Viewmont High School

UtahSchool|name=Viewmont High School


type=Public
principal=Scott Tennis
faculty=
grades=10-12
enrollment=
class=
mascot=Viking
colors=Cardinal and Gold
address=120 West 1000 North
city=Bountiful
state=Utah
zip=84010
phone=801-402-4200
website=http://www.viewmont.org

Viewmont High School is a public high school located in Bountiful, Utah. The school is a member of the Davis School District. The principal, as of 2008, is Scott Tennis.

School information

ports

Viewmont High School offers many sports, such as Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Volleyball, and Football. Viewmont has won the state title in wrestling 3 out of the last 5 years.

Davis High School has developed a strong and emotional rivalry with Viewmont High School over the past few years. Viewmont and Davis are crosstown rivals, and are almost always at the top of the Region 1 standings in all sports, so every game they play against each other is important. Most recently, Davis beat Viewmont in football, preventing Viewmont from winning the region title, and Viewmont defeated Davis in basketball, preventing Davis from winning the region title. This is one of the strongest rivalries in the state. [ [http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695213526,00.html Viewmont, Davis prepare for rivalry] ]

Clubs

Viewmont has a wide variety of clubs, including:

*Art *Berserkers *Best Buddies *Chess *Chill *Debate *DECA *Drama *FBLA *FCCLA *HOSA *Improv *Interact *International *Junior State of America

*Lacrosse *Latin *National Honors Society *Newspaper *Operation Smile *Ping Pong *Pit Crew *Psychology *SkillsUSA *Sophomore Committee *Stage Guild *Swing *The View (Impact Team) *TSA *Writers Ink

Bookstore

The Viewmont Bookstore is a student run store open every day at lunch. They sell a variety of food items, such as Frazil frozen drinks, Arby's and Gandolfo's sandwiches, Pizza Hut pizza, and Chick-Fil-A. They also sell a variety of Viewmont apparel.

"Danegeld"

The "Danegeld," the Viewmont school newspaper, is written and published by students several times a year. [ [http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/vhs/VHS%20WEB/Danegeld/danegeld%20home.htm The Danegeld] ] The newspaper has been in print since 1964, and, in 1968, its name was changed from "The Big V" to the "Danegeld." The "Danegeld" staff has also created an online blog that allows students to openly discuss articles. [ [http://www.danegeldblog.com/ Danegeld Blog] ]

Brown Wig Productions

Brown Wig Productions is a film group based at Viewmont High. They make short films and are currently working towards making a film club at the school.

The Green Man

The Green Man is a mysterious figure who is notorious for making appearances at the Viking's sporting events to pump up the crowd. The Green Man is most well-known for his green spandex body suit, which conceals his identity. The Green man is said to be "the Viewmont Student Body Spirit."

Guadalupe

Every year Viewmont holds a fundraiser to support kids in Salt Lake City that attend Guadalupe Elementary School. The monetary amount differs from year to year but has consistently reached upwards of $25,000 in the past 4-5 years. The money is used to buy Christmas presents that the children would otherwise not obtain. Other local charities are also given part of the students fundraising efforts. Students who wish to attend the trip to Guadalupe must participate in fund-raising activities and help shop for the children's wish-lists. Male students are encouraged to obstain from shaving until the goal for the school is reached, and once the goal is reached the male students are encouraged to shave their heads.

Pathways, advisory and SRC

For the 2007-2008 school year, each student at Viewmont was placed into one of five pathways: "Arts", "Business", "Humanities<", "Science", or "Technology". The pathways "allow students to develop their interests and specialize as much as they would like". [ [http://davis.k12.ut.us/vhs/VHS%20WEB/Pathways.html Pathways] ] Students go to an advisory class twice a month based on their grade and pathway. SRC (Study Hall-Remediation-Collaboration) is a new mandatory study hall for students that failed one or more classes the previous term. It is held during the first part of lunch every school day except Fridays.

References

External links

* [http://www.viewmont.org Viewmont High School homepage]
* [http://www.davis.k12.ut.us Davis School District homepage]
* [http://www.youtube.com/brownwigproductions Brown Wig Productions' Youtube Channel]