Mountain View High School (Utah)
| Mountain View High School | |
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| Address | |
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665 W Center Street Orem, UT 84057 |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′45″N 111°42′41″W / 40.29583°N 111.71139°WCoordinates: 40°17′45″N 111°42′41″W / 40.29583°N 111.71139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Principal | Taran Chun |
| Faculty | 78 (teachers only) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,450 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal (red), white, gold |
| Mascot | Mighty Bruins |
| Website | mvhs |
Mountain View High School (MVHS) is located in Orem, Utah, United States. It is part of Utah County's Alpine School District. The school first opened its doors to the graduating class of 1980-81. Every year students from Orem Junior High and Lakeridge Junior High enter MVHS.
Adjacent to the school is a seminary building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nearby is the Orem Fitness Center and Orem Elementary School.
Students arrived for the first year of school in 1980 amid ongoing construction. The student body was made up of 10-12th grade students from Orem High School, Orem Junior High School and Lakeridge Junior High school. The school itself is a long, narrow building with two levels, including an overlooking balcony. The building features a double gym, a double-tiered auditorium (which hosted the Miss Utah Pageant for several years), several tennis courts, baseball fields, a stadium with an embedded track, and a two-part cafeteria.
The name of the school was voted on by the students who were going to attend it during its first year. They also chose the mascot, the Bruin, whose name is Beuford T. Bruin (T. standing for "The"). The students wanted to name the school "Rocky Mountain High," to reflect its geographic location in the Rocky Mountains in Utah, but this was frowned upon by many administrators and parents.
The school is noted for its numerous state and national championships. It is also noted for its immaculate theatre, music program and arts program, which have all won many awards on state and national levels. Mountain View is also known for its excellence through the students performance, the faculty's work ethic, and the spirit of the school.
In 2000, Mountain View High School was awarded the "Utah Sports Program of the Century" award by the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News. Since the school opened in 1980, Mountain View has won over 80 state championships and over 110 region championships. Most of these titles were won during the ten-year period from 1992 to 2002.
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