Tooele High School is a secondary school located in Tooele, Utah, United States currently educating students in grades 9–12. Operated by the Tooele County School District, Tooele High enrolls approximately 1,800 students each year. The Tooele High mascot is the White Buffalo.
History Tooele High opened for the 1913 school year. In 1955 a new high school was behind the old building, while the older building continued to be used by Tooele County School District until its demolition in 1974. The current school was built to the west of the second high school, and was opened for the remainder of the 2002–2003 school year. The school celebrated its centennial during the 2012–2013 school year.
The campus, in the 1990s, was across the street from the city swimming pool. Students used the swimming pool, which the district leased from the city, and students also used the park area during lunchtime. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.
In 1997, 170 more students joined the student body. That year, due to overcrowding, the school added one minute to passing time. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
Academics Tooele High offers multiple AP and Honors classes, and offers Concurrent Enrollment through Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, and Utah Valley University including classes offered at different schools in the district (*).
AP Classes Offered
AP English Literature AP English Language AP Calculus AB/BC AP Statistics AP Physics C Mechanics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP World History AP US Government and Politics AP United States History AP European History AP Psychology AP Studio Art AP Music Theory
Activities Tooele High School offers students the following clubs and organizations:
Art Club Band Bowling Club Buffalog Buff Radio Cheerleading Show Choir Chamber Strings Color Guard (Majestix) Dance Company Debate Club Drama Club Drill Team (Sha-ronns) FBLA FCCLA FFA French Club German Club GSA Herd Club HOSA Key Club Literary Magazine MESA National Honors Society Orchestra Psychology Club Skills USA Spanish Club Swim Team Student Government T.A.A.G. Team Buffalo Tooele Sign Pride Water Polo Yearbook Z-Motion Ballroom
Athletics Tooele High competes in the USHAA classification of 4A in Region 10. Tooele High focuses on football and basketball, but also has strong swimming and softball teams. The most recent state titles being 2002 3A state football, 2005 3A state boys basketball, 2019 4A state girls softball. Tooele High has a strong rivalry with Stansbury High School, and continues to have a basic rivalry with Grantsville High School.
State championships
Baseball: 1996 Boys basketball: 2004-05 Girls basketball: 1976–77, 1991–92 Football: 1934, 1937, 2002 Boys golf: 1977–78, 1998–99 Boys soccer: 1997 Softball: 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2019 Girls swimming: 1999, 2001(tie with Cedar) Boys swimming: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2002 Wrestling: 1981
Notable alumni Keever Jankovich, NFL player Ron Rydalch, NFL player Eugene E. Campbell, Utah historian Beverly White, longest-serving woman in the Utah State Legislature
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