Corner Canyon High School

Corner Canyon High School is a public school in Draper, Utah. It is the newest high school in the Canyons School District. Its colors are navy, silver and white, and its mascot is the Chargers.^[2]

Corner Canyon High School
Location
12943 S. 700 E Draper , Utah 84020 United States
Coordinates	40°31′01″N 111°52′13″W
Information
Established	2013
School district	Canyons School District
Principal	Dina Kohler
Teaching staff	91.65 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12th
Enrollment	2,451 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	26.74[1]
Color(s)	Navy, silver and white
Nickname	Chargers
Website	Official website

History

Corner Canyon High School opened in 2013.^[3] It was built at 12943 S. 700 East in Draper, Utah,^[4] using funds from a $250 million bond approved by voters in 2010.^[3] Its classroom wings are two stories tall, and it includes a lecture hall, an auditorium, a 3,300 seat gymnasium, and a football field with artificial turf. It was the first comprehensive high school in Draper, and the first new high school built by Canyons School District after it split from the Jordan District in 2009.^[5] It serves the community of Draper in the southeast corner of Salt Lake County.^[6]

In 2022, Corner Canyon received the highest ranking of all traditional high schools in the state of Utah. According to the U.S. News’ rankings, Corner Canyon was ranked seventh best, with the top six spots in the state going to public charter schools. Rankings were based on College Readiness, AP Class Offerings among other criteria.^[7][8]

Athletics

Since opening its doors, Corner Canyon has seen substantial success in athletics. The Chargers have won five state titles in football,^[9] and have finished the season nationally ranked in the top 50 by Maxpreps in 2022–2023 (13th),^[10] 2021–2022 (43rd),^[11] 2020–2021 (9th),^[12] 2019–2020 (8th),^[13] and 2018–2019 (47th)^[14]

Controversies

The school received nationwide criticism in October 2020 for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school reported an excess of 90 cases in a two-week window.^[15] The mayor of Draper stated that "he had heard from some Corner Canyon parents that there was an agreement among mothers at the school — he called it a 'mom code' — not to get their children tested for the virus even if they became ill, to avoid adding to the school's case count and contributing to it being shut down".^[15]

Notable alumni

• Keaton Bills, National Football League player for the Buffalo Bills, class of 2016^[16]
• Zach Wilson, professional football player for the Miami Dolphins, class of 2019
• Van Fillinger, college football defensive end for the Utah Utes, class of 2020^[17]
• Jaxson Dart, National Football League quarterback for the New York Giants, class of 2021
• Jackson Powers-Johnson, National Football League player for the Las Vegas Raiders, class of 2021
• Devin Brown, college football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, class of 2022
• Isaac Wilson, college football player for the Utah Utes, class of 2024^[18]
• Hayden Welling, college basketball player for UC Irvine and Utah Valley University, class of 2019
• Carter Welling, college basketball player for the UC Irvine, and Utah Valley University, class of 2021