Northridge High School (Layton, Utah) Explained

Northridge High School
Established:1992
Type:Public
Principal:Jason Smith
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Faculty:77.69
Ratio:24.31
Enrollment:1,889 (2018–19)[1]
Grades:10-12
Streetaddress:2430 N Hillfield Road
City:Layton
State:Utah 84041
Country:United States
District:Davis School District
Colors:Cardinal and silver [2]
Athletics:Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
Mascot:Knights
Free Label:Emblem
Website:Northridge High School

Northridge High School (NHS) is a high school located in Layton, Utah, United States. It was opened in 1992 and is part of the Davis School District.

History

Northridge High School opened in the fall of 1992 as one of seven comprehensive 5A high schools within the Davis School District.

Extracurricular activities

The Knights have been successful in athletics in their fairly young history. From 2001 to 2003, they won three Utah class 5-A state football championships,[3] and finished just short of a fourth consecutive title in 2004, after starting the season 11-0 and eventually being upset by Skyline High School 21–7 in the state semifinals. The Knights also held a 5A State Title in men's track and field during the school's inaugural year in 1994.[4]

Northridge placed second in the 5A Men's Golf Championships in 2002, and placed second in the 5A Men's Wrestling Championships in 2005.The school's club varsity hockey team placed third in the 2002 state championship.

They also have a four-year championship AFJROTC Ranger team, and their AFJROTC program has a national championship drill team.

The cheerleaders were West Coast Champions in 2010.

The Cardinelles were Region Champions in 2007, 2008, and 2010. They placed in the top 5 in state in 2007, and 2008. Their military routine took first in state in 2007. Their kick routine took fourth in state in 2010. They were National Champions in 2007, and Grand National Champions in 2008, and 2010.

The Knights boys' basketball team won the Region 1 title in 2012.

The school has an active ROTC, and has also participated in the Science Olympiad.

The school also has a cinema club, a Eco club, an ultimate club, a young democrats and a young conservatives club, a multicultural club, a d&d club, journalism, swing dance, uplift studios, GSA, gaming, and a sign language club.

The school host DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, HOSA, skills USA, TSA, MESA, HOPE squad, and a REAL team. They also have an honor society.

The school has a theater program that has won 1st place in choreography from the Utah high school musical theater awards for three years in a row for Anything Goes, Newsies, and West Side Story. They have been ranked in the top 10 of the best musical pits in the state of Utah.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northridge High. National Center for Education Statistics. January 14, 2021.
  2. Web site: Northridge High School. 2024-04-17. Utah High School Activities Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: UHSAA-Football Champions . Uhsaa.org . 2012-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728141522/http://www.uhsaa.org/info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=75 . 2011-07-28 .
  4. Web site: UHSAA-Track Champions . Uhsaa.org . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728141548/http://www.uhsaa.org/info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=79 . 2011-07-28 . dead .
  5. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105563
  6. Web site: Wright. Becky. Tiffany Coyne the real deal. Hers. Standard-Examiner. 16 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120114152537/http://www.hersutah.com/story/tiffany-coyne-real-deal. 14 January 2012. dead.