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Viewmont High School Trivia
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| * 05/27/2013 |
VHS "gals" spend summer 1965 learning Home Ec May 1965. |
| * 05/20/2013 |
Mr. Flake profiled in the Davis County Clipper June 1965. |
| * 05/13/2013 |
The VHS first senior-class-to-be went off to Summer break listening to the Beach Boy's #1 hit "Help Me Rhonda". |
| * 05/06/2013 |
M.K. Fadel and Dave Pack chosen as VHS first track team captains in 1965. |
* 04/29/2013 Viewmont Girls Association holds fashion show and tea May 13th, 1965.
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* 04/22/2013 Sophomore Scott Parkin's last minute free throws help VHS score its first ever b-ball game win against Davis High February 1965..
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* 04/15/2013 "Revolutionary" classroom arrangements come to VHS in 1965.
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* 04/08/2013 Valley Music Hall (site of Class of '71 graduation exercises) nears completion in March 1965.
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* 04/01/2013 Viewmont Girls Association held its first tea May 13, 1965. The first VAG officers were Sherrie Mills, Peggy Brown and Susan Carr.
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* 03/25/2013 The first ever Sophomore dance was held in April of 1965. The dance's theme was "Once Upon a Time."
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* 03/18/2013 A candy fund raiser was held in March of 1965 to help fund uniforms for the Pep Band.
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* 03/11/2013 "Dear Heart" was the theme of the FHA's very first dance in 1965. The first FHA Officers were Mary Kay Wampler, Kaylana Kershaw and Chris Croft.
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* 03/04/2013 Viewmont's first ever Freshman basketball team went undeafeated in 1965.
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* 02/25/2013 On January 19, 1965, Viewmont's varsity basketball team fell to the West High Panthers' varsity team by a score of 83-58.
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* 02/18/2013 Viewmont's freshmen beat Bountiful's freshmen in basketball by a score of 48-42 on January 8, 1965. Woohoo! The start of a trend!
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* 02/11/2013 Viewmont's first Honor Society was formed in January of 1965 and elected its first officers. Miss Streeper and Mr. Rose were the faculty advisors.
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* 02/04/2013 Viewmont's first ever basketball game with rival Bountiful High in mid-January 1965 was a 74-67 come from behind homecourt win for BHS.
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* 01/28/2013 Construction on Viewmont's auditorium and music rooms addition began April 1965 at a cost of $1 million (about $7 million today).
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* 01/21/2013 Viewmont was dedicated February 10, 1965 by Irvin Cleverly six months after opening.
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* 01/14/2013 Bratten's Cove Restaurant officially opened for business at 1385 S 500 W in July 1965.
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* 01/07/2013 Viewmont opened in 1964 with no auditorium. The auditorium was added and officially opened for commencement exercises in May 1966.
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* 12/31/2012 Viewmont's first ever cheerleaders were Carlyn Conder, Peggy Prescott, Jessica Barber, Nancy Kamerath, and Linda Brown.
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* 12/24/2012 Viewmont hosted its first ever basketball game on November 28, 1964.
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* 12/17/2012 The Cottage Ice Cream store on Main Street and 400 North in Bountiful opened in March 1964.
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* 12/10/2012 Viewmont was officially named February 19, 1964 by the Davis Board of Ed. 20 names were considered.
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* 12/03/2012 Mr. Lewis ("The Beet") left Bountiful High in 1964 to become Head Football Coach at Viewmont.
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* 11/26/2012 Viewmont High School cost $1.6 million dollars to build in 1964 (about $11.8 million dollars in 2012).
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* 11/19/2012 With a Varsity football team composed of only Juniors and Sophomores, Viewmont's first (1964) football season saw no VHS wins.
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* 11/12/2012 Viewmont opened in August 31, 1964 with students in grades 9-11. Its first "Varsity Class" was composed, entirely, of Juniors.
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* 11/05/2012 Viewmont's School Song's lyrics were written to the tune of "Hail Pennsylvania" by Marsha Limburg in 1964.
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* 10/29/2012 Viewmont's Alma Mater (words and music) was written by JeNean Anderson in 1964.
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* 10/22/2012 Viewmont's first Vice-principal was Gayle Stevenson not Mr. ("the Beet") Lewis.
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* 10/15/2012 Viewmont's first Studentbody Officers (1964-65) were Lon Secrist (President), Marleen Eggett (Vice-president), and Chris Bernard (Secretary).
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* 10/08/2012 Construction began on Viewmont High School in April 1963. Viewmont was known as North Bountiful High School at that time.
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* 10/01/2012 Mr. Flake left the vice-principal postion at South Davis Junior High to become Viewmont's first principal.
* 09/24/2012 Viewmont High School opened its doors to its first students Monday, August 31, 1964.
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