New Lehi high school under construction Construction has begun on a new high school that will serve students in the Lehi area and reduce the number of students now attending the crowded Lehi High School. The new high school, located at 3200 N. Center in Lehi, is critically needed to reduce the student population at LHS, said Rob Smith, assistant superintendent over business services at Alpine School District. More than 2,000 students currently attend Lehi High and enrollment continues to grow by about 200 students per year. “We’re really excited about it. It’s going to be a great facility,” Smith said of the new school. The new 310,000-square-foot facility will be a comprehensive high school, meaning it will have all the facilities needed to support the pro-
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grams traditionally found in Alpine district high schools. The campus will include baseball fields, tennis courts, a gymnasium and a football field. Construction is expected to be completed in time for the school to open for the beginning of classes in the fall of 2016. Although boundaries for the new school have not yet been determined, Smith said it is anticipated the school will pull students from an area within Lehi City. It is expected that in the fall of 2016, there will be approximately 2,800 students to share between Lehi High and the new high school, meaning each will have roughly 1,400 students that fall. About one year into construction, the process will begin to choose a name, mascot and colors for the
A new high school being built in Lehi will have baseball fields, a football field and everything else needed to support traditional high school activities.
school as well as a principal and a community council. For more information, visit www.alpineschools.org.