Wasatch Academy is an independent,

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ucational,

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for grades 8-12 and post-graduates located in Mount Pleasant,

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, United States. It was founded in 1875 by Reverend Duncan McMillan, a Presbyterian minister who had come to the Sanpete Valley, in the mountains of central Utah, to both recover his health and to do missionary work among members of

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living in the geographic center of Utah.

Campus

Wasatch Academy consists of the Loftin-Lewis Student Center, Craighead Humanities Building, Reemtsma Mathematics and Science Building, Coltharp Center for Evolving Technologies, Studio Arts Center, Multi-Purpose Building (housing the school's secondary gym, weight lifting room, climbing wall, etc.), Joseph R. Loftin Field House, Brunger-Wilkey Gymnasium, Bernadette and Edward Feeney Music Conservatory, Tigers Den Performing Arts Center, the Leonoff Family Learning Center, Engineering Arts Building, eight residence halls, an administration building, wellness center, and a student-run coffee shop. The school has five dual-diploma campuses in China, as a part of joint educational ventures with Chinese high schools. The program at Ruian High School is the first ever granted by the

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. The other partner programs are with the Beijing National Day School, Zhejiang Chengtan High School, Nanjing Foreign Language School and Kunshan High School. They provide Chinese students with a dual diploma, one from the Chinese high school and one from Wasatch Academy. Overall, Wasatch Academy partners with over 18 schools in China, India, Ecuador, Peru, Japan, and Chile to offer dual diplomas, exchanges, and collaborations. Finks Dormitory

Notable alumni

* George L. Bartlett (class of 1942),

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officer * Elisabeth Omilami (class of 1969), Human rights activist * Everard Bartlett (class of 2004), Former professional basketball player and coach *

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(class of 2008), Palestenian-American author and activist *

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(class of 2012), Professional basketball player who plays in Canada, played college basketball for the

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(class of 2014), Human rights activist and singer * Emmanuel Akot (class of 2017), basketball player who plays in The Netherlands, played college basketball for the

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, and

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(class of 2018), basketball player who plays in Germany, played college basketball for the

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and

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(class of 2020), football player for the

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Mady Sissoko Mady Goundo Sissoko (born 20 December 2000) is a Malian college basketball player for the California Golden Bears of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the high school level, Sissoko competed for Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah and was a c ...

(class of 2020), basketball player for the

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* Nolan Hickman (class of 2021), basketball player for the

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* Roddy Gayle Jr. (class of 2022), basketball player for the

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* Leonard Miller (class of 2022-transferred), basketball player for the

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* Collin Murray-Boyles (class of 2023), basketball player for the

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* John Mobley Jr. (class of 2024), basketball player for the

References

External links

*
Basketball website

The Association of Boarding Schools profile
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Campus

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links