Butte High School (Butte, Montana)

Butte High School
Butte High School
Location
	401 South Wyoming; Butte, Montana 59701; United States
Coordinates	46°00′31″N 112°32′00″W / 46.00852°N 112.53325°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1896; 128 years ago
School district	Butte School District No. 1
Principal	John Metz
Faculty	76.01 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,208 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	15.89
Color(s)	Purple & White
Mascot	Bulldog
Rivals	Butte Central Catholic High School
Newspaper	The Mountaineer
Yearbook	The Bulldog (1947–Present); The Mountaineer (1907–1939)
Website	www.bsd1.org/schools/butte-high-school

Butte High School is a public high school in Butte, Montana. It was established in 1896.^[2]

Academics and Student Life

Due to Butte High School's close association with local university Montana Tech, students are offered a large number of dual credit and AP courses, ranging from United States Government to Chemistry. Butte High School has a number of sports including, but not limited to: American football, volleyball, basketball, cross country, and golf. As for non-sport related activities, Butte High School has a speech and debate program as well as a band. Clubs are also a staple of a student's repertoire with Excel Club and History Club maintaining active student rosters.

Notable alumni

Notable people
Evel Knievel
Daredevil
Judy Martz
22nd Governor of Montana
John Walsh
Member of the United States Senate, 2014–2015
Tim Montana
Singer
Colt Anderson
NFL player

Athletes

Colt Anderson, NFL football player.^[3]
Bob O'Billovich, scout for the BC Lions.^[4]
Milt Popovich, NFL football player; Chicago Cardinals halfback.^[5]
Pat Ogrin, former NFL football player; Washington Redskins.^[6]
Sonny Holland, former college football coach.^[7]

Entertainment and Arts

Evel Knievel, daredevil.
Paul B. Lowney, cartoonist.
Mary MacLane, writer.
Tim Montana, singer.^[8]

Law and Politics

Mike Cooney, current Lieutenant Governor of Montana.^[9]
George Horse-Capture, Native American activist, curator, National Museum of the American Indian^[10]
Judy Martz, 22nd Governor of Montana^[11]
Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List^[12]
John Walsh, Lieutenant Governor of Montana (2013–2014); United States Senator from Montana (2014–2015).^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Butte High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "About". Butte School District No. 1. September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "#MTTop40: Colt Anderson 'one of the greatest' to come out of Butte". Montana Sports. July 5, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "Butte Legends: The Athletes No. 4: Bob O'Billovich". Montana Standard. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "'Butte Bullet' dies: Grizzly great Milt Popovich was one of Montana's best". Missoulian. June 25, 2005. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
^ "Super Bowl carries local roots". Montana Standard. February 7, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "What ever happened to: Allyn 'Sonny' Holland". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. October 23, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "Song about Butte gets radio play". Billings Gazette. December 23, 2005. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "Mike Cooney: Blood and Shoe Leather". Independent Record. February 27, 2000. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "George Paul Horse Capture, former NMAI official, passes away". Indianz.Com. 2013-04-17. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ "Montana Governor Judy Martz". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
^ Chozick, Amy (2015-03-03). "Leader of Emily's List, a PAC Built to Elect Women, Faces Her Biggest Test in 2016". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
^ "John Walsh bio". Montana Standard. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved December 7, 2018.