Murray High School (Utah)

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Murray High School
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Murray High School will provide quality education which prepares each student to meet academic, employment and life needs.
Striving for excellence past, present, and future.
Location
5440 South, State Street

Murray City, Utah
United States
Information
School district Murray City School District
President Adam Ward
Principal Scott Bushnell
Students 1,571 (2007-2008 School Year)
Type Public
Grades 10-12
Campus size 21 Acres
Athletics conference 4-A
Mascot Spartan
Color(s) Orange and Black
Established 1916 (Hillcrest Location)
1954 (Current Location)
Homepage http://www.murrayschools.org/mhs

Murray High School is the only high school in the Murray City School District in Murray, Utah. Murray High School is one of the smallest high schools in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area with 1,571 students enrolled in the 2007-2008 school year, the school enrolls students in grades 10-12. The school's mascot is the Spartan, the school colors are orange and black. Murray High is a 4-A school in Utah's 5 Division high school sports leagues (1A being the smallest, and 5A being the largest). Murray High School is well known on television for its part in 4 (another one entering its pre-production in late May 2008) Disney Channel movies and is the high school in which American Idol Season 7 runner-up winner David Archuleta attended[1], the school is also known for its excellent classes and offering the highest amount of Salt Lake Community College Concurrent Enrollment classes in the state of Utah



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[edit] Fight Song

Oh when the Spartan team falls into line, they will make a touchdown every time. We will yell, yell, yell for victory, and on our honor we will sing our praise to thee. And when the team comes home with another score, we will cheer them, cheer them, all the more. For we proudly wear the orange and black, fight on to victory!

[edit] Building History

Murray High School was originally located on the east side of State Street at the current Hillcrest Junior High location, another Murray City School District School, at 126 East 5300 South Murray, UT. From 1916-54 Hillcrest Junior High was renamed Murray High and Junior High, and then served specifically as Murray Junior High from 1954-1960. It was rebuilt and moved across to the west side of State Street in 1954.The colors and mascot also were different from what they are now currently, the old mascot was the Smelterites from the historic and famous Murray Smoke Stacks and the old school colors were purple and orange. The building was replaced because of new earthquake codes in which it would be to expensive to upgrade the school, and with the fast change in technology in education led to its demolition in 2001.

[edit] About The New Building

Murray High is the newest school in the Murray School District, opened in 2003 to serve around 1,600 students. The 260,000 square-foot school is built on the same 21 acres as the previous high school. MHS is a state-of-the-art building: with natural lighting in almost every classroom, a commons area which serves as a lunchroom and a lobby for evening performances, wireless Internet connections in every classroom, a geothermal heating and cooling system which would reduce future energy bills 10-20%, an expanded auditorium, retrofitted for earthquakes one of the great improvements from the old building, two gyms, and a courtyard which is used greatly as an extension of the lunchroom and serves as the venue for MHS Arts Fest held every year. The building design of the new Murray High School focuses on greatly improving the academic environment and better serves students, faculty, and teachers than what the old building would have provided.

[edit] Academics

  • Murray High School currently provides the most Salt Lake Community College Concurrent Enrollment classes in the state of Utah with over 40 classes in which students could take and earn SLCC credit and also in-state college credit, with that Murray High School also has the most students enrolled in those Concurrent Enrollment classes. Students enrolled in Concurrent Enrollment classes, do not have to pay for college books, unlike other high schools in the area. Instead, the student body needs to pay a small book fee, making Murray High School the only high school that has such a program.
  • Murray High School also is the venue for Region Solo and Ensemble for instrumental music classes. And is the venue for State Jazz Ensemble. Both allow students from all over the state come and compete and attend clinics to improve overall playing.
  • In 2008 the Murray High School Advanced Culinary Arts students were awarded the title of "Best New School" in the ProStart State Culinary Competition.
  • Murray High School also will be one of the few schools in Utah piloting the Utah State Office of Education U-PASS & criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) online, the school has recived $100,000 dollars to purchase new laptops and upgrade current computers for the future years. The administration of Spring 2008 criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) through computer-based testing (CBT) will be performed through Pearson’s assessment systems.[2]

[edit] Going Green

At the beginning of the 2007-2008 year, administrators along with MHS's Environmental Club started a program to save energy and money. Schools in Weber and Cache Valley school districts have already placed energy conservation programs though Murray District is the first in the Salt Lake metro area to implement one. Adjustments that the school, and other schools and offices in the district, will do include changes to the thermostats and during weekends and long breaks, copy machines and computers are unplugged and running water to restrooms is turned off. Also students at Murray High will participate in a recycling program in which students may throw their trash into recycling bins placed in the cafeterias of the school. All of the extra money saved from the energy bill will go to various school programs and clubs.[3]

[edit] Movies Filmed At Murray

Disney filmed three movies at the high school: A few of the scenes from the wrestling movie Take Down (1978) were filmed inside the old building. Read It and Weep (2006), the auditorium scene of High School Musical (2006), and Minutemen (film) (2008)[4], which aired on January 25, 2008 on Disney Channel USA and The Family Channel in Canada[5] .
The summer of 2008 Disney will add a reality TV show to the High School Musical portfolio. The series will be a cross between "High School Musical" and "American Idol" and will air on ABC after being shot at Murray High School, the site of some of the filming for the first "High School Musical" movie. The series will have 34 production days, mostly in June, and begin airing in August. The show's name and plot has not been and will be determined by Disney.[6]
Disney has always donated generous amounts of funds to help and thank Murray High for having them film inside and outside the building and are expecting the school to have them film more films at the school in the future

[edit] Sport State Titles

  • Baseball: 1979, 1989, 1991, 1993 [7]
  • Men's Basketball: 1996
  • Football: 1977, 1975, 1954[7]
  • Women's Softball: 2007[7]
  • Men's Soccer: 2001[7]
  • Hockey: 2005 [7]
  • Women's Tennis: 2005 [7]
  • Men's Lacrosse: 2007 [7]
  • Women's Lacrosse: 2008 [7]

[edit] Notable Alumni & Notable Current Students

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deseret News | Murray High teen moving up on 'Idol'
  2. ^ Computer Based Testing | Utah State Office of Education
  3. ^ Going Green
  4. ^ Deseret Morning News | Disney moment for Murray, Highland
  5. ^ Minutemen Disney Film.
  6. ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700226722,00.html Deseret Morning News |Reality TV: Show to be filmed at Murray High this summer]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Sport State Titles
  8. ^ ESPN | Jeff Johnsen Stats
  9. ^ BASKETBOL - Britton Johnsen, Galatasaray Cafe Crown’da - 30.01.2008 20:27:00
  10. ^ Deseret News | Murray High teen moving up on 'Idol'

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