Centennial High School is a public secondary school located in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, United States, in Las Vegas. The school serves about 3000 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Clark County School District.
In 2000, the movie Pay It Forward was filmed at Centennial High.
The school gained notoriety when it was learned that the 311 Boyz attended school there. The youths were heavily influenced by the Bumfights series.
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Extracurricular activities
NJROTC
In 2007, the Centennial High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit was rated the most outstanding in the nation by The Navy League.
In 2001 and 2008, the Centennial High School NJROTC unit won 3rd overall in the nation at the Navy Nationals Championship in Pensacola, Florida. The 2014-2015 school year the Centennial High School NJROTC won 3rd overall and 1st in the nation for their Color Guard. The 2015-2016 school year at Navy Nationals, Centennial took home 4th in the nation and 3rd in the nation for Color Guard. Also in the 2015-2016 school year, Centennial High School NJROTC was awarded Overall Best Unit from the Area 13 Commander.
Centennial High School NJROTC unit has won the Navy Nationals competition twice in its history, by both the largest margin (200 points, 2009) and subsequently the smallest margin (3 points, 2010).
Singers
In 2007 the Centennial High School Chamber Singers sang at the 2007 ACDA National Convention in Miami, Florida.
Athletics
The Centennial boys volleyball team from 2003 under head coach David Fish went undefeated (23-0) and had three of its players go on to play at the division 1 collegiate level at Brigham Young University.
Centennial High School has had 13 state championship teams in the 2008-2009 school year: men's cross-country, women's basketball, women's soccer, and women's softball.
Centennial High School is also well known for having one of the best track and field programs in the state. Head coach Roy Sessions has led the women's team to 13 state wins.
Volleyball (Boys) - 2003, 2018, 2019
Basketball (Girls) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025
Cross Country (Boys) – 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
Cross Country (Girls) – 2000
Cheer leading - 2010
Soccer (Girls) – 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009
Softball - 2004, 2009, 2012
Track and Field (Girls) – 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Track and Field (Boys) - 2012, 2013, 2015
Bowling (Boys)- 2011, 2013, 2014
Bowling (Girls) - 2016
Science Olympiad- 2012, 2014
Baseball (Boys) Bryce Massanari
Notable alumni
Troy Brown Jr. (born 1999), NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
Aaron Fotheringham (born 1991), extreme wheelchair athlete and the first person to land a backflip in a wheelchair
Nehemiah Kauffman (c.1996–2016), victim of unsolved shooting
Jonah Laulu (born 2000), NFL defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
Italee Lucas (born 1989), selected 21st overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2011 WNBA draft
Alex Marshall (born 1989), piano/guitarist for the band The Cab
Tommy Pham (born 1988), major league baseball outfielder
Tasha Schwikert (born 1984), member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team in gymnastics NCAA champion, and six-time national champion
Rhamondre Stevenson (born 1998), NFL player
Feeder schools
Eileen Conners Elementary School
Edith Garehime Elementary School
Shiela R. Tarr Academy of International Studies Elementary School
Marc Kahre Elementary School
Dorothy Eisenberg Elementary School
Ruthe Duskin Elementary School
Dean Lamar Allen Elementary School
Marshall C. Darnell Elementary School
Kenneth Divich Elementary School
Henry & Evelyn Bozarth Elementary School
Justice Myron E. Leavitt Middle School
Edmundo “Eddie” Escobedo Senior Middle School
Irwin & Susan Molasky Junior High School