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Centennial High School (Champaign, Illinois)
Public high school in Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Centennial High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Champaign, Illinois. It is part of Champaign Unit 4 School District. As of the 2023–24 school year, it had 1,473 students.[2] 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.[3] The student-teacher ratio is 16:1, average for the state.[4]
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Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Centennial competes in interscholastic sports in the Big Twelve Conference (Illinois) of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[3]
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.[5]
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.
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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.[4] 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).[4]
Notable alumni
- Chantal Bailey, 1994 Olympics speed skating
- Bonnie Blair, five-time gold medalist and one-time bronze medalist[6] in Olympic speed skating
- F. DuBois Bowman, Dean, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- Matt Herges, pitcher for several MLB teams
- Reggie Hodges, punter for several NFL teams
- Dan Hornbuckle, professional mixed martial arts fighter
- James Kinney (class of 2009): professional basketball player
- Mikel Leshoure, played football for Illinois, selected by Detroit Lions in 2011 NFL draft
- Gia Lewis-Smallwood, American discus player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jeff Lindgren, professional baseball player[7]
- Trent Meacham, graduate of Centennial, played on Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
- Nichole Millage, two-time gold medalist & two-time silver medalist in Paralympic sitting volleyball
- Scott Nagy, basketball head coach at South Dakota State
- Katherine Reutter, silver and bronze medalist in Olympic speed skating
- Rayvonte Rice, guard for 2013-2014 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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References
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