WELCOME TO CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Welcome to Centennial High School; home of the Bulldogs! We are happy to have you join the student body of Centennial. We know that you will benefit from our excellent curriculum. We encourage you to participate in athletics and a wide-range of activities. We believe that all students can achieve success. This information serves as a guide to assist you in learning our expectations so that you may achieve the recognition and success that you deserve. Every student will be held accountable for the guidelines discussed in this handbook. These contents are subject to revision at any time during the year by either the CCSD or the CHS administration. We look forward to being a part of your educational experience.
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of the Centennial High School community is to prepare students for success beyond graduation.
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL GOALS
Student Success Goal:
[We will] Increase the percent of students projected to be scoring above the 60th percentile on state summative assessments in math from 31% (Spring 2025) to 35% (Spring 2026) as measured by MAP Growth Assessments, and increase the percent of students projected to be scoring above the 60th percentile on state summative assessments in reading from 36% (Spring 2025) to 40% (Spring 2026) as measured by MAP Growth Assessments.
Adult Learning Culture Goal:
By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, all teachers will increase interaction with learning intentions (from 47% at the end of the 24-25 school year) and success criteria (from 46% at the end of the 24-25 school year) to 75% as measured by Focal Point walk-through observation data.
Connectedness Goal:
We will reduce the suspension with instruction rates for each student group to be less than a 10 percentage point difference from the student group enrollment during 2025-2026 school year, as measured by school-wide behavior data
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL BELIEFS
Care for your community. Students are well-received and respected within the community.
Act responsibly. All students need to act respectfully toward one another.
Show mutual respect. School personnel and students should show mutual respect for one another.
Honor your home. Students and staff must maintain the integrity of the campus.
CENTENNIAL PHILOSOPHY
We believe that the purpose of education is to provide experiences that will encourage and assist students to achieve their potential and to assume their responsibilities as members of society. It is the obligation of the school to instill in students positive attitudes toward growth, learning, leadership, and creativity, as well as to ensure their full intellectual and character development. The community in which we live must provide sufficient educational resources to meet the needs of all students. We are committed to the use of these resources to develop responsible citizens who have the courage and ability to bring about effective change in a democratic society.
We believe that every child has an inherent right to an education and that all children are able to learn. The school’s curriculum must be broad-based in order to prepare students for college and vocational objectives. We recognize that students have differences in culture, academic abilities, and physical skills. The school’s curriculum must be designed to provide successful experiences for all students while accommodating individual and cultural differences. The school must structure programs to meet the changing demands and needs of our world so students and staff can be prepared to make sound decisions concerning student academic and social needs.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
This handbook is an important resource for you, keep it on hand in case you ever need it for reference later.
CCSD BELIEF STATEMENT
We believe that five qualities of moral character are fundamental to human conduct: INTEGRITY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, COURAGE, and JUSTICE. The other important character traits build on and gain strength from these. Therefore, these five must be studied, exemplified, praised, and developed, not only in students, but also among staff, in school and out, by all of us. INTEGRITY means, “to thine own self be true, and thou canst not then be false to any man”; it is the ability to be aware of and support what you believe and not change that belief just to “go along”. RESPECT refers to self and to others, to life around us, and to the laws which make communities work. Each of us deserves to be taken seriously. RESPONSIBILITY means we are responsible for our own actions and the effects they have on others and ourselves. COURAGE refers to the fact that when we face moral or physical dangers, we have the strength to face them, rather than deny those dangers. Finally, JUSTICE requires fairness to others as to one’s self; balancing praise and blame in accordance with one’s actions.