Centennial Senior High School - Circle Pines, Minnesota/MN

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Centennial Senior High School

4707 North Road, Circle Pines, MN, 55014-1545 -

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Definition of Terms

Centennial Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Anoka County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2216 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

106 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 568 students

Grade 10 - 565 students

Grade 11 - 530 students

Grade 12 - 553 students

This School

(MN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MN) School Average

% American Indian	2%	4%
% Asian	4%	3%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	1%	10%
% White	92%	75%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Centennial School District

This School's Agency

(MN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	3
Number of Students Managed	7,001 students	766 students
District Total Revenue	$62,744,000	$7,976,000
District Expenditure	$60,346,000	$8,268,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,962	$10,413
District Expenditure / Student	$8,620	$10,794
District Graduation Rates	91%	92%

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 newer White building and the older Red building. Classes operate on a four block schedule, beginning at 8:20 AM and ending at 3:00 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, Karen Allen, and Dan Wrobleski.
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.
Clubs
Clubs offered at Centennial High School include: Anime Club,Bowling, FACS,Fall Musical,FIRST Robotics Team,French Club,Freshman Class Committee,German Club,Girls Lacrosse,Junior Class Committee,Knowledge Bowl,Mock Trial,Literary Club,Math Team,National Honor Society,Newspaper,National Forensic League,One-Act Play,
Recycling Club,SADD,Senior Class Committee,Sophomore Class Committee,Spanish Club,Speech Team,Spring Play,Student Ambassador (Peer Leaders),Student Council,super mileage,World Culture Club,YMCA andYouth In Government
Sports
Sports offered by the school include dance team, swimming, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country, downhill skiing, tennis, hockey, football, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, track, softball and gymnastics.
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.
Tom Gorowsky was named the 2004 Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award Winner. 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.
Girl's Basketball
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 The high school has produced extremely talented players, receiving placement in top university programs as George Washington University.
Alumni
Ryan Flynn- A forward for the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team
R.J. Anderson- Former defensemen for the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team
Megan Nipe- Women's basketball forward/guard for the George Washington Colonials
Kay Kay Allums- Women's basketball guard for the George Washington Colonials
External links
Official Centennial High School website

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