Cedar High School

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Cedar High School, also known as Cedar City High School or CHS, is a public secondary school located in Cedar City, Utah. The school mascot is Redmen, and the school colors are crimson and gold.

Cedar High School, looking southeast.

The current building for the school was completed in 1941 and incorporated high school students from the nearby Branch Agricultural College.^[1] Cedar High School belongs to the Iron County School District. Current enrollment is about 900. As of 2006, the principal is Kevin Garrett.

Until 1997 Cedar High was the city's only secondary school; for many decades its students participated in a fierce rivalry with Dixie High School in St. George, Utah (another one-high-school town until the 1980s). For the past decade the hometown rivals have been the Canyon View Falcons.

Traditionally, Cedar High School has been known for its outstanding choir, orchestra and band groups; a dynamic theater program; and an art department with talented teachers and students. CHS has also fielded many champion cross-country teams, probably due to the school's high training elevation (Cedar City sits at roughly 5800 feet above sea level).

CHS sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, mohey tawa (drill team), soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.

In 2006 the Cross Country team was crowned State Champion, and the football team won region.