Bingham High School
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Bingham High School, located in the Jordan School District
, is one of the oldest schools in Utah
. It celebrated its centennial on September 9, 2008. It serves 2,495 students in South Jordan
.
Bingham is known for its excellent athletic programs and received the Deseret News All Sports Award in 2009 for having the highest finishes in all men's and women's sports of any 5A team in the state of Utah.
Jordan School District
Jordan School District was the largest of Utah school districts , It now employs 2,631 teachers and other licensed personnel who educate more than 48,000 students. An additional 2,610 employees provide support services for the system...
, is one of the oldest schools in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. It celebrated its centennial on September 9, 2008. It serves 2,495 students in South Jordan
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...
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Student Government History
Student government had its beginning at Bingham High sometime in the 1910s. The first student body president on record was Dewey Miller, who led the miner student body during the 1917/1918 school year. In the 1920s student government at Bingham, like the national government, consisted of three branches, executive, legislative and judicial. The student body officers formed the executive branch with a president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, yell master, yearbook editor and business manager. Representatives from all the classes, the principal, and two faculty members made up the legislative branch. The student body court, with a prosecuting attorney, judge, chief of police and a clerk handled the judicial duties of interpreting the school constitution and maintaining discipline. Over the years the structure of the student government would change, but the lifetime lessons in leadership would be the same.School programs
Here is a list of some of the clubs at Bingham High School:- Academic Decathlon (2010 1st place in region and 1st place in state for large schools)
- Art
- Dance Company
- DECADECA (organization)DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Farmers AssociationNational FFA OrganizationThe National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
- Health Occupations Students of America
- HockeyHockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
- Key ClubKey ClubKey Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- MESA
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Political Science
- Speech and Debate Team (2010 1st place in region and 1st place state, under coach Carol Shackelford)
- Technology Student AssociationTechnology Student AssociationThe Technology Student Association is an international Career and Technical Student Organization made up of over 150,000 Middle School and High School Technology Education Students. TSA is the premier CTSO dedicated to STEM Standards: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
- Marching Band
- Wind Symphony
School athletics
Bingham High School has an athletics department, that includes all these sports:- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Baseball
Bingham is known for its excellent athletic programs and received the Deseret News All Sports Award in 2009 for having the highest finishes in all men's and women's sports of any 5A team in the state of Utah.
Notable alumni
- Bruce HardyBruce HardyBruce Alan Hardy , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 9th round of the 1978 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 232 lbs. tight end from Arizona State University, Hardy played his entire NFL career with the Dolphins from 1978-1989...
- NFL tight - Fred RobertsFred RobertsFrederick Clark Roberts is a retired American basketball player who played power forward in the National Basketball Association for 13 seasons, a career spanning from 1983 to 1997, becoming one of the more successful journeymen to play in the league...
- NBA forward - Kevin CurtisKevin Curtis-St. Louis Rams:Curtis was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 3rd round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Curtis was inactive for the first five games of 2003 after suffering a broken fibula in the final preseason game at Buffalo. In 2004, Curtis played in all but one game, totaling 32 catches for 421...
- NFL wide receiver - Jaci Twiss - Film actress
- Jaime BergmanJaime BergmanJaime Bergman is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1999, its 45th Anniversary issue. In addition to her magazine appearance she has appeared in several Playboy videos. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda.-Career:Bergman was the St...
- Model and actress - Chris Le (C-Le)Chris Le (C-Le)Christopher Howard Le is a graphic designer and independent music video director of Vietnamese and Italian descent. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the owner and founder of C-Le GFX design studios located in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is currently managing Calico &...
- Director & Designer - Gary WilkinsonGary Wilkinson (basketball)Gary Kristopher Wilkinson is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australasian NBL. He played college basketball at Utah State and has played previously for professional teams in Greece and South Korea.-Early life:Wilkinson was born in...
- Utah StateUtah State Aggies men's basketballThe Utah State Aggies are a Division I men's college basketball team that plays in the Western Athletic Conference, representing Utah State University. The Aggies have enjoyed an extremely high amount of success in recent years under head coach Stew Morrill...
and international basketball forward - Ivy Baker PriestIvy Baker PriestIvy Baker Priest was an American political figure. Born in Kimberly, Utah, she was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
- US Treasurer under Dwight D. Eisenhower