes and Circle Pines, as part of the Centennial School District.

Included on campus are a sports arena for indoor soccer and hockey, football and track field, several baseball and softball diamonds, soccer fields, and an indoor swimming pool. There are three pay-to-park lots for students who use their own vehicles to travel to school.

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,994 students and 97.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.5:1. There were 199 students (10.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 89 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[4]

Courses

Centennial offers a wide variety of courses, including Psychology, Sociology, Honors Botany, Honors Zoology, Photography, Video Production, Anatomy and Physiology, multiple PLTW classes, Architectural Drafting, Interior Design, Marketing, AP classes, CIS classes, 21st Century Law, and Commercial Graphic Design.[5]

Sports

Sports offered by the school include cheerleading, swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, downhill skiing, tennis, hockey, football, wrestling, baseball, softball, lacrosse, track, and gymnastics. In 1995, Centennial retired their former name (Centennial Chiefs) and replaced it with the Centennial Cougars.

Dance team

The dance team has been coached by Sarah Austin for 10 years. Raplhie Ermantraut started the team in 1958. The team competes in high kick and jazz competitions and invitationals. Competitions held for varsity and junior varsity levels. The team participated in the state competition in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Boys' hockey

The 2004 boys hockey team finished the season with a 30−1−0 record, and won their first ever state championship by shutting out Academy of Holy Angels (2-0), Wayzata High School (3-0), and Moorhead High School (1−0) in the state championship in their first-ever appearance.[6][7][8] The team won their championship over Moorhead in front of a crowd of more than 17,000 at the Xcel Energy Center, home of the NHL Minnesota Wild.[9] This marked the first time a goalie has ever carried a shutout throughout an entire state tournament in its 60-year history.[10][11] Four players were named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team.[12]

Girls' basketball

In 2009, the girls' basketball team made it to the finals with a 29−3 record and placed second to Minneapolis South.[13][14]

Wrestling

The Centennial wrestling team qualified for the state tournament in '00−'01, '01−'02, '02−'03, ' 04−'05, '05−'06, '07−'08, and '08−'09. In 01−02, the team ousted Owatonna 30−27[15] to reach the state finals, eventually falling to Apple Valley High School, 50−12 to take 2nd place in the state.

Controversies

In March 2021, an Asian-American student released screenshots of two students sending her racist text messages. A walkout protest on March 29, 2021, took place, where students voiced their concerns about racism at the school.[16]

Notable alumni

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centennial Senior High School
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centennial Senior High School
  3. Centennial High School Profile 2005-06 Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Centennial High School. Accessed April 25, 2008.
  4. School data for Centennial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 17, 2020.
  5. 2010-2011 Registration Archived June 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed April 27, 2010.
  6. "Centennial downs Holy Angels in 2A", Duluth News Tribune, March 12, 2004.
  7. " The State Champs of Hockey; Minnesota added to its status as the State of Hockey over the weekend, drawing a record number of fans to the boys' hockey state tournament. Which brings up a question: Which are the Schools of Hockey? Now we know. One is Breck, winner of the Class A title. One is Centennial, the Class AA champion.", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  8. 2004 Boys' State Hockey Tournament Summary, Minnesota State High School League. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  9. Rand, Michael. " Courageous Cougars; Centennial, bruised and battered, trips Moorhead for Class AA title.", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  10. Augustoviz, Roman. "Absolutely impenetrable; Centennial's Stutz gets three shutouts", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  11. MN boys hockey: save percent - tourney, Sports Statistics, March 14, 2007. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  12. Class AA All-Tournament Team, Minnesota State High School League press release dated March 13, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  13. 2009 State Girls' Basketball Tournament, Mshsl.org. Accessed July 6, 2009.
  14. "Women's Basketball Announces Recruiting Class", gwhatchet.com. Accessed July 6, 2009.
  15. "Team Results Class AAA".
  16. "Centennial H.S. Students Plan Walkout After Student Receives Anti-Asian Texts". 27 March 2021.
  17. Stohs, Steve. "Twins Sign Chris Anderson (Centennial HS)", Twins Daily, April 5, 2017. Accessed October 3, 2017.
  18. "Tyler Pitlick Stats and News".
  19. Mandell, Nina (November 2, 2010). "Kye Allums, George Washington junior, to become first openly transgender basketball player in NCAA". Daily News. New York.
  20. "Kaitlin Young MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  21. http://www.presspubs.com/quad/news/article_a4784440-35bc-11e3-a7c1-001a4bcf887a.html%7CWith Centennial, Dahl got off to good start
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