WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DIXIE HIGH SCHOOL
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
1911-1966Dixie Academy Building
86 S. Main Street
St. George, Utah
1966-Present
350 East 700 South
St. George, UT 94770
Dixie High did not appear in the 1961 or previous telephone books
673-2312 in the 1972 telephone book (Dixie Senior High)
(435)673-4682 in current telephone books (Dixie High School)
http://www.dixiehigh.org
HISTORY
The "Dixie Flyers" name came from a newspaper article written about the Dixie Basketball teamthat went to a championship tournament in Chicago. The author said the players on the Dixie team looked
like they were flying and the name stuck.
The Dixie High 1940 basketball team played for the state championship, but lost he final game to Ogden High
School.
After several years of discussion, the high school was split off of Dixie Junior College about 1963. For the first
three years, it continued to be held in the same building on the northwest corner of Main Street and 100 South.
The new high school campus was built in 1965 and 1966 and was first occupied in August of 1966.
Following the division of the High School and College programs, Mr. Don Cameron became principal of Dixie
High School and remained through the 1978-1979 school year.
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-01100 Photo of the 1930 Dixie basketball team
WCHS-01101 Photo of a Dixie basketball team
WCHS-01102 Photo of the Dixie basketball team on the Continental Limited train
WCHS-01103 Photo of an All State Basketball Team
WCHS-01104 Photo of Dixie basketball player, Kenneth Cox
WCHS-01105 Photo of Dixie basketball player, V. Loraine "Coxie" Cox
WCHS-01106 Photo of Dixie basketball player, Kenneth Cox
WCHS-01107 Photo of V. Loraine "Coxie" Cox's basketball memorabilia
WCHS-01108 Photo of Dixie track stars, E. Romney and V. Loraine 'Coxie' Cox
WCHS-01360 Photo of a 1929 Dixie High School track meet with Rex Nelson
WCHS-01361 Photo of the 1927-1928 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01365 Newspaper cartoon wishing the Dixie High School 1927-1928 basketball team well
WCHS-01366 Photo of the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01367 Photo of the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team at the St. George Airport
WCHS-01368 Photo of the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team at the St. George Airport
WCHS-01369 Photo of Dixie High School basketball coach Lee Hafen at the St. George Airport in 1929
WCHS-01375 Photo of the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01629 Photo of the 1940 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01632 Photo of the Dixie basketball team on the Continental Limited train
WCHS-01633 Photo of the Dixie High School basketball squad
WCHS-01634 Photo of the 1928-1929 Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-01697 Photo of the a Dixie High School basketball team
WCHS-04064 Photo of Dixie High School / Dixie College building in St. George
WCHS-04065 Photo of Dixie High School / Dixie College building in St. George
WCHS-04066 Photo of the Dixie Academy Building and the Gymnasium Buildimg next door
WCHS-04067 Photo of the Dixie Academy Gymnasium Building
WCHS-04068 Photo of tennis courts behind the Dixie Academy Building
WCHS-04069 Photo of the 1914 Dixie High track team behind the Dixie Academy Building
WCHS-04070 Photo of the Dixie High School Science Building
WCHS-04071 Photo of the Chemistry Lab in the Dixie High School Science Building
WCHS-04072 Photo of the a Dixie High School Seminary Building
Other photos on the web:
1950 photo of a football game at Dixie High School
1950 photo of a decorated truck with sports team members on the back in a Dixie High School parade
Three Dixie High School floats in a 1950 parade
1950 May Pole dance at Dixie High School
REFERENCES
Many of the Dixie High School yearbooks are online athttp://www.skalooza.com/utah-washington-saint_george/dixie_high/yearbooks.html
https://www.classmates.com/places/school/dixie-high-school/17224l
Skalooza memorials for deceased Dixie High School alumni
Announcement of the opening of the St. George Stake Academy on September 19, 1911
Utah Teacher's Register of Attendance
Blank pages from 1970-1971
Dixie High School 74th Annual Commencement Exercises (Class of 1985)
Program: "Just Be Who You Are", May 30, 1985
Dixie High School 83rd Annual Commencement Exercises (Class of 1994)
Program: "For Just a Moment", May 26, 1994
Dixie High School Student Phone Book (1997-1998)
Utah House of Representatives Official Citation Honoring
Dixie High School Celebrating 100 years!
Dixie High class of 1951 renews seven decades of friendship
Article in the St George News by Joseph Witham, 10/23/2016
Dixie State history day; the story of a "doggedly loyal" community fighting to keep its school
by Reuben Wadsworth, St. George News, December 12, 2021