Centennial High School is a public high school located in Roswell, Georgia, United States, which opened in 1997. It was named in honor of the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta a year before the school's opening, which marked the centennial anniversary of the modern games.The school's mascot is the Knight.Students, faculty and campusCentennial High School is housed in a state-of-the-art 271200sqft educational facility sitting on 55acre within the city limits of Roswell. Over the summer of 2016 the school was renovated. The renovations include a new front entrance, new cafeteria lines, new HVAC units and upgrades to the auditorium. The renovations were funded by Fulton County SPLOST funds.CHS is one of two schools in Roswell, the other being Roswell High School.Centennial has an award-winning media center, called the Learning Commons, managed by Laura Wood. The facility has been selected as the model for all Fulton County schools to emulate.CHS enrolls approximately 2,000 students and has a certified, professional staff of over 170. Parents help support the school's educational program through the state award-winning Parent-Teacher-Student Association, Booster Club, and the Foundation of the Fine Arts.AcademicsCHS offers five types of diplomas - College Preparatory, College Preparatory with Distinction, Career Technology, Career Technology with Distinction and Dual Seal. Centennial offers an Advanced Placement program, which has an 87% passing rate, and honors level courses. Also offered are on-campus joint enrollment courses and an off-campus post secondary options program. Career technology programs include Electronic Media Production, Health Science, Criminal Justice, Diversified Technology, and EXCEL.
