A Brief History of Cherry Hill
Education has always been a cornerstone of this community. Initially, children in the community attended a neighborhood school in 1880 at the Kinsey home (bottom, left), which later moved to a one-room log schoolhouse called the Spencer Elementary School, built in 1883 on a three-acre parcel of land purchased for $48. Spencer School provided instruction in grades first through fifth and then slowly expanded to first through eight as it grew in size (bottom, middle). As Orem grew, two other elementary schools, Sharon and Union, were built in the late 1800s. Between 1912 and 1949, no other elementary schools were built in Orem. In 1950, Westmore Elementary School (bottom, right) was constructed, and the students from the Cherry Hill community attended there until the community was split, with some of the community attending the newly built Hillcrest Elementary in 1954. In 1965, our community was reunited in the newly built Cherry Hill Elementary School.
Cherry Hill Through The Decades
1965: Inaugural Year
"The public schools of America are for the children. We, the teachers and parents, must dedicate our lives to do the very best job possible in educating every student to be a worthwhile citizen... I believe the destiny of America depends upon the students in the classroom today."
Fenton J. Prince, Principal (first principal)
History of Programs
Spanish Immersion Program - 1978
The first Spanish Immersion program in the state of Utah opened at Cherry Hill Elementary!
