- Copper Hills High School
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Copper Hills High School Location 5445 New Bingham Highway
West Jordan, UT 84088Information Type Public Motto "A Full Spectrum of Educational Opportunities" Established 1995 School district Jordan School District President Barry L. Newbold Principal Todd Quarnberg Grades 10-12 Number of students 2,290 Color(s) Forest Green, Navy Blue Athletics Football, Basketball, Men’s Soccer, swimming Mascot Grizzly Fight Song "Stand and Fight for Copper Hills High"[1] Website Link Copper Hills High School is located in West Jordan, Utah, situated just east of the Oquirrh Mountains in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley near the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine. This modern educational facility opened its doors in the fall of 1995 and has an enrollement of 2,290.[2]
The school operates on a rotating A/B block schedule consisting of 84 minute class periods. Copper Hills is the only high school in the district with a late-start schedule. Classes go from 7:55 – 2:25 with teachers available at 7:00 to assist individual students. This modification was created after student surveys revealed that over 80% of students hold after-school jobs.[3]
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District
Jordan School District is currently under the leadership of Superintendent Barry L. Newbold. Newbold was appointed Superintendent of Schools in April 1996.
Jordan School District opened its doors in 1905 with 3,000 students. Today, Jordan School District is the largest of Utah’s 40 school districts. It serves over 80,000 grade K-12 students in 90 schools. Student enrollment continues to grow at a steady pace with enrollments projected to increase 10,000 students by the end of this decade. The District covers approximately 250 square miles (650 km2) in the southern half of Salt Lake County extending from the Wasatch Mountain range on the east to the Oquirrh range on the west. The District's boundaries encompass 10 municipalities and unincorporated areas of southern Salt Lake County. Jordan School District employs about 7,200 faculty and staff, 3,700 being teachers.
The Jordan School District is experiencing lopsided growth, with exceptional growth on the west side, but not near as much on the east. The municipalities of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, Bluffdale, Herriman and Draper are growing dramatically while other areas of the District such as Sandy, Cottonwood Heights and Midvale are experiencing moderate or no growth.
In 2007, the people on the East side of the Jordan School District, voted to split the district into two separate districts, with I-15 being the dividing line,. The West side will keep the name of Jordan School District, and the new East side district shall be called Canyons School District.
Academics
Copper Hills offers concurrent enrollment classes at the school via Salt Lake Community College. Students enrolled in such classes must do so at the college campus, which then gives the high school the information provided by the student. Students attend the college-level classes at Copper Hills for either a quarter, semester, or full year (depending on the class). Credit is received based on overall grade performance and, in most cases, a cumulative exam of the information learned in the class. Additionally, Copper Hills offers nation-wide Advanced Placement (AP) classes to its students.
In an effort to improve further educational opportunities at the school, Copper Hills has and will be implementing new programs and procedures. Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, the school required students to take "Partner Adults With Students"(PAWS). PAWS is a mandatory 30 minute class taken every Wednesday. Students discuss concerns/issues with their teachers and teachers further instruct students on a provided topic. Starting in the 2007-2008 school year, Copper Hills will include academies within the school. All students will be required to choose an academy. The school will group students of the same academy to take classes geared toward that particular academy. The five academies will be geared toward either Business and Information technology, Performing arts/crafts, Industry/Mathematics and Science, English/Social studies, or Athletics.
Copper Hills offers clubs and extracurricular activities for its students. Such include: American Sign Language, Cheerleading, Chess Club Dance, DECA/FBLA, Drama, Future Farmers of America, French Club, Chasms literary magazine, Yearbook, FCCLA, Social Ballroom Dance, Student Government, Band, National Honors Society, Newspaper, Skills USA/VICA, Spanish Club, Technology Student Association, and Science Club.
Test scores
American College Test (ACT) The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.
School Year 2004–2005 2003–2004 2002–2003 2001–2002 2000–2001 School Composite 21.7 21.3 21.1 21.4 21.4 District Composite 22.0 22.0 21.8 21.8 21.8 Utah Composite 21.5 21.5 21.3 21.4 21.4 National Composite 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 21.0 Data is from Jordan School District Website Advanced Placement Test (AP) Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.
School Year 2004–2005 2003–2004 2002–2003 2001–2002 2000–2001 School % Passing 72 69 69 69 72 District % Passing 70.9 75.2 70.8 70.0 70.3 State % Passing 65.5 68.1 67.2 69.0 66.1 National % Passing 59.6 61.6 61.7 63.0 61.6 Data is from Jordan School District Website Orchestra program
The Orchestra is led and conducted by Jenna Baumgart.
