Herriman High School

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Herriman High School
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Herriman High School
Address
11917 South 6000 West

Herriman
,
Utah

United States
Coordinates40°32′02″N 112°01′53″W / 40.53389°N 112.03139°W / 40.53389; -112.03139Coordinates: 40°32′02″N 112°01′53″W / 40.53389°N 112.03139°W / 40.53389; -112.03139
Information
TypePublic
Motto"It's a great day to be a Mustang!"
EstablishedAugust 2010
School districtJordan School District
PrincipalTodd Quarnberg
Teaching staff95.14 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment3,191 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.03[1]
Campus size50 acres
Color(s)Maroon, Navy Blue & White    
Limited Use:
Vegas Gold  
MascotMustangs
NewspaperHerriman Telegraph
Cost$75 million USD
Websitewww.herrimanhigh.org

Herriman High School (HHS) is a public high school in Herriman, Utah, United States. It is a part of the Jordan School District and serves students from the cities of Herriman, South Jordan, and Riverton. The school is a two-level facility, situated on a 50-acre campus, with views of the Salt Lake Valley and mountain ranges to the east and west.[2] The school derived its mascot from the wild mustang horses that used to roam the southwestern corner of the Salt Lake Valley until they were relocated shortly after the school opened.[3]

History[]

Herriman High School was opened in 2010 at the cost of $75 million and saw the construction of a main building with a capacity of 3,000 students, an auditorium, cafeteria, football stadium with synthetic turf, tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, parking lots, and driving range.[4][5] The school also houses a ceramic studio complete with three kiln ovens and a class set of throwing wheels, a fully equipped automative garage, and a wood workshop.[6][7]

The high school draws students from nearby Copper Mountain Middle School and newer Mountain Creek Middle School. They previously drew students from Fort Herriman Middle School and Elk Ridge Middle School.[8] Shortly after opening, student growth had caused Herriman High School to add multiple portable classrooms.[9]

In 2017, out of concerns of overcrowding and transportation for the commuting students, another High School was built in Herriman: Mountain Ridge High School.[10]

In January 2018, Herriman High School came under scrutiny for censoring the school's student newspaper, The Telegraph,[11] after an investigation by its student journalists exposed how a teacher was fired for exchanging inappropriate text messages with a 17-year-old student.[12][13][14][15] The school's choice to prevent the publishing of the article resulted in them being given the Jefferson Muzzle Award.[16] The article was later republished on an underground student newspaper.[17] The Jordan School District that Herriman High operates within was queried by multiple U.S. news media organizations about the censorship and free speech rights of students, including the Washington Post.[18] After an investigation by the Utah State Board of Education, the teacher had their license revoked.[19]

In April 2019, The Wall Street Journal published a report which described how the high school may have suffered a mental health crisis the previous year.[20][21] At least seven students committed suicide during the school's 2017-2018 calendar year,[22][23] prompting mental health initiatives from the Jordan School District, such as providing more of their campuses with a full-time psychologist.[24]

Athletics[]

Herriman High School has an athletics department that includes baseball, basketball, cross country, drill team, football, golf, hockey, marching band, rugby, soccer, softball, swim, tennis, track, volleyball, water-polo, and wrestling.[25]

Herriman competes yearly in sports competition at the state level, and have won the Utah 4A boys cross country championship once in 2012 and the Utah 4A girls cross country championships twice in 2012 and 2013. They were 6A softball champions in 2018–2019. The Herriman boys track and field team took home the state title in 2014 and 2015, as did both the boys and girls teams in 2016. Herriman was the winner of the 5A boys state football championship in 2015.[26] The boys rugby team is consistently ranked within the top-five high school rugby teams in America,[27][28] and have taken home the national title multiple times–most recently in 2021.[29][30]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

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  3. ^ O'Donoghue, By Amy Joi (2011-10-12). "BLM wild horse center in Herriman to shut its doors".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Annual School Plant Capital Outlay Report Fiscal Year 2010-11". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09.
  5. ^ "Artificial turf: Lead threat sets off alarms".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "WHS GRAMA request - schedule of payments" (PDF). Wasatch Taxpayers Association.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "WHS GRAMA Request - sch. of pymts and change orders" (PDF). Wasatch Taxpayers Association.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Final 2019-20 Boundaries | Jordan School District". Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  9. ^ Riding, Burke (November 3, 2016). "Portable Article". The Herriman Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Roberts, Alyssa (2018-09-25). "With 5 new schools under construction, Jordan district outlines possible boundary changes". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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  12. ^ Rascon, Dan (2018-01-18). "Student newspaper uncovers why popular Utah teacher was terminated". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  13. ^ Proulx, Natalie (2019-05-09). "Should Schools Be Allowed to Censor Student Newspapers? (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  14. ^ Spahr, Conor (January 18, 2018). Gordon, Max (ed.). "Herriman High Teacher Fired For Misconduct". The Herriman Telegram.
  15. ^ "Police investigating former Herriman teacher for 'inappropriate messages' sent to student". KSTU. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  16. ^ "Utah high school receives tongue-in-cheek 'award' for censoring its student newspaper". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  17. ^ Walden, Eric (January 27, 2018). "After finding nationwide support, Utah high school journalists are considering the next steps in their censorship battle with administration". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (January 24, 2018). "Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves". The Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Spahr, Conor (May 18, 2018). "Ryan White Can Never Teach in Utah Again". The Herriman Telegram.
  20. ^ Lovett, Ian (12 April 2019). "One Teenager Killed Himself. Six More Followed". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ West, Diana, PhD. "Supporting Adolescent Mental Health Within School Culture and Curricula: Inviting Adolescents to Utah‚ a Mental Health Conversation" (2020). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 7877.
  22. ^ "'We're racking our brains': A series of teen suicides has left the Herriman High School community searching for answers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  23. ^ Roe, Ginna (22 August 2018). "After 7 suicides, new club at Herriman High aims to make a difference". KUTV News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Tanner, Courtney (July 23, 2018). "This Utah school district plans to have a full-time psychologist in each of its 36 elementary schools by fall". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  26. ^ "Utah High School Activities Association Sports Records Book" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Boys 2021 School HS Rankings Week 17". Goff Rugby Report. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  28. ^ "2016 Boys Single-School Rankings #13". Goff Rugby Report. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  29. ^ "Herriman High Mustangs win national rugby title". Fox News 13. Salt Lake City. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ Walker, Sean (June 20, 2021). "'Tears of happiness': Herriman rugby club celebrates improbable national championship". KSL.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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