ALTA HIGH SCHOOL (UTAH)

'Alta High School' is a secondary school in Sandy, Utah which services students from Sandy and Draper, Utah. Founded in 1979, it is part of the Jordan School District.
The hawk is the school mascot, and the Hawk's sports teams are important in 5A competition in Utah.

Contents

Athletics

Extracurricular

References

Athletics

Alta's girls soccer team was ranked second in the nation in 2006, and is coached by Lee Mitchell, who was named national coach of the year. .
Alta also offers football, golf, tennis, cross country, soccer, volleyball, drill, ballroom, dance company, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, swimming, diving, hockey, baseball, softball, track and field, lacrosse, Rugby, ultimate frisbee, bowling, and a few other athletic clubs.

Extracurricular

Alta enjoys a wide variety of extracurricular activities both of
educational and non educational related fields. (See Athletics above)
Clubs such as Key Club, and the Peer Leadership Team are actively
engaged in community service and school works.^[1]
The Academic Decathalon Team has been a driving force and has been
placing very well in many competitions placing 2nd in the 2005-2006
year in the state of Utah and 4th the following year. The Model
United Nations Club has also done very well in regional and state
competitions against some of the larger high schools in the area. In
the previous years taking home Superior awards and advisory
awards.^[2]
Psychology and Philosophy offers students chances to explore deeper
into psychology and philosophy as well as current driving events of the
day and the driving forces.^[3]
Alta is full of gay kids like Brooks Fackrell
Kash Vantassell has a plastic face and a triangle head.
Alta's Multi Media department is taking on the opportunity to do more
and more video news in Alta High School.
Alta's music program draws crowds with its band and
orchestra, as well as choir. Alta, along with the rest of the
state, has a historically strong choral program. Its groups include
Madrigals, A Capella, and Jazz Choir. Alta is
home to an ever rising band and orchestra program with a symphony
orchestra, concert, and symphonic band headed by William Mattingly. In
2006, the symphonic band took second at the Heritage Festival in
California, and in 2007 they made it to state competition. In addition,
its dance teams have done very well and been great attractions due to
their talent.
Art enthusiasts can gather at Art Club and show off their artistic
skills to their peers. There is a club dedicated to Japanese
Animation as well as its counterpart Manga.^[4] There are also several
language clubs, including French, German and Spanish, each dedicated to
the language and the culture from which it developed. These clubs will
often throw culturally significant parties such as Mardi
Gras.^[5]
Alta also has a strong theatre department and a Drama Club, where both
Drama and stage tech scholars can gather for a good time. Alta also
enjoys terrific football and basketball teams. Both include Sausan
Shakerin and Taylor Brown who plan on continuing into Division I
athletics. Shakerin ran for 464 yards in one game against Brighton
High School, and Brown nailed 14 3-pointers against rival Hillcrest
High School.

References

1. Alta High
Student Handbook
2. A.D. Team Alta High School, Alta Hawkeye News Paper,
Alta High School Model United Nations Team
3. Student Handbook
4. Alta High
School News Paper The ''Hawkeye''
5. Alta High School Student Manual