June 15, 2013 Dear Students, Parents, Faculty, Staff, and Community of Bingham High School: The 2012-2013 school year has been another extraordinary year for Bingham High School students, due to the efforts of a great faculty and staff, supportive parents, terrific advisors, coaches, the South Jordan City community, and very achievement-oriented, engaged, talented, wonderful students. Here are some statistics about the Class of 2013. 785 graduates which represents a 98.2% graduation rate. 390 students representing 49.7% of the senior class having a 3.5 or higher GPA in rigorous academic classes. 12 Academic All-State (Highest GPA’s in each sport for 24 5A schools) and 75 Academic All-Region (3.75 or higher GPA’s in Region 4) athletes. Over $6,034,420.00 in scholarship money granted to the Class of 2013. 3 State Championships in Debate and Forensics, Girls’ Golf, and Baseball and 5 Second in State Championships in Girls’ Swimming, Drill Team, Boys’ Soccer, Softball, and Girls’ Track and Field. That makes a total of 100 State Championships in Bingham history. Academic Decathlon ranked 1st in Region and 1st in Large School State Competition. 10 Region Championships in 24 Region competition events. The average GPA of all senior student athletes was a 3.68. 30 college concurrent classes and 21 advanced placement classes taught on the Bingham campus. All music and theatre performing groups received “superior” ratings in region and state performances. Outstanding theatrical performances of “Pajama Game” and “Fools.” Bingham’s second consecutive State Championships in Cheerleading and Color/Winter Guard. Bingham High School students continue to be successful in state testing programs: Career Technology Educational End of Course Mastery Testing, Computer-Based Testing in English, Math, and Science classes, funded PLAN testing for all tenth grade students and funded ACT testing for all eleventh grade students, and the College Board Advanced Placement testing program. Student assessment programs continue to be a primary focus of state and federal legislation, college readiness preparation, and educational programs at Bingham High School. Office hours will continue to be 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays except holidays. During the summer, the Attendance and Counseling Offices are closed and will reopen on Monday, August 5th. Planning is underway for the 2013-2014 school year. Student enrollment is expected to be 2433 students with 800 students in the senior class, 775 students in the junior class, and 858 students in the sophomore class. New summer student enrollments will probably increase the Bingham student population by an additional 60 to 70 students for next year. New students moving into the boundary area or wishing to attend Bingham High School, should call 801-256-5100 to schedule August new student registration appointments with school counselors. Included with this letter are the latest revisions of the 2013-2014 Bingham High School Class Schedule with teachers listed alphabetically. There have been some class and personnel changes since the schedule was last published. They are as follows: C. Richards-Khong has replaced T. Hicks as the Principal. T. Gatten has replaced C. Titus as an Assistant Principal. M. Hughes has replaced M. Kochevar as an Assistant Principal. There have been class schedule changes with the following teachers: B. Becherini, J. Butterbaugh, H. Christopher, S. Crump, L. DeMill, A. Griffin, C. Groharing, J. Hardman, L. Kammeyer, C. Lavin, R. Mullins, C. Osborn, S. Peterson, T. Randall, L. Smith, D. Stevenson, and G. Wilson. N. Allman has replaced K. Bickel as a teacher in the Math Department. J. Ferlo is a new, one period SLCC POLS1100 (American Civilization) teacher. T. Fletcher-Frye has replaced W. Van de Kamp as a teacher in the Special Education Department. B. Heywood has replaced S. Strong as a teacher in the CTE – Business/Marketing Department. J. LeBaron has replaced M. Dubach as a teacher in the Math Department. K. Manousakis has replaced L. Hansen as a teacher in the Special Education Department. J. Miller has replaced E. Richardson as a teacher and Drill Team “Minerettes” Coach, with C. Smith as an Assistant Coach. S. Russell has replaced. W. Clark as the School Resource Officer from the South Jordan City Police Department and is teaching a Law Enforcement class. J. Schroeder is a new Healthy Lifestyles teacher and is also the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach. C. Van Orden has replaced J. Sagaser as a teacher in the Math Department and is an Assistant Coach with Football. Arena Scheduling will be open for student registration in June and in August according to the following schedule: Arena Scheduling opens 7:00 a.m., Monday, June 17th; Closes 11:59 p.m., Sunday, June 30th. Arena Scheduling opens 7:00 a.m., Monday, August 5th; Closes 11:59 p.m.. Friday, August 16th. All Bingham High School students need to have full schedules with eight periods of classes completed by August 16th. Students who have registered for classes in which they do not qualify will be removed from those classes by counselors with other classes substituted. Students who plan to register for college concurrent classes and do not have a qualifying ACT or CPT score, must retake those tests at Salt Lake Community College and have a qualifying score during the summer or they will be removed from those classes with other classes substituted. College concurrent classes are great opportunities for students to take classes offering high school and college credit with no tuition expenses. Students may be required to purchase college textbooks and other materials in college concurrent classes. Students and parents should check their class schedules to make certain that student schedules reflect their 2013-2014 educational plans, high school graduation progress, and future college and career plans. The goal should be for students to maximize their public school educational opportunities with class selections that will enhance future student alternatives. Students should keep their future options open by experiencing the wide-range of educational class options that are available at Bingham High School. In early July, students and parents will receive a letter detailing Bingham High School online registration instructions. School fees have been adjusted for the 2013-2014 school year with some changes and increases, and those fees will be listed in the letter and online. School fees are required in Utah to supplement school activity and athletic programs that are not otherwise financially supported. When finalizing the student fee portion of registration, please check all student and parent/guardian information for accuracy. This information may only be submitted online. If there are any questions, please contact the Bingham High School Main Office at 801-256-5100 during summer office hours. Administrators will be available during the June and August summer months. Counselors will be available after August 5th. Teachers will be returning for school professional development on Wednesday, August 21st, and students will be returning to school on Monday, August 26th. For those students planning to take school and yearbook pictures during the summer, student picture days have been scheduled for Tuesday, August 13th for seniors, Wednesday, August 14th for juniors, and Thursday, August 15th for sophomores in the Main Hall. The 2013-2014 school year promises to be highly successful and Bingham students will continue to achieve in academic, art, activity, and athletic programs. Appreciation is expressed to all of those who work so well together to make Bingham High School such an outstanding public school. “It’s a great day to be a Miner!” Have a great summer break! Bingham High School Administration
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:01 +0000