The Centennial Campus Middle School, which is physically connected to the Friday Institute, is part of the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). In the summer of 2000, it opened as one of several... The Centennial Campus Middle School, which is physically connected to the Friday Institute, is part of the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). In the summer of 2000, it opened as one of several schools that local government representatives had envisioned as demonstration sites for educators and models for the future of education. The concept for the school was developed over several years through a collaboration between NC State and the WCPSS.