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{{Infobox Space mission

| mission_name = STS-123
{{UtahSchool|name=Provo High School
| insignia = STS-123 patch.png
| image=
| shuttle = Endeavour
| type=Public, High School
| launch_pad = [[Launch complex 39|LC-39A]]
| principals=Sam Ray
| launch = {{start date|2008|03|11|6|28|14|Z}} (2:28:14&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;[[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]])<ref name="nasa-sts-123-profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/index.html|title=Space Shuttle STS-123|author=[[NASA]]|year=2008|publisher=[[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]|accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref>
| faculty=86
| landing = {{end date|2008|03|27|00|40|41|Z}}<br/>{{end date|2008|03|26|20|40|41|EDT}}<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/landing_blog.html NASA - Welcome to NASA's STS-124 Landing Blog<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| grades=9-12
| duration = 15 days, 18 hours, 12 minutes, 27 seconds
| enrollment= 1,936 (2005 figures)
| orbits = 250
| class=
| altitude = 341 kilometers (184 nmi)
| mascot=[[Bulldog]]
| inclination = 51.6 degrees
| colors=Kelly Green and White
| distance = {{convert|6577800|mi|km}}
| address=1125 North University Avenue
| crew_photo = STS-123 crew portrait.jpg
| city=[[Provo, Utah]]
| crew_caption = Front row (L-R) [[Gregory H. Johnson|Johnson]], pilot; [[Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie|Gorie]], commander. Back row (L-R) [[Richard M. Linnehan|Linnehan]], [[Robert L. Behnken|Behnken]], [[Garrett Reisman|Reisman]], [[Michael Foreman|Foreman]] and [[Takao Doi|Doi]], mission specialists.
| zip=84604
| previous = [[STS-122]] [[Image:STS-122 patch.png|30px]]
| phone=801-373-6550
| next = [[STS-124]] [[Image:STS-124 patch.svg|30px]]
| website=[http://www.phs.provo.edu/ http://www.phs.provo.edu Provo High School]
}}
}}
'''STS-123''' was a [[Space Shuttle]] mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS) which was flown by [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']]. STS-123 was the 1J/A [[Assembly of the International Space Station|ISS assembly]] mission. The original launch target date was [[February 14]], [[2008]] but after the delay of [[STS-122]], the shuttle was launched on [[March 11]], [[2008]]. It was the twenty-fifth shuttle mission to visit the ISS, and delivered the first module of the Japanese laboratory, [[Japanese Experiment Module]] (Kibō), and the Canadian [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator]], (SPDM) ''Dextre'' robotics system to the station. The mission duration was 15 days and 18 hours, and it was the first mission to fully utilize the [[Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System]] (SSPTS), allowing space station power to augment the shuttle power systems. The mission set a record for a shuttle's longest stay at the ISS.<ref name="nasa-longest">{{cite web|title = Status Report: STS-123-01 | url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/news/STS-123-01.html| date = [[2008-03-11]]|publisher=NASA |accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> The completion of the mission left nine flights remaining in the Space Shuttle program until its end in [[2010]], excluding two as-yet-unconfirmed Contingency Logistic Flights.

== Crew ==
* [[Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie|Dominic Gorie]] (4) - Commander
* [[Gregory H. Johnson]] (1) - Pilot
* [[Robert L. Behnken]] (1) - Mission Specialist 1
* [[Michael Foreman]] (1) - Mission Specialist 2
* [[Richard M. Linnehan]] (4) - Mission Specialist 3
* [[Takao Doi]] (2) - Mission Specialist 4 - {{flag|Japan}} [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]]

<small>Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission.</small>

=== Launching ISS [[Expedition 16]] Crew ===
*[[Garrett Reisman|Garrett E. Reisman]] (1) - Flight Engineer

=== Landing ISS [[Expedition 16]] Crew ===
* [[Léopold Eyharts]] (2) - Flight Engineer - {{flag|France}} [[European Space Agency|ESA]]

==Mission parameters==
* '''[[Mass]]:''' TBD
* '''[[Perigee]]:''' 336 kilometers (181 nmi)
* '''[[Apogee]]:''' 346 kilometers (187 nmi)
* '''[[Inclination]]:''' 51.7 degrees
* '''[[Orbital period|Period]]:''' TBD

==Mission payloads==
[[Image:Kibo ELM-PS module in April 2007.jpg|thumb|JEM Kibo ELM-PS in the Space Station Processing Facility]]
[[Image:ISS after STS-123.jpg|thumb|JEM Kibo ELM-PS and DEXTR on ISS after STS-123]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|bgcolor="skyblue"|'''Location'''
|bgcolor="skyblue" |'''Cargo'''
|bgcolor="skyblue"|'''Mass'''
|-
|-valign="top"
|Bay 1-2
|| Orbiter Docking System<br />[[Extravehicular Mobility Unit|EMU]] 3003 / EMU 3004
|| 1800 kg<br />~260 kg
|-
|Bay 3P
||Shuttle Power<br />Distribution Unit (SPDU)
||~100 kg
|-
|Bay 3S
||Canadarm2 Yaw Joint
||336 kg
|-
|Bay 4P
||[[MISSE]] PEC 6a
||103 kg
|-
|Bay 4S
||Direct Current Switching Unit (DCSU)
||363 kg
|-
|Bay 5P
||[[MISSE]] PEC 6b
||103 kg
|-
|Bay 5S
||Direct Current Switching Unit (DCSU)
||363 kg
|-
|Bay 6S
||Standard Interface Panels
||?
|-
|Bay 7-8
||Dextre on [[Spacelab]] Pallet
||3,485 kg
|-
|Bay 9P
||ECSH (EVA Cargo Stowage) on APC
||~100 kg
|-
|Bay 10-12
||Kibo ELM-PS
||8,484 kg
|-
|Bay 11S
||Standard Interface Panels
||?
|-
|Bay 13P
||Lightweight adapter plane for MISSE
||244 kg
|-
|Bay 13S
||USAF RIGEX experiment
||315 kg
|-
|Starboard Sill
||[[Orbiter Boom Sensor System]]
||~450 kg
|-
|Port Sill
||[[Canadarm]]
||410 kg
|-
|
|'''Total:'''
|bgcolor="skyblue" |'''16,916 kg'''
|}
STS-123 delivered the pressurized section of the [[Japanese Experiment Module|Japanese Experiment Logistics Module]] (ELM-PS) as well as the [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator|SPDM]] to the International Space Station. The SPDM was delivered disassembled on a [[Spacelab]] Pallet (SLP) and assembled during three spacewalks once it was at the station.

