Springville High School (Utah)
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| Springville High School | |
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1205 E. 900 S., Springville, Utah 84663 Springville , Utah United States | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1902 |
| School district | Nebo School District |
| Principal | Robert Fleming |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,455 (2017-18)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red , blue and white |
| Mascot | Red Devils |
| Nickname | SHS |
| Affiliation | Nebo School District |
| Superintendent | Rick Neilson |
| Motto | Dedicated to Excellence – United in Service – Educated for Success |
| Website | Springville High School |
Springville High School is one of the two high schools that serves and is located in Springville, Utah, United States.
Mascot[]
Springville High School's mascot is the Red Devil. The origin of the mascot name dates back to 1921 during the state basketball championship where they were dubbed the fighting “Red Devils.”[2] However, the incorrect story is often circulated that it comes from the original construction of the school, when the Red Devil Cement Company allegedly assisted with the building, including an actual cement bag with the Red Devil Cement logo on it that can be found in one of the display cases in the high school.[3]
The mascot has come under fire multiple times, the most recent opposition occurring when some local citizens organized a committee called "Parents for Mascot Review". One stated issue is that a devil is a symbol of evil; another is the racial connotations. In a letter to Nebo School District, the president of the Navajo Nation stated that "the use of the term 'Red Devils' lends or conveys the immediate opinion of assertion of offensive racial commentary."[4]
Alumni of the school countered that the mascot was not Satanic, and had been the official mascot since 1967 when students voted it in.
Athletics[]
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Springville High school has done well in many sports. The Red Devils have posted region championships in girls tennis, girls cross country, girls' soccer, boys' golf, volleyball, boys' swimming, boy's cross country, football, and girls' basketball.
The Red Devil swim team won back-to-back boys' 4A state championships in 2008 and 2009. The championships of 2008 and 2009 mark the first time a boys' team of any sport at SHS has won back-to-back titles.
The boys' basketball team won the 2017 4A basketball championship, under Coach Justin Snell, for the first time since 1958. In 2020, the boys' basketball team won the 5A state, Coach Snell's second title in four years. The girls' basketball team was 5A runner up. In 2021 the girls team snatch the 5A state title.
In 2017, the boys' track team won the 4A state title and followed by the 5A title in 2018.
In 2016, the Springville High School Boys Cross Country won the at large bid to go to the prestigious Nike Cross National race. The team ended up placing 15th overall. The following year the team placed 5th at the race. The cross country team has seen a lot of success in recent years with Head Coach Samantha Smith. In 2017 the boys' team won the 5A state championship; the first time Springville High School Boys ever won a cross country state championship title. The girls' team won the 5A state title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. They qualified to compete at the Nike Cross Virtual -the COVID-19 substitute for Nike Cross National. The team ended up placing 5th overall. In both 2019 and 2020 region eight Cross Country meet, Springville “swept” the meet by winning first place in all the races. Coach Smith has four cross country state titles from the past four years.
Notable alumni[]
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- Don Bluth, animator, film producer and director
- William R. Bradford, General Authority of the LDS Church
- George Dewey Clyde, Governor of Utah
- Creed Haymond (1893–1983), Olympic and world-record track athlete
- Eli Herring, of the National Football League
- Bryan Johnson, founder of Braintree, OS Fund and Kernel
- Wendell B. Mendenhall, the "father" of the Polynesian Cultural Center
- Scott Mitchell, of the National Football League
- Roger Reid, college basketball coach (BYU, Snow College, Southern Utah University) and NBA assistant coach (Phoenix Suns)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Springville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Springville Herald | 1936-03-26 | [Second Edition], Athletic Achievements of Springville High". newspapers.lib.utah.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91676&page=1 Utah Town Sees No Evil in Devil Mascot
External links[]
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Coordinates: 40°09′18″N 111°35′17″W / 40.15500°N 111.58806°W
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