Huntley Project High School

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Huntley Project High School
Address
Huntley Project High School
1477 Ash Street

Worden, Montana

USA
Coordinates 45°57′36″N108°09′54″W / 45.96°N 108.165°W / 45.96; -108.165
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedFall of 1968 (1968)
SuperintendentMark Wandle
PrincipalSam Bruner
Staff17.86 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Number of students259 (2022–2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.88 [1]
CampusRural
Color(s)Red, black and white
    [2]
SportsFootball, Volleyball, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Cross-Country, Softball, & Golf
MascotRed Devils [2]
Website huntley.k12.mt.us

Huntley Project High School is a high school in Worden, Montana. Home of the Red Devils, the Huntley Project School District serves students living in four small Montana communities: Worden, Ballantine, Huntley, and Pompey's Pillar, with total population nearing 3,000 people. It is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Montana's largest city, Billings, in the southeastern part of Montana.

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On September 18, 2008, an early morning fire destroyed the high school building in Worden. [3]

About the school

Total 2006-2007 enrollment is 739 students, grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The high school currently has 226 students, making Huntley Project a Class B school in the Montana High School Association.

The name ‘Huntley Project’ is short for Huntley Irrigation Project, which was the second U.S. Bureau of Reclamation irrigation project. The area was part of the Crow Indian Reservation from 1874 to 1904 when the government purchased the 35,000 acres (140 km2), stretching across 27 miles (43 km) from Huntley, east to the Little Bull Mountains.

Huntley Projects stated goals are for their students learn and develop citizenship.

The 36,208-square-foot (3,363.8 m2) high school building was built in 1968 at a cost of $460,945. It was one of many schools designed by the firm Johnson-Graham & Associates. [4]

Athletics

Huntley Project Red Devils participate in Montana's Class B in the following athletic programs.

Activities

Huntley Project students participate in the following extra-curricular clubs and activities.

Awards

Notable alumni

Fire

On September 18, 2008, an early morning fire destroyed the high school building in Worden. The fire destroyed nine classrooms, the home economics room, the library and computer lab, three offices, the high school gym and the band room. The concession stand, school trophies and other memorabilia were also destroyed. [6]

Early reports said the fire was "suspicious" in nature. [3] Yellowstone County deputies arrested four teens, all current or former Huntley Project students, in connection with the fire. [7] Court records say that the four teens broke into the school, damaged several doors and vandalized the chemistry room and other rooms, broke into a vending machine for snacks and took footballs before leaving the building. Court records say the teens later returned to the school and set fires in the chemistry room and an office. [8]

Gregory Dean Three Fingers, 18, was charged in Yellowstone County Justice Court with arson and burglary. He was arraigned on felony charges on September 26, 2008. [8] Michael John Victoria II, 16, was charged as an adult in District Court with arson and burglary as well. He pleaded not guilty. [9] Two younger teens, a boy and girl both aged 14, were cited in youth court in connection with the fire. [10]

After the fire, students returned to classes in modular buildings moved onto the school campus, which were used, along with spare rooms in other buildings and around town, as classrooms until a new school was built. The school and campus were insured for more than $6 million. [11] A new junior and high school were completed by 2011 for $13.5 million. [12]

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  4. ↑ "About Huntley Project High". Billings Gazette. 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
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  10. ↑ Greg Tuttle (2008-09-24). "2 teens hear charges stemming from high school fire". Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  11. ↑ Matt Hagengruber (2008-08-19). "Insurance sufficient to rebuild, board says". Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  12. ↑ Benoit, Zach (6 August 2011). "Generations of Huntley Project grads explore new school building". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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