Central Middle School of Science
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Central Middle School of Science is a middle school located in Anchorage, Alaska, belonging to the Anchorage School District. It places a special focus on science in its curriculum. It consists of near 700 students [1], and services the downtown and Ship Creek areas. Central has a specialized program from the rest of the district, which includes an emphasis on science in all classes. This allows the school to, in addition to its local service area, admit a certain number of students from other parts of Anchorage by lottery.
| Central Middle School of Science | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Anchorage, Alaska |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Johanna Naylor |
| Enrollment |
approx. 700 |
| Faculty | approx. 50 |
| Type | Public middle school |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Campus | Closed |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Homepage | http://www.asdk12.org/schools/central/pages/ |
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[edit] Demographics
Central, like just over half of all middle schools in the Anchorage School District, has no ethnic majority. It is plurality white, at 47%. The school is also 16% Black, 12% Alaska Native or American Indian, 10% Asian or Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic, and 8% Multi-racial. [2]
[edit] Academics
Central offers standard middle school courses in mathematics, social studies, language arts, and science. However, a special emphasis on science is put throughout the other "core classes", and studies in science tend to play a role in dictating the coursework in other classes. In addition to these classes, the school also offers classes in art, further science electives, foreign languages, and music.
[edit] Teams
The school is divided into teaching units called teams. All students on a team share the same teachers for their main classes, and teachers on a team work together to create coordinated curricula. There are three 7th grade teams, and three 8th grade teams. The teams are all named after Elements on the periodic table.
- 7th Grade Teams
- Mercury
- Argon
- Titanium
- 8th Grade Teams
- Cesium
- Nitrogen
- Carbon
[edit] Sports
Central participates in the Anchorage School District's standard program of interscholastic sports [3]. They are as follows:
