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The Salt Lake City School District is among the oldest public school districts in Utah. Boundaries for the district are identical to the city limits for Salt Lake City. Employing about 1,300 teachers who instruct about 24,000 students K-12, the district is the fifth largest in the state behind Jordan School District, Granite School District, Davis School District, and Alpine School District. Two of the district's high schools, East and West, are over 90 years old. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... // Public spending on education in 2005 Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see USS Salt Lake City. ... A primary school in Český Těšín, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... Jordan School District is the largest of Utah school districts, with 3,700 teachers who educate more than 80,000 students. ... // The Granite School District spreads across central Salt Lake County, Utah, serving West Valley City, Taylorsville, South Salt Lake, and Holladay; Kearns, Magna and Millcreek Township; and parts of West Jordan, Murray and Cottonwood Heights. ... // Davis School District is a school district headquartered in Farmington, Utah. ... Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County in Utah, including the cities of Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Alpine, Highland, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, and Eagle Mountain. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

High schools

All high schools in the Salt Lake City District serve grades 9-12. The district operates three high schools as of 2004: East High School near the University of Utah serving the central-east part of the city, West High School in western downtown serving the north and west area, and Highland High School near Sugar House Park serving the southeast. Additionally, the district runs an alternative/adult education school, Horizonte High School, located on Main Street in the south central city. For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ... Downtown Salt Lake City is the oldest district in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Aerial view of Sugarhouse Park from Google Earth. ...

A high school no longer extant—South High School (Salt Lake City), on State Street—once served the southern part of Salt Lake City. The district built this school during the depression to accommodate about 1000 students from the private LDS High School, which closed in 1931. South High was located in some of the poorer areas of Salt Lake City with a population increasingly devoid of school age children by the 1980s. Falling enrollment throughout the school district prompted the district to close the less influential South High after the 1987-1988 school year. Schools with older facilities, such as East and West, as well as Highland High School received students from portions of the former South High school bounderies. The district donated the South High School school building to the Salt Lake Community College. South High School was a high school located in Salt Lake City, Utah, which operated from 1931 to 1988. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Salt Lake Community College, often abbreviated SLCC and referred to locally as Slick, is the largest two-year community college in Utah. ...

East High School

East High School serves grades nine through twelve. It also accepts and cares for mentally and physically disabled children. East High School was founded in 1914 and currently has an enrolled student body of 1,996. It is located at 840 South 1300 East in the East Bench neighborhood. The school mascot is the Leopard. Academically, in 2002-03 East had seven National Merit Semi-finalists and one National Merit Winner, four Sterling Scholar State Finalists and one State Winner, with 30 percent of students regularly on the Honor Roll. East High has also earned over 65 athletic State Championships in its history. Sports teams in 2003-04 won three State Championship and four Region Championship Trophies. Service groups at East provide assistance regularly to the community. One-fourth of senior students earned Block “E” Awards for their service and involvement in school activities in 2003-04. Their Debate team is also famed for having a National Winning Original Oratory. During the 2007-2008 school year, East High School had six National Merit Semi-Finalists, five of whom advanced to Finalist standing. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the animal. ... Original Oratory. ...

Most of the Disney Channel film High School Musical was filmed at East. Most recently, the opening scenes of High School Musical 2 (including the film's opening number, What Time Is It?) were also filmed at East High. Additional filming took place in St. George. For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... For other uses, see High School Musical (disambiguation). ... For the soundtrack, see High School Musical 2 (soundtrack). ... What Time Is It? is the opening musical number and first single from the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical 2. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ...

Noted Alumni:

• James Irwin, astronaut who walked on the moon (Class of 1947)
• Merrill Cook, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2001 (Class of 1964)
• Roseanne Barr, actress and comedienne (dropout in 1970)
• Sione Pouha, defensive tackle for the New York Jets (class of 1997)
• Elizabeth Smart, a teenager abducted in 2002 (Class of 2006)

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Highland High School

Highland High School opened in 1956 and has a student body of about 1,788. It is located at 2166 South 1700 East, next to Sugar House Park. The current principal is Paul Schulte. A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the 2006-2007 school year, Highland began hosting a school known as the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts (SPA), which over the next one or two years will be constructed alongside the school.[1] It will offer programs in music, theater, and dance, as well as feature a 3500 to 4000 seat auditorium. Enrollment is expected to reach its maximum of 400 within thirteen years.^[1] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ...

