Centennial High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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Centennial High School
Location
10200 Centennial Pkwy
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129

USA
Coordinates 36°16′41″N 115°19′08″W / 36.278, -115.319
Information
School district Clark County School District
Principal Trent Day[1]
Enrollment

2769[2] (2005-06)

Faculty 109.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Student:teacher ratio 25.4[2]
Type Public
Grades 9 to 12
Mascot Bulldog
Nickname Home of the Bulldogs
Color(s) Carolina BlueNavy Blue and White             
Established 1999
Homepage

Centennial High School is a public secondary school located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school serves about 2800 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Clark County School District.

[edit] General information

Centennial High School is known as home of the Bulldogs. The school was opened in the 1999. The mascot is the Bulldog. The school colors are Carolina blue, navy blue and white.

In 2000, the movie Pay It Forward was filmed at Centennial High.[3]

[edit] Extracurricular activities

In 2007, the Centennial High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit was rated the most outstanding in the nation by The Navy League.[4]

Baseball team Coach Martinez is the pitching coach for Centennial High School Baseball team, he is also a computer teacher, and you should all take his class.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Principal's Message. Centennial High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c Centennial High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ Carol Cling. "Pre-production pushes back start for 'Pay It Forward'", Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 14, 2000. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  4. ^ Beth Walton. "A FEW GOOD CADETS", Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.