| Pleasant Grove High School | |
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| 700 East 200 South Pleasant Grove, Utah, 84062 USA |
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| School type | Public |
| Established | 1912 |
| School district | Alpine School District |
| CEEB Code | 450305 |
| Principal | Mr. Tim Brantley |
| Teaching staff | 70 (as of 2006-07)[2] |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Enrollment | 1,800 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:23 (as of 2006-07)[2] |
| Campus type | Open |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue White Grey |
| Athletics | Volleyball Team won 5A state Championships in 2009; 7 division 1 scholarships awarded for students to play college football in 2010; Wrestling State Champions in 2011 |
| Athletics conference | 5A Region 4 |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Rivals | American Fork High School and Lone Peak High School |
| Newspaper | Viking Crier |
| Website | http://www.pghs.alpinedistrict.org https://www.facebook.com/pleasantgrovehighschool |
Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) is a public high school located in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
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Pleasant Grove High School was established in 1912. It started in a small one-room building. Additional rooms were eventually added on due to the increasing number of students. The former location was PG's old recreational center. The school was eventually moved to another location half a mile away where a larger building was built in 1959. The new building was not quite large enough, therefore the 9th grade stayed at with the junior high school.[3]
In 1921, a group of seniors put a block letter “G” on an unnamed peak, west of Mount Timpanogos (area residents sometimes call it "Little Mahogany," but that promises confusion with at least two other peaks with that name in Utah; the peak with the "G" is unnamed on topographical maps, between Mahogany on the north and Big Baldy on the south). It is a big white letter G that rests on the side of the mountain overlooking Utah Valley, competing with the larger block "Y" near Brigham Young University. The first time the G was lit was in 1929. In 1984 the G was nearly taken down because of maintenance fees and rivalries. Before Pleasant Grove would play American Fork High School in football nearly every year, the players from American Fork would come and try to paint the G red which is their team color. The student body fought to keep the G standing; the student body raised enough money to keep the "G" from being taken down. From then on G Day was celebrated as a Pleasant Grove Holiday. It was later removed from Holiday status because the grass on the football field was being destroyed by the people celebrating.[4] The G is lit every year for special occasions such as Homecoming and Graduation. Recently the lighting equipment and generator broke down because of age and use over the many years. The 2010-11 PGHS Student Council decided that something needed to be done in order for the G to be lit again. They started the "Light the G" Fundraiser/Project spearheaded by Student Council Member Jeremy Jensen. With the help of the community and students, they were able to raise over $5,500 and buy two new 500-watt generators, over 1000 feet of new light cords and new florescent light bulbs. The G was relit again for the first time in about three years after the 2010 Homecoming Game. The G looked better than it ever had, thanks to the hard work of the Student Council. [5]
In the school’s early years, the mascot was known as the Pleasant Grove Grover. In 1959, when PG switched over schools, the mascot was changed to the Valkyrie. It was similar to the Grover, but the Valkyrie in Norse mythology is an angel of war who chooses which heroes will die in battle. It was later changed to the Viking, which is the current mascot today.[3]
In August 1972, a fire was started in the new library. Riley Richards and Chris Varney, two janitors, were killed in the accident. While they were cleaning, volatile fumes filled the room with the two men, a tiny spark reacted with the fumes which caused an explosion, killing the two men and starting a raging fire in the library. It took the school approximately five years to restore the library to its prime. It was also moved to the lower story of the building and was modified to reduce the chances of a reoccurring disaster.[3]
The campus of PGHS is located at 700 East 200 South, Pleasant Grove, Utah. It is under the jurisdiction of Alpine School District.[6]
The original building was built at its current location in 1959.[7] In 1998 an approximately 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) addition containing a school use computer lab and 8 classrooms, 3 of them being art labs, 2 being a science lab, and 1 being a computer lab began construction that lasted for 9 months.[8] In 2007, a 68,500 sq ft (6,360 m2). addition containing 29 new classrooms, a new attendance office and a new administrative office began construction.[7][9] The construction lasted for 2 years and was completed in February 2009.[9] The 29 classrooms are composed of: an art lab, 2 Science labs, and 4 computer labs along with regular classrooms.[8] With the completion of the 29 additional classrooms the school was able to demolish 5 trailers that had served as 10 extra classrooms since 1988.[7][8] Along with the addition, the school rebuilt their football field with turf and new bleachers, resurfaced their tennis courts, and renovated their Home Economics classrooms and their weight room.[7] The total approximate size of the school is currently 246,000 sq ft (22,900 m2).[8]
The approximately 20-acre (81,000 m2) campus of PGHS contains tennis courts, a football field, soccer practice fields, a baseball field, and a joint city-school owned softball field.[7][8] Some sports classes are taught on these fields, while other classes such as dance are taught at the nearby Pleasant Grove Community Center, located at 457 South Locust Avenue, Pleasant Grove, Utah.[7]
PGHS is held from 7:45am to 2:15pm Tuesday through Friday. School is held from 7:45 to 1:15 on Monday; faculty and staff use the extra hour for collaboration.[10]
PGHS offers a variety of classes including Vocational (CTE), Advanced Placement (AP), and Concurrent Enrollment (CE) classes. Students can take CE classes to earn college credit during High School. CE offers the possibility to graduate with an Associates degree from Utah Valley University (UVU), which is transferable to most other Universities located in Utah. CTE stands for Career and Technical Education. CTE classes provide traditionally non-academic skills for specific jobs.[11]
In 10-11 PGHS will offer a total of 19 Advanced Placement classes opposed to the 18 it offered in 09-10. 21 percent of all students at PGHS earn credit for at least one Advanced Placement class each year. The most popular Advanced Placement class is Biology, because in addition to credit from the AP test, it also offers CE credit. Other Advanced Placement classes offered are Music, World History, Art, Psychology, Physics and Chemistry. The average ACT score at PGHS is 22.5; the national average is 20.5.[11]
Varsity PGHS sports include:
Boys Baseball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Cross country, Boys Football, Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Softball, Boys and Girls Swim, Boys and Girls tennis, Boys and Girls Track&Field, Girls Volleyball, and Boys Wrestling.
Volleyball ranked nationally, cross country ranked top 10 in west in the year 2010.
Baseball
Softball
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Cross Country
Football
Golf (Boys and Girls)
Lacrosse (Boys and Girls)
Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Softball
Swim
Track & Field (Boys and Girls)
Girls Volleyball
Boys Wrestling
Years that PGHS has won state championships for wrestling: '71,'72,'74,'86,'89,'91,'92,'93,'94,'95,'96,'97, '11.
Football: '55,'56,'83,'84,'85,'86,'89.
Volleyball: '00,'01,'03,'04,'05,'06,'09
In the year 1955 Pleasant Grove High School took 1st in the region in Boy's baseball, football, and wrestling. In 1988 the girls volleyball took state, the girls basketball went undefeated, the wrestling took 2nd in state, baseball also went undefeated in region 8, and the swim team qualified for the state tourney.
ASL, Art, Ballroom, Book Club, Dance, DECA, Drama, FCCLA, French, FBLA, FFA, HOSA, Computer Club, Journalism, Key Club, KPGR, National Honors Society, Operation Smile, Orchestra, Physics, Spanish, Spirit Team, Student Council, TSA and many more.
One of PG's most unique and well known activities is KPGR. It is a radio class with their own radio station. Kids can try-out to be DJ's and actually have their own radio shows during, before, or after school.
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