Ankeny Centennial High School

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Ankeny Centennial High School
Address
2220 NW State Street

Ankeny
,
Iowa
50023

United States
Coordinates41°44′59″N 93°37′22″W / 41.7497°N 93.6229°W / 41.7497; -93.6229Coordinates: 41°44′59″N 93°37′22″W / 41.7497°N 93.6229°W / 41.7497; -93.6229
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established2013
School districtAnkeny Community School District
PrincipalJill Urich
Faculty73.62 FTE [1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment1,307 [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.75
Color(s) 
Athletics conferenceCentral Iowa Metro League
NicknameJaguars
RivalAnkeny High School
AccreditationAdvancED, State of Iowa
WebsiteOfficial website

Ankeny Centennial High School is a public high school in Ankeny, Iowa. ACHS serves grades 10 through 12 and opened in 2013. It is one of two high schools in the Ankeny Community School District.

History[]

Ankeny Centennial opened in 2013, covering the northern part of the school district.[2] ACHS relieved Ankeny High School of overcrowding; both schools had approximately 990 students in the 2013–14 school year.[3] It was the district's second high school, and this was the first instance within a period of forty-year period where a school district in the state of Iowa had its number of high schools increase from one to two.[2] Centennial is structurally identical to the 2011 rebuild of Ankeny High School.[4][5]

Athletics[]

The Jaguars are members of the Central Iowa Metro League.[6]

State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Basketball (girls) 2016[7]
Golf (boys) 2014[8]
Soccer (girls) 2016, 2018[9]
Volleyball 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018[9]

Performing arts[]

ACHS has five competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "Spectrum", "Eternal Rush", "Chaos" and "Project X" as well as the all-female "Rhythmic Momentum".[10] The program hosts an annual competition, the Mid-Iowa Show Choir Championships.[11] Spectrum finished second at a national invite in 2016 and was undefeated in its 2020 season, capturing vocal and choreography awards at every competition.[12][13]

ACHS also has a competitive Marching Band who performs and competes through Iowa in addition to having twice been selected to perform in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. The Band program features a Wind Symphony, a Symphonic Band, and a 9th Grade Concert Band. In addition the program has three jazz bands: Jazz Collective, Jazz Studio, and Jazz Vanguard.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ankeny Centennial High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Norvell, Kim (2016-05-09). "Waukee's second high school to open in 2021". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "New Ankeny High School ready to open". KCCI. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-02. - Click "Show Transcript" to show the text.
  4. ^ Miller, Jessica (2013-08-15). "Ankeny Opens Second New High School in Two Years". Patch. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. ^ Stegmeir, Mary (2013-08-16). "Classes commence at Ankeny Centennial". Des Moines Register. p. 1B, 6B. - Parts 1 and 2
  6. ^ "Central Iowa Metro League". Central Iowa Metro League. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. ^ "Five Player Record Book" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  9. ^ a b "Ankeny Centennial". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  10. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Ankeny Centennial High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "22 photos: Mid-Iowa Show Choir Championships". Des Moines Register. January 21, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ankeny Centennial's Spectrum Show Choir Group Competes for National Title". WHO 13. May 1, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir - Spectrum 2020". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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