Corner Canyon High School

Corner Canyon High School is a public school in Draper, Utah. It is the newest high school in the Canyons School District. Its colors are navy, silver and white, and its mascot is the Chargers.[2]

Corner Canyon High School
Address
12943 S. 700 E

Draper
,
Utah
84020

United States
Coordinates40°31′01″N 111°52′13″W
Information
Established2013
School districtCanyons School District
PrincipalDarrell Jensen
Teaching staff84.56 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12th
Enrollment2,022 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.91[1]
Color(s)Navy, silver and white      
NicknameChargers
Websitecchs.canyonsdistrict.org

History

Corner Canyon High School opened in 2013.[3] It was built at 12943 S. 700 East in Draper, Utah,[4] using funds from a $250 million bond approved by voters in 2010.[3] Its classroom wings are two stories tall, and it includes a lecture hall, an auditorium, a 3,300 seat gymnasium, and a football field with artificial turf. It was the first comprehensive high school in Draper, and the first new high school built by Canyons School District after it split from the Jordan District in 2009.[5] It serves the community of Draper in the southeast corner of Salt Lake County. [6]

In 2022, Corner Canyon received the highest ranking of all traditional high schools in the state of Utah. According to the U.S. News’ rankings, Corner Canyon was ranked seventh best, with the top six spots in the state going to public charter schools. Rankings were based on College Readiness, AP Class Offerings among other criteria.[7][8]

Speech & Debate team

The Corner Canyon Speech and debate team has become one of the most accomplished and fastest growing Speech and Debate teams in Utah. In just 3 years the head coach--Jeremy Acker--has taken the speech and debate team from 6 kids to nearly 50. The Corner Canyon Speech and Debate team has what is widely recognized as the best coaching staff in all of high school Speech and Debate, Jeremy Acker, Taylor Ouimette, and Lorelei Lassen. The Corner Canyon speech and debate team placed at 6A state for the first time ever in 2022, placing 3rd. In 2023 they placed 3rd by only 8 points, a difference so small that one of the policy teams winning the round where they lost on the cap k that the other team kicked would have provided enough points to win state (said person is not salty at all and is very happy about their season). They did however win Patriot Powerhouse and their own tournament--Charger Challenge--by wide margins this year. Corner Canyon Speech and Debate has also had multiple national qualifiers, including but not limited to Ronan Spencer, Kaiya Sharp, Catherine Fauccette, Aiden Messarian partnered with Ethan Fauccette, Abigail Holland partnered with August Brown. The Speech and Debate team is widely recognized pas way cooler than the theater department, who--according to Alyssa Miller--are not as fun.[9]

Notable Alumni

Zach Wilson - Professional Football Quarterback for the New York Jets

Jaxson Dart - Football Quarterback at the University of Mississippi

References
  1. "Corner Canyon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ""Canyons board rejects student vote, adopts Chargers as Draper mascot instead of Cougars", Deseret News, January 19, 2012".
  3. "Brand new Corner Canyon High School opens". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). August 13, 2013.
  4. "School Web Page". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  5. ""Corner Canyon High School opens in Draper," Deseret News, August 13, 2013".
  6. "About Us – Corner Canyon High". Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. "U.S. News ranks these high schools Utah's best". Deseret News. April 26, 2022.
  8. "Best High Schools in Utah".
  9. "About Us – Corner Canyon High". Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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