Brigham Young High School was a private high school in Provo,

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Brigham Young Academy Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYA). The school later became attached to

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYU) with its official name being Brigham Young University High School, and commonly called B Y High. It operated under the

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History

When BYA was founded in October 1875, it focused on elementary through high school education. It was intended that the independent school's curriculum would be in harmony with the teachings of the LDS Church, in contrast to the expanding state school system. Many of the early-day students were educated to become school teachers. In 1903, the institution was adjusted, with BYU and B Y High established as separate institutions. The high school closed in 1968 after 93 years. The main school building was renovated and now serves as the Provo City Library at Academy Square.

Notable alumni

* Edward O. Anderson, architect for the LDS Church * Brent F. Ashworth, historical documents collector * Jae R. Ballif, BYU administrator * R. Lanier Britsch, BYU professor of history * Todd A. Britsch, BYU Vice President *

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Benjamin Cluff Benjamin Cluff Jr. (February 7, 1858 – June 14, 1948) was the first president of Brigham Young University and its third principal. Under his administration, the student body and faculty more than doubled in size, and the school went from an acade ...

, Principal of Brigham Young Academy * James Smoot Coleman, professor in African Studies at UCLA * Henry Aldous Dixon, Utah congressman and president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College * Howard R. Driggs, author and professor at the University of Utah and New York University *

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, physicist and inventor of hearing loss audio technologies * Robert H. Hinckley, car dealer, also involved with politics and aviation policy * Milton R. Hunter, General Authority of the LDS Church * Mickey Ibarra, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Clinton administration * Fred L. Markham, Utah architect *

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, legal scholar and Apostle of the LDS Church * Roger B. Porter, Harvard professor and presidential scholar * O. Leslie Stone, General Authority of the LDS Church * Blaine Yorgason, LDS novelist

References

External links

Brigham Young High School official alumni website

{{Authority control Brigham Young University Former buildings and structures in Provo, Utah Church Educational System Defunct Christian schools Defunct organizational subdivisions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Defunct schools in Utah Educational institutions disestablished in 1968 Latter Day Saint schools Schools in Utah County, Utah 1903 establishments in Utah 1968 disestablishments in Utah