Oklahoma Centennial High School

Oklahoma Centennial High School is a grade 7-12 public education school in the Oklahoma City Public School District. OCHS was born the year of Oklahoma's Centennial Celebration. In 2008, the school occupied its permanent building located at 1301 NE 101st Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

OCHS began in 2007 as a grade 6-9 school and expanded to become a grade 6-12 school in 2008. It graduated its first senior class in 2008. It takes its name from the fact that 2007 was the centennial anniversary of Oklahoma's statehoood. Beginning in 2011, 6th grade students in the OCHS attendance area will remain in the elementary schools. OCHS will become a grade 7-12 school starting with the 2011-2012 school term.

The school's mascot is the Bison. The school's colors are Burgundy and Gold.

The Oklahoma Centennial mission statement is, "The mission of Oklahoma Centennial High School is to build a legacy of excellence, one student at a time."

The OCHS motto is "Tantum eruditi sunt Liberi." (Only the educated are free.)

The school's alma mater is "Bisons Brave and Bold." It was written by Robert Lynn Green, a charter member of the OCHS faculty.

In 2011, Oklahoma Centennial won its first state sports champion when the Bison basketball team won the Oklahoma Secondary Scholastic Activities Association (OSSAA) 3A basketball trophy.

In the spring term of 2011, Carol Thompson, the first principal of Centennial resigned. Assistant Principal Barbara Davis was appointed interim principal for the last quarter of the spring term. During the summer of 2011, Sharmaine Johnson, was appointed as Oklahoma Centennial High School's principal. It has a total student body of about 650 students.

External links

Official website