Provo High School

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Provo High School
Location
1125 North University Avenue
Provo, Utah,
Information
Enrollment

1,936 (2005 figures)
Faculty 86
Type Public, High School
Grades 9-12
Mascot Bulldog
Color(s) Kelly Green and White
Homepage http://www.phs.provo.edu Provo High School

Provo High School is a public secondary school located in Provo, Utah; it is part of the Provo City School District, and is the oldest existent secondary school in the city. The current Principal is Sam Ray.

Reunions: www.provohigh88.com

Contents

[edit] Clubs and organizations

[edit] Performing arts and athletics

PHS possesses an abundance of programs in its performing arts department.

[edit] Soccer

The Provo High Soccer team is currently coached by Cesar Cardoso. The team took 3rd in state in 2007-08.


[edit] Basketball

Provo High has won more Utah state championships than any other school[citation needed]. PHS won the state basketball championship in 1941, '44, '45, '56, '73, '74, '78, '81, '83, '85, '87, '95, '97, '98, '04, '07 and '08.[1][citation needed] The team is coached by Craig Drury, the "winningest" coach in Utah history. The basketball team's last State Championship was in the 2006-2007 season. Led by Chris Collinsworth and Sean Thornton, they defeated the Payson Lions 43-37. In 2007-2008, they won the championship by defeating Bountiful 45-42, led by Adam Law, Scott Edwards, Kyson Koop, Brandon Davies, and Kyle Collinsworth.

[edit] Wrestling

Season starts soon.

Head coach Miller named 4A Coach of the Year

Mclain Griffin Places in state again

"Likio the Crusher Pope" is looking good and maybe a state contender.

[edit] Baseball

Provo High finished 3rd in state last year, led by 1st team all-state winners Blake Golding, Josh Beasley, and Adam Law. they were coached by Lance Moore, who won the 2007 4A coach of the year. The Bulldogs are returning with Adam Law, Collin Bigelow, Andy Isom, and Morgan Ventura.

[edit] Choir

The PHS choir department is managed by Cory Mendenhall. The choir department is composed of four choirs: A beginning SATB choir is an open enrollment class, and works as a starter for getting into the program. The other three choirs are audition only choirs. There is an Advanced Women's Chorus (AWE) comprised of female voices, usually anywhere from 30-40 members. There is also a Chamber Choir, a 28 member choir with seven tenors, seven altos, seven sopranos, and seven basses, referred to as "PHS Singers." The largest choir is the Concert Choir, ranging from anywhere to 88-110 members.

[edit] Drama

The current drama teacher at Provo High is Bob Bauer. During the '05-'06 year, Bauer directed both the school's musical, Beauty and the Beast, and The Servant of Two Masters. The '06-'07 musical was The Pirates of Penzance and The Comedy of Errors which showed the same year.

Bauer's third year at PHS has given him the opportunity (which he accepted) to direct Fiddler on the Roof, and The Crucible.

"The Crucible" was performed in March, portrayed with Bob Bauer's own take and perception of what he believed it should be. The production was successful in this intent.

The previous Drama teacher was Susan Anderson. Some plays/musicals under her direction were The Scarlet Pimpernel, You Can't Take it With You, and South Pacific.

[edit] Ballroom

Angela Williams is the current head ballroom coach and has been since the year of 2000. Her first year at Provo High School, she made a Mission Impossible 2 themed Latin Medley. In 2003, after a huge success with Medleys at National Dancesport Championships, the next year became the biggest tryouts for ballroom team ever. In Angela Williams' fourth year she decided to split the company into two teams -- Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams, which she coached.

That year the varsity team did an Africa themed Latin medley (which had been done the previous year along with a Classic Hollywood Standard Medley) and the JV team did an Evita Latin Medley.

The following year, she brought back the Mission Impossible 2 Latin medley, and made a Sports themed Latin Medley for her JV ballroom team. The Varsity team also got a new Standard Medley called “Fossy”. She kept the standard medley until 2005.

For 2005-2006, Sean Farris was hired as the new JV Ballroom Coach. He then choreographed a new Hip Hop themed Latin Medley. The Varsity team also got a new medley themed Gloria Estefan, the “Conga” Medley.

After a year of working as the JV coach, Sean Farris was no longer available coach at Provo High. For the team of 2006-2007, a new coach, Tiave Matagi, was hired. He kept the Hip Hop Latin Medley, but choreographed a Hans Zimmer “Music of Majesty” Standard Medley. That year, the varsity team placed 3rd first division at the National Dancesport Championships with both of their medleys, while the JV team placed 5th in second division with both medleys. And in 3 years in a row, Varsity Team placed 1st in National Dancesports Championships high school Team Match.

Many of the alumni have gone on to being on the UVSC and BYU tour teams.

Both teams have traveled in the past to such places as Idaho Falls, Las Vegas, and California.

This year, 2007-2008, the varsity team got a new Standard Medley, once again choreographed by Angela Williams. Their Conga Medley is in their last year. The JV team has brought back Varsity’s Mission Impossible 2 themed Medley (making it the 4th time it has been danced since it debuted at the 2001 US National DanceSport Championship) while they kept their Music of Majesty Standard Medley. The both teams are scheduled to travel to Idaho, compete in National Dancesport Championships, and (for Varsity) travel to California for 8 days.

Provo High's ballroom program took state again, for the 4th year in a row. Their new standard medley, Mary Poppins took 2nd in the Nation and 1st in the state. This was the first year ever for their JV team's Latin medley to make division one.

[edit] Band

The band program at PHS is directed by Jared Hearld. Some band ensembles at PHS include Philharmonic Orchestra (a string ensemble), Percussion, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and the fall and summer Marching Bands. The Wind Ensemble is the highest performing classical ensemble of the bands, and descends in the order of Symphonic and then Concert. The Jazz Band has received state and nationwide recognition, and is the most advanced instrumental musical group in the school. This past season (2006), the Marching Band took third place in the 3A category at ISU and took home an "Outstanding Percussion" award, which christened their drumline as the best in the state of Idaho.

[edit] PHS-BYU partnerships

Due to its close proximity to Brigham Young University, Provo High has long operated as an informal local training ground for BYU's student teachers. From 1996 to 1999, PHS and BYU entered into a formal partnership with two primary goals: to improve the student teacher program and to work at retaining ninth grade students, who are statistically most likely to drop out of school.[1]

[edit] PHS Automotive

The automotive program at Provo High School is noted as one of the best in the nation. The program is currently being instructed by Coleman McVea. Provo High School automotive has won a significant amount of automotive contests on a regional level as well as a state level under the instruction of Coleman McVea. Kyle Carter (KFC), Austin C. Springer and Doug Robertson, represented Provo High School in the Weber State University Automotive Contest on January 17th 2008, taking a respective 1st Place. For there outstanding performance they won a Snap-On Tool Chest, a full tuition waiver to Weber State University and a 2002 Envoy to be used as a training aid for the school. These students went up against the best 24 teams from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. This is the best Provo High has ever done in this contest.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harrington, Patti. "Provo High School in Partnership with Brigham Young University." Portraits of Secondary Partner Schools in the National Network for Educational Renewal, 1996-1999, June 1999. Retrieved November 13, 2006.

Vance Law, Professional Baseball Player, BYU head baseball coach