Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Century High School
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1976
Locale	1000 E Century Ave.
Principal	Steve Madler
Faculty	about 49
Grades	10-12
Number of students	about 1,103
School Color(s)	red, white, and light blue
Mascot	The Patriots
District	Bismarck Public Schools

Century High School is an American high school located in Bismarck, North Dakota. It currently serves 1,103 students and is part of the Bismarck Public Schools system. The current principal is Steve Madler. The school colors are red, white, and blue. Century's mascot is the patriot.

The school was built on reclaimed land from Bismarck's landfill in 1976 and was renovated and expanded in 1998. Century High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Bismarck. Century serves the northern half of the city. It supports many extracurricular activities. Among these are several sports teams, pre-professional organizations, string orchestras, bands, and choirs.

Athletics

Championships

• State Class 'A' boys basketball: 1984, 2011

• State Class 'A' girls basketball: 1990, 2009

• State Class 'A' wrestling: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2001

• State Class 'A' girls track and field: 1999, 2005

• State Class 'A' volleyball: 1983, 2008

• State girls' swimming and diving: 1993 2009, 2010

• State girls' soccer: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007

• State boys' soccer: 2007

Honors

The school's literary magazine is called the Lit Mag, the newspaper is the Century Star, and the yearbook is called the Century Spirit. These student-run publications have all been recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association as being among the top scholastic publications in the country.^[1]

In 2008 Century's chamber orchestra was selected to perform at the national convention of the American String Teachers' Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Notes

1. ^ NSPA winners list from 2005

External links

• Century High School website