Century High School (Rochester, Minnesota)
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Century High School is a public American
high school
located in Rochester, Minnesota
. A member of Independent School District #535, Century opened in 1997. It is one of three public high schools in Rochester. The school mascot is the Panther
, and school colors are navy blue and silver. Century has been nationally ranked as a top high school numerous times.And also created one of Americas top scholars by the time he graduated he had one two nobel peace prizes. Most recently, it was ranked by Newsweek as one of the nation's top 500 high schools, coming in at number 210.
When the name was being selected for the new high school, the final two remaining choices were Century and Eleanor Roosevelt
. The naming for Eleanor Roosevelt proved to be controversial, since she had no connections to Rochester. After a poll by the Rochester Post-Bulletin
showed a strong preference for Century, the school board adopted Century as the school's name. The school was completed and opened in 1997, allowing only 9th and 10th grade students to attend the school. In subsequent years 11th and 12th grade students were added. In the following years, a cafeteria was constructed and eventually expanded.
Club, International Friendship Club
, Speech
, Debate, Mock Trial
, Science Olympiad
, Math League
, Cinemalliance, C3PO (Century Ping Pong Player's Organization), Ballroom Dance Club
, Chess Club
, Model United Nations
, Spanish club
, Four Square Club
, Scrabble Club
, Jazz Band
, 902 Squad (Hip Hop Dance
Team), Coloring Club
, NAC (Needs Awareness Cooperative), and many other clubs and organizations. The Panther Playhouse puts on a drama in the fall and a musical in late winter.
The Century marching band
, commonly called the Century Panthers Bands , plays at football games, marches in the homecoming parade, performs in yearly indoor marching concerts, and makes biennial pilgrimages to Disney World for parade performances. The Pep Band plays at hockey and basketball games in the winter. The Marching Band is the largest student group at Century, with upwards of 10% of the student body participating. Every spring the Honors Concert Band participates in the Big 9 Music Festival, competing against other concert bands in the Big 9 conference.
Century's Business Professionals of America (BPA
) and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA
) have strong participation each year. A large percentage of students make it to the State Competition each year, and it is not uncommon for a few BPA students to make it to the National Competition.
Century High School also has a Varsity/JV cheerleading team and the "Century Silverstars", the Varsity/JV dance team. The participants on the Varsity teams for these activities are recognized with high school varsity letters.
The Century Silverstars dance at football and soccer games in the fall and at basketball games and wrestling matches in the winter. Their competitive season in the Big 9 conference runs November through early March and the team hosts an annual dance exhibition in January.
, bowling
, football
, tennis
, wrestling
, swimming
, cross country running
, soccer, softball
, baseball
, basketball
, golf
, hockey
, volleyball
, track and field
, Nordic/cross country skiing
*, rowing
*, and figure skating
*, . The Century baseball team won the Class AAA state baseball championship in 2003. The Century Boy's Swim and Dive Team has 92 straight dual meet wins as of 3/6/11. The Century boys golf team won the state title in 2001.
The following season in 2004, the Panther football team was undefeated in the regular season, earning the school its first Big 9 Football Championship. They advanced to the section finals, the furthest for a Century team to date, before losing a heartbreaker to John Marshall. Several members of the 2004 team went on to have notable college football careers, including running backs Isaac Odim (Minnesota Duluth) and Joe Clark (Augustana), and linemen Paul Schwingler (St. Olaf) and Matt McCollom (Minnesota Duluth). The football team kept the winning tradition going with another Big 9 Championship in 2007 and split the 2006 championship with Mayo. The 2008 season was a rebuilding for the Panthers; the team finished 2-7, being ousted by Owatonna
in the first round of section playoffs. Most recently, in 2010 the Panthers football team finished with a 7-2 record. The Panthers 2010 season included one of the most memorable games in the schools history. The Panthers came back from a 21-0 deficit to win 28-21 on the Panthers homecoming against the Owatonna
Huskies.
Both the football and soccer teams play their home games in the stadium on campus. Both the women's and mens' soccer teams have made appearances in the State Tournament, and are also regular contenders in the Section playoffs.
