Fort Benton High School
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1921 |
| Principal | Mr. Scott Gragg |
| Students | 115[1] |
| Address |
1820 Washington Street, Fort Benton, Montana, USA 47°49′23″N 110°40′03″W / 47.82306°N 110.66750°WCoordinates: 47°49′23″N 110°40′03″W / 47.82306°N 110.66750°W[2] |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Cardinal Red, White, and Gold |
| Sports | Football, Volleyball, Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Wrestling, Track & Field, Boys' & Girls' Golf, Girls' & Boys' Tennis, Gymnastics, Cross Country |
| Mascot | Longhorns |
| Affiliations | Cheerleading, Majorettes, Speech & Drama, Band, Choir, News paper/Annual, B Club, Student Council, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, and Pep Club |
| Website |
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Fort Benton High School is a high school in Fort Benton, Montana. Home of the Mighty Longhorns, the Fort Benton School District serves students living in: Fort Benton, Loma, and Carter, with total population nearing 2,000 people. It is located 36 miles (58 km) north east of Great Falls.
About the school
Total 2010-2011 enrollment is 553 students, grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The high school currently has 115 students, making Fort Benton a Class C school in the Montana High School Association.
Fort Benton's goals are that each student:
1. Students are the first priority at Fort Benton Public Schools
The high school building was built in 1943. after a Fire destroyed the original building that was built in the summer of 1920
The Fort Benton School district has had 5 separate building in the history of the district with the Original building built 1856 and then the separate building after the fire was built in 1920 the Elementary and High School that housed Chouteau County High School and then the current Elementary and High School that houses Fort Benton High School built in 1963
Athletics
The Fort Benton Longhorns have had to move with the economy with what District, Division, and Classification they are placed in. Being one of the original founding schools in the MHSA, Original Classification: Class AA 1891-1931 Class A 1932-1977 Class B 1978-1982 Class A 1983-1988 Class B 1989-2008 Class C 2009-Current
Central A
Northern A
Northeast B
Northern B
Southern B
South/Central B
Northern C
District 1B
District 6B
District 7C/8C
Football
The Fort Benton Longhorn Football team holds the longest running state playoff record out of all Class A' B' and C' Schools 20 state playoff shows from the Longhorns, Under Retired Coach Kevin Smith and Current Coach Pat Munson
Head Coach: Pat Munson
Assistant Coach: Skip Ross
Assistant Coach: Colton Kassmeier
Assistant Coach: Adam Olson
State Championships: 2002,
State Runner-Up: 2003, 2004
Volleyball
Fort Benton Volleyball
Head Coach: Christa Sprout
Assistant Coach: Julie McGinnis
Manager: Austin McGrann
State Champions:
State Place:
Division Champions: 2010, 1993, 1992
Division Place: 4th-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007
District Champions: 1993, 1992, 1991
District Place: 3rd-2010 2nd-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007, 2nd-2006
Boys' Basketball
Head Coach: Kevin Shaw
Assistant Coach: Hardy Ohara
State Champions: 1953, 1952, 1951
State Place: 3rd-1973, 2nd-1972, 2nd-1956, 2nd-1955, 2nd-1954, 2nd-1950
Division Champions: 1973, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950
Division Place: 4th-2006
District Champions: 2010, 2006,
District Place: 3rd-2009, 4th-2008, 2nd-2007, 2nd-1996, 2nd-1992, 2nd-1991,
Girls' Basketball
Head Coach: Robert Schoonover
Assistant Coach: Marta Ferguson
State Place: 3rd-2003, 2nd-2000
Division Champions: 2002, 2000
Division Place: 2nd-2003, 2nd-1999, 3rd-1998
District Champions: 2014, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999
District Place: 4th-2010, 4th-2009, 3rd-2007, 2nd-1998
Wrestling
Head Coach: Kevin Lefurgey
Assistant Coach: Dan Holskey
Assistant Coach: Tyler Starmen
State Championships:
Boys' and Girls' Track
Head Coach: Kevin Shaw
Assistant Coach: Christa Sprout
Boys' State Championships: 2003, 2001, 1987, 1986, 1985
Girls' State Championships: 1997, 1983, 1982
Golf
Head Coach: Skip Ross
Assistant Coach: Rosemary Koch
Boys' State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2000
Girls' State Championships: 2011, 2010, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992
Tennis
Head Coach: Brian Scott
Assistant Coach: Sheril Scott
State Champions:
State Runner-up: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Divisional Champions: Many list coming soon
Gymnastics
Program Retired
State Championships: 1973
State Runner-ups: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980
Activities
Cheerleading
Coach: Diane Lehman
B Club
Advisor: Pat Munson
B Club plays a large part throughout the school. They are responsible for creating banners supporting the classes and sports teams that are displayed in the gymnasium. They are also responsible for creating locker signs for participants in athletics and activities to show support.
National Honor Society
Advisor: Pat Munson
National Honor Society is a group of students who have shown exemplary academic performance.
Band
Director: Evan Goldhaughn
The Pep band plays at almost all FBHS athletic events Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling
Choir
Director: Evan Goldhaughn
Speech and Drama
Fort Benton S & D has been a very competitive team that is contention for the state and division championships. Fort Benton now stands as a single team. Placing first in divisional standing alone for the first time in three years [2014].
Divisional Championships: 2014, 2013, State Championships: 2010, 1953
Newspaper/Annual
Advisor: Carley V.
This group is responsible for the production and quality of the Annual yearbook.
Chouteau County High School
Fort Benton High School was originally named back in 1891 when the first building was built Chouteau County High School which served all towns in Chouteau County which the high school first had about 200 students and then after the first building burnt to the ground in 1920 and the new building currently housing the high school was built the school split into 4 high schools Highwood, Geraldine, Big Sandy, and Fort Benton
Currently Fort Benton has two buildings. Big Sandy two, Highwood one, and Geraldine has one.
Notes
- ↑ "Montana High School Enrollment" (PDF). Montana High School Ass. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ "Fort Benton High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.