== Shuttle processing ==
In August 2007, STS-123 crew members participated in [[crew equipment interface test]]s for the ELM-PS at [[Kennedy Space Center]].<ref>{{cite web|author=JAXA|url = http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/astro/report/2007/0706.html | title = Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for Kibo|year=2007|publisher=[[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency]]}}</ref> Processing continued on schedule for ''Endeavour'' 's launch in early 2008. NASA engineers applied the same ECO sensor modifications used on STS-122's external tank, to ''Endeavour's'' tank. In January, a HEPA filter contamination issue was discovered, but was resolved and with no impact to the mission.<ref name="rollover">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5354|title=Endeavour rolls to VAB |accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 11|publisher=NASA Spaceflight.com|year=2008|author=Chris Bergin}}</ref>

On Monday, [[February 11]], [[2008]], ''Endeavour'' was "rolled over" to the [[Vehicle Assembly Building]] in preparation for mating with the [[Space Shuttle external tank|external tank]] and [[solid rocket booster]]s.<ref name="rollover"/> On Wednesday, [[February 13]], ''Endeavour'' was successfully mated with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, and was rolled out to [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|Launch Pad 39A]] in the early hours of Monday, February 18, for its planned launch on [[March 11]].<ref name="aviationweek">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/endeavour021408.xml&headline=Endeavour%20Headed%20To%20Launch%20Pad%20Feb.%2018|title=Endeavour Headed To Launch Pad Feb. 18|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 13|publisher=[[Aviation Week]]|year=2008|author=Craig Covault}}</ref><ref name="pad">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_M08028_STS-123_Rollout.html|title=NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour to Move to Launch Pad Monday|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 13|publisher=NASA|year=2008|author=NASA}}</ref> The [[Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test]], a full dress rehearsal for launch with the crew, took place February 23-25.<ref name="rehearsal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/feb/HQ_08056_Endeavour_on_Pad.html|title=Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=February 20|publisher=NASA|year=2008|author=Katherine Trinidad}}</ref>

== Mission background ==
[[Image:STS-123 Thunderbirds Flypast.jpg|thumb|The [[USAF Thunderbirds]] display team performs a [[flypast]] of the STS-123 stack, in commemoration of NASA's 50th anniversary.]]

The mission will mark:
*longest shuttle mission to the ISS to date
*153rd manned US space launch
*122nd space shuttle flight since [[STS-1]]
*97th post-''Challenger'' mission
*9th post-''Columbia'' mission
*30th Night Launch
*16th [[Kennedy Space Center|KSC]] Shuttle Night Landing, 22nd Shuttle Night Landing Overall
*21st launch of ''Endeavour''
*2nd mission of ''Endeavour'' since [[Return to Flight]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/123/123quicklook1.html |publisher= [[CBS]]| date= 2008-02-24|accessdate=2008-03-11|title= Mission Quick-Look 1}}</ref>

== Mission timeline ==
Flight days are based on the days as experienced by the astronauts, who are generally in a day-and-night pattern that is not equal to that of the launch site. The first flight day is the day of launch for the astronauts. That day started at the launch site on March 10 (local time), with the actual launch in the early hours of the 11th and the astronauts going to bed several hours after launch. March 10 is called flight day 1 by NASA, even though the actual mission launched on March 11.

=== March 10 (Launch & flight day 1) ===
{{wikinewspar|Space Shuttle Endeavour launches for mission STS-123}}
[[Image:STS-123 launch new.jpg|thumb|The launch of STS-123, launched at 2:28:14 a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]].]]
''Endeavour'' launched on time at 2:28:14 a.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]] (06:28:14 [[UTC]]) early into the night of March 11th, from [[Launch Complex 39]]A at the [[Kennedy Space Center]].


'''Provo High School''' is a public secondary school located in [[Provo, Utah]]; it is part of the [[Provo City School District]], and is the oldest existent secondary school in the city. In 2007 PHS became the first "IB World School" in Utah County. The current Principal is Sam Ray.
The Flash Evaporator System switched from its primary controller to the backup controller during launch, and instrumentation for a few left-side control thrusters was lost due to a card failure. These anomalies were not expected to affect the mission.<ref>[http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status.html Spaceflight Now | STS-123 Shuttle Report | Mission Status Center]</ref>


'''Reunions:'''
=== March 11 (Flight day 2) ===
www.provo98.com,
The shuttle closed in on the space station. The crew used a 50 ft (15 m) laser-tipped boom to inspect its wings and nose for any sign of launch damage. The inspection has been standard procedure ever since the 2003 [[Columbia disaster]]. Flight director Mike Moses said a quick look at the images the astronauts beamed down to Earth revealed no signs of trouble.
www.provohigh88.com


==Clubs and organizations==
In addition to performing the inspection, the astronauts also prepared their spacesuits for the five planned [[spacewalks]] and gathered the tools they would need for the docking.<ref>[http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2008/mar/20080312news016.asp Endeavour set to dock at station]</ref>
*[[Capoeira]] Club
*[[National Honor Society]]
*Youth Crime Watch
*[[Mandarin Chinese]]
*Student Government
*[[FBLA]]
*[[FCCLA]]
*[[FFA]]
*[[Theater]] Production
*[[Anime]] Club
*[http://provohigh.emailstar.com Provo Football]
*Track and Field
*Science Club
*Computer Club
*Literature
*PHS [[School band|Band]]
*Speech and [[Debate]]
*[[SkillsUSA]]
*[[Ballroom Dance]] (Varsity and JV)
*[[Choir]] (Concert and Chamber)
*[[DECA]]
*Whittlers Club
*Lumberjack Club
*Polish Ping Pong Club (Rhett Prestwich as Pres.)


