LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL

'Layton High School' is a secondary school located in Layton, Utah. Part of the Davis School District, Layton High School educates students in grades 10 to 12. As of 2002, 1,805 students were enrolled and actively attending the school.

Contents

History

Structure

Administration

Student Government

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch

School Year

Student Scheduling

Graduation

History

LHS was founded in 1967 as a population-relief school to reduce overcrowding of Davis High School. The county's overwhelming increase in population called for a new high school.

Structure

Administration

Currently at Layton High School, there is one principal and three assistant principals. Paul C. Smith is the current Principal and Chief Administrator of the School. Assistant principals Dee Burton, Muriel Mann, and Mark Pendleton also have chief positions within the administration.

Student Government

Layton High's student government consists of three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial.

Executive Branch

The Executive Branch consists of the Student Body Officers. Elections for SBOs occur during the fourth term of every year. Students run for President, Vice President, and Secretary. The other selected offices of SBO Executive, Activities, Publicity, Media Tech, and Artist are appointed by the elected officials.

Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is made up of elected homeroom representatives who are neither part of the Executive Branch or the Senate. The Senate is a body consisting of various club presidents and all elected Class Officers and their Cabinets.

Judicial Branch

The LHS Judicial Court consists of all members of the Administration, SBO's, Advisors, and Class Presidents.

School Year

The school year follows the Davis School District and Utah State traditional school-year system. Each year consists of two semesters, both 90 days long. Semesters are then further divided into two terms.

Student Scheduling

Students register for eight periods, attending four periods per day on alternating days. Classes are approximately 90 minutes long.

Graduation

To be eligible for graduation students must earn 27 credits, including certain required classes. Students must also have 35 citizenship credits, which are earned based on students' attitude, motivation, and discipline.