Centennial High School is a

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located in

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, United States. The mailing address uses the Circle Pines, Minnesota Post office. The school services 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. 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 three pay-to-park lots for students who use their own vehicles to travel to school. As of the 201415 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,994 students and 97.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 20.5:1. There were 199 students (10.0% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 89 (4.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Centennial High School

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. Accessed May 17, 2020.

Courses

Centennial offers a wide variety of courses, including Psychology, Sociology, Honors Botany, Honors Zoology, Photography, Video Production, Anatomy and Physiology, multiple PLTW classes, Architectural Drafting, Interior Design, Marketing, AP classes, CIS classes, 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

The dance team has been coached by Sarah Austin for 10 years. Raplhie Ermantraut started the team in 1958. The team competes in high kick and jazz competitions and invitationals. Competitions held for varsity and junior varsity levels. The team participated in the state competition in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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),

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(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

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, home of the NHL

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. This marked the first time a goalie has ever carried a

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throughout an entire state tournament in its 60-year history. Four players were named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team.

Girls' basketball

In 2009, the girls' basketball team made it to the finals with a 29−3 record and placed second to

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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.

Controversies

In March 2021, an Asian-American student released screenshots of two students sending her racist text messages. A walkout protest on March 29th, 2021 took place, where students voiced their concerns about racism at the school.

Notable alumni

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(2010) - baseball player drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft by the

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, currently with the AA

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(2009) -

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player with the

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, selected by the

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in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the

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(2008) - former

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basketball player, first openly transgender player in NCAA history *

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(2004) - professional

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* Tracie McBride (1993) - United States Army soldier who was kidnapped, raped and murdered on February 18, 1995. * Dave Dahl (1972) - KSTP meteorologisthttp://www.presspubs.com/quad/news/article_a4784440-35bc-11e3-a7c1-001a4bcf887a.html, With Centennial, Dahl got off to good start

References

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