==Performing arts and athletics==
=== March 12 (Flight day 3) ===
PHS possesses an abundance of programs in its performing arts department.
[[Image:S123e005945.jpg|thumb|The pallet with ''Dextre'' is temporarily docked to the Mobile Base Station.]]
Endeavour's commander, Dominic Gorie, guided the shuttle through a 360-degree backflip, known as the [[rendezvous pitch maneuver]], to allow for full photographic surveillance of the thermal tiles on the space shuttle's belly before docking with the space station.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/13/space.shuttle.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch Endeavour's astronauts to begin spacewalk]</ref> Hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 12:36 a.m. CDT.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/news/STS-123-05.html |title=STS-123 Mission Control Center Status Report #05 |date=2008-03-13 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> After docking the pallet carrying ''Dextre'' was moved to the Payload ORU Accommodation (POA) of the [[Canadarm2#Mobile Base Station|Mobile Base Station]] (MSB) by [[Canadarm]].


===Soccer===
=== March 13 (Flight day 4) ===
[[Image:Iss016e032708.jpg|thumb|Astronaut Linnehan "flies" towards Reisman during the first EVA]]
[[Image:Kibo ELM-PS on ISS.jpg|thumb|The ''Kibo'' ELM-PS as installed on ''Harmony'']]
Spacewalkers Richard Linnehan and Garrett Reisman worked on installing Dextre. However, the Spacelab pallet carrying the SPDM would not power up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/news/STS-123-06.html |title=STS-123 Mission Control Center Status Report #06 |publisher=NASA |date=2008-03-13}}</ref> Engineers on the ground tried a software patch, though later suspected a design flaw in Dextre's temporary power cable caused the issue.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/14/space.shuttle.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch Space station's new robot on blink]</ref>


The Provo High Soccer team is currently coached by [[Cesar Cardoso]]. The team took 3rd in state in 2006-07.
Crew members on board Endeavour used a robotic arm to remove the Japanese Logistics Module – Pressurized Section (JLP) from Endeavour's cargo bay and attach it to the space station. The JLP was attached to its interim location on the [[Harmony (ISS module)|Harmony]] module at 3:06 a.m. CDT.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/news/STS-123-07.html |title=STS-123 Mission Control Center Status Report #07 |publisher=NASA |date=2008-03-14}}</ref>


===Basketball===
=== March 14 (Flight day 5) ===
The crew spent time outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module, transferring supplies and equipment into it from space shuttle Endeavour. The station’s arm operators grappled the Canadian-built Dextre Friday at 9:59 p.m. EDT. Canadarm2 successfully powered up Dextre 11 minutes later. Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan and Mike Foreman spent the night in the station’s Quest Airlock in preparation for the second spacewalk of the mission.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Astronauts Enter JLP, Prepare for Spacewalk]</ref>


Provo High has won more Utah state basketball championships than any other school (http://deseretnews.com/preprecords/). PHS won the state basketball championship in 1941, '44, '45, '56, '73, '74, '78, '81, '83, '85, '87, '95, '97, '98, '04, '07 and 08.(http://deseretnews.com/preprecords/) The team is coached by [[Craig Drury]] who has won more Utah State high school basketball titles than any other coach in Utah. Provo won back to back titles in '07 & '08. Led by Chris Collinsworth and Sean Thornton, they defeated the Payson Lions 43-37 to win the 2006-2007 championship. In 2007-2008, they defeated Bountiful 45-42, led by Adam Law, Scott Edwards, Kyson Koop, Brandon Davies, and Kyle Collinsworth.
=== March 15 (Flight day 6) ===
Dextre was put together today during the second spacewalk of STS-123. Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan and Mike Foreman completed their 7-hour, 8-minute orbital stroll Sunday at 2:57 a.m. EDT. The spacewalkers encountered some difficulty removing two bolts that secured the robot arm during transport, and had to resort to using a prybar to remove them.


===Wrestling===
Throughout the day, the station and shuttle crew members continued outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Crew Assembles Dextre During Second Spacewalk]</ref>


Season starts soon.
=== March 16 (Flight day 7) ===
The crews continued outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section, transferring supplies and equipment into it from Endeavour, as well as configuring racks inside the module. The crews tested the brakes in the robotic system’s arms. One of the joints in the arm seemed to be operating right on the required margin. Engineers expressed confidence that this issue would be resolved


Head coach Miller named 4A Coach of the Year
Rick Linnehan and Robert Behnken ended their day by “camping out” in the station’s Quest Airlock.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Astronauts Continue Outfitting JLP Today]</ref>


Mclain Griffin Places in state again
=== March 17 (Flight day 8) ===
Linnehan and Behnken began the third EVA at 6:51 p.m. EDT. The excursion lasted six hours and 53 minutes. Linnehan and Behnken installed a spare parts platform, cameras, and tool handling assembly for Dextre. Among other tasks, they also checked out and calibrated Dextre’s end effector and attached critical spare parts to an [[External Stowage Platform]].


"Likio the Crusher Pope" is looking good and maybe a state contender.
They were unable to attach a materials science experiment to the [[Columbus module]] due to issues with the attachment fitting, but may have another opportunity later in the mission. <ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/17/space.shuttle.ap/index.html Astronauts outfit robot with tool belt, cameras]</ref>


TJ "The Christ" Fitzgerald once wrestled him to the floor, slamming his torso into a bench, crippling him and his ability to walk... it is said that he has been training 24/7 to achieve his revenge.
=== March 18 (Flight day 9) ===
In a day highlighted by robotics activity, Dextre was attached to a power and data grapple fixture located on the U.S. laboratory [[Destiny (ISS module)|Destiny]]. Canadarm2 grabbed the pallet that secured Dextre during its journey to the orbital outpost and returned the pallet to space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay for the trip back to Earth.


