Cedar High School

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Cedar High School
Address
703 W 600 S Cedar City , Utah 84720 United States
Coordinates	37°39′56″N 113°04′22″W
Information
Other names	Cedar City High School or CHS
Type	Public high school
School district	Iron County School District
NCES School ID	490039000278[1]
Principal	Terri Sanders
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,341[1] (2023-2024)
Color(s)	Cardinal and gold     [3]
Nickname	Reds [2]
Website	chs.ironk12.org

Cedar High School, also known as Cedar City High School or CHS, is a public high school in Cedar City, Utah, United States.

History

Cedar High School was founded in September 1940. The school building was located on Center Street and 300 West. It was designed to house 350 students and became overcrowded as the student body grew to 500. It was torn down in 2000 to make room for a parking lot. (Cedar High School was never part of Branch Agricultural College, which was across the street from the original High School location.)

The school was founded in 1941^[citation needed] and incorporated high school students from Cedar City and the surrounding area. In 1942 CHS got its mascot under President Jay Thorley. Cedar High School belongs to the Iron County School District. The current building was completed for the 1963–1964 academic year. The building has had expansions over the years. The most recent was completed in 2010, and includes a commons area, band room, and a counselling center. Current enrollment is approximately 1100.

Sports

CHS is a 4A school in region 9 in the sport's programs.They are the only Region 9 team that is not located in Washington County Utah,as Canyon View High School(Also located in Cedar City) was realigned as a 3A school in 2021.

CHS sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, Mohey Tawa (drill team), soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.

The boys' basketball team won their first 2A State championship in 1975.^[citation needed] They won the 3A Utah State Basketball Championship in 1994 and 1995.^[citation needed] The boys' baseball team won the 3A Utah State Championship in 1975.^[citation needed]

Notable alumni

• Gordon Church – American man who was murdered for being gay
• Ally Condie – author of the New York Times bestseller Matched
• Michael O. Leavitt – Governor of Utah and Secretary of Health and Human Services[4]
• John Ursua – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks

Mascot controversy

In early 2019, the Iron County School Board was asked to reconsider the school's mascot "The Redmen." The board formed an advisory committee to investigate the change. After the committee voted 17–2 to change the mascot, the school board voted 3–2 in favor of retiring the mascot. Cedar High School students later selected "Reds" as a replacement.[5]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Cedar High School (490039000278)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "Cedar High School Home". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
3. "Cedar High School". Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
4. Haymond, Jay M. (1994), "Leavitt, Michael Okerlund", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917
5. "Utah high school has chosen a replacement for controversial 'Redmen' mascot".

External links

• Official website