Central High School (Independence, Oregon)

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

Central High School
Address
1530 Monmouth Street

Independence
,
(Polk County)
,
Oregon
97351

 United States
Coordinates44.85172°N 123.209143°W / 44.85172; -123.209143
Information
TypePublic
Opened1950
School districtCentral School District
PrincipalDonna Servignat[1][2]
Grades9-12
Number of students939[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and black    [3]
Athletics conferenceOSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference[3]
MascotPanther[3]
Team namePanthers
RivalDallas High School
Websitechspanthers.org

Academics
Back of school, under construction in October 2009

In 2005–2006, Central High School was rated "satisfactory" by the Oregon Department of Education.[4]

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.[5][6] In 2019, 82% of students graduated on time, and 78% of 9th graders were on track to graduate.[1]

Extracurriculars

In 2019, the Central Cheerleaders won first place in the United Spirits Association National Championship for varsity show cheer novice non-tumbling. The school has 3 choirs and 3 bands. The sports programs are football, wrestling, girl's basketball, boy's basketball, cross country, cheerleading, boy's soccer, girl's soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, and track and field. There is also a large theater program.

Notable faculty
  • Greg Craven, climate change activist[7]
  • Benjamin Gorman, author[8][9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Oregon at a Glance School Profile, Central High School" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education.
  2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  3. "Central High School". Oregon School Activities Association.
  4. 2005-2006 School Report Card, accessed May 9, 2007.
  5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  7. Farrell, Jonathan (April 11, 2017). "Global Warming and a High School Science Teacher". Digital Journal.
  8. "Benjamin Gorman". Not a Pipe Publishing.
  9. Gorman, Benjamin (May 23, 2017). "The Digital Storm: A Science Fiction Reimagining Of William Shakespeare's The Tempest". Google Books. Not a Pipe Publishing. About the author (2017)
  10. http://jasmineash.com/
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Northwest News: Oh Darlings singer Jasmine Ash does Salem proud; Seattle may have too many farmers markets". The Oregonian. May 23, 2011.
  13. Aaron Fentress, "New Orleans Saints defensive end Jeff Charleston enjoying undefeated season after long trek to the NFL", The Oregonian, December 10, 2009.
  14. "Funemployment Radio".
  15. "Greg Nibler".


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