Bingham High School

Bingham High School is a public high school located in South Jordan, Utah, United States. It is one of eight high schools in the Jordan School District. It was established in 1908, and is one of the oldest schools in the state. Teacher/pupil ratios are budgeted at 1 to 27.3, with actual class sizes varying. The school's name and mascot are derived from its proximity to the Bingham Copper Mine. The original school was built in Copperton, Utah and was demolished in 2002.

  • Principal: Rodney Shaw
  • Assistant Principals: Kenneth Damron, Arthur Erickson, Michael Farnsworth, Michelle Putnam, John Vincent[3]
Bingham High School
Address
2160 W. 10400 S.

South Jordan
,
Utah
84095

United States
Coordinates40°33′50″N 111°56′50″W
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1908
School districtJordan School District
PrincipalChristen Richards-Khong[1]
Teaching staff101.89 (FTE)[2]
Grades10–12
Enrollment2,589 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio25.41[2]
Color(s)Royal blue and white
   
Team nameMiners
Websitewww.binghamminers.org

Student government

The Bingham High student government began in the 1910s. The first student body president on record was Dewey Miller, who led the miner student body during the 1917–1918 school year. In the 1920s, student government at Bingham consisted of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The student body officers formed the executive branch with a president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, yell master, yearbook editor and business manager. The principal, representatives from all the classes, and two faculty members made up the legislative branch. The student body court, with a prosecuting attorney, judge, chief of police and a clerk, handled the judicial duties of interpreting the school constitution and maintaining discipline.[4]

School programs

Clubs at Bingham High School include:[5]

School athletics

Bingham High School's athletics department includes the following sports:[6]

  • Baseball[7]
    • Since baseball came to Bingham in 1925, Miner teams have established a dynasty of state champions.  Miner base ballers have taken the state title 21 times (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2011, and 2013), more than any other school in Utah.[8]
  • Basketball[9]
    • Basketball began during the 1915-1916 school year with the completion of the school’s first gymnasium in November 1915.  Basketball teams have since won eight state championships (in 1960, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2016, 2017) under coaches Udell Wankier, George Sluga, Mark Dubach, and Jake Schroeder.[8]
  • Competitive cheerleading[10]
    • The Bingham Varsity Cheer Squad has won the National Championship in Super-Advanced Division (2010, 2011, and 2013).[8]
  • Cross country[11]
    • Bingham High Men’s Cross Country team won the National Championship in 1995, becoming the first team to win a national championship for Bingham and the first men’s high school team of any sport to win a national championship in the state of Utah.[12] The Harriers also have four state championships to their credit (1990, 1995, 1996, and 2003). [13]
    • Lady Miners won state championships in Cross Country in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The girls’ Cross Country team also won Bingham’s second national championship in 1999. [14]
  • Football[15]
  • Golf
  • Ice hockey
  • Marching band[16]
  • Minerette drill team[17]
  • Soccer[18]
  • Softball
  • Swimming[19]
  • Tennis[20]
  • Track and field[21]
  • Volleyball[22]
  • Wrestling[23]

Bingham received the Deseret News All-Sports Award in 2009 and 2011 for having the highest finishes in boys' and girls' sports of any 5A school in the state of Utah.[24]

Notable alumni

References
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  2. "Bingham High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. "Bingham High | Jordan School District". Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. "Bingham High School—The First Hundred Years by Scott Crump". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  5. "Bingham High School: Clubs/Organizations". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  6. https://binghamathletics.com/athletic-dept-info/
  7. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448394/boys/baseball/varsity
  8. "History of Bingham High School – Bingham High History – Bingham High School". www.binghamminers.org. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  9. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448387/boys/basketball/varsity
  10. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2478976/girls/competitive-cheer/varsity
  11. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448379/coed/cross-country/varsity
  12. https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/1995/12/14/19209849/bingham-wins-national-crown
  13. https://www.binghamminers.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=214387&type=d&pREC_ID=474414
  14. https://www.binghamminers.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=214387&type=d&pREC_ID=474414
  15. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448375/boys/football/varsity
  16. https://www.binghamminers.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=189450&type=d&pREC_ID=423246
  17. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2478975/coed/drill-team/varsity
  18. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448403/boys/soccer/varsity
  19. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448393/coed/swimming/varsity
  20. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448399/boys/tennis/varsity
  21. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448398/coed/track/varsity
  22. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448377/girls/volleyball/varsity
  23. https://binghamathletics.com/teams/2448391/boys/wrestling/varsity
  24. Edward, James (May 31, 2011). "Utah high school All-Sports Awards: Bingham, Mountain Crest among champion schools". Deseret News. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  25. "US Treasurer". Soylent Communications. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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