Tooele High School

Tooele High School is a secondary school located in Tooele, Utah, currently educating students in grades 9–12. Operated by the Tooele County School District, Tooele High enrolls approximately 1,500 students each year.^[1] The Tooele High mascot is the Buffalo.^[2]

History

Tooele High opened for the 1913 school year.^[3] In 1955 a new high school was behind the old building, while the older building continued to be used by Tooele County School District until its demolition in 1974. The current school was built to the west of the second high school, and was opened for the remainder of the 2002-2003 school year. The school will celebrate its centennial during the 2012-2013 school year.

Academics

Tooele High offers multiple AP and Honors classes, and offers Concurrent Enrollment through Utah State University and Salt Lake Community College, including classes offered at different schools in the district (*).

AP Classes Offered
AP English Literature
AP English Language
AP Calculus AB/BC
AP Statistics
AP Physics
AP Biology*
AP Chemistry*
AP World History
AP US Government and Politics
AP European History
AP United States History
AP Psychology
AP Studio Art

Activities

Tooele High School offers students the following clubs and organizations:

Art Club, Band, Bowling Club, Buffalog, Cheerleading, Choir, Chamber Strings, Color Guard (Majestixs), Dance Company, Debate Club, Drama Club, Drill Team (Sharons), FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, French Club, German Club, GSA, Herd Club, HOSA, Key Club, Literary Magazine, MESA, National Honors Society, Orchestra, Psychology Club, Skills USA, Spanish Club, Student Government, T.A.A.G., Team Buffalo, Tooele Sign Pride, Yearbook, and Z-Motion.

Athletics

Tooele High competes in the USHAA classification of 3A in Region 11. Tooele High focuses on football and basketball, but also has strong swimming and softball teams. The most recent state titles being 2002 3A state football, 2005 3A state boys basketball, 2010 4A state girls softball. Tooele High has a strong rivalry with Stansbury High School, and continues to have a basic rivalry with Grantsville High School.

State Championships:

Baseball: 1996

Boys basketball: 2004-05

Girls basketball: 1976-77, 1991-92

Football: 1934, 1937, 2002

Boys golf: 1977-78, 1998-99

Boys soccer: 1997

Softball: 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010

Girls swimming: 1999, 2001(tie with Cedar)

Boys swimming: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2002

Wrestling: 1981

Notable Alumni

• Keever Jankovich, NFL player

References