Olympus High School

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Olympus High School is a public high school located at 4055 S 2300 E, in Holladay, Utah, near the Wasatch Range. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students. The current enrollment is 1422. The current principal is Mark Manning. The mascot is the Olympus Titan. Olympus High belongs to the Granite School District.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Mark Smith (1986), Utah State University Quarterback, former president of the Utah Football Coaches Association, current head football coach at Olympus High School
• Karl Rove (1969), Noted Political Advisor
• Mark Hofmann (1973), Forger and Murderer
• Holly Mullen (1975), Newspaper columnst and editor of Salt Lake City Weekly
• Shawn Nelson (1994), Owner, LoveSac
• David Zabriskie (1997), Professional Bicycle Racer
• Paul W Draper (1997), Anthropologist and Magician http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_W_Draper&action=edit
• Kaycee Stroh (2002) High School Musical 2
• Preston Griffal (2005), 2006 Olympian, Doubles Luge
• Steve Turley (1978) Warden, Utah State Prison
• Timothy McCoy (1994) Attorney

Advanced Placement classes offered at Olympus High School include:

• AP English Literature
• AP American History
• AP European History
• AP Psychology
• AP Statistics
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Calculus B/C
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Science
• AP Physics
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP Art History
• AP Studio Art
• AP Theory & Harmony
• AP French Language
• AP Spanish Language
• AP German Language

Honors classes include:

• English 3-4 H
• English 5-6 H
• Intermediate Algebra/Trig H
• Pre-Calculus H
• Human Biology
• Chemistry H
• Physics H
• American Studies H
• World Studies H

[edit] External links

• Official Olympus High website
• Other information on Olympus High School
• Olympus High School Class of 2000 Alumni Page
• Olympus High School Class of 1997 Alumni Page