Centennial High School (Champaign, Illinois)

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Centennial High School
Centennialbuilding.jpg
Address
Centennial High School (Champaign, Illinois)
913 S Crescent Dr

,
Champaign County
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61821

Information
School type public high school
Opened1966
School districtChampaign Community Unit School District #4
SuperintendentShelia Boozer
PrincipalSara Sanders
Teaching staff106.1 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 912
Number of students1,473 (2023–24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.88 [1]
Hours in school day8:05am – 3:20pm, 8:05am - 1:20pm every other Monday
Color(s)Columbia blue, navy and white    
Athletics IHSA
Athletics conference Big Twelve Conference (Illinois)
MascotCharger
(knight seated on a horse)
Rival Central High School
Newspaper The Centinal
Website https://centennial.champaignschools.org/ School website]

Centennial High School is a public high school serving grades 912 in Champaign, Illinois. It is part of Champaign Unit 4 School District. As of the 2020–21 school year, it had 1,400 students. The school is located next to Jefferson Middle School and Centennial Park.

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Curriculum

The school offers a variety of courses, including AP courses in Macroeconomics, English, Calculus AB or BC, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, US History, American Government, and Statistics. In addition, many consumer science and industrial technology courses are offered. The school also offers a Young Adult Program for students 18–21 years of age, which is based at Parkland College. [2] The student-teacher ratio is 16:1, average for the state. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Centennial competes in interscholastic sports in the Big Twelve Conference (Illinois) of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). [2]

Fall sports

  • Cheerleading
  • Boys cross-country
  • Girls cross-country
  • Football
  • Boys golf
  • Girls golf
  • Marching band
  • Boys soccer
  • Girls swimming and diving
  • Girls tennis
  • Volleyball

Winter sports

  • Boys basketball
  • Girls basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Boys swimming and diving
  • Wrestling
  • Archery

Spring sports

  • Baseball
  • Girls soccer
  • Softball
  • Boys tennis
  • Boys track and field
  • Girls track and field

The girls tennis team won consecutive Illinois state championships in 1995 and 1996. [4]

The school's basketball team also won their first state championship game in 2009, beating Oswego 61-59. They had a repeat appearance to the state championships in 2010, taking 4th place overall.

Performance

In 2006, the school was named as one of the top 50 high schools in Illinois, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In 2006, students' ACT scores exceeded both the state and national averages by about 2 points. [3] In 2007, the school's scores on the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Reading and Math tests exceeded the state averages, with around 60-65% of students meeting or exceeding state standards. Currently, the school is not making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). [3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Centennial High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Centennial High School Archived April 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 greatschools - Centennial High School
  4. Illinois High School Association Season Summaries
  5. Bonnie Blair | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame (usopm.org)
  6. "UPDATED: Centennial grad Lindgren gets MLB call-up, may pitch for Marlins tonight". April 3, 2023.

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