===Baseball===
The station and shuttle crews also prepared hardware to be used in a shuttle tile repair test on the next spacewalk, and got some much needed off duty time.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Dextre Moved to Destiny Lab, Crew Enjoys Time Off]</ref>


Provo High finished 3rd in state last year, led by 1st team all-state winners Blake Golding, Josh Beasley, and Adam Law. they were coached by Lance Moore, who won the 2007 4A coach of the year.
=== March 19 (Flight day 10) ===
The Bulldogs are returning with Adam Law, Collin Bigelow, Andy Isom, and Morgan Ventura.
The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station got some off-duty time at the beginning of their 10th day in orbit. They also spoke to Japanese Prime Minister [[Yasuo Fukuda]] and participated in interviews with U.S. media.


===Choir===
The astronauts spent the remainder of their day configuring tools for the fourth STS-123 spacewalk and reviewing spacewalk procedures. Before going to sleep, Mission Specialists Robert L. Behnken and Mike Foreman entered the station’s Quest airlock for the standard “camp out".<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Astronauts Prepare for Fourth Spacewalk]</ref>


The PHS choir department is managed by Cory Mendenhall. The choir department is composed of four choirs: A beginning [[SATB]] choir is an open enrollment class, and works as a starter for getting into the program. The other three choirs are audition only choirs. There is an Advanced Women's Chorus (AWE) composedof female voices, usually anywhere from 30-40 members. There is also a Chamber Choir, a 28 member choir with seven tenors, seven altos, seven sopranos, and seven basses, referred to as "PHS Singers." The largest choir is the Concert Choir, ranging from anywhere to 88-110 members.
=== March 20 (Flight day 11) ===
Mission Specialists Robert L. Behnken and Mike Foreman completed the fourth STS-123 spacewalk at 12:28 a.m. EDT, spending six hours and 24 minutes on the excursion. The two shuttle crew members replaced a failed Remote Power Control Module – essentially a circuit breaker – on the station’s truss. However, there were difficulties removing a power connector from the Z1 [[Integrated Truss Structure|truss]].


===Drama===
With Mission Specialist Rick Linnehan coordinating their activities from inside the orbiting complex, the spacewalkers also tested a repair method for damaged heat resistant tiles on the space shuttle. This technique used a caulk-gun-like tool named the Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser to dispense a material called Shuttle Tile Ablator-54 into purposely damaged heat shield tiles. The sample tiles will be returned to Earth to undergo extensive testing on the ground.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Endeavour Crew Tests Repair Method, Prepares for Inspection]</ref>


The current drama teacher at Provo High is Bob Bauer. He is believed to be the best drama teacher, his students past and present say he ROCKS!!! During the '05-'06 year, Bauer directed both the school's musical, ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', and ''[[The Servant of Two Masters]].'' The '06-'07 musical was ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' and ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' which showed the same year.
=== March 21 (Flight day 12) ===
The STS-123 crew performed the final inspection of space shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield using the shuttle’s robot arm and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System ([[OBSS]]). Gorie, Johnson, and Doi surveyed the orbiter’s wings and nose cap to ensure that no damage had occurred to the tiles that protect Endeavour from the heat of reentry.


Bauer's third year at PHS has given him the opportunity (which he accepted) to direct ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', and ''[[The Crucible]]''.
The crews spent the remainder of their day configuring tools and reviewing procedures for the flight’s final spacewalk. This included the standard “camp out” in the station’s Quest airlock for Behnken and Foreman.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Astronauts Prepare for Final STS-123 Spacewalk]</ref>


"[[The Crucible]]" was performed in March, portrayed with Bob Bauer's own take and perception of what he believed it should be. The production was successful in this intent.
=== March 22 (Flight day 13) ===
[[Image:S123 EVA5 Foreman.jpg|thumb|Foreman helps tie down the OBSS]]
Michael Foreman and Robert Behnken completed their six-hour EVA at 02:36 (UTC), attaching a 50 ft (15 m) inspection pole to the international space station and completing other chores. Foreman and Behnken hooked an extra-long power cord to the inspection pole, to keep its lasers and cameras warm for the next two months, then secured the boom to the outside of the space station.


"[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]" will be performed November of 2008. This is the biggest cast that Bob Bauer has ever had onstage at one time, and he is hoping that it will turn out as the best play he has ever directed.
After finishing that task, Foreman inspected a jammed rotating joint that has restricted the use of a set of solar wings for months. NASA hopes to have a plan for dealing with the jammed joint by the end of the month, space station flight director [[Dana Weigel]] said.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080323/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle Endeavour crew rests before trip home]</ref>


The previous Drama teacher was Susan Anderson. Some plays/musicals under her direction were ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'', ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'', and ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''.
=== March 23 (Flight day 14) ===
The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station completed their last full day together.


===Ballroom===
Much of the astronauts’ morning was off‐duty time. Afterward, the crews wrapped up transfers of equipment and supplies between Endeavour and the station, and out the tools needed for undocking and subsequent activities.


Angela Williams is the current head ballroom coach and has been since the year of [[2000]]. Her first year at Provo High School, she made a Mission Impossible 2 themed Latin Medley. In 2003, after a huge success with Medleys at National Dancesport Championships, the next year became the biggest tryouts for ballroom team ever. In Angela Williams' fourth year she decided to split the company into two teams -- Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams, which she coached.
The STS-123 and Expedition 16 crews also held a joint crew news conference, answering questions from members of the media on Earth.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Crews End Last Full Day Together]</ref>


That year the varsity team did an Africa themed Latin medley (which had been done the previous year along with a Classic Hollywood Standard Medley) and the JV team did an Evita Latin Medley.
=== March 24 (Flight day 15) ===
[[Image:ISS after STS-123 in March 2008 cropped.jpg‎|thumb|ISS as seen from the departing space shuttle]]
The hatches between ''Endeavour'' and the [[International Space Station]] closed around 5:49 ET, ending a 12 day stay at the [[ISS]], with a scheduled undocking of 7:57 ET. Because of problems with a command sent to solar arrays in the [[ISS]], the undocking occurred at 8:25 ET.


