Centennial High School (Ellicott City, Maryland)
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| Centennial High School (Ellicott City, Maryland) | |
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| Ellicott City, MD, 21042 |
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| Principal | Dr. Carl Perkins |
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.[1]
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%.
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[edit] Accomplishments
Staff:
- Milken Outstanding Educator Award
- Washington Post Educator Leadership Award
- Intel Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Sciences
- Instructional Assistant of the Year
- Presidential Scholars (2)
- Tandy Scholars (2)
- Christa McAuliffe Award
- Maryland Earth Science Teacher of the Year
- Howard County Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification
Athletics:
- 14 People Tree Awards
- 120 County Championships
- 101 Regional Championships
- 39 State Championships
Academics:
2009
- Rated #247 in Newsweek's Top 1,500 U.S. High Schools
2008
- It's Academic finalists (Baltimore)
- Howard County Math League Champions
2007
- Howard County Mock Trial Champions
- It's Academic Champions (Baltimore)
- Howard County Math League Champions
2006
- Howard County Mock Trial Champions
- Howard County Math League Champions
- Intel Talent Search Semi-finalists
2005
- Howard County Math League Champions
- It’s Academic Baltimore Champions
2004
- Lemenson-MIT InvenTeam Grant
- AP State Scholar Award
- Howard County Math League Champions
2003
- It’s Academic Finalists
[edit] Athletics
Centennial High School has won the following state championships:
[edit] Volleyball
- 2008 - Girls' volleyball
- 2006 - Girls' Volleyball [2]
- 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
[edit] Lacrosse
- 2005 - Boys' Lacrosse [3]
- 2004 - Boys' Lacrosse
- 2002 - Boys' Lacrosse
- 1998 - Boys' Lacrosse
- 1981 - Boys' Lacrosse
- 1980 - Boys' Lacrosse
[edit] Baseball
- 2004 - Baseball [4]
- 2001 - Baseball
[edit] Soccer
[edit] Tennis
[edit] Field Hockey
- 1995 - Field Hockey [8]
[edit] Cross Country
[edit] Basketball
- 1981 - Girls' Basketball [11]
[edit] Wrestling
- 1981 - Wrestling [12]
[edit] Students
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| 1,262 | 1,296 | 1,231 | 1,196 | 1,113 | 1,120 | 1,146 | 1,157 | 1,213 | 1,276 | 1,403 | 1,527 | 1,614 | 1,498 | 1,460 | 1,468 |
[edit] 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[14]
- Hayley Siegel, '05 (WSOCCER): Two-Time Parade All-American, U-19 National Team, Santa Clara University Women's Soccer[15]
- Brian West (MSOCCER): Member of Men's National Team, High School All-American, member of the MLS Columbus Crew, currently playing in Norway[16]
- Kenneth Ulman: Howard County Executive
- Ryan Gielen, winner Directorial Discovery Award: Rhode Island Film Festival for The Graduates (film)
- George Colligan, Jazz Pianist
[edit] Photo Gallery
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[edit] References and notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ MPSSAA Girls Volleyball
- ^ MPSSAA Boys Lacrosse
- ^ MPSSAA Baseball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls Soccer
- ^ MPSSAA Boys Soccer
- ^ a b MPSSAA Tennis Mixed Doubles
- ^ MPSSAA Field Hockey
- ^ MPSSAA Boys Cross Country
- ^ MPSSAA Girls Cross Country
- ^ MPSSAA Girls Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Wrestling
- ^ Maryland State Department of Education [2]
- ^ Lauren Molinaro bio
- ^ Hayley Siegel bio
- ^ Brian West bio
[edit] 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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