Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota)

Century High School
Address
1000 East Century Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58503
United States
Information
Type Public high school
Motto Character, Honor, Success.
Established 1976[1]
Oversight Bismarck Public Schools
Principal Steve Madler
Faculty 73
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,228[2] (October 2012)
School color(s)              Red, white, and blue
Mascot The Patriots
Website bismarckschools.org/chs

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

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 northern half 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.[4]

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

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Coordinates: 46°50′21″N 100°46′38″W / 46.83917°N 100.77722°W / 46.83917; -100.77722

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