Springville High School's mascot is" Red Devils". Two incorrect versions of the origin of the mascot name have been proposed. One of those is based on a 1936 report in the local paper (The Springville Herald) that is based on an individual's memory not consistent with historical fact. The first reference in the press to anything resembling "Red Devils" dates back to 1923 during a tournament of state basketball champions from several western states, where the Springville starters were said to have "played like demons". Springville had won the state basketball championship in 1917 and again in 1923. The earliest use of the "Red Devil" moniker occur in Springville Herald reports of the 1926 Springville High football season.
The second incorrect story is often circulated that the mascot name comes from the original construction of the school, when the Red Devil Cement Company allegedly assisted with the building, including an actual cement bag with the Red Devil Cement logo on it that can be found in one of the display cases in the high school.[2]
The mascot has come under fire multiple times, the most recent opposition occurring when some local citizens organized a committee called "Parents for Mascot Review". One stated issue is that a devil is a symbol of evil; another is the racial connotations. In a letter to Nebo School District, the president of the Navajo Nation stated that "the use of the term 'Red Devils' lends or conveys the immediate opinion of assertion of offensive racial commentary."[3]
Springville High school has done well in many sports. The Red Devils have posted region championships in girls' tennis, girls' cross country, girls' soccer, boys' golf, volleyball, boys' swimming, boys' cross country, football, and girls' basketball.
The Red Devil swim team won back-to-back boys' 4A state championships in 2008 and 2009. The championships of 2008 and 2009 mark the first time a boys' team of any sport at SHS has won back-to-back titles.
The boys' basketball team won the 2017 4A basketball championship, under Coach Justin Snell, for the first time since 1958. In 2020, the boys' basketball team won the 5A state, Coach Snell's second title in four years. The girls' basketball team was 5A runner up. In 2021 the girls team snatch the 5A state title.
In 2017, the boys' track team won the 4A state title and followed by the 5A title in 2018.
In 2016, the Springville High School Boys Cross Country won the at large bid to go to the prestigious Nike Cross National race. The team ended up placing 15th overall. The following year the team placed 5th at the race. The cross country team has seen a lot of success in recent years with Head Coach Samantha Smith. In 2017 the boys' team won the 5A state championship; the first time Springville High School Boys ever won a cross country state championship title. The girls' team won the 5A state title in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. They qualified to compete at the Nike Cross Virtual -the COVID-19 substitute for Nike Cross National. The team ended up placing 5th overall. In the 2019, 2020, and 20201 region eight Cross Country meet, Springville “swept” the meet by winning first place in all the races. Coach Smith has five cross country state titles from the past five years.
Springville High School's marching band has also won many competitions.
Notable alumni
Springville High School, August 2015
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Springville High School Utah news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self published sources Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Springville High School is one of the two high schools that serves and is located in Springville Utah United States Springville High SchoolAddress1205 E 900 S Springville Utah 84663Springville UtahUnited StatesInformationTypePublic high schoolEstablished1902School districtNebo School DistrictPrincipalRobert FlemingGrades10 12Enrollment1 455 2017 18 1 CampusSuburbanColor s Red blue and white MascotRed DevilsNicknameSHSAffiliationNebo School DistrictSuperintendentRick NeilsonMottoDedicated to Excellence United in Service Educated for SuccessWebsiteSpringville High School Contents 1 Mascot 2 Athletics 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMascot EditSpringville High School s mascot is Red Devils Two incorrect versions of the origin of the mascot name have been proposed One of those is based on a 1936 report in the local paper The Springville Herald that is based on an individual s memory not consistent with historical fact The first reference in the press to anything resembling Red Devils dates back to 1923 during a tournament of state basketball champions from several western states where the Springville starters were said to have played like demons Springville had won the state basketball championship in 1917 and again in 1923 The earliest use of the Red Devil moniker occur in Springville Herald reports of the 1926 Springville High football season The second incorrect story is often circulated that the mascot name comes from the original construction of the school when the Red Devil Cement Company allegedly assisted with the building including an actual cement bag with the Red Devil Cement logo on it that can be found in one of the display cases in the high school 2 The mascot has come under fire multiple times the most recent opposition occurring when some local citizens organized a committee called Parents for Mascot Review One stated issue is that a devil is a symbol of evil another is the racial connotations In a letter to Nebo School District the president of the Navajo Nation stated that the use of the term Red Devils lends or conveys the immediate opinion of assertion of offensive racial commentary 3 Athletics EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Springville High school has done well in many sports The Red Devils have posted region championships in girls tennis girls cross country girls soccer boys golf volleyball boys swimming boys cross country football and girls basketball The Red Devil swim team won back to back boys 4A state championships in 2008 and 2009 The championships of 2008 and 2009 mark the first time a boys team of any sport at SHS has won back to back titles The boys basketball team won the 2017 4A basketball championship under Coach Justin Snell for the first time since 1958 In 2020 the boys basketball team won the 5A state Coach Snell s second title in four years The girls basketball team was 5A runner up In 2021 the girls team snatch the 5A state title In 2017 the boys track team won the 4A state title and followed by the 5A title in 2018 In 2016 the Springville High School Boys Cross Country won the at large bid to go to the prestigious Nike Cross National race The team ended up placing 15th overall The following year the team placed 5th at the race The cross country team has seen a lot of success in recent years with Head Coach Samantha Smith In 2017 the boys team won the 5A state championship the first time Springville High School Boys ever won a cross country state championship title The girls team won the 5A state title in 2018 2019 2020 and 2021 They qualified to compete at the Nike Cross Virtual the COVID 19 substitute for Nike Cross National The team ended up placing 5th overall In the 2019 2020 and 20201 region eight Cross Country meet Springville swept the meet by winning first place in all the races Coach Smith has five cross country state titles from the past five years Springville High School s marching band has also won many competitions Notable alumni Edit Springville High School August 2015 This article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations June 2021 Don Bluth animator film producer and director William R Bradford General Authority of the LDS Church George Dewey Clyde Governor of Utah Creed Haymond 1893 1983 Olympic and world record track athlete Eli Herring of the National Football League Bryan Johnson founder of Braintree OS Fund and Kernel Wendell B Mendenhall the father of the Polynesian Cultural Center Scott Mitchell of the National Football League Roger Reid college basketball coach BYU Snow College Southern Utah University and NBA assistant coach Phoenix Suns See also EditNebo School DistrictReferences Edit lt ref gt Utah High School Activities Association Records 1923 03 16 Provo Daily Herald Page 1 Springville High National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved March 27 2020 PressReader com Your favorite newspapers and magazines www pressreader com Retrieved 2020 08 31 https abcnews go com US story id 91676 amp page 1 Utah Town Sees No Evil in Devil Mascothttps www deseret com platform amp 2019 10 23 20926407 high school cross country farmington boys springville girls claim 5a state titleshttps www heraldextra com sports high school cross country springville girls cross country earns team title gardner races to article e89eb675 575a 5054 b033 c724f1127481 htmlExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Springville High School Utah Official website Nebo School District websiteCoordinates 40 09 18 N 111 35 17 W 40 15500 N 111 58806 W 40 15500 111 58806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Springville High School Utah amp oldid 1096633736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