Highland High School is noted for its rugby union team. Since Larry Gelwix started the team in 1975, they have compiled a phenomenal 361-9 record. It has won the national high school championship in 17 of the last 23 years (when the national championship game was instigated) and in that time span has never placed lower than third, which it has achieved just once. It is also the only team to have participated in every national rugby championship.^[2] In 1998 Highland participated in the first World Schools Rugby Championship held in Harare, Zimbabwe. They were the only team from the Western Hemisphere included and placed 3rd place out of 12 teams. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Pamberi Nekushandria Vanhu (Forward with Service to the People) Map of Zimbabwe showing the location of Harare. ... The geographical western hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. ...

It's football team is also one of the best in the reigon and has been reigon champs for five years running. There coach is the noted Brody Benson and in his first year as head coach took the team to a state championship game. In the semi-finals the played one of highlands most amazing games winning a game against Box Elder in over time by a field goal. That one kick took them to state. With a strong ethic and a great team there are big things expected of the Highland Football team in the upcoming years.

Noted Alumni:

• Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., current Governor of Utah and son of billionaire philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. of Huntsman Corporation
• Jeff Judkins, basketball player for Boston Celtics, Portland Trailblazers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and current head coach for women's basketball at Brigham Young University.
• Terry Tempest Williams, author best known for "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place" published in 1991.
• Jon Schmidt, pianist
• Peter Breinholt, singer/songwriter.
• John Bytheway, LDS author and youth speaker.
• Haloti Ngata, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens and first-round 2006 NFL Draft pick
• Logan Tom, Olympic indoor volleyball and professional beach volleyball player.
• Stewart Bradley, outside linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles and third-round 2007 NFL Draft pick, 87 overall

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West High School

West High is located at 241 North 300 West in Salt Lake City. West High was Salt Lake City's first high school. It was known as Salt Lake High School at the time. On the School Seal, it still says "Salt Lake High School". The school has a shooting range, and used to have an underground fallout shelter. West High has a student population of 2,278 under Principal Margery Parker. In addition to students in grades nine through twelve, West High School serves a group of 7th and 8th graders in an Extended Learning Program (ELP). The school mascot is a panther, and the school colors are red and black. A melanistic leopard, or black panther The black panther is the common name for a black specimen (a melanistic variant) of any of several species of cats. ...

Noted Alumni:

• Shannon Hale, Class of 1992, young adult author
• Thomas S. Monson, Class of 1944(?), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Larry H. Miller, Class of 1962, prominent Utah businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz.
• Robison Wells, Class of 1996, novelist
• Earl Holding, owner of Little America Hotels
• Holden Magroin, author of Doing Business for Dummies

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Middle schools

There are five middle schools in the Salt Lake City School District. All middle schools in the district teach grades 7-8.

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Elementary schools

The district operates 27 elementary schools. All elementary schools in the district serve grades K-6, with some offering preschool services. A nursery school is a school for the education of very young children (generally five years of age and younger). ...

In 1999, the district approved a bond that would reconstruct 20 of the elementary schools as well as Northwest Middle School. In addition, two elementary schools were closed for the 2002-2003 school season (Rosslyn Heights in Sugar House and Lowell in The Avenues) while serving as temporary campuses for the reconstructed schools. They were originally going to choose two schools off of a list of eight to be closed, and eventually the school board decided to close Lowell and Rosslyn Heights (the latter of which was not on the list). This aroused considerable protest from parents, teachers, and even board members, and lawsuits were filed against the district. However, they failed to keep the schools open. Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The East Bench of Salt Lake City, Utah is a relatively affluent neighborhood that climbs up the lower slopes of the Wasatch Range. ... Central City is the main core of residential and commercial areas in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Map of the Avenues. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... The East Bench of Salt Lake City, Utah is a relatively affluent neighborhood that climbs up the lower slopes of the Wasatch Range. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Central City is the main core of residential and commercial areas in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Glendale is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Glendale is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Glendale is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Rose Park is a neighborhood on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Map of the Avenues. ... View of the Utah State Capitol building looking south down State Street. ... Obelisk at 2100 South 1100 East in Sugar House Sugar House (also sometimes seen as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utahs oldest neighborhoods. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Salt Lake City School District
  • East High's homepage
  • West High School homepage
  • Highland High School homepage
  • Horizonte High School webpage
  • Backman Elementary homepage