Tooele High School
Tooele High School is a secondary school located in Tooele, Utah, United States currently educating students in grades 9–12. Operated by the Tooele County School District, Tooele High enrolls approximately 1,800 students each year.[2] The Tooele High mascot is the White Buffalo.[3]
| Tooele High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
301 West Vine Street 84074 | |
| Coordinates | 40.5290303°N 112.30914°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Forever And Forever in Tooele |
| Established | 1913 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| School district | Tooele County School District |
| Principal | Jeff Hamm |
| Assistant Principal | Travis McClusky |
| Assistant Principal | Donna Goss |
| Faculty | 132 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,776 (2016-17)[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | White Buffalo |
| Website | tooelehigh |
History
Tooele High opened for the 1913 school year.[4] In 1955 a new high school was behind the old building, while the older building continued to be used by Tooele County School District until its demolition in 1974. The current school was built to the west of the second high school, and was opened for the remainder of the 2002–2003 school year. The school celebrated its centennial during the 2012–2013 school year.
Academics
Tooele High offers multiple AP and Honors classes, and offers Concurrent Enrollment through Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, and Utah Valley University including classes offered at different schools in the district (*).[5]
AP Classes Offered
- AP English Literature
- AP English Language
- AP Calculus AB/BC
- AP Statistics
- AP Physics C Mechanics
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP World History
- AP US Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP Psychology
- AP Studio Art
Activities
Tooele High School offers students the following clubs and organizations:
- Art Club
- Band
- Bowling Club
- Buffalog
- Buff Radio
- Cheerleading
- Show Choir
- Chamber Strings
- Color Guard (Majestix)
- Dance Company
- Debate Club
- Drama Club
- Drill Team (Sha-ronns)
- FBLA
- FCCLA
- FFA
- French Club
- German Club
- GSA
- Herd Club
- HOSA
- Key Club
- Literary Magazine
- MESA
- National Honors Society
- Orchestra
- Psychology Club
- Skills USA
- Spanish Club
- Swim Team
- Student Government
- T.A.A.G.
- Team Buffalo
- Tooele Sign Pride
- Water Polo
- Yearbook
- Z-Motion
Athletics
Tooele High competes in the USHAA classification of 4A in Region 10. Tooele High focuses on football and basketball, but also has strong swimming and softball teams. The most recent state titles being 2002 3A state football, 2005 3A state boys basketball, 2019 4A state girls softball. Tooele High has a strong rivalry with Stansbury High School, and continues to have a basic rivalry with Grantsville High School.
State Championships
Baseball: 1996
Boys basketball: 2004-05
Girls basketball: 1976–77, 1991–92
Football: 1934, 1937, 2002
Boys golf: 1977–78, 1998–99
Boys soccer: 1997
Softball: 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2019
Girls swimming: 1999, 2001(tie with Cedar)
Boys swimming: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2002
Wrestling: 1981
Notable alumni
- Keever Jankovich, NFL player
- Ron Rydalch, NFL player
- Eugene E. Campbell Utah historian
References
- "TOOELE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "Tooele County School District - Home". tooeleschools.org. Tooele High School. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 20 Nov 2013.
- "Tooele High School". tooelehigh.org. Tooele High School. Retrieved 20 Nov 2013.
- "Tooele County, Utah Guide to Historical Attractions". co.tooele.ut.us. Tooele County. Retrieved 29 Nov 2013.
- "Tooele High". US News. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 18 April 2018.