Cedar Ridge High

Principal Stewart Shaver
Secretary Karen Richards

Address: 555 West 100 North, Richfield
Phone: (435) 896-9464
Fax: (435) 896-9475

Mascot: Jaguar

School Colors: maroon and silver

Cedar Ridge High School is located in the residential area between Richfield High School and the Navajo Residential Facility. We serve students from Sevier County’s three high schools. A majority of our students arrive as juniors and seniors. We occasionally receive sophomores, usually at the beginning of the 4th quarter so that they may become acclimated to our system. These students come from a mix of middle to low-income families. Students attending CRHS are here because their educational needs were not being met at the traditional high school setting. They arrive with unique histories that often include but are not limited to: truancy, drug abuse, health issues, mental illness, homelessness, dysfunctional families, and physical and/or sexual abuse.

The Cedar Ridge faculty is dedicated to a personalized education that meets the needs of each student while at the same time promotes student self-esteem and self-discipline. We have an open entry policy where a student is referred to CRHS from one of the in-district high schools. Instruction has been individualized and a student works at his/her own pace. A student educational plan gives students opportunities to learn and participate according to their needs, interests, and abilities. The basic skills that students will need for responsible citizenship in a free society are emphasized.

1. Cedar Ridge serves between 60-80 students during the day program and between 50-60 students during the night program.

2. About 85% are Anglo, 10% are Hispanic, and 5% are Native American.

3. The school operates on a nine-month, 4 days-a-week calendar.

4. The regular school day is from 7:40 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.

5. The day school has a teacher/pupil ratio of 1 to 15, but actual class size may vary.

6. The school follows the curriculum specified by the Utah State Board of Education and the Sevier School District.

7. All faculty members have state certification and teaching endorsements in major subject areas.

8. All teachers are formally evaluated on a regular basis. New teachers are evaluated twice a year; tenured teachers are evaluated annually.

9. Students have access to Snow College Richfield applied technology classes to augment their curriculum and earn college credit.

10. Students are expected to adhere to district dress and discipline standards.

11. Bus service is provided for students who live outside the Richfield attendance area.

12. Cedar Ridge hosts the Sevier School District Adult Education program Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Coursework is for adults trying to earn a GED or high school diploma and high school students trying to recapture previously lost credit.

13. Cedar Ridge has an open door policy on visiting. Parents and community members are always welcome.

WE PROUDLY NOTE THAT:

1. We hold a positive auction at the end of each quarter to reward students for credit earned. Students receive points for all credits earned on CRHS campus with which they can bid for items chosen by the student council.

2. At the beginning of each quarter, the principal takes those students to breakfast who have earned credit in ALL their classes the previous quarter.

3. In what is probably a first for an alternative high school in the state of Utah, a senior not only was chose as a Sterling Scholar candidate but was actually the regional winner in the category of Computer Technology Education. The following year, we also had a candidate in the Music cateogry. In 2007, we had a candidate in Vocation and Technical Education.

4. We often bring in guest speakers to help instill a greater self-esteem, to build a greater knowledge of what it takes to become a viable member of our society and/or to increase awareness of the types of employment possibilities that exist and what it takes to obtain a job.

5. We organize field trips in order to increase student awareness of post high school education by visiting college campuses and we try to incorporate that with a cultural experience like visiting a museum, the state legislature, or a play or exposition.