West Jordan High School

West Jordan High School
West Jordan High School
Location
	8136 S 2700 W; West Jordan, Utah 84088; United States
Coordinates	40°36′11″N 111°57′36″W / 40.603°N 111.960°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1981
School district	Jordan School District
Principal	Michael Hutchings
Faculty	83.16 (FTE)
Grades	10 - 12
Enrollment	1,870 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	22.49
Color(s)	Black and Columbia Blue
Team name	Jaguars
Website	www.westjordanhigh.org

West Jordan High School is a public high school located southwest of Salt Lake City in West Jordan, Utah. It enrolls around 1,800 students.^[2]

History

The school opened in 1981 with an expected enrollment of 1,298.^[3] The Jordan School District paid over $15 million (equivalent to $55.47 million in 2023) for the contract to build West Jordan High.^[4]

In 2023, a former teacher from the school was charged by police with 19 felony counts including rape, forcible sexual abuse, and obstruction of justice.^[5]^[6] He is accused of raping a female student in his classroom multiple times.^[7]

Extracurriculars

The men's varsity basketball team won the 2001 state championship,^[8] as well as the 2009 State championship against Lone Peak High School, the two-time defending champion.^[9]

West Jordan is well known for its music program. It has one of the largest choir programs of any public school in the state,^[10] with a record enrollment of over 300 students. The band and orchestra programs also consistently score well in competitions.^[11]^[12]

Notable alumni

Travis Hall, NFL player^[13]
John Penisini, NFL player^[14]
D. J. Tialavea, NFL player^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "West Jordan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "West Jordan High". Jordan School District. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^ "Schools expect over 51,000 next Thursday". The Jordan Valley Sentinel. August 20, 1981. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Economic Development, Birth Rate, Help Industry". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 2, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Graves, Lincoln; Jacobson, Matthew (March 3, 2023). "West Jordan High School teacher arrested, accused of sexually assaulting student". KUTV. CBS. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Fox, Derick (March 8, 2023). "Former West Jordan teacher charged after alleged sexual relations with student". ABC4 Utah. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Reavy, Pat (March 8, 2023). "West Jordan teacher faces 19 felonies in sex abuse of student in his classroom". KSL-TV. NBC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ UHSAA. "UHSAA Boys Basketball Champions". Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
^ UHSAA. "UHSAA Boys Basketball 2009 Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 19, 2009.
^ Utah Actors Association (December 5, 2013). "UAA Spotlight - Kelly DeHaan". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Chelle Leyva: Jordan School District". Deseretnews.com. September 4, 2000. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Interview with Jenna Baumgart, Part 1 - String Visions, from Ovation Press". Stringvisions.ovationpress.com. July 12, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Backstreet Boys?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 3, 2000. p. D2. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Penisini". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (January 31, 2017). "Super Bowl: Utah State alum D.J. Tialavea shares record catch with family". Salt Lake Tribune.

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[NCES-1] "West Jordan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[2] "West Jordan High". Jordan School District. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[3] "Schools expect over 51,000 next Thursday". The Jordan Valley Sentinel. August 20, 1981. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Economic Development, Birth Rate, Help Industry". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 2, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Graves, Lincoln; Jacobson, Matthew (March 3, 2023). "West Jordan High School teacher arrested, accused of sexually assaulting student". KUTV. CBS. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[6] Fox, Derick (March 8, 2023). "Former West Jordan teacher charged after alleged sexual relations with student". ABC4 Utah. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[7] Reavy, Pat (March 8, 2023). "West Jordan teacher faces 19 felonies in sex abuse of student in his classroom". KSL-TV. NBC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[Utah_High_School_Activities_Association_Boys_Basketball_Champions-8] UHSAA. "UHSAA Boys Basketball Champions". Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

[Utah_High_School_Activities_Association_Boys_Basketball_2009_Results-9] UHSAA. "UHSAA Boys Basketball 2009 Results" (PDF). Retrieved July 19, 2009.

[10] Utah Actors Association (December 5, 2013). "UAA Spotlight - Kelly DeHaan". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[11] "Chelle Leyva: Jordan School District". Deseretnews.com. September 4, 2000. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[12] "Interview with Jenna Baumgart, Part 1 - String Visions, from Ovation Press". Stringvisions.ovationpress.com. July 12, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[Salt000803-13] "Backstreet Boys?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 3, 2000. p. D2. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[Utah-14] "John Penisini". UtahUtes.com. University of Utah. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[15] Kragthorpe, Kurt (January 31, 2017). "Super Bowl: Utah State alum D.J. Tialavea shares record catch with family". Salt Lake Tribune.

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