Centre High School is located 5 miles south of Lost Springs

Lost Springs, Kansas

Lost Springs is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named for the old lost spring near the city. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70.-19th century:...

 and 2 miles north of Lincolnville

Lincolnville, Kansas

Lincolnville is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 203.-19th century:For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the...

 along U.S. Highway 77 in Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

. It is the only high school in the USD 397 School District.

History

Centre High School was established in 1958 as the result of the consolidation of several smaller high schools. High schools from Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Burdick, Tampa and Ramona consolidated into Centre Rural High School.

Campus

The front of the building houses the administration offices. Other notable details include:

• A gymnasium
  Gymnasium (school)
  A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
  
   on the southern side of the main building and another gym on the east side.
• A football field is located on the north Side.
• To the west is the Centre Middle School that houses grades 5 and 6.
• A machine shop and wood shop are detached and located on the east side.

Academics

The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network, started in 1993, between five area high schools.

Extracurricular activities

The mascot of Centre High is the Cougar.

Sports Offered Include:

• Football
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Track
• Golf

Organizations Offered Include:

• FFA
• FBLA
• Honors Society
• NHS

Further reading

• The Early Schools Of Marion County, Kansas; Wilma Stewart Stallwitz; Located at Peabody Township Library; 33 pages; November 11, 1960.
• Marion County Kansas - Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House in Hillsboro, KS; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
• Standard Atlas of Marion County, Kansas; Geo A. Ogle & Co; 1902.

External links

• Official school website
• USD 397, school district for Lincolnville
  Lincolnville, Kansas
  Lincolnville is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 203.-19th century:For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the...
  
  , Lost Springs
  Lost Springs, Kansas
  Lost Springs is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It was named for the old lost spring near the city. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 70.-19th century:...
  
  , Pilsen
  Pilsen, Kansas
  Pilsen is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. It is named after the city Plzeň in Czech Republic, formerly Bohemia.-19th century:...
  
  , Tampa
  Tampa, Kansas
  Tampa is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 112.-19th century:For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana...
  
  , Ramona
  Ramona, Kansas
  Ramona is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 187.-19th century:For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. The city name is a spanish name. Land ownership of the Ramona area dates back when the...
  
  , Antelope
  Antelope, Kansas
  Antelope is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. Antelope got its name from Antelope grazing near where the first school was being built.-19th century:...
  
  , Burdick
  Burdick, Kansas
  Burdick is an unincorporated community in southwestern Morris County, Kansas, United States. It lies along local roads south-southwest of the city of Council Grove, the county seat of Morris County. Its elevation is 1,453 feet , and it is located at...
  
  , nearby rural areas of Marion
  Marion County, Kansas
  Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 12,660. The county seat is Marion...
  
   / Morris
  Morris County, Kansas
  Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,923. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove.-19th century:...
  
   / Dickinson
  Dickinson County, Kansas
  Dickinson County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,754. Its county seat and most populous city is Abilene. It was named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson.-19th century:In 1887, Mr. Herington successfully got...
  
   / Chase
  Chase County, Kansas
  Chase County is a county located in Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,790. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls. Chase County is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.The county has been the subject...
  
  Counties

State

• Kansas State Department Of Education, KSDE
• Kansas State High School Activities Association, KSHSAA

Maps

• Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE
• Lincolnville City Map, KDOT
• Marion County Map, KDOT