Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Centennial High School

type = Public
grades = 9–12
established= 1997
city = Roswell
state = Georgia
country = USA
enrollment = 2,089 (51% Male, 49% Female)
faculty = 175
mascot = Knights
colors = Orlando Magic Blue, Black, and White
principal = Dr. John Bartley
newspaper = "The Accolade"
literary magazine = "Avalon"
website = [http://www.fultonschools.org/school/centennial/]

Centennial High School is a public high school located in Roswell, Georgia. Opened in 1997, it has an enrollment of around 2,100 students. The school's mascot is the Knight. Centennial High School is a part of the Fulton County Schools system.

* Centennial High School is housed in a state-of-the-art 271,200 square-foot educational facility sitting on 55 acres within the city limits of Roswell.
* Approximately 2100 students attend Centennial with a certified, professional staff of over 175. There is a student to teacher ratio of 27:1.
* Five types of diplomas are offered to its students - College Preparatory, College Preparatory with Distinction, Career Technology, Career Technology with Distinction and Dual Seal.
* Centennial offers an Advanced Placement program with a 87% passing rate and Honors Level Courses. Also offered are on-campus joint enrollment courses as well as an off-campus post secondary options program. There are career technology programs including: Electronic Media Production, Health Science, Criminal Justice, Diversified Technology, Business Education and EXCEL.
* Centennial has an award winning media center which exists to serve students and staff.
* Parents help support the school's educational program through our state award winning Parent-Teacher-Student Association, Booster Club and our Foundation of the Fine Arts [http://www.chsffa.org/] .

Additional Information

* As of fall 2007, Centennial is ranked as the # 5 Public School in Georgia and # 291 in the Nation.
* Centennial's first State Championship was won by the 2006 Girls' Varsity Swim Team.
* The 2003 Knights Football team went 10-0 marking the only undefeated season in Centennial's history. The Knights lost in the second round of the state playoffs, to eventual state champion Parkview High School.
* In 2004, its students had Metro Atlanta's highest average SAT score, 1132.
* Since the Columbine shootings, students have had to use only clear vinyl or mesh backpacks.
* One of the top ten high schools in the state Atlanta Magazine, 2005
* Student base for 2007-2008 : over 2000
* The 2007 Boys' Varsity Basketball team set a school record with a 21 game winning streak, and were going 28-4. The team was crowned 2007 Region 6-AAAAA champion on February 17th, beating Chattahoochee High School 56-47 in overtime. They played Norcross High School in the state championship on March 9, but were narrowly defeated 59-58.
* Centennial's 2007 Model United Nations delegation of Uganda traveled to New York for the National High School Model UN competition (NHSMUN) and placed second out of over 160 delegations.
* Centennial's 2008 Model United Nations delegations of Albania and Venezuela placed first and third out of over 200 delegations in the NHSMUN competition, with Albania coming in first, and Venezuela third.
* Centennial's 2007 Indoor Percussion Ensemble was named Georgia State Champion at the SCGC Circuit Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* Centennial High was named in honor of the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta a year before the school's opening that marked the centennial anniversary of the modern games.
* Centennial High School won the 2007 Georgia State Championship in Fencing.

* As of the Fall 2007 Centennial had teamed up with Score Atlanta and Turner Broadcasting to begin showing live broadcast of their school's home sports games, becoming the first program ever to do this with high school students.

* The official student newspaper is "The Accolade". It published its first issue in the fall of 1997, the same semester that Centennial High School opened. The paper was originally to be called "The Excalibur" to fall in line with the school mascot, Knights; however, the name was changed to "The Accolade" prior to the first issue as the editorial staff at the time felt that this name better represented the goals of the paper.

* Centennial's literary arts magazine is "Avalon", and is an entirely student run publication which publishes written and visual works submitted by Centennial students. It was first published in 1998, and was published bi-annually until 2001, when it began to be published annually. "Avalon" is a nationally recognized magazine, frequently receiving awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The 2004-2005 issue received a Silver Crown award, and was the only literary magazine in Georgia to receive a Crown award [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/2006-scholastic-crown.html] . The 2005-2006 issue received a Bronze Crown Award. [http://www.freewebs.com/chsavalon/]

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