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 six 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 StudentsRacePercentStudentsWhite73.74%1,424Hispanic12.38%239Asian4.71%91Multiracial4.40%85Black3.99%77American Indian/Alaska Native0.62%12Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.16%3 21.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
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 idhsaa.org - Idaho high school football - state champions Cross Country (5): fall 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999 idhsaa.org Cross Country champions through 2011 Soccer (4): fall 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 idhsaa.org Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011 (introduced in 2000) Basketball (2): 1995, 2003 idhsaa.org - Basketball champions - through 2012 Wrestling (3): 1989, 2007, 2013 idhsaa.org - Wrestling champions - through 2013
Track (6): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999 idhsaa.org - Track champions - through 2012 Golf (1): 1994 idhsaa.org - Golf champions - through 2012 Hockey (2): 2012, 2013 Tennis - (combined until 2008, see below)
Girls
Cross Country (3): fall 1991, 1993, 1994 Soccer (2): fall 2014, 2015 (introduced in 2000) Volleyball (2): fall 1993, 2001 Basketball (5): 1993, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 idhsaa.org - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 Softball (1): 1997 idhsaa.org - Softball champions - through 2012(introduced in 1997) Golf (4): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Tennis (1): 2008 (combined team until 2008)
Combined Tennis (7): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (combined until 2008) Debate (1): 2013 Drama (8): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Notable alumni Andrew Holmes (soldier), Responsible for the Maywand District murders Rick Bauer, former professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians) Sofia Huerta, soccer; Mexico women's national football team and US women's national soccer team Aaron Paul, actor (best known as Jesse Pinkman on the AMC series Breaking Bad) Logan Emory, soccer - MLS - Los Angeles Galaxy Brock Forsey, football - National Football League (NFL) - (Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins)
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West Ada District #2