Manti High School

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Manti High School
Manti High School - main entrance.JPG
Address
100 West 500 North

Manti
,
Utah
84642

United States
Coordinates39°16′26″N 111°38′20″W / 39.27389°N 111.63889°W / 39.27389; -111.63889Coordinates: 39°16′26″N 111°38′20″W / 39.27389°N 111.63889°W / 39.27389; -111.63889
Information
TypeComprehensive high school
MottoSelf-Realization[1]
Established1905
CEEB code450185
NCES School ID490096000553[2]
PrincipalKaren Soper
Faculty42
Grades9–12
Number of students629 (2016–17)[3]
Student to teacher ratio19.25 (2013–2014)
Color(s)   Red and white
MascotTemplar
RivalNorth Sanpete High School
NewspaperThe Templar Trumpet
Feeder schoolsEphraim Middle School
WebsiteManti High School
Manti High School - main entrance sign.JPG
Manti High School – main entrance sign

Manti High School is a public high school located in Manti, Utah, United States, and is part of the South Sanpete School District. Students from Manti, Ephraim, and Sterling attend the school. It is fed by Ephraim Middle School, which is in turn fed by Ephraim Elementary School and Manti Elementary School.

History and Traditions[edit]

View of Manti High School "M" from Manti High School main parking lot

Manti High School was founded as a one-year high school in 1905, at the time the southernmost high school in the state. About 75 to 80 students from throughout central and southern Utah attended. Classes initially held in the tabernacle owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but by 1906 a dedicated white brick building was completed for the high school. By 1909 it expanded to a four-year school. Manti high school was moved to a second dedicated building in 1923. In February 1980 the building where the high school currently stands on the north end of Manti was completed. In 1999 the building was expanded with an additional gymnasium (named after Wilbur Braithwaite) as well as additional classrooms and a commons area.[1]

The "M"[edit]

The tradition of having an "M" representing the high school on the mountain likely originated in an attempt to imitate the "Y" for Brigham Young University in Provo or the "S" for Snow College in Ephraim. Originally the "M" was on Duncan Hill in 1919. In 1928–29 the block M was made in its current location out of plain rocks over about an acre of land. In 1930 the "M" was whitewashed to enhance visibility and has been whitewashed in every weather-permitting year since. The whitewashing tradition was originally called May Day in 1942 but has since been shortened to M-day. In 1977 the class of 1978 created the number "78" to the right of the "M" for their graduation year.[4] On M-day (which typically takes place the last week of school), freshmen, sophomores, and juniors clear vegetation from around the M and whitewash it to keep it visible. In addition, the juniors change the number to the right of the "M" to the last two digits of their graduation year. As a tradition, the outline of the "M" is often lit up during homecoming week.

Letter-lighting[edit]

The letter-lighting tradition began in 1931. Each year during homecoming week, students from each class fill white paper bags with dirt and place a candle in each. These bags are used to outline shapes for their class (S for seniors, J for juniors, S for sophomores, and F for freshmen). The bags are laid out in the nearby fairgrounds in the grandstand arena, and at night the candles are lit. Letter-lighting at the current location in the fairgrounds began in either 2001 or 2002. Previously letter-lighting took place by students collecting cans, filling them with used motor oil, and outlining their class letters on the mountainside up Manti Canyon over the old gravel pit. When the tradition began in 1931 the letters were arranged vertically with the senior "S "at the top.[4] Later the letters were arranged to be horizontally in line with each other. The tradition also included a bonfire and hot-dog roast at Brox's Campgrounds. The indefinite moving of the tradition to the fairgrounds in 2001 or 2002 was due to worries about fire and environmental damage from the oil.

Academic competitions[edit]

Manti High School took first place in their division in the Snow College math contest in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.[5] Manti High School also had the first place individual in the division in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018.[6][7] [8]

The Manti High School speech and debate team has won several regional tournaments.[9]

In both 2016 and 2017 the Manti Science Olympiad team placed 11th overall in the state, competing against schools of all sizes.[10][11]

Athletics[edit]

In the first few years that Manti High had a basketball team, it defeated nearly every opponent and placed third in the State Invitational Tournament.[1] The boys' tennis team claimed 11 state titles from 1953-1994 under coach Wilbur Braithwaite who coached tennis there for 53 years.

Manti moved up to the 3A classification for the 2009–2010 school year.[citation needed] Manti moved back to the 2A classification in 2011.[12] In the 2017–2018 school year, Manti High School moved back up to 3A. In 2008 the school officially began to sponsor a boys' soccer team.[citation needed]

State Championships[edit]

Baseball[13]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
1987 2A
1991 2A
1996[14] Gunnison Valley High School Brigham Young University 2A
2015[15][16] Enterprise High School (Utah) 6-5 Utah Valley University 2A
Boys' Basketball[17]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
1966 B
2003[18] North Sevier High School 64-55 The Centrium, SUU 2A
2008[19] Parawon High School 58-49 Sevier Valley Center, Richfield, Utah 2A
2015[15] Emery High School 60-51 Sevier Valley Center, Richfield, Utah 2A
2018[20] South Sevier High School 63-50 Dixie State University 3A
2020[21] Richfield High School 60-54 Salt Lake Community College 3A
Girls' Basketball[22]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
1984 2A
Drill Team (Templarettes) [23]
Year Second Place Class
1999[24] Millard High School 2A
2002[25] Millard High School 2A
2003[18] Millard High School 2A
2004[26] Millard High School 2A
2005[27] Millard High School 2A
2006[28] Millard High School 2A
2013 South Sevier High School 2A
Football[29]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
1999[30] South Summit High School 34-15 Mountain View High School 2A
2003[26] Juan Diego Catholic High School 20-19 Southern Utah University 2A
2011[31] Millard High School 37-9 Pleasant Grove High School 2A
2012[32][33] San Juan High School (Utah) 16-13 Pleasant Grove High School 2A
Boys' Soccer[13]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
2012[31][34] St. Joseph Catholic High School 3-2 Rio Tinto Stadium 2A
Girls' Soccer[13]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
2019[21] Judge Memorial Catholic High School 1-0 Rio Tinto Stadium 3A
Softball[35]
Year Opposing Team Final Score Location Class
1992 2A
1995[36] Grantsville High School 2A
1997[37] San Juan High School (Utah) 4-3 Snow College 2A
2005[27] Juan Diego Catholic High School 6-5 The Canyons Softball Complex, St. George, Utah 2A
2006[28] San Juan High School (Utah) 9-3 Cottonwood Softball Complex, Salt Lake City 2A
2007[38] Grand County High School Cottonwood Softball Complex, Salt Lake City 2A
2009[39][40] San Juan High School (Utah) 6-3 Spanish Fork Softball Complex 2A
2012[31][41] San Juan High School (Utah) 5-2 The Canyons Softball Complex, St. George, Utah 2A
2014[42] San Juan High School (Utah) 8-4 Spanish Fork Softball Complex 2A
2016[43] Enterprise High School (Utah) 16-6 Spanish Fork Softball Complex 2A
Boys' Tennis[44]
Year Second Place Class
1953
1964 B
1965 B
1970 B
1971 B
1977 2A
1979 2A
1980 2A
1982 2A
1993 2A
1994 2A
2012[31][45] Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School 2A
Girls' Tennis[46]
Year Second Place Class
1977 2A
2013[47] Waterford School 2A

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

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