Salem Hills High School
Anchored in Integrity • Empowered to Succeed • Focused on the Future
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On December 4, 2006 ground breaking ceremonies were held so Salem Hills High School would be able to open its doors to begin the 2008-2009 school year, being the first new high school in the Nebo School District in over 100 years. Salem Hills serves the students living in the Salem, Elk Ridge, Payson, and Woodland Hills communities of Utah. We value a comprehensive education; offering a wide range of academic, vocational, technical, family science, and fine arts courses.
Serving nearly 1,400 students in grades 10 through 12, Salem Hills High School is nationally recognized for excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts. US News recently ranked Salem Hills in the top 40 public high schools in Utah and in the top 20% of public high schools national-wide—with a 96% Graduation Rate and 37% of students taking at least one AP Exam. But Salem Hills is much more than just great statistics. It’s a community of learners where everyone has the opportunity to achieve personal, social, creative, and academic excellence. |
Justin Bills
Director of Choirs
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Justin is the Director of Choirs at Salem Hills High School, a position he’s held for 12 years. His choirs have been invited to and have sung nationwide in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, The National Cathedral, Libby Gardner Hall, and DeJong Concert Hall. In March 2020, the Salem Hills High School Singers had the distinct honor of performing at the Western Division Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Salt Lake City. He received both Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Music from BYU. Justin conducted choirs for the Saturday evening Sessions of the October 2011 and April 2013 General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Justin is also a music director at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. As a director, his favorite credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, Daddy Long Legs, Hello, Dolly, Peter and the Starcatcher, Into the Woods, The Drowsy Chaperone, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, In the Heights, Big River, and Disney’s Newsies. Justin and his amazingly talented wife, Cecily Ellis-Bills live with their two sons Clark and Wyatt, and their dogs, Scooter and Archer, in Salem.
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John Sargeant
Principal Accompanist
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John Sargeant has worked as a freelance pianist in Utah for the last 8 years. He studied piano performance at Utah State & Weber State Universities. John has accompanied dozens of Utah choirs, including the Mapleton Chorale (2011-13), the UVU Choirs (2012-17), and the SHHS Choirs (2015-17). He has been a pianist at many restaurants & venues since his teens (& his #1 dream for 2020 is to start playing piano on cruise ships). John has posted over 700 music videos on his YouTube channel.
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