Corner Canyon High School

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Corner Canyon High School
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Address
Corner Canyon High School
12943 S. 700 E

Draper
,
Utah
84020

United States
Coordinates 40°31′01″N111°52′13″W / 40.5170°N 111.8703°W / 40.5170; -111.8703
Information
Established2013
School district Canyons School District
PrincipalDina Kohler
Teaching staff93.36 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12th
Enrollment2,434 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio26.07 [1]
Color(s)Navy, silver and white
   
Nickname Chargers
Website cchs.canyonsdistrict.org

Corner Canyon High School is a public school in Draper, Utah. It is the newest high school in the Canyons School District. Its colors are navy, silver and white, and its mascot is the Chargers. [2]

Contents

History

Corner Canyon High School opened in 2013. [3] It was built at 12943 S. 700 East in Draper, Utah, [4] using funds from a $250 million bond approved by voters in 2010. [3] Its classroom wings are two stories tall, and it includes a lecture hall, an auditorium, a 3,300 seat gymnasium, and a football field with artificial turf. It was the first comprehensive high school in Draper, and the first new high school built by Canyons School District after it split from the Jordan District in 2009. [5] It serves the community of Draper in the southeast corner of Salt Lake County. [6]

In 2022, Corner Canyon received the highest ranking of all traditional high schools in the state of Utah. According to the U.S. News’ rankings, Corner Canyon was ranked seventh best, with the top six spots in the state going to public charter schools. Rankings were based on College Readiness, AP Class Offerings among other criteria. [7] [8]

Athletics

Since opening its doors, Corner Canyon has seen substantial success in athletics. The Chargers have won four state titles in football, [9] and have finished the season nationally ranked in the top 50 by Maxpreps in 2022–2023 (13th), [10] 2021–2022 (43rd), [11] 2020–2021 (9th), [12] 2019–2020 (8th), [13] and 2018–2019 (47th) [14]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ ""Canyons board rejects student vote, adopts Chargers as Draper mascot instead of Cougars", Deseret News, January 19, 2012". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Brand new Corner Canyon High School opens". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). August 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ "School Web Page". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  5. ↑ ""Corner Canyon High School opens in Draper," Deseret News, August 13, 2013". Archived from the original on August 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "About Us – Corner Canyon High" . Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. ↑ "U.S. News ranks these high schools Utah's best". Deseret News. April 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Best High Schools in Utah".
  9. ↑ "Corner Canyon beats Skyridge for Fourth State Title in Six Years". November 17, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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