Hillcrest High School is a

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located in Midvale,

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, and is part of the

Canyons School District Canyons School District is a school district in the southeastern portion of Salt Lake County in Utah, United States. The district includes the cities of Cottonwood Heights, the Salt Lake County section of Draper, Midvale and Sandy and the townshi ...

. Hillcrest High School is the only school in the Canyons School District that offers the

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Program, and one of only four high schools in the valley to do so - the others being Highland High School West High School and Skyline High School.

History

Hillcrest High School opened its doors to students in the fall of 1962 as the third operating high school in the

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at the time. It is located on a site approximately south of Salt Lake City. * The school's football stadium lights were relocated from the old Bingham High School in Copperton, Utah. eseret News, September 10, 1987/ref>

Athletics

Utah State High School championships

Boys

* Basketball: 1968 and 1980 * Baseball: 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983 * Cross country: 1972 and 1980 * Tennis: 1990 * Track: 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1986

Girls

* Basketball: 1976, 1979, 1982, and 1983 * Cross country: 1982 * Drill team: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2016 * Gymnastics: 1985, 1988, and 1989 * Tennis: 2003 and 2004 * Track: 1974, 1975, 1982, and 1983 * Volleyball: 1973 and 1975

Notable alumni

Zane Beadles Zane Dae Beadles (born November 19, 1986) is a former American football guard who played nine seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sa ...

(2005) - former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons,

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, and

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Josh Savage Josh Joel Savage (born September 28, 1980) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. He played college football at Utah. Savage also played for the Atlanta Falcons, ...

(1999) - former NFL player for the

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and

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* Scott Young (1999) - former NFL player for the

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and

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* Al van der Beek (1991) - producer and songwriter with the musical group

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(1982) - actor, director, writer, and producer

References

External links

Official Hillcrest High School websiteCanyons School DistrictHillcrest IB WebsiteUnofficial Hillcrest Booster website
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