CentralMagnet School

Wisdom More than KnowledgeService Beyond Self

Honor Above Everything

Serving the highly motivated student

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Mission

The Mission of Central Magnet School is to challenge each student, teacher and parent with the high expectations of a challenging curriculum;

To provide students with a rigorous educational program in a collaborative setting, with emphasis on mastery of academics, critical thinking, effective communication skills, and character development.

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The Finest School Environment in

Rutherford County• The needs of the student are always the first

priority.• CMS is designed to be a rigorous college

preparatory educational program • Students are challenged to the fullest of their ability.• Almost all courses are taught at the Honors or

Advanced Placement Level • Safe and nurturing environment • Relaxed yet focused environment where students

can learn without distraction• Above all, CMS will provide an environment of high

expectations where students are continually encouraged and empowered to develop a greater sense of confidence through self-sufficiency and pride in their academic accomplishments.

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What makes Central Different from the other

schools?

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Our Students• Come from all areas of

Rutherford County.• Represent the best in the

county.• Are highly motivated• Have a sense of service to

one’s home community • Accept excellence as a way

of life• Have expectations of

greatness

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CMS Contract• Each student signs a contract with his/her

parents, faculty and administration committing to: – Complete a challenging curriculum of Honor-level

courses with a minimum of four Advanced Placements courses

– Complete a summer reading list each year– Complete a minimum of Four Years of Science

– Complete a senior thesis that requires collaborative study/research with a professional mentor, and the oral defense of the thesis; and

– Complete a 100-hour community service requirement during high school.

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Senior Thesis• A year-long research project with

the guidance and direction of our faculty and a mentor (a professional in the field of interest).

• Unique opportunity for guided but independent research in the field of student’s choice.

• Opportunity for publication in academic or professional journals.

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Advanced Placement Courses

• AP courses offer the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school. Juniors and seniors will often take as many as 5 AP courses. This is an unmatched opportunity in Rutherford County.

• English Literature• English Language• European History • Macroeconomics • Microeconomics• Psychology • US History • Comparative Govt. and Pol.• US Govt. and Politics• Calculus BC• Statistics • Computer Science• World History• Human Geography

• Studio Art • Music Theory • Biology • Chemistry • Physics B• Physics C• Spanish Language• Spanish Literature• French Language and Culture• Latin Vergil• Environmental Science• German Language and

Culture• Calculus AB

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MTSU Classes

Dual Enrollment: We offer many MTSU classes at Central as well as have students go to

their campus to take college classes.

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Guidance

• Your child will have the same guidance counselor 6-12 grade.

• Guidance meets with every student every year.

• Work very hard on college information, applications, and scholarships.

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Advisor

• Each student will have a the same faculty advisor 6-12 grade.

• The advisor will:– help with scholarships– provide support for the student– keep records of community service– chair the student’s thesis committee

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Project Lead the WayEngineering

• The program offers students in-depth, hands-on knowledge of engineering and technology-based careers. The three-tiered approach to learning flows from foundation courses to specialization courses to a capstone course.

• The program will begin in the 6-8 grades.

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Engineering Academy Courses

• Foundation Courses: • Introduction to Engineering Design™ • Principles of Engineering™ • Digital Electronics™ • Specialization Courses: • Aerospace Engineering™ • Biotechnical Engineering™ • Civil Engineering and Architecture™ • Computer Integrated Manufacturing™ • Capstone Course: • Engineering Design and Development™

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Biomedical Academy

Principles of the Biomedical Sciences™

Human Body Systems™

Medical Interventions™

Biomedical Capstone Course

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Educating the complete childUnmatched academics is only one of

the benefits of Central.

• Music

• Students will have access to active and unique clubs.

• Students will have the opportunity to compete in all sports offered by Rutherford County Schools either at CMS or another school.

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Music at CMS

• Strings

• Orchestra

• Musical Theatre

• Rock Band

• Jazz Band

• Choral Music

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Clubs • Anime• Architectural and

Construction Engineering)• Art• Armed Forces• Beta• Beta Epsilon• 4-H Club• Central Bass Magnets• Chess• Computer Programming• Chi Alpha Mu• Engineering• FCA• First Priority (MS and HS)• Forensic Science Club• French

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• Central Climbers• HOSA• Jr. Beta Club• Jr. Classical League• Math Team• Middle School Newspaper• Mu Alpha Theta• NABT Bio Club• National Honor Society• Outdoor Club• HS Newspaper• Pagemasters• Quizbusters• Robotics• Rock Band • Science Olympiad• Skills USA• Society of Women Engineers• Spanish Club• Student Council• TNT Tigers News Team• Tri M• Yearbook• Youth in Government• Matthew 25

• Gardening • German• FBLA• Geography Bee• Martial Arts• Meeples• Moon Buggy Team• National Honors

Society• Prom Committee• Scrapbooking• SOAR• Biology• National Spanish

Honor Society• Psychology• Future Teachers

of America

Robotics

Sports

• Tennis • Cross-country • Basketball • Volleyball • Trap • Cheerleading• Archery

•We offer a full range of sports to our students. Due to small school population, 9th graders often contribute to the varsity teams almost immediately.

•Soccer •Baseball •Softball •Golf •Swimming •Bowling•Track

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Students will have the opportunity to play any sport not offered at CMS at another Rutherford County High School.

Admission Requirements

• Students must be residents of Rutherford County and complete a CMS application. 

• Students are required to have at least a 3.0 GPA and minimum scores at least at the 80th percentile in two of the areas tested by the TCAP each of the two years prior to application.

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Admission Requirements

• Students will receive points in each of the following areas:– GPA– TCAP Testing– Explore Testing for incoming high

school students

• The students will be accepted in order of their cumulative scores

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Admissions

• If a student does not have TCAP scores, the student must submit scores from a test that reports national norms. (Examples include but are not limited to the IOWA Aptitude Test, Stanford Achievement Test, Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test, etc.)The students will be accepted in order of their cumulative scores

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Waiting List

• Students that qualify but are not accepted will be placed on a waiting list. The waiting list will be in order of their scores. The waiting list will only be for the 2013-2014 school year. Students not accepted must apply each year.

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Appeals

• If you feel that any required data does not reflect your child’s academic ability, you may appeal. Please, include a letter explaining the extraordinary situation that caused the discrepancy.

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Application Process• December 1 – Applications available

• February 2– Applications deadline

• Letters will be mailed at the earliest date possible. Parents will have two weeks to accept or reject the placement.

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Test ScoresCMS 2014 ACT Scores

English Mathematics Reading Science/Reasoning Composite

Central 28.9 26 28 26.6 27.5

Rutherford County 20 19.5 20.5 20.1 20.1

Tennessee 19.6 19.2 20.1 19.6 19.8

National 20.3 20.9 21.3 20.8 21

Test ScoresCMS

2013-2014 Explore

Middle School English Mathematics Reading Science Composite

Central Magnet 22.3 21.2 21.2 22.0 21.8

 

District 15.8 16.2 15.5 17.5 16.4

 

National 14.7 15.5 14.6 16.6 15.5

 

Class of 2014

Average of $39,000 of Scholarships.

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Central Magnet School

Where excellence is not an expectation, it is a way of life

701 East Main StreetMurfreesboro, TN 37130Phone: (615) 904-6789 Fax (615) 904-6788 ashj@rcschools.net

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