Centennial High School (Blaine, Minnesota)

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Centennial High School
Many Learners with One Goal: Excellence
Location
4707 North Road
Circle Pines, MN 55014
Information
School district Centennial School District
Principal Tom Breuning
Assistant principals Bonnie Thoms
Karen Allen
Enrollment

2,216 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 129 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 17.5[1]
Type Public high school
Nickname Cougars
Color(s) Scarlet Red and White
Established 1958[2]
Information 763-792-5000
Homepage School website

Centennial High School is a senior high school in Blaine, Minnesota which services over 2,200 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.

The school campus is divided between two buildings: the newer White building and the older Red building. Classes operate on a four block schedule, beginning at 8:20 AM and ending at 3:00 PM, with each class lasting 85 minutes. The school also has ten minute passing times.

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

The current principal is Tom Breuning and the assistant principals are Bonnie Thoms and Karen Allen.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,257 students and 129 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 17.5.[1]

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[edit] Clubs

Clubs offered at Centennial High School include: Anime club (CHS Otaku Club), Bowling, FACS, Fall Musical, French Club, Freshman Class Committee, German Club, Girls Lacrosse, Junior Class Committee, Knowledge Bowl, Literary Club, Math Team, National Honor Society, Newspaper, National Forensic League, One-Act Play, Recycling Club, SADD, Senior Class Committee, Sophomore Class Committee, Spanish Club, Speech Team, Spring Play, Student Ambassador (Peer Leaders), Student Council, World Culture Club, YMCA and Youth In Government

[edit] Sports

Sports offered by the school include hockey, football, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, track, softball and gymnastics.

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.[3][4][5] 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.[6] This marked the first time a goalie (Centennial's Greg Stutz) has ever carried a shutout throughout an entire state tournament in its 60-year history, with Stutz making 53 saves on all 53 shots on goal.[7][8] Four players were named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team.[9]

Tom Gorowsky was named the 2004 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award Winner.[10] Fellow teammate R.J. Anderson was a candidate for the 2005 Minnesota Mr. Hockey and was awarded Minneapolis Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. [11]

In football, the cougars are looking to make a run to state next year. Although many starters from last year are departing after their senior year, the cougars have many good options at almost every position in incoming juniors and seniors. One of these prospects is QB Micah Smith. Smith, who, from the bench, lead the freshman team to a 9-0 record, is the unanimous option to start. Another option as the position is Chris Anderson. Anderson possesses all the physical tools to succeed, but he has been shadowed by Smith for all his career.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Centennial High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Centennial High School Profile 2005-06, Centennial High School. Accessed April 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Centennial downs Holy Angels in 2A", Duluth News Tribune, March 12, 2004.
  4. ^ " 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.
  5. ^ 2004 Boys' State Hockey Tournament Summary, Minnesota State High School League. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  6. ^ Rand, Michael. " Courageous Cougars; Centennial, bruised and battered, trips Moorhead for Class AA title.", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  7. ^ Augustoviz, Roman. "Absolutely impenetrable; Centennial's Stutz gets three shutouts", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  8. ^ MN boys hockey: save percent - tourney, Sports Statistics, March 14, 2007. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  9. ^ Class AA All-Tournament Team, Minnesota State High School League press release dated March 13, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  10. ^ Previous Mr. Hockey Winners, Minnesota Mr. Hockey Awards. Accessed May 25, 2007.
  11. ^ R.J. Anderson Bio, Gophersports.com. Accessed May 26, 2007.

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