Centennial High School (Bakersfield, California)

Centennial High School
Address
8601 Hageman Road Bakersfield, California, 93312 United States
Coordinates	35°23′56″N 119°5′49″W / 35.39889°N 119.09694°W / 35.39889; -119.09694Coordinates: 35°23′56″N 119°5′49″W / 35.39889°N 119.09694°W / 35.39889; -119.09694
Information
School type	Public
Opened	1993
School district	Kern High School District
Dean	Matt Guinn
Principal	Steve Wedel
Vice principal	Lloyd Fries
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1800
School colour(s)	Red, White, and Gold
Slogan	Home of the Golden Hawks
Athletics conference	Southwest Yosemite League
Mascot	Golden Hawks
Rival	Stockdale, Bakersfield, Liberty
Newspaper	The Hawk Eye
Website	http://centennial.kernhigh.org/

Centennial High School is a public high school located in Bakersfield, California. Its opening in 1993 marked the 100 year anniversary of the Kern High School District. Centennial is the home of many nationally recognized extra-curricular academic programs, including Virtual Business and We The People, both of which have finished ranked in the top 5 nationally in the school's history. As of 2011, Centennial has an API score of 841, surpassing Stockdale High's API score, the highest in the Kern High School District.

Centennial's athletic teams are known as the Centennial Golden Hawks and wear the school's colors of red, white, and gold. As part of the Southwest Yosemite League, the Golden Hawks compete in football, baseball, boys and girls soccer and basketball, track & field, cross country, women's volleyball, boys and girls tennis, swim, and dive. The women's volleyball team won the state championship in 1996. They also won the valley championships 2010. The football team went undefeated in league play for the first 10 years of the program.

Notable alumni

Megan Langenfeld, softball player^[1]
Brent Morel, baseball player^[2]
Cody Kessler, USC quarterback^[3]
Jarret Martin, Minor league baseball player^[4]

References

↑ Evans, Jeff (20 February 2013). "Langenfeld is more than a 'one-trick pony'". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
↑ Mitchell, Preston (1 April 2013). "Former Centennial High star Brent Morel will begin the 2013 season in AAA Charlotte". KERO-TV. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
↑ Klein, Gary (10 December 2013). "USC's Cody Kessler, Fresno State's Derek Carr share Bakersfield roots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
↑ "Jarret Martin traded to Dodgers, who also land free agent Harang". The Bakersfield Californian. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

Education in Greater Bakersfield

Elementary School Districts	Bakersfield City School District Beardsley School District Edison School District Fairfax School District Fruitvale School District Greenfield Union School District Lakeside Union School District Norris School District Panama Buena Vista Union School District Rosedale Union School District Standard School District

High Schools*	Bakersfield High School Centennial High School East Bakersfield High School Foothill High School Frontier High School Golden Valley High School Highland High School Independence High School Liberty High School Mira Monte High School North High School Ridgeview High School South High School Stockdale High School West High School

Colleges & Universities	Bakersfield College California State University, Bakersfield

Private Schools	Garces Memorial High School Bakersfield Christian High School

* All high schools are a part of the Kern High School District.

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