Copper Hills High School

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Copper Hills High School
Location
5445 New Bingham Highway West Jordan, UT 84088
Information
School district	Jordan School District
President	Barry L. Newbold
Principal	Mary Bailey
Type	Public
Grades	10-12
Athletics	Football, Basketball, Men’s Soccer, swimming
Motto	"A Full Spectrum of Educational Opportunities"
Mascot	Grizzly
Color(s)	Forest Green, Navy Blue
Established	1995
Fight Song	"Stand and Fight for Copper Hills High"[1]
Homepage	Link

Copper Hills High School is located near West Jordan, Utah, situated just east of the Oquirrh Mountains in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley near the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine. This modern educational facility opened its doors in the fall of 1995 and currently serves over 2000 students.^[2]

The school operates on a rotating A/B block schedule consisting of 84 minute class periods. Copper Hills is the only high school in the district with a late-start schedule. Classes go from 7:55 – 2:25 with teachers available at 7:00 to assist individual students. This modification was created after student surveys revealed that over 80% of students hold after-school jobs ^[3].

Contents 1 District 2 Academics 2.1 Test Scores 2.2 Orchestra program 2.3 Band program 3 Attendance Policy 4 Athletics 5 Dance Controversy 6 Graduation and academic requirements 7 Notable Alumni 8 References 9 External links

[edit] District

Jordan School District is currently under the leadership of Superintendent Barry L. Newbold. Newbold was appointed Superintendent of Schools in April 1996.

Jordan School District opened its doors in 1905 with 3,000 students. Today, Jordan School District is the largest of Utah’s 40 school districts. It serves over 80,000 grade K-12 students in 90 schools. Student enrollment continues to grow at a steady pace with enrollments projected to increase 10,000 students by the end of this decade. The District covers approximately 250 square miles (650 km²) in the southern half of Salt Lake County extending from the Wasatch Mountain range on the east to the Oquirrh range on the west. The District's boundaries encompass 10 municipalities and unincorporated areas of southern Salt Lake County. Jordan School District employs about 7,200 faculty and staff, 3,700 being teachers.

The Jordan School District is experiencing lopsided growth, with exceptional growth on the west side, but not near as much on the east. The municipalities of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, Bluffdale, Herriman and Draper are growing dramatically while other areas of the District such as Sandy, Cottonwood Heights and Midvale are experiencing moderate or no growth.

[edit] Academics

Copper Hills offers concurrent enrollment classes offered at the school via Salt Lake Community College. Students enrolled in such classes must do so at the college campus, which then gives the high school the information provided by the student. Students attend the college-level classes at Copper Hills for either a quarter, semester, or full year (depending on the class). Credit is received based on overall grade performance and, in most cases, a cumulative exam of the information learned in the class. Additionally, Copper Hills offers nation-wide Advanced Placement (AP) classes to its students.

In an effort to improve further educational opportunities at the school, Copper Hills has and will be implementing new programs and procedures. Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, the school required students to take "Partner Adults With Students"(PAWS). PAWS is a mandatory 30 minute class taken every Wednesday. Students discuss concerns/issues with their teachers and teachers further instruct students on a provided topic. Starting in the 2007-2008 school year, Copper Hills will include academies within the school. All students will be required to choose an academy. The school will group students of the same academy to take classes geared toward that particular academy. The five academies will be geared toward either Business and Information technology, Performing arts/crafts, Industry/Mathematics and Science, English/Social studies, or Athletics.

Copper Hills offers clubs and extracurricular activities for its students. Such include: American Sign Language, Cheerleading, Chess Club Dance, DECA/FBLA, Drama, Future Farmers of America, French Club, Chasms literary magazine, Yearbook, FCCLA, Social Ballroom Dance, Student Government, Band, National Honors Society, Newspaper, Skills USA/VICA, Spanish Club, Technology Student Association, and Science Club.

[edit] Test Scores

American College Test (ACT) The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.

School Year	2004-2005	2003-2004	2002-2003	2001-2002	2000-2001
School Composite	21.7	21.3	21.1	21.4	21.4
District Composite	22.0	22.0	21.8	21.8	21.8
Utah Composite	21.5	21.5	21.3	21.4	21.4
National Composite	20.9	20.9	20.8	20.8	21.0
Data is from Jordan School District Website

Advanced Placement Test (AP) Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.

