Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School is a magnet school

Magnet school

In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

 in the Wake County Public Schools system, serving students in grades 6 through 8. It opened to students in 2000.

General Overview

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (CCMMS) was founded in 2000.
It is located on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...

, adjacent to the Friday Institute. The school is part of the Wake County Public School System

Wake County Public School System

The Wake County Public School System is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 143,289 students enrolled in 163 schools as of the 2010/11 academic year, it is the largest public school district in North Carolina and the 17th largest district in the United States.-...

. It has four sixth grade teams, two seventh grade teams, and two eighth grade teams.
CCMMS has 609 students in attendance.
As the Red Wolf serves as mascot

Mascot

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 for CCMMS, students all learn to know how to “H.O.W.L.”

H.O.W.L.

H.O.W.L. is the acronym for what the students follow behaviorally at Centennial Middle. H.O.W.L. stands for Honor, Order, Wisdom, and Leadership. Honor at Centennial is being respectful and using manners. Order is for safety and movement around the school. Wisdom stands for learning, problem solving

Problem solving

Problem solving is a mental process and is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping. Consideredthe most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as higher-order cognitive process that requires the modulation and control of...

, and being prepared. Leadership

Leadership

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...

is the most important behavioral skill at Centennial, and it stands for owning your behavior, being responsible for yourself, setting examples, and being accountable for your actions. Centennial has different H.O.W.L. procedures throughout the school. These skills students keep for the rest of their lives.

Houses

There are four houses in CCMMS: the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade houses as well as X-house. Each grade level house has two entrances that lead down two hallways. The hallways have classrooms on one side and on the other side there are lockers. In the middle of each grade level house there is a wide area call a den where all students meet in the morning. The grade level houses also have a science lab. The X-house is where all the electives are held. It has the same layout as the others without a den, lockers or science lab. The gym is across the hall from the X-house. The teachers and their electives in the X-house are:

Ms. Lofton- Family and Consumer Science

Mrs. DeJoseph- Art

Mrs. Dressel- Dance

Mr. Mazzeo and Ms. Herring- Health/Physical Education

Mr. Flora- Technology Education

Mrs. Nance- Spanish

Ms. Stephens- Business

Ms. Dean- Music

Mrs. Linton- ESL

Teams

Teams at Centennial are groups of two or four teachers; the houses have two to four teams. Each team has 50-100 students, with teachers instructing, math and/or science, language arts and/or social studies. The teams and their teachers are:

Sixth Grade

• Arctic Wolves: Ms. Singletary, and Ms. Fetterman

• Grey wolves: Ms. Gutscher and Mrs. Weever

• Tundra wolves: Ms. Simon and Ms.Rivens

• Timber wolves: Mr. Hussey and Ms. El-Khoury
Seventh Grade

Dragons:

• Mr. Millhoff

• Undecided

• Ms. Weadon

• Ms. Staubach

Lions:

• Mr. Horton

• Ms. Gay

• Ms. Lopez

• Ms. Gambino
Eighth Grade

Pelicans

• Ms. Hall

• Ms. Nelson

• Mr. Seninsky

• Ms. Zimerman

SeaStars

• Ms. Fisher

• Ms. Smith

• Mr. Combs

• Ms. Detmer

Extra Curricular Activities

Centennial has a lot of after school programs. These are for any student attending this school who is passing their classes. These include Intramural sports and a variety of clubs.

Intramurals

Soccer

Flag Football

Basketball

(Street) Hockey

Volleyball

Softball

Kickball

Handball

Run Club
Clubs

S.P.A.R.C.S. (Students in Programming, Robotics and Computer Science)

FBLA Future Business Leaders of America

Helping Hands

Wildlife Club

Musical Production

Yearbook

Dance Ensemble

Sci Blast

Sixth Grade Designers Academy

Science Olympiad

ESL Book Club

External Links

• Centennial Middle's Website
• Intramural Sports
• Student After School Clubs