Brigham Young High School was a private high school in Provo, Utah

Provo, Utah

Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

, first known as Brigham Young Academy, later attached to Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 (BYU) and operated under the Church Educational System

Church Educational System

The Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners...

 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church).

History

When Brigham Young Academy (BYA) was founded in 1876, it focused on elementary through high school education. It was intended that the independent school's curriculum would be in harmony with the teachings of the LDS Church, in contrast to the expanding state school system. Many of its students were "Normals" -- educated to become teachers.

As BYA matured, in 1895 a separate High School department was established in the Academy. In 1896, a College Department was added. Though it only had a few college-level students each year beginning in 1881, BYA principal Benjamin Cluff

Benjamin Cluff

Benjamin Cluff, Jr. was the first President of Brigham Young University, and the school's third principal. Under his administration, the students and faculty more than doubled in size, and the school went from an academy to a university and was officially incorporated by The Church of Jesus...

 petitioned the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to create and sponsor a new entity to be named Brigham Young University. The modern era began in 1903, when Brigham Young Academy officially ceased to exist. It was replaced by two successor schools, Brigham Young High School and Brigham Young University. However, it was many years before University enrollment exceeded the High School enrollment. For example, in academic year 1903-1904, the school had 14 faculty members, 825 high school students, and 74 collegiate students.

Brigham Young High School classes were taught in the BY Academy building, the Arts Building, College Hall, the Industrial Arts Building and both the Men's Gym and the Women's Gym, all on the "Lower Campus". BYH students also attended some classes on the "Upper Campus" of BYU. BYH continued full strength until 1968, partially as a training facility for student teachers taught by master teachers in the BYU's College of Education

David O. McKay School of Education

The David O. McKay School of Education operates one of the largest teacher preparation programs in the nation. The school specializes in improving learning and teaching in the school as well as in the home, church and community worldwide. The McKay School is located on the southwest end of Brigham...

, and partially as a school where experimental educational programs could be conceptualized, implemented and analyzed for effectiveness -- or lack thereof.

