Highland High School (Utah)
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Highland High School is a high school in Utah
that 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.
, but now the balcony seats have been made into science labs and rooms. Enrollment is expected to reach its maximum of 400 within thirteen years.
Highland High School is noted for its rugby union
team. Since Larry Gelwix
started the team in 1975, they have compiled a phenomenal 392-9 record. It has won the national high school championship in 19 of the last 25 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. 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 out of 12 teams.
Highland also has a major rival with East High School
.
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...
that 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
Sugar House Park
Sugar House Park, or Sugarhouse Park, is located between I-80, 2100 South, 1300 East, and 1700 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. The park is at the heart of the Sugar House neighborhood and is the site of a fireworks show and concert every Independence Day of the United States and a popular sledding...
. The current principal is Paul Schulte.
History
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.http://www.saltlakespa.org/ It will offer programs in music, theater, and dance, as well as used to feature a 3500 to 4000 seat auditoriumAuditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
, but now the balcony seats have been made into science labs and rooms. Enrollment is expected to reach its maximum of 400 within thirteen years.
Highland High School is noted for its rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team. Since Larry Gelwix
Larry Gelwix
Larry Gelwix has been the coach of the Highland Rugby team since its founding in Salt Lake City in 1973. The movie Forever Strong was inspired by him and his team's history...
started the team in 1975, they have compiled a phenomenal 392-9 record. It has won the national high school championship in 19 of the last 25 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. In 1998, Highland participated in the first World Schools Rugby Championship held in Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. They were the only team from the Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
included and placed 3rd out of 12 teams.
Highland also has a major rival with East High School
East High School (Salt Lake City)
East High School is a public high school in the Salt Lake City School District in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. and 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...
.
Noted alumni
- Marv BatemanMarv BatemanMarvin Fredrick Bateman is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. He was an All-Pro in the 1976 season as a member of the Bills....
, Football Player, All Western Athletic Conference, Utah University's only (Two-Time) First Team All American, (3rd Round Draft Pick) NFL Player Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, He was an All-Pro in the 1976 season as a member of the Buffalo Bills, Utah Sports Hall of Fame, Utah University Hall of Fame, "The 50 Greatest Utah Sports Figures" - Sports Illustrated (18#). - Jason Todd IpsonJason Todd IpsonJason Todd Ipson is an American director, screenwriter, producer, fashion photographer and licensed physician and surgeon. Transitioning from surgical residency to the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1999, he went on to form Asgaard Entertainment as well as write/direct the theatrically released...
, MD, Writer/Producer/Director/Surgeon best known for directing the Lionsgate feature films Unrest (film)Unrest (film)Unrest is an independent horror film. It was shown at the horror film festival 8 Films To Die For during the 2006 fall season.At the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival it was awarded Best Picture for Horror, and the lead actress, Corri English, won Best Actress.-Plot:The film...
and Everybody Wants to be ItalianEverybody Wants to be ItalianEverybody Wants to Be Italian is a 2008 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Jason Todd Ipson. The screenplay focuses on the relationship between a blue collar worker and a veterinarian....
. - Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., former Governor of Utah and son of billionaire philanthropist Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. of Huntsman Corporation
- Jeff JudkinsJeff JudkinsJeffrey Reed Judkins is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the BYU Cougars women's basketball team, a position he has held since summer 2001 after serving as their assistant coach in 2000-01...
, basketball player for Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, and Detroit Pistons and current head coach for women's basketball at Brigham Young University. - Terry Tempest WilliamsTerry Tempest WilliamsTerry Tempest Williams , is an American author, conservationist and activist.Williams’ writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of her native Utah in which she was raised...
, author best known for "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place" published in 1991. - Jon Schmidt, pianist
- Stephen Mark BadgerStephen Mark BadgerMajor Stephen Mark Badger was an United States Army officer assigned to the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was killed by William Kreutzer, Jr...
U.S Army officer killed by William Kreutzer, Jr.William Kreutzer, Jr.William J. Kreutzer, Jr. is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted of killing one officer and wounding 18 other soldiers when he opened fire on a physical training formation on October 27, 1995 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.... - Ken Driscoll, former professional kayaker, numerous movie and TV credits.
- Peter BreinholtPeter BreinholtPeter Breinholt is a recording artist popular in the Salt Lake City, Utah local music scene. His music is usually classified as singer-songwriter....
, singer/songwriter. - John BythewayJohn BythewayJohn Glenn Bytheway is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .Bytheway was born in Salt Lake City, Utah...
, LDS author and youth speaker. - Haloti NgataHaloti Ngata-Baltimore Ravens:Ngata decided to leave Oregon a year early because his mother, 'Ofa, was in the early stages of kidney dialysis. She died from her illness on January 13, 2006....
, defensive tackle for the Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
and first-round 2006 NFL Draft2006 NFL DraftThe 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
pick - Logan TomLogan TomLogan Maile Lei Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Universal. At age 19, Tom made her Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics...
, Olympic indoor volleyball and professional beach volleyball player. - Stewart BradleyStewart BradleyStewart Bradley is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, outside linebacker for the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and third-round 2007 NFL Draft2007 NFL DraftThe 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...
pick, 87 overall - Marcus MaileiMarcus MaileiMarcus Anthony Mailei is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
NFL Fullback - T'au Pupu'a Former NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
, and current professional opera singer. - Kerry Hicks Form NFL defensive tackle.