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Head School . American Heritage School
American Fork, UT
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American Heritage School has always been presented as rigorous private education with a Christian foundation. Academic excellence, responsible citizenship, and character development have been highly stressed from the School's inception. The core subjects have always included reading, mathematics, history, geography, science, and language arts. Various specialty subjects have been taught through the years, but generally have included art, a choral music program, and physical education for all grades. And, as has always been the case at American Heritage School, moral and religious education were incorporated daily in every class and every subject - not as a separate subject and not in a separate location. American Heritage School has many traditions and they all play a role in the School's unique philosophy and culture. For example, teachers gather every morning to sing a hymn, pray and listen to a brief devotional before beginning classroom instruction. Core classroom teachers begin each day in class with a morning devotional for the students and each grade presents a class devotional once per year for the entire School. Other traditions at American Heritage School include the annual Patriotic Program, the Christmas Concert, the Christmas Teddy-Bear Service Project, the Dance Festival, Shakespeare Week, and a Spring Choral Concert - to name a few. One of the most impressive traditions at the School is the annual Patriotic Program. Geneve Cornell, a talented and inspired 5th grade teacher, was asked by Shirley Andersen to write the script for a new Patriotic program to be presented for the first time on April 19, 1974. The Patriotic Program entitled "The Spirit of America Speaks" was presented with all 150 students from the school participating. The script was ambitious and included numerous and lengthy passages from the Scriptures as well as from American and European History. Notwithstanding the length and relative complexity of the script, the program was presented by the students in completely memorized form. The program traces the line of freedom and liberty and agency from premortal existence to the present day. Scenes and characters depicted include Moses and the Children of Israel, the Magna Carta, Martin Luther, Columbus, the American Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights, and various American Founding Fathers. President Benson attended the inaugural program and many other schools and community members have since begun attending the American Heritage School Patriotic Program as a matter of annual tradition. Music directors for the program through the years have included Kay Asay, Winona Kirk, Glenna Peterson, Dorene Western, Marianne Tischner, Cheri Hancock and Deborah Otteson. In 1975, American Heritage School received an award from the "Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge" for American Heritage School's Patriotic Program. The plaque for this award is displayed at the School. Later, in 1990, the school received another award, the "George Washington Honor Medal."Uplifting and inspiring works of art have always been a tradition at American Heritage School. Today the School's hallways and classrooms are beautifully adorned with art and images that inspire faith, charity, humility, and patriotism. Geneve Cornell, who was a great lover of Christopher Columbus, and who also served as the School's principal in 1987, asked Neldon Bullock, a famous artist, to make an inlaid wood marquetry of the landing of Christopher Columbus in America. Mr. Bullock was happy to create this piece and did so with great love and care. The Columbus marquetry has been proudly displayed at the School ever since. In 2002, students, teachers, administrators and other patrons of the school pooled their resources to obtain an inspiring bronze sculpture by artist Stanley Watts entitled "Appeal to Divine Providence" which depicts John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin praying together over a draft of the Declaration of Independence. This sculpture is centrally displayed in the School's center court and conveys a powerful message to all who pass it that the spirit of American Heritage School is one of faith, sacrifice and patriotism.American Heritage School Address
736 North 1100 EastAmerican Fork, UT
United States