Syracuse High School (Syracuse, Utah)
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| Syracuse High School | |
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665 South 2000 West 84075 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°06′16″N 112°03′46″W / 41.10444°N 112.06278°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Ignite the Nation |
| Principal | Jed Johansen[1] |
| Staff | 99.23 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 10 through 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,566 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25.86[2] |
| Colors | Navy blue, forest green, and white |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Yearbook | Mnemosyne |
| Website | Official website |
Syracuse High School (also called Syracuse High or SHS) is a public high school in Syracuse, Utah, United States. It is part of the Davis School District.[3]
Syracuse High School offers many Advanced Placement, concurrent enrollment and honors courses.[4]
In its first operating year, Syracuse High's student body consisted of only the sophomore and junior classes, with no senior class. The total enrolled number of students was approximately 1,100 for the first year, increasing to about 1,600 students in the second year.[citation needed]
Culture
Yearbook
The school's yearbook has traditionally been entitled Mnemosyne, the name of the Titan of memory.
Rivalries
Syracuse High has had a long-standing rivalry with Clearfield High School.[5] This rivalry was a result of the first graduating classes having students who attended Clearfield High before Syracuse High opened. Other competitive athletic rivalries have formed with other Utah high school teams Davis High School and Farmington High School.
Athletics
Overview
Syracuse High offers a variety of athletic programs, including football, basketball, soccer, men's baseball, women's softball, various Track and field events including cross country running, golf, tennis, swimming, men's wrestling, dance line, and cheerleading.
Achievements and events
2011
The Titans' football team made it to the semi-finals of the high school playoffs against Fremont High School. The Titans lost the match to Fremont 21 to 14 points due to an end-of-game play by Fremont.
2012
The Titans' football team returned for a victorious season, led by senior quarterback Brock Anderson and senior running back Mason Woodward. In a season of being undefeated, the Titans returned to the semi-finals against Bingham High School, winning games against Viewmont High School and Alta High School. At the end of the game, the Titans stopped Bingham on the 4-yard line, securing victory.
The state championship was against the Jordan Beetdiggers, and they were led by standout sophomore quarterback Austin Kafentsis. The game was supposed to be even, [citation needed] but the Beetdiggers came out shooting and holding the Titans to only 2 points. The Titans lost the game to Jordan High School with a final score of 58–2.[citation needed]
2021
The Titans' girls soccer team made beat the #1 seed, the Lone Peak Knights in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. The Titans were not expected to win this game, but left the field victorious on that extremely cold day in October with a score of 2–1.
They went on to play Skyridge in the Semi-finals. The game remained scoreless for quite sometime before the Falcons scored, finishing the first half 1–0. Eventually the Titans tied it up 1-1 about half-way through the second half. Skyridge scored again, now leading 2–1, when less than a minute later Syracuse forward Courtney Cobabe scores tying the game again 2-2. The game proceeded into overtime, the Titans scoring one by the goal was called off. Syracuse lost this game against Skyridge in a pk shootout.
2023
The Titans' boys soccer team won the 2023 6A State Championship. In the playoffs, the Titans took down Layton (2-0 First Round), Roy (3-2 Second Round), Farmington (0-0 (5–4 in pks) Quarterfinals), Lone Peak (4-1 Semi-finals), and Skyridge(2-0 Finals). This was the fifth state title in school history and the first for the boys soccer program.
