Brigham Young High School (Provo, Utah)

Brigham Young High School was established in conjunction with the Normal School under Brigham Young University for the 1902 to 1903 school year. However, in 1904, the High School became its own entity under the direction of a principal and continued under the direct jurisdiction of the University. When the University reorganized in 1920, the High School became a secondary training school within the extended division of the university and included a Junior High School as well as the Senior High School. In 1935, the College of Education took over the jurisdiction of the High School until it was eventually abolished in 1968.

Variant names

Brigham Young University. High School

B.Y.U. High School (Provo, Utah)

B.Y. High School (Provo, Utah)

BY High School (Provo, Utah)

B.Y. High (Provo, Utah)

B.Y.H. (Provo, Utah)

Brigham Young University Senior H.S. (Provo, Utah)

Description

Established: 1902

Abolished: 1968

Location: Provo, Utah (1902-1968)

Functions

Between 1902 and 1903, the Normal and High School provided three different four-year courses of study: General Course, Science Course, and the Normal Course. The General Course was for those students with no desire to teach or further their education after high school. The Science Course was for students desiring to go into college to study architecture or a branch of engineering. The Normal Course was designed to train students to be teachers. When the High School separated from the Normal School, it retained only two courses of study, but eventually organized the English Course, in place of the General Course, to train students in the work of life, literacy, and to enter college or other higher institutions. Beginning in 1922? the High School was organized under the Training Schools to provide educational advantages for students attending a high school that had access to University facilites.

Assets and Administrative Structure

During Brigham Young High School's existence at Brigham Young University, it was the administering body for many different departments which changed periodically. When Brigham Young High School was under the jurisdiction of the University itself, the High School was supervised by a principal under the direction of the president of the university. However, when the High School was organized under the Training Schools and absorbed by the College of Education, the High School was supervised by the principal and director of the Training Schools under the direction of the dean of the College of Education.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1903-1968)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Education (193?)

Associated Archival Materials

Class Photograph, 1909 (UA 1139)

The Brigham Young University High School, 1911 (UA 167)

Letter, 1953 (UA 386)

Ephemera, [ca. 1965] (UA 758)

BY High School student handbook, [ca. 1960s] (UA SC 55)

Sources

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Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00067

Creator: UPB