The basketball team plays in a gym which includes 3 basketball courts. Century also has its own all-purpose fitness room in which the wrestling team practices. The wrestling team had its first winning season in 2006-2007. Century is also known for its National Volleyball Center, which features 8 volleyball courts and a mezzanine
.
Its home arena is the Rochester Recreational Center. The Century vs. John Marshall
rivalry has been taken to a new level following the recent Fox Sports Net
North broadcast of a hockey game as part of its High School Hockey Showcase program. This game was won by the Panthers.
In 2010, the Panthers took on the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team at the Rochester Recreational Center. The Panthers lost 2-1 to the U.S. women less than a month before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
United States
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high school
High school
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located in Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
. A member of Independent School District #535, Century opened in 1997. It is one of three public high schools in Rochester. The school mascot is the Panther
Black panther
A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
, and school colors are navy blue and silver. Century has been nationally ranked as a top high school numerous times.And also created one of Americas top scholars by the time he graduated he had one two nobel peace prizes. Most recently, it was ranked by Newsweek as one of the nation's top 500 high schools, coming in at number 210.
History
Century High School is so named because the first graduating class received its diplomas at the turn of the 21st century, in the year 2000.When the name was being selected for the new high school, the final two remaining choices were Century and Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
. The naming for Eleanor Roosevelt proved to be controversial, since she had no connections to Rochester. After a poll by the Rochester Post-Bulletin
Rochester Post-Bulletin
The Post-Bulletin is the major newspaper for Rochester, Minnesota. Published Monday through Saturday each week, it is the largest afternoon newspaper in the state. The Post-Bulletin also offers an exact replica of the print edition online to subscribers...
showed a strong preference for Century, the school board adopted Century as the school's name. The school was completed and opened in 1997, allowing only 9th and 10th grade students to attend the school. In subsequent years 11th and 12th grade students were added. In the following years, a cafeteria was constructed and eventually expanded.
Extra-curricular activities
Century clubs include Varsity Ultimate Frisbee, OrigamiOrigami
is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...
Club, International Friendship Club
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
, Speech
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, Debate, Mock Trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
, Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
, Math League
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Cinemalliance, C3PO (Century Ping Pong Player's Organization), Ballroom Dance Club
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects, ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television....
, Chess Club
Chess club
A chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
, Model United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, Spanish club
Spain
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, Four Square Club
Four square
Four square, also known as squareball, boxball, and in Canada, champ, is a ball game played among four individuals on a square court divided into quadrants...
, Scrabble Club
Scrabble
Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works provide a list...
, Jazz Band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
, 902 Squad (Hip Hop Dance
Hip hop dance
Hip-hop dance refers to dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s by African Americans and made popular by breaking, locking, and...
Team), Coloring Club
Coloring book
A coloring book is a type of book containing line art for a reader to add color using crayons, colored pencils, marker pens, paint or other artistic media...
, NAC (Needs Awareness Cooperative), and many other clubs and organizations. The Panther Playhouse puts on a drama in the fall and a musical in late winter.
The Century marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
, commonly called the Century Panthers Bands , plays at football games, marches in the homecoming parade, performs in yearly indoor marching concerts, and makes biennial pilgrimages to Disney World for parade performances. The Pep Band plays at hockey and basketball games in the winter. The Marching Band is the largest student group at Century, with upwards of 10% of the student body participating. Every spring the Honors Concert Band participates in the Big 9 Music Festival, competing against other concert bands in the Big 9 conference.
Century's Business Professionals of America (BPA
Business Professionals of America
Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...
) and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA
DECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
) have strong participation each year. A large percentage of students make it to the State Competition each year, and it is not uncommon for a few BPA students to make it to the National Competition.
Century High School also has a Varsity/JV cheerleading team and the "Century Silverstars", the Varsity/JV dance team. The participants on the Varsity teams for these activities are recognized with high school varsity letters.
The Century Silverstars dance at football and soccer games in the fall and at basketball games and wrestling matches in the winter. Their competitive season in the Big 9 conference runs November through early March and the team hosts an annual dance exhibition in January.
