Tooele High School

Tooele High School
Address
301 West Vine Street
Tooele, Utah, 84074
United States
Coordinates 40°31′45″N 112°18′33″W / 40.5290303°N 112.30914°W / 40.5290303; -112.30914Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 112°18′33″W / 40.5290303°N 112.30914°W / 40.5290303; -112.30914
Information
Type Public
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 1500
Color(s) Royal Purple
Mascot Buffalo
Website tooelehigh.org

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 1,500 students each year.[1] The Tooele High mascot is the Buffalo.[2]

History

Tooele High opened for the 1913 school year.[3] 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 and Salt Lake Community College, including classes offered at different schools in the district (*).

AP Classes Offered

  • AP English Literature
  • AP English Language
  • AP Calculus AB/BC
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Physics
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP World History
  • AP US Government and Politics
  • AP European History
  • 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
  • Cheerleading
  • 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
  • Student Government
  • T.A.A.G.
  • Team Buffalo
  • Tooele Sign Pride
  • Yearbook
  • Z-Motion

Athletics

Tooele High competes in the USHAA classification of 3A in Region 11. 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, 2010 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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Tooele County School District - Home". tooeleschools.org. Tooele High School. Retrieved 20 Nov 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tooele High School". tooelehigh.org. Tooele High School. Retrieved 20 Nov 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tooele County, Utah Guide to Historical Attractions". co.tooele.ut.us. Tooele County. Retrieved 29 Nov 2013.


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