School Year	2004-2005	2003-2004	2002-2003	2001-2002	2000-2001
School % Passing	72	69	69	69	72
District % Passing	70.9	75.2	70.8	70.0	70.3
State % Passing	65.5	68.1	67.2	69.0	66.1
National % Passing	59.6	61.6	61.7	63.0	61.6
Data is from Jordan School District Website

[edit] Orchestra program

The orchestra program at Copper Hills High is currently one of the school's biggest prides. The Orchestra has achieved state titles since 2002.

In the 2006-2007 school year, the Chamber Orchestra attended a tour of San Diego, California, playing Handel's Concerto Grosso 1 as well as Paul Hindemith's Acht Stuke. They achieved superior ratings at the Utah State level competition for orchestras held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

The Orchestra is currently under the conduction of Jenna Gee, who has helped build much of their success.

The Orchestra Program Council for the 2007-2008 school year is as follows:

President- Kazuhito

VP- Reland

Secretary- Christopher "mezmerize" Willabee

Treasurer- Donald Mills

Librarian- Jessica Haney

Symphonic Librarian- Kristen McBeth

Historians- Amy Garcia, Brielle Porter

Public Relations- Corey Wilkey

[edit] Band program

The band program began in the summer of 1995 under the tutelage of Manuel Bueno^{[citation needed]} (he served as band director from 1995-2000). Within the band program there were several ensembles: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Color Guard, Pep Band, and Percussion Ensemble.^{[citation needed]} Additionally there was the Band Council (a leadership group) and occasionally various smaller ensembles were formed (primarily for the purpose of Solo and Ensemble Festival).^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, while on tour in Las Vegas, NV, both the Symphonic Band and the Jazz Band took first place in a national competition (additionally, at that same festival the Copper Hills High School Band took first place overall).^{[citation needed]} The Band is currently under the direction of John Simpson.

[edit] Attendance Policy

Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, Copper Hills began to enforce a strict attendance policy after years of a rather lax one. The new policy requires that all students only miss up to 3 class periods per class (out of 8 classes). Violators of this policy lose credit for the missed classes. Students can redeem their lost credit by either taking a one hour "attendance school" class before or after school and sometimes on Saturday, where they must sit quietly and work on homework, or they may "appeal" their absence to the attendance office by filling an "Absence Appeal Form". Students are also entitled to exempt their absence if it can be justified by a parent/guardian (vacation, sickness, family emergency, etc.) prior or immediately after the absence. School related activities are also exempt from the policy. In addition to absence, a tardy or truancy is punishable through the same process.

[edit] Athletics

Swimming

The Swim Team is coached by Alicia Andrus, Alan J. Butler, Blake Malan, and Zack Harris as assistant coach. 07-08 Captains are: Sarah Doyle, Lani Hind, Ezra Silva, Mitch Olsen 08-09 Captains are: Morgan Salvisen, Lilian Winward, Scott Henigher, Ezra Silva

Region Championships

• 1998 Boys Basketball
• 2005 Girls Cross Country
• 2006 Girls Cross Country

State Championships

• 2000, Boys Basketball (5A)^[4]

Copper hills went on to Beat Jordan, Cottonwood, Mt. View, and then Brighton to win the school's only State Title.

[edit] Dance Controversy

In 2004, the school adopted a "policy requiring same-sex couples to get parental permission before attending school dances."^[5] This prompted a complaint from the ACLU on December 7, 2004. Two weeks later, the school revoked the policy.^[6]

[edit] Graduation and academic requirements

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Kelly Chapman, 2002 Miss Utah USA, Class of 1997^[7]; Contestant on Miss USA Fear Factor^[8]; Reporter with KMAX-TV in Sacramento^[9]
• Matt Mattson, lead singer of SweetHaven, Class of 1997^[10]
• Gentry Lee, lead guitarist of SweetHaven, Class of 1999^[11]
• Jacob Seely, Chocolate Factory Owner, Minnesota, Class of 1999
• Tyler Kump, Coach of Albright University (DIII) Men's Basketball Team, Class of 1999
• Scott and Melissa Pace, Head directors of the National Teen Mag, Teen Impact, Class of 2001

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• School drumline website: http://copperhillsdrumline.tripod.com/index.html

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