Mission: The mission of Box Elder High School is to \u201cmaximize student learning through quality teachers and effective instruction in a classroom environment.\u201d
\n1907-1908
\nSewing, debate, elementary agriculture, horticulture, agronomy, and animal husbandry introduced into curriculum.
\n1908-1909
\nBox Elder becomes a four year school. Classes added to curriculum: analytical geometry, business math, developmental math, general math, trigonometry.
\n1909-1910
\nBasketball games were held at the Opera House on their dance floor until now.
\nClass choices introduced: algebra, American history and civics, botany, chemistry, domestic science, economics, elementary agriculture, English, English history, general history, German, horticulture, physical geography, physics, physiology, plane and solid geometry, sewing, zoology
\n1911-1912
\nSchool Choir organized.
\n1912
\nSchool gym completed.
\nFirst typewriters used in the school as part of curriculum.
\nTyping, shorthand, transcription, bookkeeping, office machines and filing, business law and general business in school.
\n1913
\nManual training taught. \u201cManual training\u201d was later changed to industrial arts, plastics, wood, leather, lapidary, and radio.
\n1913 \u2013 1917
\nGerman taught as the first foreign language in BEHS until WWI. French and Spanish replaced German.
\n1914
\nFirst yearbook called The Boomerang.
\nDancing was a major part of girls\u2019 physical education along with Swedish gymnastics. The intramural program consisted of teams competing in basketball, volleyball, hit pin, badminton, and ping pong.
\n1914-1915
\nShort term winter agriculture classes were introduced facilitating the young boys who worked on farms.
\n1917
\nWinter agricultural classes end because of adoption of the Compulsory Attendance Law.
\n1917-1918
\nBoys\u2019 and Girls\u2019 Glee Clubs, and High School Band organized.
\nRe-introduction of the football program after it was dismantled because of parent concerns on how rough the game was. In the following fifty years of football, BEHS had one fatality, Shorland Evans.
\n1923-1924
\nArt Club introduced, called themselves \u201cpaint slingers.\u201d
\n1925-1926
\nThe quarterly newspaper became the \u201cBee.\u201d
\n1929
\nAg Club renamed and became chapter of the Future Farmers of America.
\n1937-1938
\nBaseball program organized.
\n1948-1949
\nFuture Homemakers of America was founded. Courses were offered in homemaking, home living (for boys), and child care.
\n1960
\n“The Hive\u201d magazine starts.
\n1960\u2019s
\nSchool library has 6,000 books, while in its early days it had only 600.
\nClasses were offered in genetics, aeronautics, basic electricity, sound and lighting services.
\nSince the 1960s, there have been a number of changes to Box Elder High’s curriculum.
\nCurrent mission and vision: Box Elder High School will prepare all students to be productive members of society and ready for a post high school education or career. Students who are not desiring a post high school education will be prepared for a career upon graduation, whereas, those students desiring a post high school education will be rigorously prepared. Significant life skills and appropriate counseling will assist students in their ability to lead productive and satisfying lives.
\nIn 2013-2014, BEHS offered the following: Advanced Placement (AP) programs and courses, agriculture science and technology, alternative language program (ALP), Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC) courses, business and information technology (including web page design, travel and tourism, accounting, etc.), concurrent enrollment courses (in cooperation with Utah Stat University), engineering, trade, and technology education, family and commercial science (including interior design, sports sewing, and human development), fine and performing arts, health sciences and physical education, language arts (including Spanish and German), mathematics, non-department courses (including released time (seminary), teacher aide, Latinos in action, yearbook, cheerleading, etc.), science, and social sciences.<\/p>\n
Mission: The mission of Box Elder High School is to \u201cmaximize student learning through quality teachers and effective instruction in a classroom environment.\u201d 1907-1908 Sewing, debate, elementary agriculture, horticulture, agronomy, and animal husbandry introduced into curriculum. 1908-1909 Box Elder becomes a four year school. Classes added to curriculum: analytical geometry, business math, developmental math, general […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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