The Orchestra has achieved many state titles since 2002.
In the 2006-2007 school year, the Chamber Orchestra attended a tour of San Diego, California, playing Handel's Concerto Grosso 1 as well as Paul Hindemith's Acht Stuke. They achieved superior ratings at the Utah State level competition for orchestras held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.[citation needed]
Band program
The band program began in the summer of 1995 under the tutelage of Manuel Bueno[citation needed] (he served as band director from 1995–2000). Within the band program there were several ensembles: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Color Guard, Pep Band, and Percussion Ensemble.[citation needed] Additionally there was the Band Council (a leadership group) and occasionally various smaller ensembles were formed (primarily for the purpose of Solo and Ensemble Festival).[citation needed]
In 1998, while on tour in Las Vegas, NV, both the Symphonic Band and the Jazz Band took first place in a national competition (additionally, at that same festival the Copper Hills High School Band took first place overall).[citation needed] The Band is currently under the direction of Jon Simpson.
The Current Band President is Kara Eddington, and the Drum Major is Cody Bills.
Student Government
The Student Government of Copper Hills High is currently advise by Dennis Randall, the former mayor of West Jordan City, and Charlotte Vanwagenen.
The officer corps is made up of eight Student Body Officers and Twelve Class Officers, all elected during April of each year. The current Presidents include, Andrew Newbold(Student Body President), Mack Bawden(Senior Class President), Jacob Smith(Junior Class President), and Joseph Sukhan(Sophomore Class President).
Acappella and Madrigal Choirs
The Accapella and Madrigal choirs have attained many region, state, and national titles since its beginning.
The choir program at Copper Hills High is currently conducted my Gail Richardson.
The choral department is one of the largest in the school. It includes the Acappella Choir(made up of more than sixty students), Madrigal Choir(made up of twenty eight students), Mixed Choir(made up of more than thirty students), and Vocalise(made up of nine students.) These choirs are led by small councils. These councils current Presidents are, Tessa Zaragoza, Joseph Branca, James Wright, and Ashlee Stapel respectively.
Athletics
- Region Championships
- 1998 Boys Basketball
- 2005 Girls Cross Country
- 2006 Girls Cross Country
- 2007 Wrestling: David Williams; Nickolas Branca
- 2008 Boys Cross-Country
- 2009 Boys Soccer
- 2009 Women's Tennis: Eva Maria Jahn
- 2011 Cheerleading
- State Championships
- 2000, Boys Basketball (5A)[4]
- 2007, Wrestling: David Williams
- National Championships
- 2010 Drill Team 2nd at Nationals
- 2011 Drill Team 1st at Nationals
Dance controversy
In 2004, the school adopted a "policy requiring same-sex couples to get parental permission before attending school dances."[5] This prompted a complaint from the ACLU on December 7, 2004. Two weeks later, the school revoked the policy.[6]
Notable alumni
- Kelly Chapman, 2002 Miss Utah USA, Class of 1997;[7] Contestant on Miss USA Fear Factor;[8] Reporter with KMAX-TV in Sacramento[9]
- Matt Mattson, lead singer of SweetHaven, Class of 1997[10]
- Gentry Lee, lead guitarist of SweetHaven, Class of 1999[11]
- Zach Pendleton, original bassist of SweetHaven, Class of 2001[12]
- Brenden Whitney, Actor in Blood Fare (starring Gil Gerard), class of 2006
References
- ^ CHHS Drumline website. Retrieved on June 18, 2007
- ^ "[1]". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 5 November 2011
- ^ "Copper Hills High". Jordan School District. http://www.jordandistrict.org/schools/high/copperhills/index.htm.
- ^ "Boys Basketball Champions". www.ushaa.org. Accessed 25 June 2007.
- ^ "Letter to Copper Hills High School Regarding Its School Dances Policy". www.acluutah.org. Accessed June 25, 2007.
- ^ "Copper Hills High School Revokes Discriminatory Dance Policy". www.acluutah.org. Accessed 25 June 2007.
- ^ "Utah Hall of Fame". www.missutahusa.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2007
- ^ "Fear Factor Episode 327". www.nbc.com. Accessed 25 June 2007.
- ^ "Kelly Chapman". cbs13.com. http://cbs13.com/bios/Kelly.Chapman.Good.9.479806.html.
- ^ "The Band: Matt". www.sweethavenmusic.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2007
- ^ "The Band: Gentry". www.sweethavenmusic.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2007
- ^ "SweetHaven Site". www.sweethavenmusic.com. Retrieved on June 17, 2007
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- Schools in Salt Lake County, Utah
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