Ankeny Centennial High School

Ankeny Centennial High School (ACHS) 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.

Ankeny Centennial High School
Address
2220 NW State Street

Ankeny
,
Iowa
50023

United States
Coordinates41.7497°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

History

Ankeny Centennial opened in 2013, covering the northern part of the school district.[2] ACHS relieved Ankeny High School of overcrowding as the district's second high school; both schools had approximately 990 students in the 2013–14 school year.[3] 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] Ankeny 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. "Ankeny Centennial High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. 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. "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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