Central High School (Independence, Oregon)

Central High School
Address
1530 Monmouth Street Independence, Oregon, (Polk County) 97351  United States
Coordinates	44°51′06″N 123°12′33″W / 44.85172°N 123.209143°W / 44.85172; -123.209143Coordinates: 44°51′06″N 123°12′33″W / 44.85172°N 123.209143°W / 44.85172; -123.209143
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1950
School district	Central School District
Principal	Buzz Brazeau[1][2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1000[1]
Color(s)	Red, white, and black    [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference[1]
Mascot	Panther[1]
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Dallas High School
Website	chspanthers.org

Central High School is a public high school in Independence, Oregon, United States.

Academics

Back of school, under construction in October 2009

In 2005-2006, Central High School was rated "satisfactory" by the Oregon Department of Education.^[3]

In 2008, 73% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 185 students, 135 graduated, 21 dropped out, 14 received a modified diploma, and 15 were still in high school the following year.^[4][5]

Notable faculty

• Greg Craven, climate change activist^[6]

Notable alumni

• Jasmine Ash, pop artist and singer/keyboardist for Oh Darling^{[7] [8][9]}
• Jeff Charleston, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL^[10]
• Greg Nibler, actor, musician, radio personality^[11][12]
• Patrick Page (class of 1980), stage actor; played the Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway

External links

• chspanthers.org

References