Centennial High School (Corona, California)

Centennial High School
Address
1820 Rimpau Avenue Corona , California 92881 United States
Coordinates	33°51′32″N117°32′44″W / 33.859°N 117.5455°W / 33.859; -117.5455
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Together We Can, Together We Will
Established	1989
School district	Corona-Norco Unified School District
Principal	Henry Romero [1]
Teaching staff	115.55 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Enrollment	2,816 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	24.37 [2]
Color(s)	Red   Black   White
Team name	Huskies
Website	centennial.cnusd.k12.ca.us

Centennial High School (commonly referred to as CHS or CeHS) is a California Distinguished, ^[3] public high school in the city of Corona, California. It is one of eight high schools in the Corona-Norco Unified School District and is the only high school in the district that provides the International Baccalaureate program of study. ^[4]

Campus

The school was constructed in 1989 and is Internet-connected throughout.

The campus covers an area of 1,742,200 square feet (161,860 m²). It has the following facilities:

• 6 tennis courts
• 2 baseball fields, 2 softball fields, 2 soccer fields
• 4 outdoor volleyball courts
• 5 outdoor basketball courts
• A dance room
• A wrestling room
• A weight-lifting room
• A gymnasium and performing arts center which includes a Drama, choir and band room.
• A library/media center
• A football field
• Track and field facilities
• An outdoor pool
• A TV Studio

Athletics

Centennial High was a member of the Mountain View League, however in the 2007–2008 school year the Mountain View League combined with another league and is now the Big VIII League.

Fall sports: Cross Country JV/V (boys) Cross Country JV/V (girls) Football FR/JV/V (boys) Golf (girls) Tennis JV/V (girls) Volleyball FR/JV/V (girls) Water polo JV/V (boys)

Winter sports: Basketball FR/JV/V (boys) Basketball FR/JV/V (girls) Soccer FR/JV/V (boys) Soccer FR/JV/V (girls) Water Polo JV/V (girls) Wrestling FR/JV/V (boys) Wrestling (girls) JV/V

Spring sports: Baseball FR/JV/V (boys) Golf JV/V (boys) Softball FR/JV/V (girls) Swimming JV/V (boys) Swimming JV/V (girls) Tennis JV/V (boys) Track & Field JV/V (boys) Track & Field JV/V (girls) Volleyball JV/V (boys) Lacrosse JV/V (girls) Lacrosse JV/V (boys)

Football

The 2008 Centennial football team was undefeated and won its first State Championship. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Lonie Paxton (1996) – long snapper for the Denver Broncos
• Robby Felix (2005) – former NFL center ^[6]
• Brandon Magee (2008) – outside linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
• Matt Scott (2008) – quarterback for the Edmonton Elks
• Vontaze Burfict (2009) – middle linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
• Taylor Martinez (2009) – quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Amanda Nguyen (2009, valedictorian), drafted the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, astronaut ^[7]
• Will Sutton (2009) – defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
• Mike Caffey (2011) – professional basketball player ^[8]
• Cameron Hunt (2013) - guard for the Oakland Raiders ^[9]
• Khalil Ahmad (2015) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Sedrick Barefield (2015) – guard who plays professionally in the Philippines ^[10]
• Ike Anigbogu (2016) – center for the Indiana Pacers
• Camryn Bynum (2016) – cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings
• Javon McKinley (2016) – NFL player for the Detroit Lions
• J. J. Taylor (2016) – running back for the New England Patriots
• Segun Olubi (2017) – linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Tanner McKee (2018) – quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Drake Jackson (2019) – defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
• Gary Bryant Jr. (2020) – wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks ^[11]
• Jaylen Clark (2020) – shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Jake Retzlaff (2020) – college American football quarterback for the BYU Cougars
• Kylan Boswell (2022 - transferred) - Basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini ^[12]
• Jared McCain (2023) – guard for the Philadelphia 76ers
• Carter Bryant (2024) - basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats ^[13]
• Husan Longstreet (2025) - football player for the USC Trojans ^[14]

References

1. "Administration Team". Centennial High School. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
2. "Centennial High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
3. List of California Distinguished Schools in Riverside County, accessed October 6, 2007 Archived February 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
4. "International Baccalaureate". centennial.cnusd.k12.ca.us. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
5. Bolch, Ben (December 20, 2008). "Corona Centennial holds off Concord De La Salle". Los Angeles Times .
6. "ALUMNI". Centennial Huskies.
7. "Centennial Alumni, Amanda Nguyen, Named TIME 2022 Women of the Year" . Retrieved April 17, 2024.
8. "Mike Caffey Player Profile, Long Beach State - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
9. "The Times' lineman of the year: Cameron Hunt of Corona Centennial". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 2012.
10. "Sedrick Barefield – Men's Basketball". University of Utah Athletics.
11. "Gary Bryant Jr. – Football". USC Athletics.
12. "Kylan Boswell - Men's Basketball". University of Arizona Athletics.
13. "Carter Bryant - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
14. "Husan Longstreet Quarterback: Pocket Passer Recruiting Profile - ESPN". ESPN.com.

External links

• Centennial High School Webpage
• Centennial High Sports at MaxPreps