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Wasatch County embracing second high school, new rivalry

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Wasatch County School District Superintendent Garrick Peterson Wasatch County School District Superintendent Garrick Peterson, recaps the August Board of Education meeting and has a report card on the start of the 2026-27 school year and the opening of the district's second high school. Peterson discusses the enrollment split between Wasatch High and Deer Creek High.

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