Kearns High School

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Kearns High School
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Kearns High School
5525 S. Cougar Lane (4800 W.), Kearns, Utah 84118

United States
Coordinates 40°39′00″N112°00′15″W / 40.65000°N 112.00417°W / 40.65000; -112.00417
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Type Free public
Motto"KHS - Where destiny is a matter of choice, not chance."
Established1966
School district Granite School District
PrincipalDanny stirland
Faculty86.10 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,296 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio26.67 [1]
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Green and gold    [2]
Mascot Cougars [2]
Website schools.graniteschools.org/kearnshigh/

Kearns High School is a public high school located at 5525 S. Cougar Lane (4800 W.) Kearns, Utah, United States. It was opened in 1966 with its first graduating class graduating in 1967. [3] It serves 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. The official mascot is a Cougar and the school colors are green and gold. Starting with the 2014–2015 school year, the school now serves 9th grade. [4] At the 2021 graduation ceremony, Kearns High School officials withheld a student's diploma and subsequently charged her $5,000 because a guest popped confetti in celebration when the student's name was called.

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iCougars

For the 2010–11 school year, Kearns High School used the iSchool Initiative with money from a federal stimulus Enhancing Education Through Technology grant. The media specialist, Rachel Murphy, wrote the grant to start the program. The iCougars program began on November 5, 2010, and had each student use an iPod Touch to keep track of assignments, take notes, learn different languages, and do research. Kearns High School was the first school of its size to use the iSchool Initiative. [5]

Administration

Gates Field

Gates Field is the baseball stadium on the campus of Kearns. Gates field seats 2,500 and is one of, if not the, biggest high school baseball stadiums in Utah. [6] Notable features include plaques located above the dugouts with famous quotes said by Babe Ruth and Ernie Banks engraved on them. The stadium opened in 2005, and continues to act as a host site for Utah high school state championships and other tournaments. [7]

COVID-19 school cancellation

On March 13, 2020, Granite School District announced that in-person classes at Kearns High School and other schools within the district would be cancelled until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rest of the 2019–20 school year took place via distance learning. For the 2020–21 school year, students will have the option to either attend class in-person or receive schooling through digital learning methods. [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kearns High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Kearns High School". Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Alumni". Kearns High. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ↑ Whatcott, Steve (8 June 2015). "Update: 9th Grade Student's First Year at Kearns High School!". United Way Salt Lake. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "ICougar program increases student engagement at Kearns High School". 31 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gates Field Background – MGF Marshalls".
  7. ↑ "Kearns is set to unveil its new baseball park". 22 March 2005.
  8. ↑ "Statewide School Dismissal Information from Granite School District". 13 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Allen, Trevor (13 October 2020). "Kearns High School Star Jeff Bassa Commits To Oregon Football". KSL Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ↑ Driver, David (May 23, 2012). "Kearns High graduate Brandon Duckworth pitching to get back to The Show". Deseret News. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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