West Jordan High School Explained

West Jordan High School
Established:1981
Grades:10 - 12
Type:Public
Principal:Michael Hutchings
Enrollment:1,826 (2022-23)[1]
Faculty:77.88 (FTE)
District:Jordan School District
Ratio:23.45
Act:18.8
Act Year:2011-12
Team Name:Jaguars
Colors: Black and Columbia Blue
Location:8136 S 2700 W
West Jordan, Utah 84088
Country:USA

West Jordan High School is a public high school located southwest of Salt Lake City in West Jordan, Utah. It enrolls around 1,800 students.[2]

History

The school opened in 1981 with an expected enrollment of 1,298.[3] The Jordan School District paid over $15 million (equivalent to $ million in) for the contract to build West Jordan High.[4]

In 2023, a former teacher from the school was charged by police with 19 felony counts including rape, forcible sexual abuse, and obstruction of justice.[5] [6] He is accused of raping a female student in his classroom multiple times.[7]

Extracurriculars

The men's varsity basketball team won the 2001 state championship,[8] as well as the 2009 State championship against Lone Peak High School, the two-time defending champion.[9]

West Jordan is well known for its music program. It has one of the largest choir programs of any public school in the state,[10] with a record enrollment of over 300 students. The band and orchestra programs also consistently score well in competitions.[11] [12]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Jordan High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: West Jordan High . 2023-03-11 . Jordan School District . en-US.
  3. News: 1981-08-20 . Schools expect over 51,000 next Thursday . 1 . The Jordan Valley Sentinel . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 1980-03-02 . Economic Development, Birth Rate, Help Industry . 7 . . 2023-04-04 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Graves . Lincoln . Jacobson . Matthew . 2023-03-03 . West Jordan High School teacher arrested, accused of sexually assaulting student . 2023-04-04 . . . en.
  6. Web site: Fox . Derick . 2023-03-08 . Former West Jordan teacher charged after alleged sexual relations with student . 2023-04-04 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Reavy . Pat . 2023-03-08 . West Jordan teacher faces 19 felonies in sex abuse of student in his classroom . 2023-04-04 . . . en.
  8. Web site: UHSAA Boys Basketball Champions . 2013-03-23 . UHSAA . UHSAA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090220013149/http://www.uhsaa.org/info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=72 . February 20, 2009 .
  9. Web site: UHSAA Boys Basketball 2009 Results. 2009-07-19. UHSAA. UHSAA.
  10. Web site: UAA Spotlight - Kelly DeHaan. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ljak86h5M0w . 2021-12-21 . live. Utah Actors Association. 5 December 2013. Youtube.com. 28 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Chelle Leyva: Jordan School District. 4 September 2000. Deseretnews.com. 28 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Interview with Jenna Baumgart, Part 1 - String Visions, from Ovation Press. 12 July 2011. Stringvisions.ovationpress.com. 28 June 2018.
  13. News: Backstreet Boys?. August 3, 2000. D2. The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Newspapers.com. May 1, 2022.
  14. Web site: John Penisini . UtahUtes.com . University of Utah . December 14, 2020.
  15. News: Super Bowl: Utah State alum D.J. Tialavea shares record catch with family. Salt Lake Tribune. Kurt. Kragthorpe. January 31, 2017.

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