Ankeny Centennial High School
Public secondary school in Ankeny, Iowa, United States
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Ankeny Centennial High School (ACHS) is a public high school in Ankeny, Iowa, United States, serving grades 10 through 12. It is one of two high schools in the Ankeny Community School District.
| Ankeny Centennial High School | |
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| Location | |
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2220 NW State Street , 50023 United States 41.7497°N 93.6229°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 2013 |
School district | Ankeny Community School District |
Principal | Jeffry Grassmeyer |
Teaching staff | 89.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,466 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.43[1] |
| Colors | Black and silver |
Athletics conference | Central Iowa Metro League |
| Nickname | Jaguars |
| Rival | Ankeny High School |
| Accreditation | AdvancED, State of Iowa |
| Website | achs |
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 time in 40 years that an Iowa school district 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
Performing arts
ACHS has four competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "Spectrum", "Eternal Rush", and "Chaos" and the all-female "Vortex".[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 that performs and competes throughout Iowa. It was twice selected to perform in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. The band program features a Wind Symphony, a Symphonic Band, a 9th Grade Concert Band, and four jazz bands: Jazz Collective, Jazz Studio, Jazz Vanguard, and Jazz Lab.
Notable alumni
- Riley Moss, NFL player[14]
- Justin Phongsavanh, American Paralympic athlete