The following year, she brought back the Mission Impossible 2 Latin medley, and made a Sports themed Latin Medley for her JV ballroom team. The Varsity team also got a new Standard Medley called “Fosse”. She kept the standard medley until 2005.
=== March 25 (Flight day 16) ===
The crew of space shuttle Endeavour spent Tuesday getting ready for its journey home and the end of the STS-123 mission. Early in their day, the crew members performed a test of the thrusters that will be used to position the orbiter for re-entry and the control surfaces for its flight through the atmosphere.


For 2005-2006, Sean Farris was hired as the new JV Ballroom Coach. He then choreographed a new Hip Hop themed Latin Medley. The Varsity team also got a new medley themed [[Gloria Estefan]], the “Conga” Medley.
The STS-123 astronauts also set up the recumbent seat for Mission Specialist Léopold Eyharts, who joined the crew of Endeavour on the International Space Station. The recumbent seat is a special seat designed to reduce the stress of gravity on those who have spent long periods of time in the weightless environment of space.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html STS-123 Continues Landing Preparations]</ref>


After a year of working as the JV coach, Sean Farris was no longer available coach at Provo High. For the team of 2006-2007, a new coach, Tiave Matagi, was hired. He kept the Hip Hop Latin Medley, but choreographed a [[Hans Zimmer]] “Music of Majesty” Standard Medley. That year, the varsity team placed 3rd first division at the National Dancesport Championships with both of their medleys, while the JV team placed 5th in second division with both medleys. And in 3 years in a row, Varsity Team placed 1st in National Dancesports Championships High School Team Match.
=== March 26 (Flight day 17, landing) ===
[[Image:STS-123 Landing.jpg|200px|right|thumb|''Endeavour'' rolls out after touchdown. The yellow flame is from the shuttle's [[Auxiliary power unit|APU]]s and is clearly visible in the pitch black night. Space Shuttles do not have [[Strobe light|anti collision lights]], [[navigation light]]s, or [[Aircraft landing lights|landing lights]]]]
Flight controllers gave a no-go on de-orbit for the first landing opportunity at 23:05 UTC (19:05 EDT), due to unfavorable weather conditions at the [[Shuttle Landing Facility]] at [[Kennedy Space Center]].<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/landing_blog.html NASA's STS-123 Landing Blog]</ref>


Many of the alumni have gone on to being on the [[Utah Valley University|UVU]] and [[BYU]] tour teams.
Weather conditions were acceptable for the second landing opportunity, planned for 00:39 UTC [[27 March]], [[2008]] (20:39 EDT [[26 March]], [[2008]]). The landing occurred at the Shuttle Landing Facility, and was the sixteenth night landing of the [[Space Shuttle]] at [[Kennedy Space Center|KSC]] , 22nd Shuttle night landing overall. Coincidentally, this mission also began with a night launch.


Both teams have traveled in the past to such places as [[Idaho Falls]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], and [[California]].
The second landing opportunity was a complete success with main gear touchdown occurring at 20:39:08 EDT (00:39:08 UTC [[27 March]], [[2008]]), nose gear touchdown at 20:39:17 EDT (00:39:17 UTC [[27 March]], [[2008]]), and wheels stop at 20:40:41 EDT (00:40:41 UTC [[27 March]], [[2008]]), completing the STS-123 crew's 15-day, 18-hour, 11-minutes, and 3-seconds space voyage.


This year, 2007-2008, the varsity team got a new Standard Medley, once again choreographed by Angela Williams. Their Conga Medley is in their last year. The JV team has brought back Varsity’s Mission Impossible 2 themed Medley (making it the 4th time it has been danced since it debuted at the 2001 US National DanceSport Championship) while they kept their Music of Majesty Standard Medley. The both teams are scheduled to travel to Idaho, compete in National Dancesport Championships, and (for Varsity) travel to California for 8 days.
The exhaust produced by the Hydrazine Gas Generator [[Auxiliary power unit|APU]]s on either side of Endeavour's tail fin created concern among some observers that something was amiss, as it appeared more pronounced than usual in NASA's visual light cameras.<ref>[http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/080326fd17/index5.html Spaceflight Now | STS-123 Shuttle Report | Shuttle Endeavour returns from space<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However this exhaust is normal and expected. The three Hydrazine Gas Generator APUs are activated 5 minutes before the deorbit burn and are running for 5 min. after wheels stop. The monopropellant hydrazine is changing phase due to a catalyst and reach 1,700°F (927°C).<ref>[http://pdf.aiaa.org/preview/1983/PV1983_1381.pdf Hydrazine Gas Generator performance on Space Shuttle]</ref> The hydraulic power is needed for the shuttle's [[rudder]]/[[speed brake]], [[elevon]]s, body flap and [[landing gear]] during descent, and for the main engine nozzles' [[gimbal]]ling during ascent. Each of the [[Solid Rocket Booster]]s have two similar Hydrazine Gas Generators for their nozzle gimballing.


