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Central
Magnet School
Wisdom More than Knowledge
Service 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.
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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
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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
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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 Way
Engineering
• 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
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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 child
Unmatched academics is only one of
the benefits of Central.
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• 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
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Orchestra
Musical Theatre
Rock Band
Jazz Band
Choral Music
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Clubs
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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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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
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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
Robotics
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Sports
•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.
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Tennis
Cross-country
Basketball
Volleyball
Trap
Cheerleading
Archery
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•Baseball
•Softball
•Golf
•Swimming
•Bowling
•Track
Students will have the
opportunity to play any sport
not offered at CMS at another
Rutherford County High
School.
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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, OtisLennon 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 Scores
2014 ACT Scores
English
Central
Rutherford
County
Tennessee
National
Mathematics Reading
Science/Reasoning Composite
28.9
26
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26.6
27.5
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19.5
20.5
20.1
20.1
19.6
19.2
20.1
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19.8
20.3
20.9
21.3
20.8
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Test Scores
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
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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 Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 904-6789
Fax (615) 904-6788
ashj@rcschools.net