Nebo School District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nebo School District is a public school district in Utah County, Utah serving the southern part of the county south of Utah Lake. Provo City School District and Alpine School District cover the central and northern parts of the county, respectively.

With 23,948 students, Nebo is the 7th largest school district in Utah and among the fastest-growing. The district operates 3 high schools, 6 middle schools, 21 elementary schools, 1 elementary/middle school, and 2 alternative schools. The district also is planning on opening 1 new high school (Mapleton High School).

The district is named for nearby Mount Nebo, the tallest peak in the Wasatch Range.

[edit] High schools

There are currently 3 high schools in the Nebo School District. Two more are scheduled to open by fall 2009 (Salem Hills High School Fall 2008 and Maple Mountain High School Fall 2009)

[edit] Payson High School

Payson High School is the only high school in Payson. Enrollment is 1,509.

• School Colors: green, silver, and black
• School Mascot: Lion
• School Motto: "A lion pride, together we conquer."

The current Payson High was built in the 1970s and has a student enrollment of approximately 1500 students in grades 10 through 12. Payson High School is also a site for the filming of the 1984 film Footloose, as is much of the surrounding Payson area.

The Student Body Officers for Payson High's 2007-08 school year are President Stephen Sainsbury, Vice-President of Assemblies Mitchell Butler, Vice-President of Public Relations Aaron Sainsbury, Vice-President of Dances Shane Halvorsen, Secretary McKenzie Stevens, and Andrew Rosenbaum as Historian.

At the conclusion of the 2008 school year, 1/3 of the student body will move to the new Salem Hills High School in Salem, Utah.

Payson High School covers one of the largeset geographical area for one high school, including Payson, Santaquin, Elk Ridge, West Mountain, Goshen, Genola, and the rural communites of Elberta and Misida.

• Website: www.nebo.edu/phs/

[edit] Spanish Fork High School

Spanish Fork High School (SFHS) is currently the only high school in Spanish Fork other than Nebo School District's alternative high school, Landmark High. Enrollment at SFHS is 1,770 and includes grades 10-12. Geographic boundaries include the cities of Spanish Fork, Salem, and Woodland Hills, and rural communities Palmyra, Benjamin, Lake Shore, and Leland. Spanish Fork High is currently the largest high school in Nebo School District, but its student body will be reduced once two new high schools (Salem Hills High School and Maple Mountain High School) are completed. Students already attending SFHS when the other schools open will be allowed to remain at SFHS until they graduate.

• Mascot: The Don
• School Colors: Red and Gray
• Band: Marching Band won State Title in 2002 and 2003.
• Drama: Overall Best (Electra), Best Actress (Calista Fisher), & Best Actor (Ensemble) at State Competition [2004]
• Boys Athletics: Utah State Champion - Wrestling [1984, 2003, 2004] Basketball [1914] Baseball [1988, 1992, 2006] Golf [1996, 1997, 1999] Track & Field [1930, 1931, 1976] Cross Country [1992]
• Girls Athletics: Utah State Champion - Track & Field [2005] Softball [2006]
• Principal: David McKee
• Address: 99 North 300 West Spanish Fork, UT 84660
• Website: [1]

[edit] Springville High School

Springville High School is the only high school in Springville, Utah. Enrollment is 1,501.

[edit] Mascot

Springville's mascot is the Red Devil. The origin of the mascot name dates back to the original construction of the school, when the Red Devil Cement Company assisted significantly in the building. This became a focal point for controversy in 2002. Some local citizens organized a committee called "Parents for Mascot Review". They argued that the Devil was an unsavory mascot for teens and interpreted school literature bearing the character "pro devil" paraphernalia. Some claimed that good Latter-day Saints should not support the mascot for its Satanic allusion. Other Latter-day Saints disagreed, saying that the church had no official stance on the matter, that the mascot was not satanic, but rather a mythical creature, and that the groups were promotoing their own agenda.

Alumni of the school countered that the mascot was not Satanic, and had been the official mascot since 1967 when students voted it in. Further they claimed it was historically significant. The name and image came from Red Devil Cement Co., a historically important employer in Springville.

The debate continued on all fronts. Even a popular local band "The Fifth Normal" wrote a song called "Band for Mascot Review", the lyrics of which sarcastically accused the group "Parents for Mascot Review" of being hypocrites, and of ignoring the real problems facing Springville High School, like drugs and teen pregnancy.

Controversy about the Devil drew national attention when the a spokesman for the Navajo Nation commented against it, claiming that "red devil" is a slur against Native Americans and should be removed from the school.

Nonetheless, traditionalists carried popular support in a non-binding poll, and the school board voted to retain the mascot in May 2002. In spite of promises by critics to seek school board offices on the issue, the Red Devil remains the school's mascot as of 2008.

• School Colors: Red and Blue
• Motto: "Dedicated to excellence, united in service, educated for success."
• Website: shs.nebo.edu/

[edit] Junior High School

[edit] Elementary schools

There are 21 elementary schools in the Nebo School District.

In addition, there is also an elementary/middle school located in Goshen known as Goshen School. It has an enrollment of 408.

[edit] External links

• Nebo School District Online
• Spanish Fork High School Online
• Springville High School Online
• Payson High School Online