Logan High School (Utah)

Logan High School
Location
Logan, Utah USA
Information
Motto	a Clear Mind, a Strong Arm, and a Brave Heart
Established	1917
School district	Logan City School District
Dean	Larry Comadena
Principal	Dan Cox
Faculty	119
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1616
Color(s)	Crimson & Gold
Athletics	football, baseball, basketball, tennis, softball, wrestling, volleyball, lacrosse, golf, cross country, swimming, soccer
Athletics conference	4A
Mascot	Grizzlies
Website	http://www.lhs.loganschools.org/

Logan High School (LHS) is a public high school in Logan, Utah, USA. As part of the Logan City School District, it serves students in the 9th through 12th grades. LHS is currently in the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) class 4A.

1 Timeline of Logan High History
2 Notable alumni
3 Art programs
- 3.1 Orchestra
- 3.2 Band
4 Extra-curricular activities
5 References
6 External links

Timeline of Logan High History

In 1917 the Logan City School Board voted to establish a high school, previously only offering an education through the 8th grade.

In 1919 a building to house LHS was completed in on the corner of Church and Federal Avenues in Logan.

In 1921 the first 12th grade class graduated.

In 1926 the school moved to the former campus of Brigham Young College, located between 100 and 300 W on 200 S in Logan.

In 1962 significant damage was caused to the old college buildings by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake.

In 1968 the school's athletic field complex was named after the late Glen "Zeus" Worthington, Logan High School athletic director (1938–1967) and USU^[1] and state of Utah Athletic Hall of Fame inductee^[2].

In 1978, a physical education complex was added.

In 1984 the freshman class was added to the student body. With the increasing amount of students, the Woodruff Elementary school was closed and converted to the English department and writing lab and a new Woodruff Elementary was constructed at 650 S 1000 W in Logan.

In 2007 a large addition was built, which included a media center, larger cafeteria, and new classrooms as well as remodeling along the south and west sides of the building.

During the summer of 1999 the old boy's gym was demolished and a new gymnasium, lobby, and storage area was built in its place, opening during the 2000-2001 school year.

During the 2003-2004 school year several athletic fields were renovated or built, including a new turf football field, softball diamond, and sand volleyball courts.

A new baseball diamond was constructed during the 2006-2007 school year.

Notable alumni

Chris Cooley, NFL all pro tight end for the Washington Redskins
Merlin Olsen, former NFL hall of famer with the Los Angeles Rams
Phil Olsen, former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams
Hal Garner, former NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
Willie Beecher, former NFL kicker for the Miami Dolphins
L. Tom Perry, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Quentin L. Cook, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Rod Tueller, former head coach of the Utah State Aggies men's basketball team^[3]. Also served as head coach at LHS prior to taking over at USU.

Art programs

The school offers several co-curricular activities in the arts including orchestra, band, and choir programs. In addition, LHS offers a drama club and accompanying theater arts classes.

Orchestra

The LHS Orchestra includes three string orchestras with a total of about 150 students. The orchestra is divided mostly by grade level and skill; the Concert Orchestra is made up of freshman, while the Philharmonic Orchestra consists of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. However, the relatively new Chamber Orchestra is audition-based, and consists primarily of juniors and seniors. In 2008 the Concert and Philharmonic orchestras qualified for Utah state-level competition.

Band

LHS has two bands, the lower or symphonic band and the upper or wind band, as well as an extra jazz band class. Unlike the orchestra the bands are not split up by grade but by skill. The Wind Band and Jazz Band go on national trips every other year, visiting cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, San Diego, and Washington D.C. They also regularly participate in state and regional festivals and competitions.

Extra-curricular activities

Logan High School offers 26 student clubs and 17 varsity athletic teams. Notable student organizations include the debate team, which won the Utah class 3A state title during the 2007-2008 school year and took second in the 2009-2010 4A State Tournament, the football team, which has won state titles in 1978, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2005, 2007, and 2011 the swimming team, which has claimed the state title in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005,2009, the lacrosse team, who claimed a state title in 2006, and a the ice hockey team , who won the state championship in 2009. They also have a distinguished suicide checkers team that took state in 2009. Logan High is also the only school that has an end of the week club. Logan High school also has an excellent math club, and took first in the state math contest in 2011.

References

^ http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/ust/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/university-2001.pdf
^ http://www.utahsportshalloffame.org/Honorees.html
^ "USU Basketball Team Room Named After Rod Tueller". UtahStateAggies.cstv.com. Utah State University. 2005-03-02. http://utahstateaggies.cstv.com/genrel/030205aab.html. Retrieved 2008-09-23.