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Brigham Young High School (Provo, Utah)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1968

Biography

Brigham Young High School (1903-1968) was a private secondary school in Provo, Utah.

Brigham Young High School was formed in 1903 in a reorganization of the earlier Brigham Young Academy. The high school was closely associated with Brigham Young University's College of Education, and acted as a laboratory school for the university faculty and staff. The school was known for its speech team and sports program. Brigham Young High School was closed in 1968.

Citation:
Wildcat (Brigham Young High School yearbook), 1965: t.p. (published by the students of Brigham Young High School, Provo, Utah)

A report for Dr. Antone K. Romney, 1969: p. 182 ("Brigham Young University Laboratory School Faculty, 1967-68," lists faculty for elementary school and secondary school) p. 181 (Brigham Young High School was part of the Laboratory School, The Laboratory School, including BY High, was discontinued in 1968)

Wildcat, 1933: t.p. (Brigham Young University High School)

Wildcat, 1968: cover (B.Y.U. High School)

Brigham Young High School website, via WWW, Nov. 10, 2014 (est. 1903 in reorganization of Brigham Young Academy; closely associated with BYU College of Education; laboratory school for university faculty and staff; known for speech team and sports program; closed, 1968)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young High School class photograph

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225542205]
Identifier: UA 1139
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the graduating class of 1909 from Brigham Young High School.

Dates: 1909

Brigham Young High School ephemera

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231034304]
Identifier: UA 758
Scope and Contents

Includes pin and two patches. Pin bears photographic image of several students, plus text: "Brigham Young Wildcats, 1964-65." Patches, identical to each other, bear artistic images: beehive; block Y; mountains and partial wagon wheel; wildcat; and hand bearing a torch. Patches also contain text: "Uniti Stetimus" and "Brigham Young High School."

Dates: 1965

Hi-Steppers scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233625513]
Identifier: UA 752
Scope and Contents

Volume includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to the members of the Brigham Young High School Hi-Steppers. Several newsclippings are located in an envelope at the front of the volume.

Dates: 1958-1960

Laboratory School records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 564
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, policy statements, brochures, attendance records, building plans, enrollment statistics, Immigration and Naturalization Services information, examinations, surveys, financial records, histories, and miscellaneous materials. Also includes information concerning BY High School and the Elementary Training School. Dates range from 1896-1969.

Dates: approximately 1896-1969

Photographs of Brigham Young High School principals

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5800
Scope and Contents

Twenty black and white photographs of former principals and acting principals of Brigham Young High School, from 1876 to 1968. Each photograph included a label identifying the individual. The photographs and labels were originally displayed on boards in chronological order, presumably for display.

Dates: 1876-1968

School sounds

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231234466]
Identifier: UA 840
Scope and Contents

Contains two short-play vinyl records. Side one contains the school song, B.Y. Boys, and the fight song. Side two contains Sanctus and the school song.

Dates: 1968

Sophomore at B. Y. High

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 795
Scope and Contents

Unpublished class yearbook compiled by students in Brigham Young High School's English B, Section Two, class. The book includes information on campus layout, location, buildings, and history; names of school officers; traditions; athletics; and clubs. Also includes a transcript of the U.S. Constitution, drawings, newspaper and magazine clippings, and autographs of class members. Bonnie Kae Andrus and Jackie Beck were editors of the volume.

Dates: 1952-1953

Wildcat

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233646105]
Identifier: UA 5520
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a copy of the 1936 Brigham Young High School Wildcat yearbook previously owned by Paul Harmon. Copy includes marginal notes to Harmon.

Dates: 1936