On Tuesday night, the ASD Board approved a plan to help accommodate the growth in north Lehi. The plan is as follows: In order to provide optimal learning environments for students in the growing area of north Lehi, Skyridge High School will open with grades 9-12 in 2016. Also beginning in 2016, students at Traverse Mountain Elementary will feed to Lehi Junior High (no longer Willowcreek Middle). While Willowcreek will maintain grades 7-9, Lehi Junior will house only 7th and 8th grades. In order to accommodate 9th grade students at Skyridge, Alpine School District will add 16 brick and mortar classrooms using capital outlay funds.
Realigning students from Traverse Mountain into Lehi Junior and then to Skyridge relieves pressure on a growing Willowcreek Middle until a new middle school can open, anticipated in 2019. Alpine School District remains committed to providing safe physical facilities that accommodate growing numbers of students and allow full access to a comprehensive curriculum.
Within the next two weeks, a 2016-2017 course catalog will be published on our official website. Skyridge counselors will be holding assemblies with students to give an overview of registration procedures and course offerings. A nighttime parent meeting will be held at a future date.