Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Century High School is a public high school in Bismarck, North Dakota. It serves 1,228 students and is part of the Bismarck Public Schools system. The principal is Steve Madler. The school colors are red, white, and blue. Century's mascot is the patriot.

Century High School
Address
1000 East Century Avenue

Bismarck
,
North Dakota
58503

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoCharacter, Honor, Success.
Established1976[1]
OversightBismarck Public Schools
PrincipalSteve Madler
Faculty83.60 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,257 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.04[2]
Color(s)    Red, white, and blue
MascotPatriot
Websitebismarckschools.org/chs

The school was built on reclaimed land from Bismarck's landfill in 1976 and was renovated and expanded in 1998. It is one of three public high schools in the city of Bismarck. Century serves the northwest region of the city. It supports many extracurricular activities. Among these are several sports teams, pre-professional organizations, string orchestras, bands, and choirs.

Athletics

Championships

Honors

The school's literary magazine is the Lit Mag, the newspaper is the Century Star, and the yearbook is the Century Spirit. These student-run publications have all been recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association as being among the top scholastic publications in the country.[5]

In 2008 Century's chamber orchestra was selected to perform at the national convention of the American String Teachers' Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Notable alumni

Notes
  2. "CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. https://www.jamestownsun.com/sports/4416044-mustangs-fall-century-their-first-state-boys-basketball-title-appearance
  4. http://www.ndhsaanow.com/champions/swim-boys
  5. NSPA winners list from 2005 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Barney, Madison (January 30, 2012). Bismarck native profiles Gen. David Petraeus in new book. Bismarck Tribune
  7. "Bestsellers February 26, 2012". The New York Times. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. Horwitz, Sari (10 November 2012). "FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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