My kids go to LP and we made the same choice you’re making about ten years

Jun 19, 2021
10:25:13am

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Ago. If I were to do it again, I would have chosen American Fork for them, but Lone Peak has been fine. There definitely is the rich kid thing, but there’s issues everywhere to deal with.

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Anybody here live in Highland? Is American Fork HS a good school?

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 8:25am

I work for Alpine SD. Yes, it's a good school.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:26am

Thanks Don. Don’t want a drug or social drama ridden HS.

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 8:28am

There are drugs in every school. It's always about the friends your student

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:30am

The only HS like that might be Home School and that is debatable on drama.

Blue for Life

6/19/21 8:40am

We’re zoned for Lone Peak but our ward seems to have more and more choosing to

maxpowers

6/19/21 8:36am

There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:40am

Or marching band.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:41am

RE: There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Charles Darwin

6/19/21 8:43am

RE: There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:48am

RE: There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Charles Darwin

6/19/21 9:09am

RE: There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:17am

RE: There's a reason for that and it isn't sports.

Charles Darwin

6/19/21 9:17am

There’s a reputation of Lone Peak that LPHS really stands for the

Soupie

6/19/21 8:50am

lol the 'rich school' being elitist is the most worn out stereotype ever

Hotlanta

6/19/21 8:54am

And sometimes stereotypes are there for a reason. Naturally it doesn’t fit all kids

Soupie

6/19/21 8:56am

Lone Peak has 2500 kids. There will be a clique or group for everyone

Hotlanta

6/19/21 9:08am

When I worked at Timpanogos we had a 20% Latino population and the highest

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:57am

When was this?

Hotlanta

6/19/21 9:14am

10 years ago.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:15am

Take a drive through Timp’s boundaries b/t State & 8th E and 8th No to 1600 No.

Soupie

6/19/21 9:17am

They bused kids to Timp who lived a block away from Mtn. View. It was great mix.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:21am

Yes I’ve worked at a Title 1 school inthat area where the minorities are close to the majority. Love that school & they

Soupie

6/19/21 9:24am

Nothing says lower-income like half-million dollar homes, apparently

Hotlanta

6/19/21 9:27am

Probably included too far East but whatever you want to tell yourself.

Soupie

6/19/21 9:38am

Utah prices are crazy

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:40am

My sister is right on the border and they go to AF and really like it

Born2Fish

6/19/21 8:44am

My wife is scared to death of letting our kids go to Lone Peak. She wants to

Chefcurry

6/19/21 8:47am

Bc of the rich kid thing?

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 8:50am

Scared to death? Really?

WDaddy

6/19/21 9:20am

I mean, other than for convenience you don't have to move. You can choose

fattycoug

6/19/21 10:13am

Skyridge also close by and a good school

arizonacougarfan

6/19/21 8:46am

More and more kids in Highland near the Lehi border are choosing Skyridge. And you don’t need a waiver anymore starting

zsmooth

6/19/21 9:01am

Just another thought. What are your kids interests? Are they into sports or AP

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 8:51am

Volleyball, Swimming, Chess, Art and one’s best described an ?intellectual.

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 8:59am

I’m most familiar w/ AF & PG. Both have a great mix of students with very active and

Soupie

6/19/21 9:03am

Oh and AF’s pool is a mile or so away while PG’s is adjacent to campus. Not sure where Skyridge or LP swim.

Soupie

6/19/21 9:11am

Skyridge at the Legacy Center in Lehi. LP at the AF Rec Center by the district

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:13am

Afe they STILL at that covered aquatic center? My wife went there in the 90s.

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:16am

Yes

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:17am

I think my wife would love doing that again with our kids. Hey thanks DJ

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:25am

Kathy King is the High School swim coach at AF. An icon. Been the coach for

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:34am

IKWYM! I still remember our first swim meets. We were like, this meet is

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:39am

4 days of fun...prelims and finals at this meet

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:41am

Good luck !!!

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:56am

Both schools have great swim and VB teams. Both have won state championships

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/19/21 9:11am

It's Utah County. There are no bad schools in Utah County.

Hotlanta

6/19/21 8:54am

Here's the great schools rating for all UC high schools.....

mokelembembe

6/19/21 10:01am

Provo high being the worst school in the county is a very good sign

Hotlanta

6/19/21 1:12pm

That I did. Payson with a 4/10.

mokelembembe

6/22/21 6:49am

Way to go.

stonecougar

6/19/21 9:09am

That’s certainly one way to look at it.

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:18am

I’ve never seen that argument used to get people to attend the rich school

Charles Darwin

6/19/21 9:20am

I’m just assuming he/she is looking at it from a different angle than I based on

Dr MoBYU

6/19/21 9:31am

I agree, your kids can be great where ever they go, it's on us as parents to set

baishel44

6/19/21 9:39am

what do locals think of American Heritage? I've got clients moving to H'land

BYUFBDAD

6/19/21 9:56am

Curriculum is fantastic- second to none. But there is definitely a stigma that

BYU-Ite

6/19/21 10:22am

My kids go to LP and we made the same choice you’re making about ten years

BYU-Ite

6/19/21 10:25am

The rich kid thing never bothered me in Utah. In Chicago the cheapest car in the

Nat Gas Man

6/19/21 12:32pm

AF is fantastic; so is Lone Peak

Doogal McCougar

6/19/21 12:58pm

I went there 25+ years ago and it was….

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