Sky View High School
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Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah
, is the northernmost public high school
in the state of Utah
. Part of the Cache County School District
, it serves approximately 1,500 students in the 10th through 12th grades in the northern part of Utah's Cache County, from the Logan
city limits on the south to the Utah-Idaho
border on the north.
Sky View is very closely related to North Cache 8-9 Center in the same school district, which has the same mascot. North Cache is also the only "feeder" school (A school which graduates students to a specific other school) to Sky View ("grinder" school), while North Cache has two feeder schools (White Pine and Cedar Ridge), since Sky View is big enough to accommodate all the students. Sky View also incorporates classes from Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC). The classes take up 2 hours and count as 1 full class credit instead of the normal .5 credit. Buses are provided for transportation to and from BATC.
) and South Cache (Hyrum
). Beginning with the 1963-64 school year, both studentbodies were combined at the newly built Sky View in Smithfield. The two former high schools were converted to junior highs, covering grades 7 to 9.
For twenty years, from 1963 to 1983, Sky View High School served both the northern and southern parts of Utah
's Cache County. Residents of Logan
continued to attend Logan High School, which belonged to the Logan City School District. This meant that students from the southern end of the valley would board a bus, travel as far as ten or fifteen miles to Logan, pass within one block of Logan High School and continue another eight miles to Sky View. After the completion and opening of Mountain Crest High School
in Hyrum
in 1983, Mountain Crest
began accepting the southern part of Cache County while Sky View kept the northern half.
Somewhat unexpectedly for a remote rural school, Sky View enjoys a strong reputation in the arts, particularly music and drama.
Sky View also has a long tradition of excellence in forensics
. Its debate team has about 85 members, nearly triple the state average. Sky View has collected a lopsided share of state and regional debate championships, taking the Region title (as of 2010) ten years in a row, and winning the State title for nine consecutive years as of March 2010.
Sky View's marching band has competed nationally since the school's inception. The Sky View marching band reached the Bands of America Regional Championships in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011. In fact, in 2010, they placed as the 5th best marching band in the western United States at the Bands of America Competition with their Japanese show KOTO, and in 2011 placed 7th in the same competition with their show Rock Me Blue.
and Logan High School. In the nearby Bear River Valley are Bear River High School (in Tremonton and Garland, Utah; the campus straddles the town border) and Box Elder High School (Brigham City). Although these schools do not share the same division, competition and tensions run high in invitational games, meets, and matches. There are also limited rivalries encompassing certain events in which Sky View participates, such as the marching band's gentlemen's rivalry against American Fork High School or the debate team's feud with Davis and West High Schools. The school-wide rivals, however, are Mountain Crest and Logan High Schools.
Smithfield, Utah
Smithfield is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,495 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the second largest city in the area after the county seat, Logan...
, is the northernmost public high school
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....
in the state of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. Part of the Cache County School District
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, it serves approximately 1,500 students in the 10th through 12th grades in the northern part of Utah's Cache County, from the Logan
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
city limits on the south to the Utah-Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
border on the north.
Sky View is very closely related to North Cache 8-9 Center in the same school district, which has the same mascot. North Cache is also the only "feeder" school (A school which graduates students to a specific other school) to Sky View ("grinder" school), while North Cache has two feeder schools (White Pine and Cedar Ridge), since Sky View is big enough to accommodate all the students. Sky View also incorporates classes from Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC). The classes take up 2 hours and count as 1 full class credit instead of the normal .5 credit. Buses are provided for transportation to and from BATC.
History
Until 1963, the Cache County School district maintained two high schools: North Cache (RichmondRichmond, Utah
Richmond is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the film Napoleon Dynamite was filmed at Richmond. Richmond is home to three schools. An Elementary school, a middle...
) and South Cache (Hyrum
Hyrum, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,316 people, 1,683 households, and 1,497 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,617.2 people per square mile . There are 1,744 housing units at an average density of 446.5 per square mile...
). Beginning with the 1963-64 school year, both studentbodies were combined at the newly built Sky View in Smithfield. The two former high schools were converted to junior highs, covering grades 7 to 9.
