Centennial School

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Centennial Secondary School
Address
570 Poirier St Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3J 6A8, Canada
Coordinates	49°15′11″N, 122°50′52″WCoordinates: 49°15′11″N, 122°50′52″W
Information
School number	4343076
School board	School District 43 Coquitlam
Principal	Mr. R. Zambrano
Vice principal	Mr. S. Whiffen, Mr. T. McCutcheon, and Ms. A. Morelli
Staff	96
School type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Campus	Open Campus
Motto	Freedom with Responsibility
Team name	Centaurs
Established	1967
Enrollment	1764 (16 January 2006)
Homepage	http://cent.sd43.bc.ca/

Centennial Secondary School is a high school located in Coquitlam, British Columbia, established in 1967 to celebrate the centennial year of Canadian Confederation. It is part of School District 43.

Centennial is a comprehensive, semestered, secondary school (grades 9-12) of 1850 students, from a mixed socio economic area of central Coquitlam. This school has high academic standards and has achieved outstanding results: 88 provincial scholarships (17% of class). Fine arts and athletic programs are strong and opportunities for student leadership are abundant. Special programs such as Culinary Arts, Automotive and Experiential Studies 10 are highlights of this outstanding secondary school.

[edit] Miscellaneous Facts

Another notable graduate is current Canadian international soccer player Brittany Timko.
It is well known for its Music program and gives students an opportunity to get involved and excel in a variety of ways, performances, tours and much more. The Music Program at Centennial is one the best high school Music Program in the Province.
Canadian singer Matthew Good of the Matthew Good Band graduated from Centennial.
Playmate and actress Dorothy Stratten attended and graduated this school in 1978.
It is the school where Alien vs. Predator 2 and Matthew Good's video, Alert Status Red, were filmed.

[edit] External Links

Centennial's Community Portal

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Secondary schools	Centennial · Dr. Charles Best · Gleneagle · Heritage Woods · Pinetree · Port Moody · Riverside · Terry Fox

Middle or junior high schools	Banting · Citadel · Como Lake · Hillcrest · Kwayhquitlum · Maillard · Maple Creek · Minnekhada · Montgomery · Moody · Pitt River · Scott Creek · Summit

Primary or elementary schools	Alderson · Aspenwood · Baker Drive · Birchland · Blakeburn · Bramblewood · Cape Horn · Castle Park · Cedar Drive · Central · College Park · Coquitlam River · Coronation Park · Eagle Ridge · Glen · Glenayre · Hampton Park · Harbour View · Hazel Trembath · Heritage Mountain · Irvine · James Park · Kilmer · Leigh · Lincoln · Lord Baden-Powell · Mary Hill · Meadowbrook · Miller Park · Millside · Moody · Mountain Meadows · Mountain View · Mundy Road · Nestor · Panorama Heights · Parkland · Pinetree Way · Pleasantside · Porter Street · R C Macdonald · Ranch Park · Riverview Park · Rochester · Roy Stibbs · Seaview · Vanier · Walton · Westwood

Private schools	Archbishop Carney · Our Lady of the Assumption · Our Lady of Fatima · Queen of All Saints · Traditional Learning Academy