Century High School (Oregon)

Century High School
Address
2000 SE Century Blvd. Hillsboro , Oregon 97123 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1997
School district	Hillsboro School District 1J
Principal	Julie Kasper
Staff	62.05 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,554 (2020–21) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	25.04 [1]
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, teal, and silver
Athletics conference	OSAA Pacific Conference 6A-3 [3]
Mascot	Jaguar
Team name	Jaguars
Publication	JagMedia
Website	Century High School

Century High School is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1997. The current principal is Julie Kasper. ^[4] The school's mascot is the jaguar, and its colors are black, teal, and silver.

Academics

In 2020, 88% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma, and the school has a five-year completer rate of 96%. ^[5]

CCP

Several College and Career Pathway (CCP) learning areas are available at Century, including Health Sciences, Informational Technology, Drafting, Web Design, Civic and Community Services, Business & Marketing, Culinary Arts & Hospitality, FAME (Fine Arts), Early Childhood Education, and Leadership-Student Government. ^[6] The CCP classes give students time to work on their senior project, which must be completed before they can graduate.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

Century's softball team competed in the 2010 state championship game, losing to Glencoe. In 2011, the softball team won the state championship, the first team title in any sport for Century. ^[7]

The school's football team began in 1997 with home games at Hare Field until the 1999 season when Hillsboro Stadium opened. In 2020, the multipurpose grass field at Century High School was renovated with new turf, lighting, and a new scoreboard. They currently play their home games at this field.

The school's lacrosse team (club sport) currently plays their home games at the same field. They played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium until 2020.

In 2014, Century's girls' swimming team took first place in the state of Oregon, ^[8] the second state championship of any sport in the school.

There have also been several individual triumphs in the state championships in track and field. In 2009, Logan Kotzian won state in both the 100m and 200m dash becoming Century's fastest-ever student. In 2012, Century placed first in women's long jump, second in women's high jump, and second in women's pole vault. ^[9]

Century high school also has teams in cheerleading, cross country, dance, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, baseball, golf, and tennis. ^[10]

Arts

The arts department at Century has several bands, a group musical, a theater program, a choir, and JagTV journalism, among other programs. The marching band participates in many parades.

Band and Colorguard

The Century High School band is led by Director Jim Dunlop. The Winter Percussion Ensemble has gone to the Winter Guard International World Championships three times in recent years, placing fifth (in 2004) and 17th. ^[11] In 2007, the school took 19th in the world.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2013 they placed first in A class at the NWAPA Winter championships. School bands have performed at places such as the USS Missouri, Prince Kuhio Day Parade in Hawaii, the University of Nevada, and at the Hard Rock Cafe.^{[ citation needed ]} The band program also includes three jazz bands and as of 2015, a brassline (the first in the northwest) led by director Tim Ray.

Century's Colorguard and Winterguard are in open class in the NWOC. They also visited Winter Guard International in the past.

Century's drama department puts on an annual one-act play festival in addition to standard plays each year. The group musical has won international competitions and many state titles.

The chess team has placed as high as tenth nationally.^{[ citation needed ]}

School Publication

The school's media group, JagMedia, produces content published on social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram, as well as on their own JagMedia website.

In 2022, the student-led JagTV team began attracting large attention from school students. They continue to make videos consisting of interviews, podcasts, and other entertainment-based videos. This team was led by Shelby Coleman and Dathan Ho. ^[12]

Speech and debate

Southwest corner of the school

In 2008, the cross-examination team took first place at state. ^[13] In 2011, a student earned first place in Lincoln-Douglas Value Debate at state. ^[14]

Demographics

American Indian/Alaska Native	Asian	Black/African American	Hispanic/Latino	Multiracial	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	White
1% [5]	13% [5]	3% [5]	32% [5]	7% [5]	1% [5]	43% [5]

Notable alumni

• Jonathan Brookins ^[15]
• Savannah Outen

References

1. "Century High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
2. "Overview of Century High School". US News. US News. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
3. "Century High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
4. Shinn, Troy. "Century High freshmen kick off new school year". pamplinmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
5. "OREGON AT-A-GLANCE SCHOOL PROFILE 2020-21 Century High School" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
6. "College and Career Pathways". Century High School Counseling and Career Center. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
7. Ulmer, Jerry (June 4, 2011). "Class 6A softball championship: Century completes late-season run, wins first team title for school". The Oregonian. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
8. Ulmer Jerry. The Oregonian. (2/22/2014). "OSAA 6A girls swimming: Century arrives on scene with first title" Retrieved 2/6/2015
9. Oregon OSAA Outdoor State Championships "State Championships Results" Retrieved 2/6/2015.
10. "Century High School" Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2/6/2015
11. Century Band and Colorguard "Personal ad sales information" Retrieved 2/6/2015.
12. CHS JagTV | Neon Night Club | Episode 9 , retrieved 2023-09-23
13. OSAA. "2008 State Championship Results" Retrieved 2/6/2015.
14. "OSAA Speech Championships" (PDF).
15. "Fight Path: After rocky childhood, Jonathan Brookins found unlikely inspiration in Krazy Horse". MMAjunkie. June 3, 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

External links

• Century High School band website
• Century High School wrestling website

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