Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
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Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah
was established in 1907.
. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into their first real school building. This original school was initially known as The People's College because it was open to students of all ages. Later it was to become Jordan High School. This school, located at 8800 South 250 East in Sandy, served students from 1911 until 1914.
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Sandy, Utah
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....
was established in 1907.
1907 - 1914
Jordan High School took root when a student body of just seven students began meeting in the basement of a church in MidvaleMidvale, Utah
Midvale is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 27,029 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midvale is located at ....
. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into their first real school building. This original school was initially known as The People's College because it was open to students of all ages. Later it was to become Jordan High School. This school, located at 8800 South 250 East in Sandy, served students from 1911 until 1914.
1914 - 1996
A new Jordan High School opens at 9351 South State Street. The building was on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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1996 - Present
The current campus for Jordan High School is at 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd. (9880 S.) and can serve 2,600 students.Centennial (2007)
Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah is celebrated its Centennial birthday in 2007. A huge two-day event to celebrate 100-years of education at Jordan High took place from 6 July through 7 July 2007.Academics
Jordan High students have consistently scored above average on the ACT with a school composite of 21.3 compared to a national composite score of 21.2 for the 2006-2007 academic year. Beetdiggers also have a higher pass rate for the Advanced Placement exams passing 69.0% of exams administered for the 2006-2007 academic year. Jordan has produced several National Merit Scholar award recipients, finalists and semifinalists as well as Utah State Sterling Scholar finalists.Famous Beetdiggers
- Dee BensonDee BensonDee Vance Benson is a Federal judge and former chief judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was briefly a professional soccer player. He was nominated as judge by President George H. W. Bush on May 16, 1991, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September...
- Professional soccer player; Federal judge - Gene FullmerGene FullmerGene Fullmer is a former American middleweight boxer and world champion.-Professional career:Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout...
- World Middleweight Boxing Champion - Don Lind - NASA Astronaut
- Sean O'ConnellSean O'ConnellSean O'Connell was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager. He played for Derry in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and was on the Derry side that finished runners-up to Dublin in the 1958 All-Ireland Championship - winning an Ulster Championship with the county that year, and three more in 1970,...
- Sports Broadcaster; professional MMA fighter
External links
- Official School Site
- Jordan High Alumni Association - Raising scholarships for current Beetdiggers and sponsoring the Jordan High Centennial Celebration
- JordanAlumni.com - A hub for finding Class Reunions and Class Websites
- Canyons School District