Bingham High School

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Bingham High School
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Address
Bingham High School
2160 W. 10400 S.

South Jordan
,
Utah
84095

United States
Coordinates 40°33′50″N111°56′50″W / 40.56389°N 111.94722°W / 40.56389; -111.94722
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1908
School district Jordan School District
PrincipalRodney Shaw
Teaching staff101.12 (FTE) [1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment2,460 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio24.33 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue and white
  
Mascot Miners
Website www.binghamminers.org
Old Bingham High School in Copperton before it was closed in 1975 Old Bingham High School in Copperton.jpg
Old Bingham High School in Copperton before it was closed in 1975

Bingham High School is a public high school located in South Jordan, Utah, United States. It is one of eight high schools in the Jordan School District. Teacher/pupil ratios are budgeted at 1 to 27.3, with actual class sizes varying. The school's name and mascot are derived from its proximity to the Bingham Copper Mine.

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History

Established in 1908, Bingham is one of the oldest schools in the state of Utah. [2] Since that first year in the City of Bingham's Canyon Hall, Bingham High has had five different locations: three in Bingham Canyon (1908-1931), one in Copperton (1931-1975) and the current location in South Jordan (1975-2024).Copperton, Utah. In 1975, the high school was moved to a new building in South Jordan that is still being used today. [3] [4] The former school was converted into a junior high and operated until 2002 when it was closed and demolished. [5] [6] [7]

In 2013, over 2,000 Bingham students and faculty participated in a yearbook video that went viral on YouTube. [8]

In 2014, the principal at the time was criticized for slut-shaming students, nearly two dozen of whom he barred from entry to a school dance for showing too much skin. [9] [10] 80 students ended up walking out of the event in protest. [11]

In 2021, the school started a five-year $37.9 million renovation. Delays from the project forced students to temporarily participate virtually. [12]

In 2022, a wrestling coach from the high school was charged with sexual abuse of a minor for assaulting a female student in an equipment room. [13] [14]

Student government

The Bingham High student government began 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 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. The principal, representatives from all the classes, 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. [15]

School athletics

Bingham received the Deseret News All-Sports Award in 2009 and 2011 for having the highest finishes in boys' and girls' sports of any 5A school in the state of Utah. [16] Bingham High School's athletics department includes the following sports: [17]

Notable alumni

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