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

Gresham, Oregon

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...

, United States

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Academics

In 1989, Centennial High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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, the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.

In 2008, 76% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

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. Of 411 students, 311 graduated, 73 dropped out, 8 received a modified diploma

Oregon modified high school diploma

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, and 19 are still in high school.
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Centennial's marching band has won the Portland Grand Floral Parade more than 20 times, including 15 times consecutively. The band's 2000 fall field show, Gloria, held the record for the highest scoring show in the Northwest Marching Band Circuit.

Centennial's Future Business Leaders of America chapter has won the 6A Chapter of the Year title for the past five years.

Sports

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

State championships

• Football: 1972
• Boys Track and Field: 1967
• Girls Track and Field: 1976
• Boys Soccer: 1983
• Girls Soccer: 2000
• Dance and Drill: 1988, 1990, 2003, and 2010
• Winterguard: 2010
• Marching Band: 1999, 2000
• Choir 1993, 1994
• Bowling 2008

Notable alumni

• Earl Blumenauer
  Earl Blumenauer
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   (1966), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
• Todd Field
  Todd Field
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   (1982), Three time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker
• Katie Harman
  Katie Harman
  Katie Marie Harman-Ebner is a classical vocalist and stage actress who is best known as Miss America 2002 and former Miss Oregon 2001. She is from the city of Gresham in the U.S. state of Oregon.-Road to Miss America:...
  
   (1999), Miss America
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  2002