Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (Raleigh, NC)

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School is a magnet school in the Wake County Public Schools system, serving students in grades 6 through 8. It opened to students in 2000.

General Overview

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (CCMMS) was founded in 2000. It is located on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University, adjacent to the Friday Institute. The school is part of the Wake County Public School System. It has four sixth grade teams, two seventh grade teams, and two eighth grade teams. CCMMS has 609 students in attendance. As the Red Wolf serves as mascot for CCMMS, students all learn to know how to “H.O.W.L.”

H.O.W.L.

H.O.W.L. is the acronym for what the students follow behaviorally at Centennial Middle. H.O.W.L. stands for Honor, Order, Wisdom, and Leadership. Honor at Centennial is being respectful and using manners. Order is for safety and movement around the school. Wisdom stands for learning, problem solving, and being prepared. Leadership is the most important behavioral skill at Centennial, and it stands for owning your behavior, being responsible for yourself, setting examples, and being accountable for your actions. Centennial has different H.O.W.L. procedures throughout the school. These skills students keep for the rest of their lives.

Houses

There are four houses in CCMMS: the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade houses as well as X-house. Each grade level house has two entrances that lead down two hallways. The hallways have classrooms on one side and on the other side there are lockers. In the middle of each grade level house there is a wide area call a den where all students meet in the morning. The grade level houses also have a science lab. The X-house is where all the electives are held. It has the same layout as the others without a den, lockers or science lab. The gym is across the hall from the X-house. The teachers and their electives in the X-house are:

Ms. Lofton- Family and Consumer Science

Mrs. DeJoseph- Art

Mrs. Dressel- Dance

Mr. Mazzeo and Ms. Herring- Health/Physical Education

Mr. Flora- Technology Education

Mrs. Nance- Spanish

Ms. Stephens- Business

Ms. Dean- Music

Mrs. Linton- ESL

Teams

Teams at Centennial are groups of two or four teachers; the houses have two to four teams. Each team has 50-100 students, with teachers instructing, math and/or science, language arts and/or social studies. The teams and their teachers are:

Sixth Grade

• Arctic Wolves: Ms. Singletary, and Ms. Fetterman

• Grey wolves: Ms. Gutscher and Mrs. Weever

• Tundra wolves: Ms. Simon and Ms.Rivens

• Timber wolves: Mr. Hussey and Ms. El-Khoury

Seventh Grade

Dragons:

• Mr. Millhoff

• Undecided

• Ms. Weadon

• Ms. Staubach

Lions:

• Mr. Horton

• Ms. Gay

• Ms. Lopez

• Ms. Gambino

Eighth Grade

Pelicans

• Ms. Hall

• Ms. Nelson

• Mr. Seninsky

• Ms. Zimerman

SeaStars

• Ms. Fisher

• Ms. Smith

• Mr. Combs

• Ms. Detmer

Extra Curricular Activities

Centennial has a lot of after school programs. These are for any student attending this school who is passing their classes. These include Intramural sports and a variety of clubs.

Intramurals

Soccer

Flag Football

Basketball

(Street) Hockey

Volleyball

Softball

Kickball

Handball

Run Club

Clubs

S.P.A.R.C.S. (Students in Programming, Robotics and Computer Science)

FBLA Future Business Leaders of America

Helping Hands

Wildlife Club

Musical Production

Yearbook

Dance Ensemble

Sci Blast

Sixth Grade Designers Academy

Science Olympiad

ESL Book Club

External Links

• Centennial Middle's Website
• Intramural Sports
• Student After School Clubs