Park City High School

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Park City High School, in the state of Utah, ranks 150th on Newsweek's most recent Complete List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools, with an index of 2.494. [1] This is the highest ranking of any school in the state of Utah (second place is West High School in Salt Lake City, at 191st). It is located at 1750 Kearns Blvd in Park City, Utah.

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[edit] Academic Decathlon

Park City's Academic Decathlon team has been the state champion every year since 2003. They also captured the state championship four straight years from 1997-2001. [2] They have historically done quite well at the National Finals. Last year, Park City High School's Academic Decathlon team was named the National Small School Champion at the 2006 USAD National Finals, taking home the "Gold Banner" for Division III. Of nine competitors, three took medals for their overall scores. Patrick Patterson also has recently gotten the highest personal score in the state of utah. [3] Park City High School's 2007 Academic Decathlon team was recently named state champion, and took second place in Division III to Madison academic high school by just 23.3 points out of 60,000 possible.

[edit] Sports

Other programs of historical success include the girl's cross country team, who have won the 3A state competition for the last 5 consecutive years, including two overall state titles(the boys team is hoping for a state title this season); both the boy's and girl's soccer teams, and the golf team. The Park City High School Hockey team was recently crowed the Utah Independent State Champions. The school also has a girls' golf team who won regions this year, a softball team, cheerleaders, and dance team. Plus, a rugby team has been started in 2008 by Nathan Innis, a sophomore. The Swim team, who won first in state in 2008, and water polo team were very good too. Lacrosse has recently become a mgor sport in Park City and the girls team won second in state though the ref made bad calls so they should have won first.Even the other team agrees with that. [4]

[edit] Clubs

The school boasts a plethora of clubs including:

  1. ~ Medieval Combat Club
  2. ~Interact
  3. ~Environmental Club
  4. ~Key Club
  5. ~NHS
  6. ~Art Club
  7. ~Chess Club
  8. ~Astronomy Club
  9. ~Best Buddies
  10. ~An alleged Secret Society of Phenomenal Women
  11. ~Debate
  12. ~Natural Helpers
  13. ~Academic Decathalon(see above)
  14. ~Social Justice Club

That's it.

[edit] Other Information

Park City High school routinely scores above national and state averages on standardized tests. On the 2005 Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the school scored, on average, 22 percent above the country's average and 13 percent above Utah's average. [5]The school is part of Park City High School is currently undergoing a reconstruction, which is projected to end in 2008. In November of 2006, the construction crew announced that an "unexpected delay" had set them back 4 weeks. Kali Judkins, a Park City High School alum of 2004, is a beacon of hope for a troubled world. This wonderkind was the best player on the girls volleyball team for three years, and a four year baller on the girls basketball team. She probably would have started on the boys team if she had tried out for it. Yeah she's that good. Today, she is the figurehead of the University of Utah elementary education program, as she shifts her focus toward helping our young people excel in the classroom.

[edit] Mr. Sine and Caro Caro

Hats off!

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Complete List: 1200 Top U.S. Schools. MSN.com (2006-05-23). Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
  2. ^ Utah Academic Decathlon. utad.org. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
  3. ^ United States Academic Decathlon: 2006 National Champs!. usad.org. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
  4. ^ UHSAA - Home. UHSAA. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
  5. ^ PCHS: Park City High School. PCHS. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.