Helena High School

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Helena High School
Helena High School, Helena, Montana.jpg
The original building, 1905
Location
Helena High School
1300 Billings Avenue

Helena
,
Montana

United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established1876
School district Helena Public School District
PrincipalBrian Kessler
Teaching staff74.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 through 12
Enrollment1,087 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.63 [1]
Color(s)  Cardinal red and white
Athletics AA (largest class in Montana)
Mascot Bengals
Nickname HHS
Rival Helena Capital High School
Accreditation Montana Office of Public Instruction
Website Helena High website

Helena High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Helena, Montana, United States. It is part of the Helena Public School District. Founded in September 1876, it is the second oldest high school in Montana. The First being Loyola Sacred Heart High School in Missoula, founded in 1873. [2] A new building was completed in August 1935 and it was almost destroyed a few months later in the 1935 Helena earthquake. [3] In 1955, the building became Helena Junior High School (now Helena Middle School) and Helena High School moved into its present location at 1300 Billings Avenue, just off Montana Avenue.

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Curriculum

Four foreign languages are taught at Helena High: French, German, Latin, and Spanish. The English Department, with 22 faculty, offers instruction in English literature and composition, as well as elective studies. Students are encouraged to take honors and Advanced Placement (AP) in English, math, science, and history. There are also many elective options.

Extracurricular activities

There are many extra-curricular clubs and activities for students to get involved at Helena High School. [4] School teams and clubs include:

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Helena High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Superintendent of Public Instruction, p. 57. Accessed 2011-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Helena, Montana 1935 10 19 04:48 UTC (local 10/18) Magnitude 6.3 Intensity VIII". Historic Earthquakes. USGS. 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ http://hhs.helenaschools.org/extracurricular/activities/ Helena High School website
  5. ↑ Max Baucus. "A National Leader With Montana Values". Max Baucus. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Carol Ann Judge, 73". Daily Inter Lake . December 13, 2014. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ulva Pippy dies in Bozeman". The Independent Record. Montana, Helena. April 14, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Dr. A.L. Strand Elected President State College to Succeed Dr. Atkinson." Helena Independent. July 13, 1937.

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