Provo High's ballroom program took state again, for the 4th year in a row. Their new standard medley, Mary Poppins took 2nd in the Nation and 1st in the state. This was the first year ever for their JV team's Latin medley to make division one. JV's Standard Medley took 3rd this year in division two, while their Latin took 8th in division one.
==Extra-vehicular activity==
{{main|Extra-vehicular activity}}


This year the Varsity team will be competing their Mary Poppins standard medley for a second year, and coach Angela Williams has taken a daring step in choreographing a brand-new Pokemon themed Latin medley. This team is working hard and preparing for another successful year.
Five [[Extra-vehicular activity|spacewalks]] took place during the flight.<ref name='NASAJSC1'>{{cite news | first=Brandi | last=Dean | coauthors= | title=All Aboard for STS-123: The Station Goes Global | date= | publisher=Johnson Space Center | url =http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123/mission_overview.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-14 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/releases/2008/M08-020.html|title=NASA Sets Briefings to Preview March Space Shuttle Mission, STS-123|publisher=NASA|accessdate=2008-02-16|date=2008-01-29}}</ref> The total time of all spacewalks was 33 hours and 28 minutes.


===Band===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width="5%"|
! width="20%"|'''Spacewalkers'''
! width="9%"|'''Start ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])'''
! width="9%"|'''End'''
! width="15%"|'''Duration'''
! width="42%"|'''Mission'''
|-
|-
| EVA 1
| [[Richard M. Linnehan]]<br />[[Garrett Reisman|Garrett E. Reisman]]
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 14]] <br /> 01:18</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 14]] <br /> 08:19</span>
| 7 hours, 01 minutes
| Installation of [[Japanese Experiment Module|ELM-PS]] and [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator|Dextre]] assembly.
|-
| EVA 2
| Linnehan<br />[[Michael Foreman|Michael J. Foreman]]
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 15]]<br />23:49</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 16]]<br />06:57</span>
| 7 hours, 08 minutes
| [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator|Dextre]] assembly (cont.).
|-
| EVA 3
| Linnehan<br />[[Robert L. Behnken]]
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 17]]<br />22:51</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 18]]<br />05:44</span>
| 6 hours, 53 minutes
| [[Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator|Dextre]] assembly (cont.), prepare the Spacelab Logistics Pallet for landing, transfer a spare Canadarm2 yaw join, transfer two spare Direct Current Switching Units Mission and unsuccessful attempted installation of the [[Materials International Space Station Experiment#MISSE-6|MISSE 6]] experiment on the exterior of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] module.
|-
| EVA 4
| Behnken<br />Foreman
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 20]]<br />22:04</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 21]]<br />04:28</span>
| 6 hours, 24 minutes
| Replacement of Remote Power Control Module and test of [[Space Shuttle thermal protection system|tile]] repair material. Removal of a sock covering the left hand of Dextre and some launch locks on Harmony. Release launch locks on Harmony’s port and nadir Common Berthing Mechanisms
|-
| EVA 5
| Behnken<br />Foreman
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 22]]<br />20:34</span>
| <span style="font-size:0.9em">[[March 23]]<br />02:36</span>
| 6 hours, 02 minutes
| Storage of Shuttle [[Orbiter Boom Sensor System]] on the Station, installation of ELM‐PS trunnion covers, removed five covers from the starboard SARJ and performed inspections, captured digital photography, successful installation of the [[Materials International Space Station Experiment#MISSE-6|MISSE 6]] experiment on the exterior of the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus]] module and debris collection.
|}


The band program at PHS is directed by Jared Herald. Some band ensembles at PHS include Philharmonic Orchestra (a string ensemble), [[Percussion]], Concert Band, Symphonic Band, [[Wind Ensemble]], [[Jazz Band]], Pep Band, and the fall and summer [[Marching Band]]s. The Wind Ensemble is the highest performing classical ensemble of the bands, and descends in the order of Symphonic and then Concert. The [[Jazz]] Band has received state and nationwide recognition, and is the most advanced instrumental musical group in the school. This past season (2006), the Marching Band took third place in the 3A category at [[Idaho State University|ISU]] and took home an "Outstanding Percussion" award, which christened their [[drumline]] as the best in the state of [[Idaho]].
==Wake-up calls==
A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of [[Project Gemini|Gemini]], is that mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their family, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.<ref>{{cite news | first=Colin | last=Fries | coauthors= | title=Chronology of Wakeup Calls | date=2007-06-25 | publisher=NASA | url =http://history.nasa.gov/wakeup%20calls.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-13}}</ref><ref name="wakeup">{{Cite web|url=http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/html/ndxpage1.html|title=STS-123 Wakeup Calls|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=March 11|publisher=NASA|year=2008|author=NASA}}</ref>


==PHS-BYU partnerships==
* '''Day 2''': "[[Linus and Lucy]]" performed by [[Vince Guaraldi]], played for Mission Specialist [[Michael Foreman]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd02.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd02.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 3''': Soundtrack of the movie ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' and the song "Godzilla" (from the album [[Spectres (album)|Spectres]]) performed by [[Blue Öyster Cult]], played for Mission Specialist [[Takao Doi]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd03.wav WAV][http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd03.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 4''': "[[Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song)|Saturday Night]]" performed by the [[Bay City Rollers]], played for Flight Engineer [[Garrett Reisman]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd04.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd04.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 5''': "[[Turn! Turn! Turn!|Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)]]" performed by [[The Byrds]], played for Mission Specialist [[Richard M. Linnehan]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd05.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd05.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 6''': "[[We're Going to Be Friends]]" performed by [[The White Stripes]], played for Mission Specialist [[Robert L. Behnken]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd06.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd06.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 7''': "God of Wonders" performed by [[Caedmon's Call]], played for Commander [[Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie|Dominic Gorie]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd07.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd07.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 8''': "Sharing the World" performed by Gregory H. Johnson’s brother, played for Pilot [[Gregory H. Johnson]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd08.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd08.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 9''': "Hoshi Tsumugi no Uta" (星つむぎの歌 or ''Song of Spinning Stars''), performed by [[Ayaka Hirahara]], played for Mission Specialist [[Takao Doi]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd09.wav WAV][http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd09.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 10''': "[[Burning Love]]" performed by [[Elvis Presley]], played for Mission Specialist [[Michael Foreman]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd10.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd10.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 11''': "Blue Sky" performed by [[Big Head Todd and the Monsters]], played for Mission Specialist [[Richard M. Linnehan]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd11.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd11.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 12''': "[[Enter Sandman]]" performed by [[Metallica]], played for Mission Specialist [[Robert L. Behnken]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd12.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd12.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 13''': "[[I Loved Her First]]" performed by [[Heartland (country music band)|Heartland]], played for Commander [[Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie|Dominic Gorie]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd13.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd13.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 14''': "I am Free" ([[Newsboys]] song) performed by the Praise Team at Michael Foreman's church, played for Mission Specialist [[Michael Foreman]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd14.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd14.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 15''': "Furusato" (folksong) performed by Yuko Doi, played for Mission Specialist [[Takao Doi]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd15.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd15.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 16''': "[[Con te partirò]]" performed by the [[Andrea Bocelli]], played for Flight Engineer [[Léopold Eyharts]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd16.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd16.mp3 MP3]
* '''Day 17''': "[[Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)|Drops of Jupiter]]" performed by the [[Train (band)|Train]], played for Pilot [[Gregory H. Johnson]]. [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/wave/fd17.wav WAV] [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/audio/shuttle/sts-123/mp3/fd17.mp3 MP3]


