Bingham High School
| Bingham High School | |
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| Address | |
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2160 W. 10400 S. South Jordan, Utah 84095 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°33′50″N 111°56′50″W / 40.56389°N 111.94722°WCoordinates: 40°33′50″N 111°56′50″W / 40.56389°N 111.94722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 9, 1908 |
| Principal | Christen Richards-Khong[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,388[2] (2011–12) |
| Color(s) |
Royal blue and white |
| Team name | Miners |
| Website |
www |
Bingham High School is a public high school located in South Jordan, Utah, United States, and one of seven high schools in the Jordan School District. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest schools in the state. Bingham High has a student body approaching 3,800 sophomores, juniors and seniors as of the year 2016. Teacher/pupil ratios are budgeted at 1 to 27.3 with actual class sizes varying.
Student government
The Bingham High student government began in the 1910s. The first student body president on record was Dewey Miller, who led the miner student body during the 1917-1918 school year. In the 1920s student government at Bingham consisted of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The student body officers formed the executive branch with a president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, yell master, yearbook editor and business manager. The principal, representatives from all the classes, and two faculty members made up the legislative branch. The student body court, with a prosecuting attorney, judge, chief of police and a clerk, handled the judicial duties of interpreting the school constitution and maintaining discipline.[3]
School programs
Clubs at Bingham High School include:[4]
- Academic Decathlon
- Art
- Dance Company
- DECA
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Farmers Association
- Health Occupations Students of America
- Hockey
- Key Club
- Lacrosse
- MESA
- National Honor Society
- Political Science
- Speech and Debate Team
- Technology Student Association
- Marching Band
- Ultimate Disc (Frisbee)
- Wind Symphony
School athletics
Bingham High School's athletics department includes the following sports:
- Cheerleading
- Basketball
- Minerette drill team
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Baseball
Bingham received the Deseret News All-Sports Award in 2009 and 2011 for having the highest finishes in boys' and girls' sports of any 5A school in the state of Utah.[5]
Notable alumni
- Jaime Bergman - model and actress
- Rebecca Chavez-Houck - member of the Utah House of Representatives since 2008 and current minority whip of the body
- Kevin Curtis - professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
- Bruce Hardy - professional football player in the NFL
- Harvey Langi - professional football player in the NFL
- Star Lotulelei - professional football player in the NFL
- Ivy Baker Priest - United States Treasurer under Dwight D. Eisenhower[6]
- Fred Roberts - professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
- Gary Wilkinson - professional basketball player
References
- ↑ http://binghamminers.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=35
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
- ↑ Bingham High School—The First Hundred Years by Scott Crump
- ↑ Bingham High School: Clubs/Organizations.
- ↑ Edward, James (May 31, 2011). "Utah high school All-Sports Awards: Bingham, Mountain Crest among champion schools". Deseret News. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "US Treasurer". Soylent Communications. Retrieved 30 September 2011.