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'''Central Middle School of Science''' is a [[middle school]] located in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], belonging to the [[Anchorage School District]]. It places a special focus on [[science]] in its curriculum. It consists of roughly 530 students and services the downtown and Ship Creek areas. Central has a specialized program from the rest of the district, which includes an emphasis on science in all classes. This allows the school to, in addition to its local service area, admit a certain number of students from other parts of Anchorage by lottery. |
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==Demographics== |
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In terms of race and ethnicity, Central Middle School of Science is racially and ethnically diverse; [[White American|white]] students make up 51.0% of the student body, [[Black American|black]] students make up 18.0%, [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] students make up 8.1%, [[Asian American|Asian]]/[[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]] students make up 9.8%, and [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]] students make up 13.0%. |
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==Academics== |
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Central offers standard middle school courses in mathematics, social studies, language arts, and science. However, a special emphasis on science is put throughout the other "core classes", and studies in science tend to play a role in dictating the coursework in other classes. In addition to these classes, the school also offers classes in art, further science electives, foreign languages, and music. |
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=Teams= |
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The school is divided into teaching units called '''teams'''. All students on a team share the same teachers for their main classes, and teachers on a team work together to create coordinated curricula. There are two 7th grade teams, and two 8th grade teams, and one 7th and 8th grade team combined. * 7th Grade Teams** Quantum** Velocity** 7th&8th** Acceleration. 8th Grade Teams** Ion** Kinetics. |
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==Sports== |
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Central participates in the Anchorage School District's standard program of [[interscholastic]] sports [http://www.asdk12.org/activities/middle/]. They are as follows:* [[Cross country running]]* [[Cross country skiing]]* [[Track and Field]]* [[Volleyball]]* [[Wrestling]] [[Soccer]] |
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== Attempted Suicide of T.F == |
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On the 6th of November, 1998; a student of CMSS simply known as 'Tom' or 'T.F.' was found attempting suicide via hanging in his home by his mother. Despite paramedics saving the boy's life, he suffered severe brain-damage due to massive [[asphyxia]]. It was found that 'Tom' had suffered a extensive history of bullying from instigators in the form of fellow classmates at CMSS. The bullying had been of both emotional and physical confrontations. It was alleged that this bullying history was known for some time and that the school had failed in it's efforts of halting such bullying. The family of Tom, in severe financial distress from having to look after the severely brain-damaged boy sued the school in Court eventually reaching an out-of-court settlement for [[USD]] $4.5 million. The school alleged in it's defence that T.F had shown no risk of suicide and initiated many of the confrontations with peers himself.<ref name="JuneauEmpireStoryArchive"> {{Cite web |url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/070104/sta_details.shtml |title=Court: District must reveal details on bullying settlement |publisher=Juneau Empire </ref> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.asdk12.org/schools/central/pages/ Central Middle School of Science website]* [http://www.asdk12.org/ Anchorage School District website]{{coord missing|Alaska}} |
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[[Category:Middle schools in Alaska]] |
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== References == |
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