Due to its close proximity to [[Brigham Young University]], Provo High has long operated as an informal local training ground for BYU's student teachers. From 1996 to 1999, PHS and BYU entered into a formal partnership with two primary goals: to improve the student teacher program and to work at retaining ninth grade students, who are statistically most likely to drop out of school.<ref>Harrington, Patti. "Provo High School in Partnership with Brigham Young University." [http://depts.washington.edu/cedren/provo.pdf ''Portraits of Secondary Partner Schools in the National Network for Educational Renewal, 1996-1999''], June 1999. Retrieved November 13, 2006.</ref>
==Contingency mission==
[[STS-3xx|STS-324]] was the designation given to the [[Contingency Shuttle Crew Support]] mission which would have been launched in the event [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]] became disabled during STS-123.<ref name="rescue">{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Bergin | coauthors= | title=NASA sets new launch date targets through to STS-124 | date=2007-04-15 | publisher=NASASpaceflight | url =http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5076 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}</ref> It would have been a modified version of the [[STS-124]] mission and would have involved the launch date being brought forward. The crew for this mission would have been a four-person subset of the full STS-124 crew.<ref name="rescue"/>


==Media==
==PHS Automotive==
[[image:Sts123 launch.ogg|thumb|center|[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] launches from launch pad 39A at [[Kennedy Space Center]] as part of the STS-123 mission]]


The automotive program at Provo High School is noted as one of the best in the nation. The program is currently being instructed by Coleman McVea. Provo High School automotive has won a significant amount of automotive contests on a regional level as well as a state level under the instruction of Coleman McVea. Kyle Carter (KFC), Austin C. Springer and Doug Robertson, represented Provo High School in the Weber State University Automotive Contest on January 17th 2008, taking a respective 1st Place. For there outstanding performance they won a Snap-On Tool Chest, a full tuition waiver to Weber State University and a 2002 Envoy to be used as a training aid for the school. These students went up against the best 24 teams from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. This is the best Provo High has ever done in this contest.
==References ==
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==External links==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Paul D. Boyer]], chemist and 1997 Nobel Laureate
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*[[Kirk Chambers]], professional football player for the [[Cleveland Browns]] and the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [http://www.link.genezis.eu/component/option,com_seyret/Itemid,1/task,videodirectlink/id,536/ STS-123 Endeavour landing]
*[[Poe (singer)|Annie D. Danielewski]] aka Poe, singer/songwriter
* [http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/jan/HQ_0716_STS123_Crew.html NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission]
*[[Mark Z. Danielewski]], author
* [http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22191 NASA Assigns Crew for Shuttle Mission to Install Japanese Lab], Spaceref.com, March 22, 2007
*[[Vernon Law]], [[Cy Young award]] recipient, with the Pittsburgh Pirates
* [http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts123/status.html Up to the minute updates of STS-123 Mission]
*[[Brett Vroman]], basketball
* [http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031808a.html#ofk The STS-123 Official Flight Kit Manifest]
*[[Tracy Hickman]], Science-fiction & Fantasy Novelist (1975)


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Provo High School is a public secondary school located in Provo, Utah; it is part of the Provo City School District, and is the oldest existent secondary school in the city. In 2007 PHS became the first "IB World School" in Utah County. The current Principal is Sam Ray.

Reunions: www.provo98.com, www.provohigh88.com

Clubs and organizations

Performing arts and athletics

PHS possesses an abundance of programs in its performing arts department.

Soccer

The Provo High Soccer team is currently coached by Cesar Cardoso. The team took 3rd in state in 2006-07.

Basketball

Provo High has won more Utah state basketball championships than any other school (http://deseretnews.com/preprecords/). PHS won the state basketball championship in 1941, '44, '45, '56, '73, '74, '78, '81, '83, '85, '87, '95, '97, '98, '04, '07 and 08.(http://deseretnews.com/preprecords/) The team is coached by Craig Drury who has won more Utah State high school basketball titles than any other coach in Utah. Provo won back to back titles in '07 & '08. Led by Chris Collinsworth and Sean Thornton, they defeated the Payson Lions 43-37 to win the 2006-2007 championship. In 2007-2008, they defeated Bountiful 45-42, led by Adam Law, Scott Edwards, Kyson Koop, Brandon Davies, and Kyle Collinsworth.

Wrestling

Season starts soon.

Head coach Miller named 4A Coach of the Year

Mclain Griffin Places in state again

"Likio the Crusher Pope" is looking good and maybe a state contender.

TJ "The Christ" Fitzgerald once wrestled him to the floor, slamming his torso into a bench, crippling him and his ability to walk... it is said that he has been training 24/7 to achieve his revenge.

Baseball

Provo High finished 3rd in state last year, led by 1st team all-state winners Blake Golding, Josh Beasley, and Adam Law. they were coached by Lance Moore, who won the 2007 4A coach of the year. The Bulldogs are returning with Adam Law, Collin Bigelow, Andy Isom, and Morgan Ventura.

