Lone Peak High School (LPHS) is a public
high school
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in
Highland
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,
Utah
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,
United States
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. Part of the
Alpine School District
Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County, Utah, United States
The district covers Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Fort, Cedar Hills, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Highland, Lehi, Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, ...
, in northern
Utah County
Utah County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Utah. The county seat and largest city is Provo, which is the state's third-largest city, and the largest outside of Salt Lake County. As of the 2020 United States Census, the ...
, it was built in 1997 to serve students in the cities of
Alpine
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** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
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,
Highland
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, and
Cedar Hills. Lone Peak High School was given athletic 5A status beginning at the 2005-2006 school year. However, it has since been given a 6A status. The school mascot is a
knight
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.
Academics
Lone Peak offers several honors classes and
AP courses, as well as off-campus classes at nearby colleges such as
Brigham Young University
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,
University of Utah
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,
Utah Valley University, and business and technical colleges.
Athletics
Lone Peak sponsors several interscholastic teams for both boys and girls:
basketball
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,
cross country,
soccer,
swimming
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,
tennis
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,
golf
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, and
track and field
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. For boys there are teams competing in
baseball
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,
football, and
wrestling
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. Girls may also compete in
cheerleading
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,
drill team
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,
softball
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, and
volleyball
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.
State championships
Teams that have won state championships sponsored by the
Utah High School Activities Association
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:
*Basketball (boys): 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
* Football: 2011, 2018, 2021
* Soccer (boys): 2005
* Swimming (girls): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005
* Track & field (girls): 1999, 2000
* Golf (girls): 2016
* Tennis (girls): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
*Volleyball (girls): 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018
The 2013 boys' basketball team was ranked as the top team in the nation by numerous ranking systems including
USA Today
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and
MaxPreps
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, thus crowning them national champions.
[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579391/Lone-Peak-honored-with-national-championship-trophy.amp] Lone Peak's biggest rivals are American Fork High School and Skyridge High School.
Speech and Debate
The Lone Peak Speech and Debate Team has become one of the most accomplished and fastest growing Speech and Debate Teams in Utah. In just 2 years the head coach-Michelle Walker-has taken the Speech and Debate Team from 6 students to nearly 40. Michelle Walker has revived the Speech and Debate team at Lone Peak-after a falling out with the last Speech and Debate coach. The Team in the year of 2022-2023 won both Knights Joust, and Districts, while notably placing 2nd at Charger Challenge, and more importantly 6th at State with only 13 out of the 30 possible entries.
2022-2023 State Top Placings
* Lincoln Douglas
** Heber Ford - 2nd Place
* Public Forum
** Adam Sweat and Kase Kraft - Finals
** Adalee Spence and Carson Hoffman - Finals
* Congress
** Zachary Swanson
Notable alumni
*
C. J. Ah You - NFL defensive end, defensive tackle
*
Nikki Bohne - Broadway actress, singer, and dancer
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Jackson Emery - Utah's Mr. Basketball 2005; former BYU basketball player and All-Time MWC steals leader
*
Justin Hamilton - professional basketball center
*
Jacob Hannemann - Professional baseball player
*
Tyler Haws - Utah's Mr. Basketball 2008 and 2009; BYU basketball player
*
Frank Jackson - basketball point guard for the
Detroit Pistons
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*
Eric Mika
Eric Mika (born January 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. Mika played collegiately at Brigham Young University (BYU).
High school career
Mika played at Waterford School his f ...
- Professional basketball player
*
Shawn Murphy - NFL offensive guard
*
Kiersten White - author of young adult paranormal romance
*
Seth Corry - Professional Baseball player
*
Calvin Whiting - Major League Rugby player for the
Utah Warriors
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*
Chase Hansen - Utah’s Mr. Football 2011; NFL Linebacker
See also
*
List of high schools in Utah
* Ava Ward
* Bob Ross
* Brandon Johnson
* Gunnar Bolen
* Landon Cemer
References
External links
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Public high schools in Utah
Educational institutions established in 1997
Schools in Utah County, Utah
1997 establishments in Utah