Notable alumni

Name	Class	Notability	Source
Jae R. Ballif Jae R. Ballif Jae R. Ballif was a provost of Brigham Young University .Ballif was the son of Ariel S. Ballif and his wife, Artemesia Romney Ballif. Artemesia was the daughter of George S. Romney and Artemesia Redd and the sister of Marion G. Romney. Jae's brother Ariel, Jr...	1949	Physicist and Provost at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
R. Lanier Britsch R. Lanier Britsch Ralph Lanier Britsch was a history professor at Brigham Young University who specialized in the history of missionary work by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , particularly in the Pacific Islands and Asia.- Biography :...	1957	Historian at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
Todd A. Britsch	1955	Professor and vice president at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...	1969	Award winning science fiction author
Kim S. Cameron Kim S. Cameron Kim Sterling Cameron is the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and previously has served on the faculty of Brigham Young University–Idaho , the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Brigham Young University, and...	1964	Business professor at the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
James Smoot Coleman James Smoot Coleman James Smoot Coleman was an American scholar, professor and administrator in political science, but more specifically in African studies...	1936	Scholar of African studies, UCLA professor
Henry Aldous Dixon Henry Aldous Dixon Henry Aldous Dixon was a U.S. Representative from Utah and president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College.-Biography:...	1909	Utah congressman, president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College
Mary Ellen Edmunds	1958	Director of Training for the Missionary Training Center Missionary Training Center Missionary Training Centers are centers devoted to training missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The flagship MTC is located in Provo, Utah, USA, adjacent to the campus of Brigham Young University.... , author
Philo T. Farnsworth	1924	Inventor of television
Lynn Fausett Lynn Fausett Lynn Fausett was an American painter.Born in 1894 in Price, Utah, Fausett studied at Brigham Young University, University of Utah and the Art Students League. In addition, he spent time in France studying art. He was awarded a Meritorious Service Award for his work as an art director in the Special...	1912	Western painter
Harvey Fletcher Harvey Fletcher Harvey Fletcher was an American physicist. Known as the "father of stereophonic sound" he is credited with the invention of the audiometer and hearing aid...	1904	Physicist, hearing aid inventor
Larry C. Ford	1968	Medical researcher, alleged murderer
Franklin S. Harris Franklin S. Harris Franklin Stewart Harris was president of Brigham Young University from 1921 until 1945, and president of Utah State University from 1945 to 1950....	1904	President of Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...  and Utah State University Utah State University Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
Milton R. Hunter Milton R. Hunter Milton Reed Hunter was an American author, educator, and religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a member of the church's First Council of the Seventy from 1945 until his death in 1975. Of Scottish descent, Hunter was born in Holden, Utah, the son of...	1924	Member of the LDS Church's First Council of the Seventy
Ardeth G. Kapp Ardeth G. Kapp Ardeth Greene Kapp was the ninth general president of the Young Women Organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1984 and 1992.-Biography:...	1949	9th general president of the Young Women Organization of the LDS Church
Jon Katzenbach Jon Katzenbach Jon R. Katzenbach is a published author and consultant who is best known for his work on the informal organization.Katzenbach is a senior partner in the New York office of Booz & Company. Previously, he a founder of Katzenbach Partners LLC, a firm specializing in organization, leadership,...	1950	Senior partner in global management consulting firm Booz & Company Booz & Company Booz & Company is a global management consulting firm established in the United States in 1914. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world and one of the best consulting firms to work for by Consulting Magazine...
Francis W. Kirkham Francis W. Kirkham Francis Washington Kirkham was a prominent educator and the author of New Witness For Christ in America: Evidence of Divine Power in the "Coming Forth" of the Book of Mormon one of the earliest book length defenses of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.Kirkham was born in Lehi, Utah to James...	1904	Mormon author, educator
Margaret S. Lifferth Margaret S. Lifferth Margaret Swensen Lifferth was a counselor to Cheryl C. Lant in the general presidency of the Primary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005 to 2010....	1965	Counselor to the general president of the Primary of the LDS Church
Fred L. Markham Fred L. Markham Fred Lewis Markham was an American architect in the early 20th century who designed movie theatres and many buildings on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.-Biography:...	1919	Utah architect
Dallin H. Oaks Dallin H. Oaks Dallin Harris Oaks is an American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader. Since 1984, he has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...	1950	Apostle of the LDS Church
Robert C. Oaks Robert C. Oaks Robert Charles Oaks is a retired U.S. Air Force general who served as commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. Oaks was also a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2000 to 2009. He is a first cousin to LDS Church apostle Dallin H...	1954	U.S. Air Force general, LDS Church general authority
Carol Lynn Pearson Carol Lynn Pearson Carol Lynn Wright Pearson is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. Her parents were Lelland Rider Wright and Emeline Sirrine Wright. Her mother died of breast cancer when Carol Lynn was fifteen...	1957	Poet, playwright, author
Ed J. Pinegar Ed J. Pinegar Ed Jolley Pinegar is a Latter-day Saint author, educator and leader. His books include Look to the Temple and Raising the Bar, and several works dealing with the study of the Book of Mormon. Many of his books were written with LDS author Richard J...	1952	President of the Missionary Training Center Missionary Training Center Missionary Training Centers are centers devoted to training missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The flagship MTC is located in Provo, Utah, USA, adjacent to the campus of Brigham Young University.... , author
Roger B. Porter Roger B. Porter Roger Blaine Porter is an American professor currently serving as the IBM Professor of Business and Government at Harvard University. He is the Master of Dunster House, one of the twelve undergraduate houses or colleges at Harvard...	1963	Professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Alma Richards Alma Richards Alma Wilford Richards was a high jumper and was famous for being the first resident of Utah to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, in 1912, in the running high jump event.-Jumping:...	1913	Olympic gold medalist
Reed P. Smoot	1965	Cinematographer
O. Leslie Stone O. Leslie Stone Oscar Leslie Stone was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 until his death. He was also the president of the LDS Church's Salt Lake Temple from 1968 to 1972....	1920	LDS Church general authority
Henry D. Taylor Henry D. Taylor Henry Dixon Taylor was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1958 until his death....	1921	LDS Church general authority
Douglas H. Thayer	1947	Mormon novelist, Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...  professor
Arthur V. Watkins	1906	U.S. Senator from Utah
Blaine M. Yorgason	1961	Mormon novelist
Brent G. Yorgason	1963	Mormon author
Kimball Young Kimball Young Kimball Young was the president of the American Sociological Association in 1945.Young was a grandson of Brigham Young. He was born in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1915. However, Kimball Young himself was not a believer in the Latter-day Saint faith, and spoke...	1911	President of the American Sociological Association American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
Michael K. Young	1967	President of the University of Utah University of Utah The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...  and the University of Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...