Brigham Young High School

Private high school in Provo, Utah

Brigham Young High School

Location
Provo, Utah
Information
Type	Private high school
Religious affiliation(s)	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Established	1903
Founder	Brigham Young
Status	Defunct
Closed	1968
Oversight	Church Educational System
Website	byhigh.org

Brigham Young High School was a private high school in Provo, Utah, United States, first known as Brigham Young Academy (BYA). The school later became attached to Brigham Young University (BYU) with its official name being Brigham Young University High School, commonly called B Y High. It operated under the Church Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

History

When BYA was founded in October 1875, it focused on elementary through high school education. It was intended that the independent school's curriculum would be in harmony with the teachings of the LDS Church, in contrast to the expanding state school system. Many of the early-day students were educated to become school teachers. In 1903, the institution was adjusted, with BYU and B Y High established as separate institutions. The high school closed in 1968 after 93 years. The main school building was renovated and now serves as the Provo City Library at Academy Square.

Notable alumni

Edward O. Anderson, architect for the LDS Church
Brent F. Ashworth, historical documents collector
Jae R. Ballif, BYU administrator
R. Lanier Britsch, BYU professor of history
Todd A. Britsch, BYU Vice President
Kim S. Cameron, professor of business at the University of Michigan and Case Western Reserve University
Orson Scott Card, popular science fiction novelist
Benjamin Cluff, Principal of Brigham Young Academy
James Smoot Coleman, professor in African Studies at UCLA
Henry Aldous Dixon, Utah congressman and president of Weber College and Utah State Agricultural College
Howard R. Driggs, author and professor at the University of Utah and New York University
Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor, "father of television"
Lynn Fausett, painter
Harvey Fletcher, physicist and inventor of hearing loss audio technologies
Robert H. Hinckley, car dealer, also involved with politics and aviation policy
Milton R. Hunter, General Authority of the LDS Church
Mickey Ibarra, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Clinton administration
Fred L. Markham, Utah architect
Dallin H. Oaks, legal scholar and Apostle of the LDS Church
Roger B. Porter, Harvard professor and presidential scholar
O. Leslie Stone, General Authority of the LDS Church
Blaine Yorgason, LDS novelist