North Sanpete High School
| North Sanpete High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Mount Pleasant, Utah United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°32′08″N 111°26′53″W / 39.53556°N 111.44806°WCoordinates: 39°32′08″N 111°26′53″W / 39.53556°N 111.44806°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Instruct with Merit, Guide with Integrity, and Expect Excellence |
| Established | 1912 |
| Principal | Nan Ault |
| Faculty | 45 |
| Number of students | 732 |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Colors | Red & White |
| Website | Official School Website |
North Sanpete High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12, located in Mount Pleasant, Utah. The school is the only high school serving the North Sanpete School District.
The cities in the northern half of Sanpete County attend North Sanpete High. These cities include: Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Fairview, Spring City, Fountain Green and other surrounding towns. This requires some students to travel up to 28 miles one way to the school. The school's mission statement is: Instruct with Merit, Guide with Integrity, and Expect Excellence.
History
North Sanpete High School had its beginning in two separate schools, Moroni High School and North Sanpete High School. Moroni High School was opened in 1912. The school offers many extracurricular activities, including a chess club, various sports teams such as track, tennis, football, choir, a multicultural club, a school newspaper (NS Times), and a jazz and pep band. A high school course was begun in Mt. Pleasant in 1908. The original North Sanpete High School was completed in 1912.
NS Times
The NS Times is a high school newspaper run by the journalism class of North Sanpete High School. The paper has been running for the last five years and continues to print one issue for every month that school is in. The NS Times and its staff have won many awards at many competitions across the state of Utah.
Notable alumni
- []Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]], Lieutenant Governor of Utah[1]
- Junior Ioane - NFL Football Player