The decision to change from a traditional high school caused some controversy in the local community because it coincided with the removal of all the school's sports programs, many of which had been played for nearly a century.

The removal of sports led to increased transfers to outlying schools among the student body at that time.

Popular AP U.S. History teacher, Dale Wood, often referred to the mascot as the "Fighting Agrarians."

[1] After multiple attempts to preserve the building fell through, it was later purchased for $11.6 million by Wasatch Developments and Garbett Homes for residential development,[2] with plans featuring a mix of 76 single-family homes and commercial property fronting 3300 South in which the property were finalized in late 2016.

In April 2017, the district began demolishing the abandoned school in preparation for a development Complex.