Murray High School (Utah) Explained

Murray High School
Motto:Serve, Participate, Achieve, Respect. SPAR On!
Established:1916 (Hillcrest location)
1954 (current location)
Type:Public
Grades:10–12
Principal:Quinn Linde
Faculty:79
Students:1,400 (2022-23)[1]
Conference:5-A Region 6
Colors:Orange and black [2]
Mascot:Spartans
Campus Size:21acres
Zipcode:84107
Country:USA
Coordinates:40.6543°N -111.8893°W
Address:5440 South State Street

Murray High School is the only high school in the Murray City School District in Murray, Utah. Murray High School is located in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area with 1,465 students enrolled in the 2019–2020 academic year. The school enrolls students in grades 10–12.[3] The school's mascot is the Spartan, and the school colors are orange and black. Murray High is a 5-A school in Utah's 6 Division high school sports leagues (1A being the smallest, and 6A being the largest). The Disney Channel reality show was shot on the Murray High campus in 2008,[4] and American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta attended the school.[5] The school also offers the highest number of Salt Lake Community College Concurrent Enrollment classes in the state of Utah.[6]

Building history

Murray High School was originally located on the east side of State Street at the current Hillcrest Junior High location, another Murray City School District School, at 126 East 5300 South Murray, UT. From 1916 to 1954 Murray Junior High was named Murray High and Junior High. It was rebuilt and moved across to the west side of State Street in 1954.[7]

Academics

Salt Lake Community College Concurrent Enrollment is a service offered in multiple High School's in Utah, Including Murray High school, in which students can take and earn SLCC credit and also in-state college credit.[8] Murray High ranked #1 in the state for the number of SLCC (Salt Lake Community College) associate degrees earned by high school seniors in 2011.[9]

Murray High School is one of the schools in Utah piloting the Utah State Office of Education U-PASS & criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) online. The school has received $100,000 to purchase new laptops and upgrade current computers. The administration of Spring 2008 criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) through computer-based testing (CBT) was performed through Pearson's assessment systems.[10]

Environment

At the beginning of 2007-2008, administrators and Murray High School's Environmental Club started a program to save energy and money. Adjustments at the school, and other schools and offices in the district, included changes to the thermostats and turning off running water in the restrooms and unplugging machines during weekends and long breaks. This has caused difficulties for the instrumental music programs at Murray High since instruments can sustain harm when temperatures are allowed to drop drastically over long school breaks. Recycling bins have been placed throughout the school. Students are sent to detention if they are found to have wasted excessive amounts of water.[11] Since its beginnings, the district has saved $405,000, all of which went into teachers' budgets. It was projected that the district will have saved one million dollars or a twenty percent savings per month by the year 2024.[12]

Controversy

In 2004, Murray High School prohibited same-sex students from participating in the promenade of their prom. Press coverage noted the similarity to Aaron Fricke vs. Richard B. Lynch, a landmark case in high school student LGBT rights. [13] Using Fricke as a precedent, the ACLU threatened to sue the high school on behalf of its gay and lesbian students. The high school reversed its policy and allowed a 17-year-old lesbian student to dance with her girlfriend at the prom.[14]

Another recent controversy was when some students passed around "white privilege cards".[15]

Films and other productions shot at Murray

Sports national titles

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 26, 2024.
  2. Web site: Murray High School. 2024-04-17. Utah High School Activities Association. en-US.
  3. 1-Murray High School Overview . Google Presentations.
  4. Web site: ksl.com - ‘High School Musical' reality show wraps up filming . 2008-07-01 . 2017-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803163216/https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3657268 . live .
  5. Web site: Deseret News Murray High teen moving up on 'Idol' . . 2008-03-04 . 2008-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227105332/http://deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C695253386%2C00.html . live .
  6. Web site: March 16, 2005 . Report of the Accreditation Visiting Team: Murray High School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100223034106/http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/accred/reports/TeamReports/MurrayHS.pdf . February 23, 2010 . September 8, 2022 . schools.utah.gov . 6.
  7. Web site: Murray High School – Murray City School District . 2022-09-08 . en-US . 2022-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908151546/https://www.murrayschools.org/murray-high/ . live .
  8. Web site: SLCC About Concurrent Enrollment . 2024-03-04 . www.slcc.edu.
  9. http://www.ksl.com/sid=6258271&nid=691&sch_id=5948808 ksl.com-Principal's Letter
  10. Web site: Computer Based Testing Utah State Office of Education . 2008-04-23 . 2008-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415225700/http://www.schools.utah.gov/assessment/info_cbt.aspx . live .
  11. Web site: Going Green . 2010-04-24 . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629165554/http://www.ksl.com/nid%3D148%26sid%3D2333830 . live .
  12. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=6796931 ksl.com-'Saving energy is saving teachers' jobs'
  13. Web site: Utah student reinforces gay youth rights . www.gaypasg.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310124233/http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/PressClippings/2004/April%202004/utah_student_reinforces_gay_yout.htm . 10 March 2012 . dead.
  14. Web site: Archived copy . www.acluutah.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517075020/http://www.acluutah.org/MurrayschoolDist.pdf . 17 May 2008 . dead.
  15. Web site: Students at Murray school passed out 'white privilege cards'. 2022-04-04. 2021-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105222009/https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/students-at-murray-school-passed-out-white-privilege-cards?_amp=true. live.
  16. Web site: Visit Utah See Where High School Musical Was Born . 2023-09-11 .
  17. Web site: Deseret Morning News Disney moment for Murray, Highland . . 2008-03-04 . 2008-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720140134/http://deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C695206864%2C00.html . live .
  18. Web site: ksl.com - ‘High School Musical' reality show wraps up filming . 2008-07-01 . 2017-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803163216/https://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=3657268 . live .
  19. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3238568 ksl.com KSL Channel 5 News| 'Homecoming being planned for Utah's American Idol contestant'
  20. Web site: 1998 USA Hockey National Champions . 2009-04-05 . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611150701/http://www.usahockey.com/Template_UsahockeyInline.aspx?NAV=PL&id=436 . live .
  21. Web site: 2005 USA Varsity High School Hockey National Championship . . 2012-03-23 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225755/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/605152576/Murrays-inline-hockey-club-wins-national-title.html . live .
  22. http://www.galatasaray.org/basketbol/detay.asp?PID=1053&HID=7&haberID=303579 BASKETBOL - Britton Johnsen, Galatasaray Cafe Crown’da - 30.01.2008 20:27:00
  23. Web site: Braxton Jones NFL Draft 2022: Scouting Report for Southern Utah OT. Bleacher Report. January 16, 2022. January 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182440/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10021416-braxton-jones-nfl-draft-2022-scouting-report-for-southern-utah-ot. live.
  24. Web site: Salt Lake City climber wins men's title at Bouldering Nationals competition. 2019-01-22. 2019-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071627/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/02/04/salt-lake-climber-wins-mens-title-at-bouldering-nationals-competition/. live.

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