Mountain Crest High School
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| Mountain Crest High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1983, 41 years ago |
| School district | Cache County School District |
| Principal | Teri Cutler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,914 (2015-16)[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue Orange White |
| Song | We Salute You Mountain Crest |
| Athletics | 11 boys sports and 11 girls sports sanctioned by the Utah High School Activities Association |
| Athletics conference | UHSAA Class 4A Region XII |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Rivals | Logan High School (Utah), Sky View High School, Ridgeline High School, Green Canyon High School, Box Elder High School, Highland High School (Utah) (Football), Timpview High School (Football) |
| Newspaper | Mountain Crest Express |
| Yearbook | Cavalier |
| Mission Statement | Mountain Crest High School is dedicated to excellence in critical thinking, communication, and character for future success.[citation needed] |
| Website | ccsdut.org/mc |
Mountain Crest High School (MCHS) is a four-year public high school in the western United States, located in Hyrum, Utah. Established 41 years ago in 1983 as part of the Cache County School District, its campus is in the southeast part of Hyrum, a city in the Southern part of Cache County. Mountain Crest High is currently in the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) class 4A Region 12 and its mascot is a mustang. The school was split for the 2016-2017 school year after the completion of Ridgeline High School; new boundaries were drawn and a portion of the student body and faculty were assigned to the new school.[2] Students residing in the cities and towns of Hyrum, Wellsville, Mendon, Paradise, Avon, and Mount Sterling are within its geographical jurisdiction.
Academics
Mountain Crest incorporates classes from Bridgerland Technical College. These classes are only available to juniors and seniors. In the mornings and afternoons, these classes take up two hours and count as one full class credit instead of the normal .5 credit assigned for classes.
Mountain Crest has a Model United Nations team, which took the top two awards at the Regional High School Model United Nations 2007. [citation needed] Mountain Crest's Scholastic Olympiad team also places in competition every year.
Athletics
Mountain Crest is a member of the Utah High School Activities Association and belong to Class 4A Region XII. As of 2018 MC competes in 20 UHSAA-sanctioned sports that are played throughout the year. They are:
Fall Sports
Football; Girls Volleyball; Boys Golf; Boys and Girls Cross Country; Girls Tennis; Girls Soccer
Winter Sports
Boys Basketball; Girls Basketball; Wrestling; Boys and Girls Swimming; Drill
Spring Sports
Baseball; Boys Soccer; Boys and Girls Track & Field; Girls Golf; Boys Tennis; Softball
In 2019 boys and girls lacrosse will be sanctioned by the UHSAA and Mountain Crest will compete in both of those sports as well. Of the sports the Mustangs compete in, the girls cross country and boys wrestling programs have seen the most success.
Mountain Crest Mustang Football
From 1983 through the end of the 2018 season, the Mustang football team has an overall record of 243-153 (.614). Over the 36 seasons, Mountain Crest has qualified for the state playoffs 27 times. They won the state championship in 1987, 2001 and 2005 and were runners-up in 1991, 1992, 2010, 2012 and 2017. In addition, Mountain Crest has made it to the semi-finals of the state tournament on seven other occasions (1986, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2008, and 2009) in which they subsequently did not advance to the final. Mountain Crest has played Sky View High School of Smithfield, Utah every year since Mountain Crest opened. The Mustangs have a 23-15 (.605) record over the Sky View Bobcats, including a state championship victory in 1987.
State Championships
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| State Championships[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | No. of Championships | Year |
| Baseball | 2 | 1999, 2009 |
| Cross Country, Boys | 3 | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Cross Country, Girls | 9 | 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014 |
| Football | 3 | 1987, 2001, 2005 |
| Golf, Boys | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Soccer, Boys | 1 | 2011 |
| Soccer, Girls | 1 | 1998 |
| Swimming, Boys | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Swimming, Girls | 1 | 2003 |
| Volleyball, Girls | 3 | 1986, 1995, 1998 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018 |
| Total | 34 | |
Activities
The Mountain Crest Mustang Marching Band has attained high excellence and recognition. In its first year in 1983, the marching band took the state title, and continued to do so for many years. In 1984, they competed at the National Competition in Whitewater Wisconsin, where they placed second. More recently, the band has still performed well. For 3 years in a row (2008, 2009, and 2010), they were finalists in the Bands of America Western Regional Championships. Under the direction of Jason Petrovich, the band competed in the 5A classification for 6 years before dropping to 4A in 2014, where they won the 4A state championship. The following year, they placed second, but their color guard and percussion maintained the state champion title. The Marching Mustangs have participated in many notable parades, including the National 4th of July parade in Washington D.C., and the Holiday Bowl parade in San Diego, California. The band is a recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Sudler Shield, and has received superior ratings at many state festivals for concert band.
References
- ^ "Mountain Crest High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.uhsaa.org