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Centennial High School

4300 Centennial Ln, Ellicott City, MD, 21042-6214 -

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Definition of Terms

Centennial High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Howard County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1498 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

86 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 356 students

Grade 10 - 346 students

Grade 11 - 407 students

Grade 12 - 389 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	25%	3%
% Hispanic	2%	4%
% Black	6%	34%
% White	66%	48%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Howard County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	71	28
Number of Students Managed	45,724 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$565,001,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$624,913,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,357	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$13,667	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	92%	86%

Those Grocery Store Loyalty Cards Pay Off for Schools (Washington Post)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
Twenty thousand dollars is nothing to sneeze at. Neither is $10,000. Heck, these days, $2,000 or $3,000 shouldn't be sneezed at, sniffled at or coughed at, either. Those figures are routinely reached by the Washington area schools that most passionately embrace those grocery store loyalty card...
CHS Otaku Fest Back for Its Second Year (Anime News Network)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 05:13:10 am
Come checkout this budding anime convention in Maryland. Ellicott City, MD October 4th, 2009 – Centennial High School Anime Club is pleased to announce that CHS Otaku Fest, the club's very own anime convention, is back. The convention will take place on April 24th, 2010 at Centennial High School.
Recruiting Report: Ex-City guard Bogues carries on family tradition (Baltimore Sun)
posted on September 10, 2009 at 06:29:17 pm
The Dunbar legend and longtime NBA standout -- who currently works in the Charlotte Bobcats’ front office -- gives his nephew advice on improving his game, handling schoolwork, eating the right foods and taking part in the right types of workouts.
National Recipients of Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards to Receive HP Laptop PCs, Printers for College (HispanicBusiness.com)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 03:39:36 pm
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Centennial High School is a secondary school in Ellicott City, Maryland that opened in 1977. The school is based in Howard County and is part of the Howard County Public Schools system. Starting with the 2009 school year, the school principal is Carl Perkins. In 1984-85, the school was recognized as one of the top 100 high schools in the country through the USDE Secondary School Recognition Program. In 1996, Centennial High School was the first high school within the state of Maryland to achieve the excellence standard in all categories of the MSPAP's report card. The school maintained these standards throughout 2000 and 2001. In 2008, the school was nominated by US News & World Report as a "silver medal" school, placing in the top 505 high schools nationwide.
The school has a maximum capacity of 1,332 students, but through the addition of four portable classrooms currently (as of 2007) enrolls over 1,473 students. Of those in attendance, 62.9% are White, 26.6% are Asian, 7.6% are African American, 2.5% are Hispanic, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.3% are unidentified. The high school dropout rate is 0.81%.
Accomplishments
Athletics
Centennial High School has won the following state championships:
Volleyball
2008 - Girls' volleyball
2006 - Girls' Volleyball
2005 - Girls' Volleyball
2004 - Girls' Volleyball
2000 - Girls' Volleyball
1999 - Girls' Volleyball
1998 - Girls' Volleyball
1997 - Girls' Volleyball
1996 - Girls' Volleyball
1994 - Girls' Volleyball
1993 - Girls' Volleyball
1992 - Girls' Volleyball
1991 - Girls' Volleyball
1989 - Girls' Volleyball
Lacrosse
2005 - Boys' Lacrosse
2004 - Boys' Lacrosse
2002 - Boys' Lacrosse
1998 - Boys' Lacrosse
1981 - Boys' Lacrosse
1980 - Boys' Lacrosse
Baseball
2004 - Baseball
2001 - Baseball
Soccer
2001 - Girls' Soccer
1998 - Girls' Soccer
1995 - Boys' Soccer
1995 - Girls' Soccer
1994 - Boys' Soccer
1994 - Girls' Soccer
1992 - Boys' Soccer
1992 - Girls' Soccer
1991 - Boys' Soccer
1991 - Girls' Soccer
1987 - Boys' Soccer
1984 - Boys' Soccer
1983 - Boys' Soccer
Tennis
1998 - Tennis Mixed Doubles
1997 - Tennis Girls' Singles
1996 - Tennis Girls' Doubles
1994 - Tennis Girls' Doubles
1988 - Tennis Mixed Doubles
Field Hockey
1995 - Field Hockey
Cross Country
1993 - Boys' Cross Country
1990 - Girls' Cross Country
1980 - Boys' Cross Country
1978 - Boys' Cross Country
Basketball
1981 - Girls' Basketball
Wrestling
1981 - Wrestling
Students
Notable alumni
Suzanne Malveaux: television news reporter for CNN
Lauren Molinaro, '97(?) (WSOCCER): UConn Women's soccer, National Team Member, member of the women's soccer professional league - WUSA Bay Area Cyber Rays
Hayley Siegel, '05 (WSOCCER): Two-Time Parade All-American, U-19 National Team, Santa Clara University Women's Soccer
Brian West (MSOCCER): Member of Men's National Team, High School All-American, member of the MLS Columbus Crew, currently playing in Norway
Kenneth Ulman: Howard County Executive
Photo Gallery
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References and notes
External links
Centennial High School website
Centennial High School profile (PDF)
Centennial High School Sporting Records
Centennial High School Alumni Social Network

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