Centennial School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Centennial Secondary School


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motto= Freedom with Responsibility
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streetaddress= 570 Poirier St
city= Coquitlam
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V3J 6A8
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areacode= 604
phone= 936-7205
fax= 937-5933
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url= [http://cent.sd43.bc.ca/ http://cent.sd43.bc.ca/]
schoolnumber= 4343076
schoolboard= School District 43 Coquitlam
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principal= Mr. R. Zambrano
viceprincipal= Ms. H. Bernie, Mr. T. McCutcheon, and Ms. A. Morelli
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staff= 96
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
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teamname= Centaurs
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established= 1967
campus= Open Campus
enrollment= 1764
enrollment_as_of= 16 January 2006
lastupdate= March 29, 2006

Centennial Secondary School is a high school located in Coquitlam, British Columbia, established in 1967 to celebrate the centennial year of Canadian Confederation. It is part of School District 43.

Centennial is a comprehensive, semestered, secondary school (grades 9-12) of 1850 students, from a mixed socio economic area of central Coquitlam. This school has high academic standards and has achieved outstanding results: 88 provincial scholarships (17% of class). Fine arts and athletic programs are strong and opportunities for student leadership are abundant. Special programs such as Culinary Arts, Automotive and Experiential Studies 10 are highlights of this outstanding secondary school.

Miscellaneous Facts

*Another notable graduate is current Canadian international soccer player Brittany Timko.
*Another notable graduate is current radio host Owen Coomer from the Urban Renewal Project, Western Canada's largest hip hop show.
*Canadian singer Matthew Good of the Matthew Good Band graduated from Centennial.
* Playmate and actress Dorothy Stratten attended and graduated this school in 1978.
* It is the school where and Matthew Good's video, Alert Status Red, were filmed.
*Television Show, Psych, season three episode two, Murder?…Anyone?…Anyone?…Bueller? a high school reunion episode was filmed at Centennial.
*Canadian icon Grant Taylor of the Prestigious Taylor Family graduated from Centennial. Grant Taylor now resides in Sydney, Australia.

External links

* [http://cent.sd43.bc.ca Centennial's Community Portal]