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Herriman High School

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]

Herriman High School
Herriman High School
Address
Map
11917 South 6000 West

Herriman
,
Utah

United States
Coordinates40°32′02″N 112°01′53″W / 40.53389°N 112.03139°W / 40.53389; -112.03139
Information
TypePublic
Motto"It's a great day to be a Mustang!"
EstablishedAugust 2010
School districtJordan School District
PrincipalTodd Quarnberg
Teaching staff92.48 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,240 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.22[1]
Campus size50 acres
Color(s)Maroon, Navy Blue & White    
Limited Use:
Vegas Gold  
MascotMustangs
NewspaperHerriman Telegraph
Cost$75 million USD
Websitewww.herrimanhigh.org

History

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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] The school's choice to prevent the publishing of the article resulted in them being given the Jefferson Muzzle Award.[15] The article was later republished on an underground student newspaper.[16] 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.[17] After an investigation by the Utah State Board of Education, the teacher had their license revoked.[18]

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.[19][20] At least seven students committed suicide during the school's 2017-2018 calendar year,[21][22] prompting mental health initiatives from the Jordan School District, such as providing more of their campuses with a full-time psychologist.[23]

Athletics

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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.[24]

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.[25] The boys rugby team is consistently ranked within the top-five high school rugby teams in America,[26][27] and have taken home the national title multiple times–most recently in 2021.[28][29] In 2022 the boys soccer team won State in Utah with a last minute shot giving them the champion title for high school soccer in Utah [30]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Herriman High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Herriman High".
  3. ^ O'Donoghue, Amy Joi (October 12, 2011). "BLM wild horse center in Herriman to shut its doors".
  4. ^ "Annual School Plant Capital Outlay Report Fiscal Year 2010-11". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Thach, Maggie; Jones, Tony; Sun, Chhun (April 25, 2008). "Artificial turf: Lead threat sets off alarms". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  6. ^ "WHS GRAMA request - schedule of payments" (PDF). Wasatch Taxpayers Association.
  7. ^ "WHS GRAMA Request - sch. of pymts and change orders" (PDF). Wasatch Taxpayers Association.
  8. ^ "Final 2019-20 Boundaries | Jordan School District". Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Riding, Burke (November 3, 2016). "Portable Article". The Herriman Telegraph. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Roberts, Alyssa (September 25, 2018). "With 5 new schools under construction, Jordan district outlines possible boundary changes". KUTV. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "The Herriman Telegraph".
  12. ^ Rascon, Dan (January 18, 2018). "Student newspaper uncovers why popular Utah teacher was terminated". KUTV. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Proulx, Natalie (May 9, 2019). "Should Schools Be Allowed to Censor Student Newspapers? (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "Police investigating former Herriman teacher for 'inappropriate messages' sent to student". KSTU. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Rankin, Sarah. "Utah high school receives tongue-in-cheek 'award' for censoring its student newspaper". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  16. ^ 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 August 1, 2021.
  17. ^ Rosenberg, Eli (January 24, 2018). "Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these teens published it themselves". The Washington Post.
  18. ^ Spahr, Conor (May 18, 2018). "Ryan White Can Never Teach in Utah Again". The Herriman Telegram.
  19. ^ Lovett, Ian (April 12, 2019). "One Teenager Killed Himself. Six More Followed". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Reed, Lillian; Ramseth, Luke (April 4, 2018). "'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 January 18, 2021.
  22. ^ Roe, Ginna (August 22, 2018). "After 7 suicides, new club at Herriman High aims to make a difference". KUTV News.
  23. ^ 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 June 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "Herriman High School". Herriman High School. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  25. ^ "Utah High School Activities Association Sports Records Book" (PDF).
  26. ^ Goff, Alex (June 23, 2021). "Boys 2021 School HS Rankings Week 17". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  27. ^ Goff, Alex (May 12, 2016). "2016 Boys Single-School Rankings #13". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  28. ^ FOX 13 News (June 21, 2021). "Herriman High Mustangs win national rugby title". Fox News 13. Salt Lake City. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Walker, Sean (June 20, 2021). "'Tears of happiness': Herriman rugby club celebrates improbable national championship". KSL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  30. ^ Vejar, Alex (May 25, 2022). "Last-second goal lifts Herriman High to first boys' soccer title in school history". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  31. ^ Kostecka, Ryan (April 6, 2020). "FB Video: Former Utah LB Francis Bernard just wants a shot at the NFL". Sports Illustrated.
  32. ^ Adams, Justin (June 8, 2020). "Former Herriman football player Leki Fotu headed to the NFL | Herriman, Utah News". Herriman Journal.
  33. ^ Moore, Andrew (July 4, 2023). "Blake Freeland: Indianapolis Colts Rookie Files". Sports Illustrated.
  34. ^ Page, Jared (March 12, 2024). "Former Herriman High star Andre James signs new deal with Raiders | Gephardt Daily". Gephardt Daily.
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