Wasatch Academy

Wasatch Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding school for grades 8-12 and post-graduates located in Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by Reverend Duncan McMillan, a Presbyterian minister who had come to the Sanpete Valley, in the mountains of central Utah, to both recover his health and to do missionary work among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in the geographic center of Utah.

Wasatch Academy
Anne N. Coltharp Center for Evolving Technologies, November 2009
Address
120 South 100 West Mount Pleasant , Utah United States
Coordinates	39°32′40″N 111°27′30″W
Information
Type	Independent, coeducational, and college preparatory school
Established	1875
Founder	Duncan McMillan
Head of school	Dr. Anne-Evan Williams
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	300
Color(s)	Black, orange
Mascot	Tiger
Accreditation	NAIS, TABS, Cognia, NWAIS
Website	www.wasatchacademy.org
Wasatch Academy
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Craighead Humanities Building, June 2009
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Area	35 acres (14.2 ha)
Built	1875
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, commercial vernacular
NRHP reference No.	78002690[1]
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1978

Campus

Wasatch Academy consists of the Loftin-Lewis Student Center, Craighead Humanities Building, Reemtsma Mathematics and Science Building, Coltharp Center for Evolving Technologies, Studio Arts Center,^[2] Multi-Purpose Building (housing the school's secondary gym, weight lifting room, climbing wall, etc.), Joseph R. Loftin Field House, Brunger-Wilkey Gymnasium, Bernadette and Edward Feeney Music Conservatory, Tigers Den Performing Arts Center, the Leonoff Family Learning Center, Engineering Arts Building, eight residence halls, an administration building, wellness center, and a student-run coffee shop.^{[citation needed]}

The school has five dual-diploma campuses in China, as a part of joint educational ventures with Chinese high schools. The program at Ruian High School is the first ever granted by the Chinese Ministry of Education. The other partner programs are with the Beijing National Day School, Zhejiang Chengtan High School, Nanjing Foreign Language School and Kunshan High School. They provide Chinese students with a dual diploma, one from the Chinese high school and one from Wasatch Academy. Overall, Wasatch Academy partners with over 18 schools in China, India, Ecuador, Peru, Japan, and Chile to offer dual diplomas, exchanges, and collaborations.^{[citation needed]}

Finks Dormitory, July 2009

Notable alumni

• George L. Bartlett (class of 1942), United States Marine Corps officer^[3]
• Elisabeth Omilami (class of 1969), Human rights activist
• Everard Bartlett (class of 2004), Former professional basketball player and coach^[4]
• Yousef Bashir (class of 2008), Palestenian-American author and activist^[5]
• Jarryn Skeete (class of 2012), Professional basketball player who plays in Canada, played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls^[6]
• Sonita Alizadeh (class of 2014), Human rights activist and singer^[7]
• Emmanuel Akot (class of 2017), basketball player who plays in The Netherlands, played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Boise State Broncos, and Arizona Wildcats^[8]
• Matt Bradley (class of 2018), basketball player who plays in Germany, played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and San Diego State Aztecs^[9]
• Caleb Lohner (class of 2020), football player for the Denver Broncos^[10]
• Mady Sissoko (class of 2020), basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans^[11]
• Nolan Hickman (class of 2021), basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs^[12]
• Roddy Gayle Jr. (class of 2022), basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes^[13]
• Leonard Miller (class of 2022-transferred), basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves^[14]
• Collin Murray-Boyles (class of 2023), basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks^[15]
• John Mobley Jr. (class of 2024), basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes^[16]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sanpete County, Utah