Type Public high school Principal Tom-Mephisto Breuning Student to teacher ratio 20.08 Phone +1 763-792-5000 | Established 1958 Faculty 108 (on FTE basis) Number of students 2,159 Founded 1958 | |
Enrollment 2,159 (as of 2013-2014) Address 4757 North Rd, Circle Pines, MN 55014, USA District Centennial School District | ||
Centennial High School is a high school in Circle Pines, Minnesota which services over 2,000 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.
Contents
- Courses
- Sports
- Dance team club
- Boys hockey
- Girls basketball
- Wrestling
- Notable faculty
- Notable alumni
- References
Included on campus are a sports arena for indoor soccer and hockey, football and track field, several baseball and softball diamonds, soccer fields, and an indoor swimming pool. There are two pay-parking lots for students who use their own vehicles to travel to school.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,159 students and 108 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 20.08.
Courses
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.
Sports
Sports offered by the school include cheerleading, swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, downhill skiing, tennis, hockey, football, wrestling, baseball, softball, lacrosse, track, and gymnastics. In 1995, Centennial retired their former name (Centennial Chiefs) and replaced it with the Centennial Cougars.
Dance team (club)
The dance team (club) has been coached by Jerry Albrecht for 26 years. The team competes in high kick and jazz funk competitions and invitationals. Competitions held for varsity and junior varsity levels. The team participated in the state competition in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
Boys' hockey
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. 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. 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. Four players were named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team.
Thomas Gorowsky was named the 2004 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award Winner.[1], Fellow teammate Ronald-James Anderson was a candidate for the 2005 Minnesota Mr. Hockey and was awarded Minneapolis Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. Notable alumni -Jimmy Klein, he played 1 season for the cougars and his jersey currently hangs at the Excel Energy Center.
Greg Flynn, senior defenseman, was named the 2004 inaugural Herb Brooks award winner.
Girls' basketball
In 2009, the girls' basketball team made it to the finals with a 29−3 record and placed second to Minneapolis South.
Wrestling
The Centennial wrestling team qualified 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 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).