Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah)
Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, United States was established in 1907.  Home of the "Beetdiggers"

Timeline

1907–1914
Jordan High School took root when a student body of just seven students led by Weston Morley began meeting in the basement of a church in Midvale. His small group began to grow in numbers and began to give him money. The enrollment numbers quickly grew, and soon it was necessary to move the students and faculty into their first real school building.  This original school was initially known as The People's College because it was open to students of all ages.   After a year, this small college became a student body of 2,000 students.

1914–1996
A new Jordan High School opened at 9351 South State Street.  The building was on the National Register of Historic Places. Jordan Commons Movie Theatre is now at the old location of Jordan High School.

1996–present
The current campus for Jordan High School is at 95 E. Beetdigger Blvd. (9880 S.). It can serve 2,600 students.

Centennial (2007)
The school celebrated its centennial birthday in 2007.  This huge two-day event to celebrate 100 years of education at Jordan High took place from 6 July through 7 July 2007.

Academics

Jordan High students have consistently scored above average on the ACT with a school composite of 21.3 compared to a national composite score of 21.2 for the 2006-2007 academic year.  Students at Jordan High also have a higher pass rate for Advanced Placement exams passing 69.0% of exams administered for the 2006-2007 academic year.  The school has produced several National Merit Scholar award recipients, finalists and semifinalists as well as Utah State Sterling Scholar finalists.

Mascot
Jordan High School students are known as Beetdiggers, as are the students at Brush, Colorado High School.  This was due to the large areas surrounding the schools which were sugar beet fields.  Up until about 1950, at harvest time, classes were usually cancelled during vacations of a week or two in October, which allowed students to assist with the harvest.  Their mascot is "Digger Dan."

Notable alumni

Dee Benson - professional soccer player; Federal judge
Don Fullmer - boxer, contender for World Middleweight Championship
Gene Fullmer - World Middleweight Boxing Champion, 1957–62
Hal Hale - professional basketball player
Andy Jones - professional acrobat; member USA High Diving Team, 2014
Austin Kafentzis - NFL free agent 
Tyler Larsen - center for NFL's Washington Commanders
Don Lind - NASA astronaut
S. Floyd Mori - California state legislator and educator
Dick Motta - NBA basketball coach
Sean O'Connell (fighter) - former wrestler and football player; professional Mixed Martial Artist

References

External links

 Official school site
 Jordan High Alumni Association - raising scholarships for current Beetdiggers and sponsoring the Jordan High Centennial Celebration
 JordanAlumni.com - A hub for finding class reunions and class websites
 Canyons School District

Public high schools in Utah
Educational institutions established in 1907
Schools in Salt Lake County, Utah
1907 establishments in Utah
Buildings and structures in Sandy, Utah