Olympus High School

Olympus High School is a public high school located at 4055 S 2300 E, in Holladay, Utah, near the Wasatch Range. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students. The current enrollment is 1422. The current principal is Mark Manning. The mascot is the Olympus Titan. Olympus High belongs to the Granite School District.

Notable alumni

Homer (B.C. 764),Famous Aurthur, best known for The Odyssey and The Iliad.
Mark Smith (1986), Utah State University Quarterback, former president of the Utah Football Coaches Association, current head football coach at Olympus High School
Karl Rove (1969), Noted Political Advisor
Holly Mullen (1975), Newspaper columnst and editor of Salt Lake City Weekly
David Zabriskie (1997), Professional Bicycle Racer
Paul W. Draper (1997), Anthropologist and Magician
Brandon Liddiard (2005) CEO and Artist
Kaycee Stroh (2002) Actress (High School Musical)
Preston Griffal (2005), 2006 Olympian, Doubles Luge
Steve Turley (1978) Warden, Utah State Prison
Paul Cardall (1991) Billboard Charting Recording Artist
Mark William Hofmann (1972) Forger (Author of Salamander Letter) and Murderer
John Thomas VanDenBerghe (2008) Famous economist, author of Africa: Appeasement and Enforcement, the future role of free market economics and government policies in shaping the developing world.

Advanced Placement classes offered at Olympus High School include:

AP English Literature
AP American History
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus B/C
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Science
AP Physics
AP Spanish Literature
AP Art History
AP Studio Art
AP Theory & Harmony
AP French Language
AP Spanish Language
AP German Language

Honors classes include:

English 3-4 H
English 5-6 H
Intermediate Algebra/Trig H
Pre-Calculus H
Human Biology
Chemistry H
Physics H
American Studies H
World Studies H

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