Lone Peak High School
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Lone Peak High School is a public high school
located in Highland, Utah
, in northern Utah County
. Its mascot is a knight
. Part of Alpine School District
, it was built in 1997 to meet the growing needs of the cities of Alpine
, Highland
, and Cedar Hills
. Lone Peak High School was given athletic 5A Status beginning at the 2005-2006 school year.
, University of Utah
, UVU, and several business and technical colleges.
, cross country
, soccer, swimming
, tennis
, golf
, and track and field
. For boys there are teams competing in baseball
, football
, and wrestling
. Girls may also compete in cheerleading
, drill team
, softball
, and volleyball
.
The following teams have won state championships, as sponsored by the Utah High School Activities Association
:
The Productions class is the elite theatrical team which produces many shows a year. The Lone Peak Productions Company (King Arthur's Company) produces two musicals, several plays, a musical revue, and competes in region and state each year; in addition Lone Peak has a competitive Shakespeare team. The Shakespeare team competes at the The Utah Shakespearean Festival
Shakespeare Competition each fall. For the past four years, they have ranked 1st place in Buckingham Sweepstakes, and taking home 1st place in Ensemble Scenes.
The Drama Department has its own separate council. Like student government it plans activities, dances, and major events dealing specifically to the Drama Department.
The Fine Arts Department also features other programs in the fine arts such as ballroom dance, speech, debate, and various visual art and sculpture programs. Lone Peak has a strong choral program as well. The Chamber Singers regularly tour to New York City, competing in the Festival of Gold, a National Invitational Choral Festival. Each year they perform several concerts, benefit concerts, as well as many local gigs.
The Lone Peak Bands have consistently received top honors among Utah's high school. The 2009 Marching Knights placed first at the Nebo Tournament of Bands, the Rocky Mountain Band Invitational (BYU), the Davis Cup, and the UMEA Red Rocks Marching Invitational. The band has been a participant at the Bands of America Regionals in Towson, Maryland, Los Angeles, California, and St. George, Utah finishing 12th overall last year (2009). The Lone Peak Advanced Jazz Ensemble is one of only two bands in Utah to be name a finalist at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival
(2007). Last year, the jazz band placed first among 29 high school bands at the Peaks Jazz Festival (2010). The band program consists of a Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Advanced Jazz Band, Intermediate Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band, Beginning Guitar Ensemble, and an Advanced Guitar Ensemble.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Highland, Utah
Highland, Utah
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately thirty miles from Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172...
, in northern Utah County
Utah County, Utah
Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 368,536 and by 2008 was estimated at 530,837. It was named for the Spanish name for the Ute Indians. The county seat and largest city is Provo...
. Its mascot is a knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
. Part of Alpine School District
Alpine School District
Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County in Utah, including the cities of Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Alpine, Highland, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, and Eagle Mountain. It includes all grades from kindergarten all through high school...
, it was built in 1997 to meet the growing needs of the cities of Alpine
Alpine, Utah
Alpine is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9555 at the 2010 census. Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, and especially the 1990s. It is located on the...
, Highland
Highland, Utah
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately thirty miles from Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172...
, and Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills, Utah
Cedar Hills is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,094 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 9,551 in 2008. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s, with the largest growth rate of any municipality in the state. It is located east of Alpine and Highland on...
. Lone Peak High School was given athletic 5A Status beginning at the 2005-2006 school year.
Academics
Lone Peak offers several Honor classes and 22 out of 30 available AP courses throughout the year, as well as several off-campus classes at different colleges such as BYUBYU
-Education:* Brigham Young University, a university located in Provo, Utah, USA administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.**BYU Salt Lake Center, a satellite center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...
, 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...
, UVU, and several business and technical colleges.
Sports
Lone Peak currently sponsors these interscholastic teams through its athletic department for both young men and women: basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, soccer, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, and track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. For boys there are teams competing in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
. Girls may also compete in cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, drill team
Drill team
A drill team can be one of four different entities:# A Military Drill Team is marching unit that performs routines based on military drill. Military drill teams perform either armed or unarmed....
