Kearns High School

Infobox School
name = Kearns High School


caption =
motto = Cougar Country
established = 1966
type = Free public
District = Granite School District
grades = 10-12
principal = Mr. Stephen Hess
asst. princ. = Mr. Waysea Lesuma
= Mrs. Susan Maxfield
= Mr. Jerry Simonson
location = 5525 South Cougar Lane Kearns, Utah 84118
country = USA
campus type = Suburban
campus size =
enrollment = 1,819 Students
faculty = 143 Faculty & Staff Members
mascot = Cougar
colors = Green, Gold & White
website = http://www.graniteschools.org/hs/Kearns/

Kearns High School is a large public high school located at 5525 South Cougar Lane Kearns, Utah. It was opened in 1966 with its first graduating class graduating in 1967.

Kearns High's Mascot is the Cougar and the school's colors are Green, Gold, and White.

chool Song

Go Mighty Cougars, On we'll go. Strive Mighty Cougars, in fame we will grow. We're loyal Cougars, to gold and green. On Mighty Cougars, to victory!

Go ye Cougars go, Mighty Cougars go. We will rally Cougars her fame and honor grown. Loyal to the Cougars, to the gold and green. Fight ye Kearns High Cougars and march on to victory.

Go Mighty Cougars, On we'll go. Strive Mighty Cougars, in fame we will grow. We're loyal Cougars, to gold and green. On Mighty Cougars, to victory!

tudent Body

Kearns High has an enrollment of 1,819 students. Among those students, 72% are Caucasian, 20% are Hispanic/Latino, 5% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 1% African American and 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native.

Academics

Kearns High offers a broad range of scholastic disciplines ranging from core classes (English, Math, the Sciences, Foreign Languages, etc.) to art and trade classes (Auto Mechanics, Electronics, Photography, Video Productions, Drama, etc.).

Traditions

*Burning of the "K" - every year during Homecoming Week, a pep rally is held the night before the football game. At the end of the pep rally a big "K" is set on fire in the middle of the field. For the past 2 years fireworks have also been set off.
*Mr "K" Pageant - an all guy's pageant is held to crown the Mr. "K" for the school year.
*Grassroots - during the month of April SBO elections are held. All candidates running for Student Body Office are put through a intense "boot camp" to determine who the best candidate is for each office. The week long activity is full of team building activities, planning and stress. At the end of the week, an SBO Assembly is held to announce the winners which are determined by student body vote and grassroots performance.
*White sweaters for SBOs - has been the tradition, but was changed 2 years ago to black. Has recently been changed back to white.
*Taste of Kearns - a community wide celebration of the town of Kearns.
*Z-News - a student produced news that airs each morning schoolwide. Filmed in a fully functional news studio.
*School song before every assembly
*Spirit Week - a celebration of Kearns High;ends with the Spirit Assembly
*Charlie Cougar - the mascot is seen at many sporting events and assemblies throughout the school year.

Athletics

Kearns High has a wide variety of athletic programs.

Kearns participates in the following sports:

Boys

*Baseball
*Basketball
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Water Polo
*Wrestling
*skating

Girls

*Basketball
*Dance Company
*Drill Team
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Volleyball
*Water Polo

Co-Ed Sports

*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Golf
*Track

Clubs and Organizations

Kearns High has the following clubs/organizations:
*Student Body Officers
*Class Officers
*Key Club
*M.E.S.A.
*Japanese Culture Club
*Spanish Club
*AVID
*Color Guard / Winter Guard
*Drumline
*Marching Band / Pep Band
*Tri-M Music Honor Society
*Debate
*DECA
*Drama Club
*FBLA Future Business Leaders of America
*FCCLA
*National Honor Society

Performing Arts

Instrumental

There are three instrumental groups at Kearns High that compete in various competitions.

Wind Ensemble / Marching Band

The band includes Brass Instruments, Woodwind instruments, Percussion Instruments, and occasionally a Piano. There are occasionally some other instruments, but these make up the majority.

Students in Wind Ensemble / Marching Band practice their various pieces throughout the year, performing in both a Marching Band Family Show and Marching Band Spectacular Concert, a large concert known as the Winter Fest, and then competing in both a spring tour and a region competition in the spring.

Also students participating in the Wind Ensemble are part of the Marching Band, which performs at a variety of parades and competes in marching band competitions during the Fall. These students also comprise the pep band, which performs for pep assemblies, football games, and basketball games. The marching band has a long successful tradition going back to the 70's when they marched in both the Rose Parade and the Philadelphia Bicentenial Parade. They currently have the only high school marching band in the Granite School District.

Jazz Band

The Jazz Band is an audition band, and only accepts those committed to learning the music. It emphasizes solos, and the learning of quite advanced pieces of music. They perform a Fall Concert with the Orchestra, at the Winter Concert with the Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and choral ensembles, and participate in their own region festival, as well as go on tour, in the early spring.

Orchestra

This group uses entirely String instruments. They also perform in a Fall Concert with the Jazz Ensemble, a large concert known as the Winter Fest, and have both their own tour and region festival in the spring. Occasionally they will include members of the Wind Ensemble to help them with pieces requiring wind and percussion instruments.

Many of these students are also participants in the Granite Youth Symphony which is made-up of some of the finest high school musicians in the area.

Vocal

Mixed Choir

Mixed Choir is the open choir that is available to all students who attend the school.

Polynesian Choir

The Polynesian Choir is the only school choir of its kind in the state of Utah geared towards students of Pacific Islander descent.

Concert Choir

Concert Choir is an audition choir at Kearns. The standard is a little higher, so the group performs more difficult pieces. As well as school concerts, they also perform in a region competition in the spring.

Madrigal Choir

The Madrigals are also an audition choir at Kearns. In order to help unify the choir, blend and talent are both key factors in the auditions. This group also performs at the choir concerts, and competes in a region competition in the spring. They are also required to prepare either a solo or smaller group number to be performed at that same competition.

ee also

*List of high schools in Utah

References

External links

* [http://www.graniteschools.org/hs/kearns/ Official web page]