Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
- Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah was established in 1907.
Timeline
1907 - 1914
Jordan High took root when a student body comprised of just seven students began meeting in the basement of a church in Midvale. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into their first real school building. This original school was initially known as The People's College because it was open to students of all ages. Later it was to become Jordan High School. This school, located at 8800 South 250 East in Sandy, served students from 1911 until 1914.
1914 - 1996
A new Jordan High School opens at 9351 South State Street. The building was on the National Register of Historic Places.
1996 - Present
The current campus for Jordan High School is at 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd. (9880 S.) and can serve 2,600 students.
Centennial (2007)
"Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah is celebrated its [http://www.jhsalumniassociation.com/centennial_info_and_forms.php Centennial] birthday in 2007." A huge two-day event to celebrate 100-years of education at Jordan High took place from 06 July through 07 July 2007.
Academics
Jordan High students have consistently scored above average on the ACT with a school composite of 21.3 compared to a national composite score of 21.2 for the 2006-2007 academic year. cite web | url = http://jordandistrict.org/schools/high/jordan/index.htm | title = Jordan High Beetdiggers also have a higher pass rate for the Advanced Placement exams passing 69.0% of exams administered for the 2006-2007 academic year. Jordan has produced several National Merit Scholar award recipients, finalists and semifinalists as well as Utah State Sterling Scholar finalists.
Mascot
The Jordan High Mascot is the Beetdigger.
Famous Beetdiggers
*Gene Fullmer - World Middleweight Boxing Champion
*Don Lind - NASA Astronaut
ee also
* [http://www.jhs.jordan.k12.ut.us/ Official School Site]
* [http://www.jhsalumniassociation.com/ Jordan High Alumni Association] - Raising scholarships for current Beetdiggers and sponsoring the Jordan High Centennial Celebration
* [http://www.jordanalumni.com/ JordanAlumni.com] - A hub for finding Class Reunions and Class Websites
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