| Centennial High School | |
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Many Learners with One Goal: Excellence
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| 4707 North Road Circle Pines, MN 55014 |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1958[1] |
| School district | Centennial School District |
| Principal | Tom Mephisto Breuning |
| Assistant principals | Bonnie Thoms Karen Allen |
| Faculty | 129 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Enrollment | 2,216 (as of 2005-06)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.5[2] |
| Color(s) | Scarlet Red and White |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Website | School website |
Centennial High School is a high school in Circle Pines, 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 White building and the Red building. Classes operate on a four block schedule, beginning at 8:25 AM and ending at 3:05 PM, with each class lasting 85 minutes. The school also has ten minute passing times.
Included on campus are a sports arena for indoor soccer and hockey, 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.[2]
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Centennial offers a wide variety of courses, including Psychology, Sociology, Honors Botany, Honors Zoology, Photography, Video Production, Architectural Drafting, Interior Design, Marketing, 21st Century Law, and Commercial Graphic Design.[3]
Clubs offered at Centennial High School include: Anime Club, Bowling, FACS, Fall Musical, FIRST Robotics Team, French Club, Freshman,Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Committees, German Club, Girls Lacrosse, Knowledge Bowl, Pro Eating Club, Mock Trial, Gaming Club, Literary Club, Math Team National Honor Society, Newspaper, National Forensic League, One-Act Play, Recycling Club, SADD, Spanish Club, Speech Team, Spring Play, Student Ambassador (Peer Leaders), Student Council, super mileage, World Culture Club, YMCA and Youth In Government
Sports offered by the school include cheerleading,swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, downhill skiing, tennis, hockey, football, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, track, softball and gymnastics. In 1995, Centennial retired their former name (Centennial Chiefs) and replaced it with the Centennial Cougars.
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.[4][5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9] Four players were named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team.[10]
Tom Gorowsky was named the 2004 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award Winner.[11][1], 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. Notable alumni - Brady Lundblad (2000) went on to star at St. John's University (2001-2005) winning 3 MIAC conference championships and participating in 2 NCAA tournaments. .[12]
The girl's basketball team has been on the rise in recent years with state tournament trips. Though the team has yet to take the state title, last season they made it to the finals with a 29-3 record and placed second to Minneapolis South [13] The high school has produced extremely talented players, receiving placement in top university programs as George Washington University (Disclaimer- The girl who got the scholarship to George Washington is no longer a female).[14]
The Centennial wrestling has had a solid run in recent years, qualifying 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. Notable Centennial wrestling alumni include: Jared Massey (2009 Division III NCAA Champion at 197 lbs) and Tim Matheson (2009 Division II NCAA All-American at 165 lbs).