Centre High School Explained

Centre High School
Streetaddress:	2374 - 310th Street ^[1]
City:	Lost Springs
State:	Kansas
Zipcode:	66859
Country:	U.S.
Coordinates:	38.5233°N -96.952°W
Schooltype:	High School
Fundingtype:	Public
Established:	1958
Schoolboard:	Board Website
District:	Centre USD 397^[2]
Ceeb:	171835 ^[3]
Principal Label:	Principal
Principal:	Trevor Siebert^[4]
Grades:	PK-12
Gender:	coed
Enrollment:	482 (2016-17)^[5]
Campus Type:	rural
Colors:	Red Blue White
Athletics:	Class 8-Man II,^[6] District 3 ^[7]
Conference:	Wheat State ^[8]
Mascot:	Cougar
Communities:	Lost Springs, Lincolnville, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, Burdick
Website:	School District

Centre High School is a rural public secondary school located 5 miles south of Lost Springs and 2 miles north of Lincolnville along U.S. Highway 77 in Marion County, Kansas. It is operated by Centre USD 397 school district. It is the sole public high school for the communities of Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Tampa, Ramona, Antelope, Burdick, and nearby rural areas of Marion / Morris / Dickinson / Chase Counties.

History

Centre High School was established in 1958 as the result of the consolidation of several smaller high schools. High schools from Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Pilsen, Burdick, Tampa and Ramona consolidated into Centre Rural High School.

Campus

The front of the building houses the administration offices. Other notable details include:

• A gymnasium on the southern side of the main building and another gym on the east side.
• A football field is located on the north Side.
• To the west is the Centre Middle School that houses grades 5 and 6.
• A machine shop and wood shop are detached and located on the east side.

Academics

The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network, started in 1993, between five area high schools.^[9]

Extracurricular activities

The mascot of Centre High is the Cougar.

Sports Offered Include:

• Football
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Track
• Golf
• Baseball

Organizations Offered Include:

• FFA
• FBLA
• Honors Society
• NHS
• Student Council

See also

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

External links

• School District
• USD 397 School District Boundary Map, KDOT

Notes and References

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:482739 GNIS entry for Centre High School; USGS; October 13, 1978.
2. http://www.usd397.com/ USD 397
3. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
4. Web site: Staff - Administration . USD 397 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622111328/https://www.usd397.com/staff?filter_ids=61850 . June 22, 2021 . dead . June 22, 2021 .
5. Web site: Centre. National Center for Education Statistics. February 17, 2019.
6. Web site: KSHSAA School Classification List . 2010-12-14 . 2016-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112023017/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Football%20Classifications.pdf . dead .
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923185747/http://kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/FBAssignments.pdf KSHSAA School District List
8. Web site: School Search - Lost Springs-Centre HS . Kansas State High School Activities Association. 14 December 2010.
9. http://teen632.org T.E.E.N. video teaching network