LDS High School (previously known as Salt Lake Stake Academy
or Latter-day Saints' High School, and sometimes spelled Latter-day Saints High School) was a secondary school in
Salt Lake City, Utah
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operated by
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(LDS Church). The school was closely associated with
Latter-day Saints' University, the last vestiges of which are now
Ensign College, formerly known as LDS Business College. Both trace their beginnings to the Salt Lake Stake Academy, which started in 1886. The LDS High School name was adopted in 1927.
In 1931, LDS High School was closed, leaving about 1,000 students to attend public high schools, most notably the newly built
South High, which opened in the fall of that year. The closure was a late example of a process of closure of most LDS-run secondary schools in the Utah area.
Notable alumni
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...
(1928), 15th President of the LDS Church
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Lenore LaFount (1926), wife of George W. Romney; First Lady of Michigan (1963–69); mother of Presidential candidate
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
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Lynn S. Richards, Utah lawyer, politician, and leader in the LDS Church
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George W. Romney
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(1926), American businessman and politician; Governor of Michigan (1963–69); father of Presidential candidate
Mitt Romney
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Rulon Jeffs Rulon may refer to:
Persons with the surname Rulon:
*Kelly Rulon (born 1984), 2004 Olympian in water polo
Persons with the given name Rulon:
*Rulon C. Allred (1906-1977), leader of the Apostolic United Brethren
*Rulon Davis (born 1982), defensive ...
,
Mormon fundamentalist
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Henry S. Kesler, movie and television producer; grandson of
Joseph F. Smith.
References
External links
LDS Business CollegeChurch Educational SystemThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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 1931
Latter Day Saint schools
Schools in Salt Lake City
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
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