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
.
The following teams have won state championships, as sponsored by the Utah High School Activities Association
Utah High School Activities Association
The Utah High School Activities Association is an organization of 131 high schools in the U.S. state of Utah that sponsor athletic activities in 25 sports and activities. More than 50,000 students compete annually in approximately 25,000 competitions among UHSAA member schools...
:
- Baseball (boys): 2000, 2001, 2010
- Basketball (boys): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Soccer (boys): 2005
- Swimming (girls): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005
- Track & Field (girls): 1999, 2000
- Volleyball: 2003, 2004, 2009
- Golf (boys): 2009
- Debate: 2009
- Drill: 2005
- Marching Band: 2009
- Ultimate Frisbee: 2011
- Football: 2011
Clubs
The school sponsors a number of clubs ranging from the arts and sciences to popular culture and athletics. The list changes from year-to-year based on student interests.Fine arts
Utah Shakespearean Festival
The Utah Shakespeare Festival is a festival of repertory productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other dramatists. The Festival is held during the summer and fall on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.-Awards:...
Shakespeare Competition each fall. For the past four years, they have ranked 1st place in Buckingham Sweepstakes, and taking home 1st place in Ensemble Scenes.
The Drama Department has its own separate council. Like student government it plans activities, dances, and major events dealing specifically to the Drama Department.
The Fine Arts Department also features other programs in the fine arts such as ballroom dance, speech, debate, and various visual art and sculpture programs. Lone Peak has a strong choral program as well. The Chamber Singers regularly tour to New York City, competing in the Festival of Gold, a National Invitational Choral Festival. Each year they perform several concerts, benefit concerts, as well as many local gigs.
The Lone Peak Bands have consistently received top honors among Utah's high school. The 2009 Marching Knights placed first at the Nebo Tournament of Bands, the Rocky Mountain Band Invitational (BYU), the Davis Cup, and the UMEA Red Rocks Marching Invitational. The band has been a participant at the Bands of America Regionals in Towson, Maryland, Los Angeles, California, and St. George, Utah finishing 12th overall last year (2009). The Lone Peak Advanced Jazz Ensemble is one of only two bands in Utah to be name a finalist at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It debuted on October 3, 1958 and was founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons.-History:...
(2007). Last year, the jazz band placed first among 29 high school bands at the Peaks Jazz Festival (2010). The band program consists of a Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Advanced Jazz Band, Intermediate Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Marching Band, Beginning Guitar Ensemble, and an Advanced Guitar Ensemble.
Notable Alumni
- Jackson EmeryJackson EmeryJackson Emery is an American basketball player that played for the BYU Cougars men's basketball team.Emery was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Alpine, Utah. He earned several accolades for his basketball performance in high school, leading his team to a state championship and being named...
- (Utah's Mr. Basketball 2005) Currently starter for BYU Basketball and All-Time MWC steals leader - Tyler HawsTyler HawsTyler Haws is an American college basketball player. Haws was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2009, and he completed his freshman year of college playing for Brigham Young University. Haws is currently on leave while serving an LDS mission...
- (Utah's Mr. Basketball 2008 and 2009) BYU Basketball - David CharlesDavid CharlesProfessor David Owain Maurice Charles is Colin Prestige Fellow, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of Graduate Studies at Oriel College, Oxford. Prof...
- Indie recording artist and tour guitarist for the rock band Neon TreesNeon TreesNeon Trees is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, with origins in Murrieta, California. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the rock band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records and... - C.J. Ah You - NFL Defensive End (St. Louis Rams)
- Shawn MurphyShawn Murphy (American football)Shawn Murphy is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft....
- NFL Offensive Guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - Nikki BohneNikki BohneNicole "Nikki" Christine Bohne is an American singer/actress/dancer. A former Young Ambassador, she graduated from Brigham Young University in 2010 with a BFA in Music/Dance/Theater. After graduation, she moved to New York City and was hired to star as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, the musical.....
- Broadway actress, singer, and dancer (Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical and currently in Bring It On!)