Skyridge High School

Skyridge High School is a high school in Lehi, Utah, United States. The school opened in August 2016. Skyridge High's mascot is a falcon named Flash, and their colors are burnt orange and steel gray.

Skyridge High School
Address
3000 N Center St

Lehi
,
Utah
,
84043

United States
Coordinates40.426034, -111.848124
Information
TypeState school
EstablishedAugust 2016
School districtAlpine School District
PrincipalDr. Joel Perkins
Teaching staff96.88 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,821 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio29.12[1]
Color(s)     Burnt Orange
     Steel Gray
MascotFlash the Falcon
Team nameFalcons
Websitehttps://shs.alpineschools.org/

History

Skyridge was funded as a part of a bond for Alpine School District in 2011. The groundbreaking for the school was in 2014.[2]

The school received a grant in 2015 to build a driver's education range.[3]

Athletics

Skyridge played 5A sports for the first few years of the school's existence, moving up to 6A in 2019. It has a rivalry with Corner Canyon High School. Lehi High School is a companion of Skyridge. The Skyridge Color Guard team won the first state title for the school in 2017 and now are reigning three-time state champs.[4] Skyridge also won the 5A Utah volleyball state championship in 2018 and a state cheer title in 2019. Skyridge has also done well in football, taking second in state 2 years in a row (2017, 2018). In both of those years, the Falcons made it to the state championship.[5]

Skyridge competes in region 4 of classification 6A under the Utah High School Activities Association.[6] The school participates in the following sports:[7]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls & boys)
  • Cross Country (girls & boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls & boys)
  • Lacrosse (girls & boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming (girls & boys)
  • Tennis (girls & boys)
  • Track & Field (girls & boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (co-ed)

See also

References
  1. "Skyridge High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Allred, Cathy (July 20, 2016). "Lehi's Skyridge High School has 2,200 reasons to open in August". Daily Herald. Daily Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Skyridge Receives Funding for Driver Ed Range". Skyridge High School. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  4. Bowen, Megan (3 April 2019). "LHS and SHS Color Guard both win State Championships". Lehi Free Press. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. Edward, James. "High school football: Patient offense, dominant defense power Corner Canyon to 5A title". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. "Regions & Classification". uhsaa.org. Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. "Participation Numbers" (PDF). uhsaa.org. Utah High School Activities Association. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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