Butte Central Catholic High School

Butte Central Catholic High School
Address
9 South Idaho Street Butte , (Silver Bow County) , Montana 59701 United States
Coordinates	46°0′44″N112°32′28″W / 46.01222°N 112.54111°W / 46.01222; -112.54111
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1892
Superintendent	Timothy Uhl
Principal	J. P. Williams
Teaching staff	30
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	132 (2007–2008)
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Slogan	Where Faith and Science Meet
Fight song	"Notre Dame Victory March"
Athletics	Go BC
Athletics conference	Montana Southwest A
Team name	Maroons
Accreditation	Northwest Accreditation Commission [1]
USNWR ranking	A
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena
Website	Official school website

Butte Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Butte, Montana. It is one of two high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, the other being Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula. Their mascot is the Maroons.

Montana High School Association State Championships

List of state championships attained by the school: ^[2]

• Boys Basketball – 1950, 1956, 1978, 1984, 1992, 2020, 2022
• Boys Football – 1945, 1948, 1952, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
• Boys Swimming – 1996, 2003
• Boys Golf – 1978, 1989
• Boys Cross Country – 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980
• Boys Track and Field – 1982
• Boys Wrestling – 1983
• Girls Basketball – 1981, 1982, 2011, 2016
• Girls Softball – 1997, 1999, 2000
• Girls Track and Field – 1981, 1982, 1983

Notable alumni and faculty

• Amanda Curtis, math and physics teacher from 2004 to 2006, member of Montana House of Representatives, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014
• Rob "Robbie" Johnson, MLB catcher for Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, graduated 2001 ^[3]
• Jerry J. O'Connell, former member of United States House of Representatives ^[4]
• Robert O'Neill, decorated Navy SEAL; revealed in November 2014 to be Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during raid on Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan on May 1, 2011
• Jim Sweeney, college and pro football coach, head coach at Washington State, Montana State and Fresno State, class of 1947
• George Leo Thomas, Bishop of the Diocese of Helena
• Brian Morris, Stanford University football player, Montana Supreme Court Judge

References

1. NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
2. MHSA. "Montana High School Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.
3. Foley, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Life in the Big Leagues: Butte's Robbie Johnson living the dream". – The Montana Standard .
4. "O'CONNELL, Jerry Joseph, (1909–1956)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.