Centennial High School (Idaho) Explained

Centennial High School
District:	West Ada School District (#2)
Streetaddress:	12400 West McMillan Road
Zipcode:	83713
Coordinates:	43.65°N -116.3361°W
Enrollment:	1,931 (2022–23)^[1]
Teaching Staff:	91.11
Ratio:	21.19
Principal:	Jason Robarge
Type:	Public, four-year
Colors:	Maroon & Silver
Grades:	9 - 12
Established:	1987
Conference:	Southern Idaho (5A) (SIC)
Feeders:	Lewis & Clark Middle School Lowell Scott Middle School
Free Label:	YouTube Channel
Free Text:	KCTV Centennial
Website:	School Website
Footnotes:	^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Centennial High School is a four-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho. Although located in Boise, it is part of the West Ada School District; at the time of its construction, CHS was in unincorporated Ada County. The West Ada district's second of five traditional high schools, Centennial opened in 1987 and serves neighborhoods in northwestern Boise and northeastern Meridian. The centennial of Idaho statehood was observed in 1990.

The school colors of Centennial are maroon and silver, and its mascot is a patriot.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,931 students enrolled in 2022-23 was:

• Male - 50.9%
• Female - 49.1%

Racial Demographics of the School Population by Percent and Number of Students!Race!Percent!Students

White	73.74%	1,424
Hispanic	12.38%	239
Asian	4.71%	91
Multiracial	4.40%	85
Black	3.99%	77
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.62%	12
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.16%	3

21.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[7]

Athletics and activities

Among the largest schools in the state, it competes in athletics and activities in IHSAA Class 5A in the Southern Idaho Conference (5A) (SIC).

State titles

Boys

• Football (4): fall 1988, 1996, 1999, 2003 ^[8]
• Cross Country (5): fall 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999 ^[9]
• Soccer (4): fall 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 ^[10] (introduced in 2000)
• Basketball (2): 1995, 2003 ^[11]
• Wrestling (3): 1989, 2007, 2013 ^[12]

• Track (6): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999 ^[13]
• Golf (1): 1994 ^[14]
• Hockey (2): 2012, 2013
• Tennis - (combined until 2008, see below)

Girls

• Cross Country (3): fall 1991, 1993, 1994 ^[9]
• Soccer (2): fall 2014, 2015 (introduced in 2000)
• Volleyball (2): fall 1993, 2001 ^[10]
• Basketball (5): 1993, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 ^[15]
• Softball (1): 1997 ^[16] (introduced in 1997)
• Golf (4): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 ^[14]
• Tennis (1): 2008 ^[13] (combined team until 2008)

Combined

• Tennis (7): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 ^[13] (combined until 2008)
• Debate (1): 2013
• Drama (8): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ^[17]

Notable alumni

• Andrew Holmes (soldier), Responsible for the Maywand District murders^[18]
• Rick Bauer, former professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians)^[19]
• Sofia Huerta, soccer; Mexico women's national football team and US women's national soccer team^[20]
• Aaron Paul, actor (best known as Jesse Pinkman on the AMC series Breaking Bad)^[21]
• Logan Emory, soccer - MLS - Los Angeles Galaxy^[22]
• Brock Forsey, football - National Football League (NFL) - (Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins)^[23]

External links

• • West Ada District #2

Notes and References

1. Web site: CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. September 9, 2024.
2. Web site: High Schools . Meridian School District . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070212112139/http://www.meridianschools.org/Schools/High_Schools/High_Schools/ . February 12, 2007 .
3. Web site: Centennial High School. Public School Review. 2012-10-13.
4. Web site: Idaho High School Activities Association . IHSAA . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf . 2011-07-17 .
5. Web site: Centennial High School. Meridian School District. 2009-04-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090503022453/http://chs.meridianschools.org/. 2009-05-03.
6. Web site: Search for Public Schools - Centennial High School. nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education. 13 July 2016.
7. Web site: Search for Public Schools - Centennial High School. nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education. 17 November 2024.
8. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf idhsaa.org
9. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/CrossCountry.pdf idhsaa.org
10. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf idhsaa.org
11. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
12. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Wrestling.pdf idhsaa.org
13. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
14. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GolfRecords.pdf idhsaa.org
15. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
16. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Softball.pdf idhsaa.org
17. Web site: Official Website of the Idaho High School Activities Association . 2014-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140908031845/http://www.idhsaa.org/about/archive.aspx . 2014-09-08 . dead .
18. Web site: Boise soldier charged with murder in afghanistan . ktvb.com . ktvb . 18 September 2024.
19. Web site: Rick Bauer . Baseball Reference . 7 July 2019.
20. Web site: 2010 - 2011 IDAHO GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR . Gatorade Player of the Year . 7 July 2019.
21. Web site: Aaron Paul . IMDb . 7 July 2019.
22. Web site: 2005 - 2006 IDAHO BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR . Gatorade Player of the Year . 7 July 2019.
23. Web site: Brock Forsey . Pro Football Reference . 7 July 2019.