Centennial High School (Gresham, Oregon)

Address
Centennial High School
3505 SE 182nd Ave Gresham, Oregon, Multnomah County, 97030 United States
Coordinates	45°29′47″N 122°28′33″W / 45.496383°N 122.475838°W / 45.496383; -122.475838Coordinates: 45°29′47″N 122°28′33″W / 45.496383°N 122.475838°W / 45.496383; -122.475838
Information
Type	Public
School district	Centennial School District
Principal	Mark Baier^[1]^[2]
Grades	9–12
Students	1837^[2]
Color(s)	Scarlet and blue ^[1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Mt. Hood Conference 6A-3^[1]
Mascot	Eagles^[1]
Newspaper	Talon
Website	http://elmer.centennial.k12.or.us/

Centennial High School is a public high school located in Gresham, Oregon, United States.

1 Academics
2 Activities
3 Sports
4 Notable alumni
5 References

Academics

In 1989, Centennial High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.^[3]

In 2008, 76% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 411 students, 311 graduated, 73 dropped out, 8 received a modified diploma, and 19 are still in high school.^[4]^[5]

Activities

Centennial's marching band has won the Portland Grand Floral Parade more than 20 times, including 15 times consecutively.^{[citation needed]} The band's 2000 fall field show, Gloria, held the record for the highest scoring show in the Northwest Marching Band Circuit (NWMBC) until 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Sports

Centennial hosts a track meet called the Centennial Invitational, which is one of the largest high school track meets in the region.

Notable alumni

Earl Blumenauer - politician
Todd Field – 1982, filmmaker
Katie Harman - 1999, Miss America 2002^[6]
Andrew Martin - Producer, Painter, Lover
John Ray - 1974, Internal Communications Manager - City University of New York (Class of 74)