Liahona Preparatory Academy

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Liahona Preparatory Academy is a regionally accredited private school in Utah County, Utah, United States, that offers instruction to students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The school was founded by Brent and Kolleen DeGraff. In 2019, the DeGraffs retired and the school was sold to the Long Family and is currently run by Jordan Long, a graduate of and long time teacher/administrator at Liahona. The school blends core academics with the principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Liahona has been in operation since 1998, and is named after an artifact described in The Book of Mormon. Liahona teaches four basic classes: history, science, English, and math. It also offers electives such as Digital Journalism, Spanish, Kung-Fu, Various Theatre courses, and career exploration. Currently, the school has almost 200 on-campus students. In 2014, 2017, and 2018, Liahona was recognized by BestSchool.org, an independent ranking organization. Out of thousands of distance education programs nationwide, Liahona Preparatory Academy was ranked as one of the top 50 schools in America.

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