Century High School (Rochester, Minnesota)

Century High School

Century High School is a public American high school located in Rochester, Minnesota. A member of Independent School District #535, Century opened in 1997. It is one of three public high schools in Rochester. The school mascot is the Panther, and school colors are navy blue and silver. The most recent major ranking of Century High School - conducted by U.S. News & World Report - gave Century a "Silver" designation based on U.S. News ranking criteria, and placed it in the Top 1000 schools nationwide.^[1]

History

The school was completed and opened in 1997, allowing only 9th and 10th grade students to attend the school. In subsequent years 11th and 12th grade students were added. Students ate in the forum until 1998 when construction of the school cafeteria was completed. The cafeteria was later expanded in order to meet the growing student population's needs.

Classes

A myriad of academic opportunities exist for students at Century High School. In additional to teaching the core requirements mandated by the state of Minnesota, Century offers a variety of both Advanced Placement and honors level classes while ensuring that Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) are available to its students.

Extra-curricular activities

Century clubs include Varsity Ultimate Frisbee, Origami Club, International Friendship Club, Speech, Debate, Mock Trial, Science Olympiad, Math League, Cinemalliance, C3PO (Century Ping Pong Player's Organization), Ballroom Dance Club, Chess Club, Model United Nations, Spanish club, Four Square Club, Scrabble Club, Jazz Band, Illuminate (Hip-hop dance Team), NAC (Needs Awareness Cooperative), and many other clubs and organizations. The Panther Playhouse puts on a musical in late winter.

Sports

Century sports teams include adapted floor hockey, alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country running, dance, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, [track and field]], volleyball, and wrestling. Century also sponsors bowling, rowing, and figure skating.

The Century boys golf team won the state title in 2001. The Century baseball team won the Class AAA state baseball championship in 2003. As of 2/21/12, the Century boys swimming and diving team has 94 straight dual meet wins and five Section 1AA titles.

Both the girls and boys soccer teams have made appearances in the State Tournament, and are also regular contenders in the Section playoffs.

Century is also known for its National Volleyball Center, which features 8 volleyball courts and a mezzanine.

Girl's Tennis

Kelsey Frechette, graduating class 2012 was ranked #1 in the state in 2010 and 2011, her Junior and Senior year of high school. She was undefeated in the 2010 season and was the Class AA State Singles Champion. Jessica Aney, 7th grade student playing tennis for Century, was awarded Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year in 2010, and finished second in the Class AA State Tennis Tournament, behind teammate Kelsey Frechette. In 2011, Jessica won the Class AA State Singles Championship with an undefeated high school season giving Century two consecutive singles champions. In 2012, Jessica decided not to play doubles with her sister, Katie Aney. Together, they captured a Class AA State Doubles Title.

Boy's Hockey

Century's hockey team has made it to the AA MSHSL 3 times in its history: 2005, 2007, and 2009.

Its home arena is the Rochester Recreational Center. The Century vs. John Marshall rivalry has been taken to a new level following the recent Fox Sports Net North broadcast of a hockey game as part of its High School Hockey Showcase program. This game was won by the Panthers.

In 2010, the Panthers took on the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team at the Rochester Recreational Center. The Panthers lost 2-1 to the U.S. women less than a month before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Coordinates: 44°02′55″N 92°25′40″W / 44.0486111°N 92.4277778°W / 44.0486111; -92.4277778^[2]

References

1. ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota/rankings?int=c0b4c1
2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Century Senior High School

External links

• Century High School Website
• National Volleyball Center