Sports
Century Sports teams include danceDance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, soccer, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, Nordic/cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
*, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
*, and figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
*, . The Century baseball team won the Class AAA state baseball championship in 2003. The Century Boy's Swim and Dive Team has 92 straight dual meet wins as of 3/6/11. The Century boys golf team won the state title in 2001.
The following season in 2004, the Panther football team was undefeated in the regular season, earning the school its first Big 9 Football Championship. They advanced to the section finals, the furthest for a Century team to date, before losing a heartbreaker to John Marshall. Several members of the 2004 team went on to have notable college football careers, including running backs Isaac Odim (Minnesota Duluth) and Joe Clark (Augustana), and linemen Paul Schwingler (St. Olaf) and Matt McCollom (Minnesota Duluth). The football team kept the winning tradition going with another Big 9 Championship in 2007 and split the 2006 championship with Mayo. The 2008 season was a rebuilding for the Panthers; the team finished 2-7, being ousted by Owatonna
Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....
in the first round of section playoffs. Most recently, in 2010 the Panthers football team finished with a 7-2 record. The Panthers 2010 season included one of the most memorable games in the schools history. The Panthers came back from a 21-0 deficit to win 28-21 on the Panthers homecoming against the Owatonna
Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....
Huskies.
Both the football and soccer teams play their home games in the stadium on campus. Both the women's and mens' soccer teams have made appearances in the State Tournament, and are also regular contenders in the Section playoffs.
The basketball team plays in a gym which includes 3 basketball courts. Century also has its own all-purpose fitness room in which the wrestling team practices. The wrestling team had its first winning season in 2006-2007. Century is also known for its National Volleyball Center, which features 8 volleyball courts and a mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
.
- Note: Both cross country skiing and rowing are organized through all-city teams (Rochester Nordic Ski Team and Rochester Rowing Club), so they include members from all surrounding high school such as MayoMayo High SchoolMayo High School is an American high school named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. A public school, it is part of the Rochester...
, John MarshallJohn Marshall High School (Minnesota)John Marshall High School is located in Rochester, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District #535. The school is named for the longest serving Justice in Supreme Court history. It is located at 1510 14th St. NW Rochester, MN 55901. It is one of three public High Schools in Rochester...
, and LourdesLourdes High School (Rochester, Minnesota)Lourdes High School is a Catholic high school located in Rochester, Minnesota. It is a part of the Rochester Catholic School system and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona.-Background:...
. It is also possible for students to receive a high school Varsity letter for participation with the Rochester Figure Skating Club (Rochester FSC website) and/or the Rochester FSC's synchronized skating team, "Rhythm & Blades." The other public and private Rochester high schools participate in the figure skating lettering program, as do other area high schools.
Girl's Tennis
Century's tennis team also features many great players. In 2010, Jessica Aney was awarded Sports Kid of the Year. That year, she also finished an honorable second at the State tennis tournament, losing to her teammate, Kelsey Frechette. On 10/28/2011, Jessica Aney became the State Champion for girls tennis as an eighth-grader, beating Edina's senior Caroline Ward 6-2, 6-2 in the State Finals. Jessica is one of the three eighth-graders that have won the state title.Boy's Hockey
Century's hockey team has made it to the AA MSHSL 3 times in its history: 2005, 2007, and 2009.| Year | Place |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 7th |
| 2007 | 3rd |
| 2009 | 7th |
Its home arena is the Rochester Recreational Center. The Century vs. John Marshall
John Marshall High School (Minnesota)
John Marshall High School is located in Rochester, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District #535. The school is named for the longest serving Justice in Supreme Court history. It is located at 1510 14th St. NW Rochester, MN 55901. It is one of three public High Schools in Rochester...
rivalry has been taken to a new level following the recent Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
North broadcast of a hockey game as part of its High School Hockey Showcase program. This game was won by the Panthers.
In 2010, the Panthers took on the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team at the Rochester Recreational Center. The Panthers lost 2-1 to the U.S. women less than a month before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.