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Olympus High School 
Titan PrideLocation 4055 S. 2300 East
Holladay, Utah, 84124
United StatesCoordinates 40°41′00″N 111°49′25″W / 40.6833333°N 111.82361°WCoordinates: 40°41′00″N 111°49′25″W / 40.6833333°N 111.82361°W Information School type Public high school Established 1953 School district Granite School District Principal Mark Manning Faculty 80 Grades 10-12 Enrollment 1,422 Student to teacher ratio 17.8 Campus type Suburban Color(s) Green and Gray Mascot Titans Information (385) 646-5400 Website [6] Olympus High School is a public high school in the Granite School District in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students.
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Notable alumni
- David Burnett (1964) noted photographer for Life, Time, People and Sports Illustrated magazines.
- Shaun Green (2005), '04-05 Utah Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year, University of Utah Forward (2005–2009)
- Karl Rove (1969), noted political adviser, former Deputy White House Chief of Staff[1]
- Ronald B. Scott,(1963), journalist with Time, Life, Sports Illustrated and People magazines;biographer of former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate W. Mitt Romney, and author of the novel "Closing Circles: Trapped in the Everlasting Mormon Moment," which has segments based loosely on Olympus High School.
- David Zabriskie (1997), professional road bicycle racer[2]
Football
1984 - Beat the Alta Hawks 39-13 in the state championship game. Finished the season 11-2. [3]
1997 - Finished 2nd in the state. Lost a heartbreaker to the Timpview Thunderbirds 19-16 in the state championship game held on November 21, 1997. Finished the season 2nd in Region 5 with a 10-2 record (7-1 within the region). [4]
1998 - Beat Bonneville 35-7 to win the state championship. Avenged the previous year’s loss to Timpview by beating them in the semi-finals 33-20. Finished the season with a 12-0 record. [5]
Basketball
Region
During Matt Barnes' 15 year coaching tenure at his alma mater, the Olympus High Men's Basketball Team has won 12 Region titles. He has the most coaching wins in the history of the school.[citation needed]
State
The Titans have consistenly been contenders in the Utah State 4-A Classification State Championships. Under Barnes they have appeared multiple times in the Final Four and Championship Game.
Swimming
Swimming tends to be one of the overlooked sports in high schools but Olympus Swimming is on the rise. Coach Brad Goffe has been coaching the swim team and teaching Japanese at the Olympus for 17 years. Swimming has one of the longest high school sport seasons stretching from September to February. There is at least one girl ranked in the top 8 in 4A in every event and at least one boy in the top 10 in all but 3 events in 4A.[6]
Region
The Olympus High Girl's Swimming team took first in the Region VI Championships in 2010. They have gone undefeated in the 2010-2011 season so far and are looking for a repeat win in Regions.
State
The Girl's team also took second at 4A State in 2010. There were several first place individual finishes by the entire team in the following events: Girl's 50 Yard Freestyle, Girl's 200 Yard Freestyle, Girl's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, Girl's 100 Yard Backstroke, Girl's 400 Yard Freestyle Relay.[7] The girls are also looking to be the new 4A State Champions for the 2010-2011 season.
Courses
Advanced Placement classes offered at Olympus High School include:
- AP English Literature
- AP American History
- AP European History
- AP Psychology
- AP Statistics
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Calculus B/C
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP Art History
- AP Studio Art
- AP Theory & Harmony
- AP French Language
- AP Spanish Language
Honors classes include:
- English 3-4 H
- English 5-6 H
- Intermediate Algebra/Trig H
- Pre-Calculus H
- Human Biology
- Chemistry H
- Physics H
- American Studies H
- World Civilizations H
External links and references
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1953
- High schools in Utah
- Schools in Salt Lake County, Utah
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