For twenty years, from 1963 to 1983, Sky View High School served both the northern and southern parts of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
's Cache County. Residents of Logan
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
continued to attend Logan High School, which belonged to the Logan City School District. This meant that students from the southern end of the valley would board a bus, travel as far as ten or fifteen miles to Logan, pass within one block of Logan High School and continue another eight miles to Sky View. After the completion and opening of Mountain Crest High School
Mountain Crest High School
Mountain Crest High School , located in Hyrum, Utah, is a public high school. As part of the Cache County School District, it serves students in the 10th through 12th grades in Utah's Cache County. Mountain Crest is very closely related to South Cache 8-9 Center, which is in the same school...
in Hyrum
Hyrum, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,316 people, 1,683 households, and 1,497 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,617.2 people per square mile . There are 1,744 housing units at an average density of 446.5 per square mile...
in 1983, Mountain Crest
Mountain Crest High School
Mountain Crest High School , located in Hyrum, Utah, is a public high school. As part of the Cache County School District, it serves students in the 10th through 12th grades in Utah's Cache County. Mountain Crest is very closely related to South Cache 8-9 Center, which is in the same school...
began accepting the southern part of Cache County while Sky View kept the northern half.
Somewhat unexpectedly for a remote rural school, Sky View enjoys a strong reputation in the arts, particularly music and drama.
Sky View also has a long tradition of excellence in forensics
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
. Its debate team has about 85 members, nearly triple the state average. Sky View has collected a lopsided share of state and regional debate championships, taking the Region title (as of 2010) ten years in a row, and winning the State title for nine consecutive years as of March 2010.
Sky View's marching band has competed nationally since the school's inception. The Sky View marching band reached the Bands of America Regional Championships in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011. In fact, in 2010, they placed as the 5th best marching band in the western United States at the Bands of America Competition with their Japanese show KOTO, and in 2011 placed 7th in the same competition with their show Rock Me Blue.
Rivalries
Sky View High School shares Cache Valley with Mountain Crest High SchoolMountain Crest High School
Mountain Crest High School , located in Hyrum, Utah, is a public high school. As part of the Cache County School District, it serves students in the 10th through 12th grades in Utah's Cache County. Mountain Crest is very closely related to South Cache 8-9 Center, which is in the same school...
and Logan High School. In the nearby Bear River Valley are Bear River High School (in Tremonton and Garland, Utah; the campus straddles the town border) and Box Elder High School (Brigham City). Although these schools do not share the same division, competition and tensions run high in invitational games, meets, and matches. There are also limited rivalries encompassing certain events in which Sky View participates, such as the marching band's gentlemen's rivalry against American Fork High School or the debate team's feud with Davis and West High Schools. The school-wide rivals, however, are Mountain Crest and Logan High Schools.
Notable alumni
- Kent BaerKent BaerKent Baer was a football assistant coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame under Tyrone Willingham. When Willingham was fired as coach on November 30, 2004, Baer was named interim head coach until Charlie Weis was hired in early 2005...
(1969), football defensive coordinator, University of Washington 2005-, Notre Dame (2002-2004), Stanford (1995-2001) - Michael BallamMichael BallamMichael Ballam is the general director of the Utah Festival Opera, a professor of music at Utah State University, an accomplished operatic singer, pianist and oboist. His professional operatic and recital career has spanned nearly three decades and four continents...
(1969), opera performer, founder and director of the Utah Festival Opera CompanyUtah Festival OperaThe Utah Festival Opera is an opera company based in Logan, Utah. The company performs four fully staged works with orchestra in repertory every July and August at the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Logan's Main Street...
(1992-present) - Craig JessopCraig JessopCraig D. Jessop is an American academic, musician and singer best known for his tenure as the music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1999 to 2008.-Biography:...
(1968), director of the Mormon Tabernacle ChoirMormon Tabernacle ChoirThe Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sometimes colloquially referred to as MoTab, is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning, 360-member, all-volunteer choir. The choir is part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . However, the choir is completely self-funded, traveling and producing albums to...
1999-2008 and current Dean of the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University.