Choir

The PHS choir department is managed by Cory Mendenhall. The choir department is composed of four choirs: A beginning SATB choir is an open enrollment class, and works as a starter for getting into the program. The other three choirs are audition only choirs. There is an Advanced Women's Chorus (AWE) composedof female voices, usually anywhere from 30-40 members. There is also a Chamber Choir, a 28 member choir with seven tenors, seven altos, seven sopranos, and seven basses, referred to as "PHS Singers." The largest choir is the Concert Choir, ranging from anywhere to 88-110 members.

Drama

The current drama teacher at Provo High is Bob Bauer. He is believed to be the best drama teacher, his students past and present say he ROCKS!!! During the '05-'06 year, Bauer directed both the school's musical, Beauty and the Beast, and The Servant of Two Masters. The '06-'07 musical was The Pirates of Penzance and The Comedy of Errors which showed the same year.

Bauer's third year at PHS has given him the opportunity (which he accepted) to direct Fiddler on the Roof, and The Crucible.

"The Crucible" was performed in March, portrayed with Bob Bauer's own take and perception of what he believed it should be. The production was successful in this intent.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will be performed November of 2008. This is the biggest cast that Bob Bauer has ever had onstage at one time, and he is hoping that it will turn out as the best play he has ever directed.

The previous Drama teacher was Susan Anderson. Some plays/musicals under her direction were The Scarlet Pimpernel, You Can't Take it With You, and South Pacific.

Ballroom

Angela Williams is the current head ballroom coach and has been since the year of 2000. Her first year at Provo High School, she made a Mission Impossible 2 themed Latin Medley. In 2003, after a huge success with Medleys at National Dancesport Championships, the next year became the biggest tryouts for ballroom team ever. In Angela Williams' fourth year she decided to split the company into two teams -- Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams, which she coached.

That year the varsity team did an Africa themed Latin medley (which had been done the previous year along with a Classic Hollywood Standard Medley) and the JV team did an Evita Latin Medley.

The following year, she brought back the Mission Impossible 2 Latin medley, and made a Sports themed Latin Medley for her JV ballroom team. The Varsity team also got a new Standard Medley called “Fosse”. She kept the standard medley until 2005.

For 2005-2006, Sean Farris was hired as the new JV Ballroom Coach. He then choreographed a new Hip Hop themed Latin Medley. The Varsity team also got a new medley themed Gloria Estefan, the “Conga” Medley.

After a year of working as the JV coach, Sean Farris was no longer available coach at Provo High. For the team of 2006-2007, a new coach, Tiave Matagi, was hired. He kept the Hip Hop Latin Medley, but choreographed a Hans Zimmer “Music of Majesty” Standard Medley. That year, the varsity team placed 3rd first division at the National Dancesport Championships with both of their medleys, while the JV team placed 5th in second division with both medleys. And in 3 years in a row, Varsity Team placed 1st in National Dancesports Championships High School Team Match.

Many of the alumni have gone on to being on the UVU and BYU tour teams.

Both teams have traveled in the past to such places as Idaho Falls, Las Vegas, and California.

This year, 2007-2008, the varsity team got a new Standard Medley, once again choreographed by Angela Williams. Their Conga Medley is in their last year. The JV team has brought back Varsity’s Mission Impossible 2 themed Medley (making it the 4th time it has been danced since it debuted at the 2001 US National DanceSport Championship) while they kept their Music of Majesty Standard Medley. The both teams are scheduled to travel to Idaho, compete in National Dancesport Championships, and (for Varsity) travel to California for 8 days.

Provo High's ballroom program took state again, for the 4th year in a row. Their new standard medley, Mary Poppins took 2nd in the Nation and 1st in the state. This was the first year ever for their JV team's Latin medley to make division one. JV's Standard Medley took 3rd this year in division two, while their Latin took 8th in division one.

This year the Varsity team will be competing their Mary Poppins standard medley for a second year, and coach Angela Williams has taken a daring step in choreographing a brand-new Pokemon themed Latin medley. This team is working hard and preparing for another successful year.

Band

The band program at PHS is directed by Jared Herald. Some band ensembles at PHS include Philharmonic Orchestra (a string ensemble), Percussion, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and the fall and summer Marching Bands. The Wind Ensemble is the highest performing classical ensemble of the bands, and descends in the order of Symphonic and then Concert. The Jazz Band has received state and nationwide recognition, and is the most advanced instrumental musical group in the school. This past season (2006), the Marching Band took third place in the 3A category at ISU and took home an "Outstanding Percussion" award, which christened their drumline as the best in the state of Idaho.

PHS-BYU partnerships

Due to its close proximity to Brigham Young University, Provo High has long operated as an informal local training ground for BYU's student teachers. From 1996 to 1999, PHS and BYU entered into a formal partnership with two primary goals: to improve the student teacher program and to work at retaining ninth grade students, who are statistically most likely to drop out of school.[1]

PHS Automotive

The automotive program at Provo High School is noted as one of the best in the nation. The program is currently being instructed by Coleman McVea. Provo High School automotive has won a significant amount of automotive contests on a regional level as well as a state level under the instruction of Coleman McVea. Kyle Carter (KFC), Austin C. Springer and Doug Robertson, represented Provo High School in the Weber State University Automotive Contest on January 17th 2008, taking a respective 1st Place. For there outstanding performance they won a Snap-On Tool Chest, a full tuition waiver to Weber State University and a 2002 Envoy to be used as a training aid for the school. These students went up against the best 24 teams from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. This is the best Provo High has ever done in this contest.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Harrington, Patti. "Provo High School in Partnership with Brigham Young University." Portraits of Secondary Partner Schools in the National Network for Educational Renewal, 1996-1999, June 1999. Retrieved November 13, 2006.

Vance Law, Professional Baseball Player, BYU head baseball coach

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