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Fort Benton High School
Address
Map
1820 Washington Street


United States
Coordinates47°49′23″N 110°40′03″W / 47.82306°N 110.66750°W / 47.82306; -110.66750 (Fort Benton High School)[1]
Information
TypePublic
Established1921
PrincipalJory Thompson
Staff9.29 (FTE)[2]
Number of students100 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio10.76[2]
CampusRural
Color(s)Cardinal red, white, and gold
SportsFootball, girls’ volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' & boys' wrestling, track & field, boys' & girls' golf, girls' & boys' tennis, cross country
MascotLonghorn
AffiliationsCheerleading, majorettes, speech & drama, band, choir, newspaper/annual, B club, student council, National Honor Society, Spanish club, and pep club
Websitefortbenton.k12.mt.us

Fort Benton High School is a high school in Fort Benton, Montana.

The district serves students living in Fort Benton, Loma, and Carter, with total population nearing 2,000 people. The sports teams are called the Mighty Longhorns.

About the school

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The total 2010-2011 enrollment for grades kindergarten through 12th grade was 553 students.

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 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

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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, Classifications:

Football

The 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.

Volleyball

Fort Benton Volleyball

Boys' Basketball

State Champions: 1953, 1952, 1951
State Place: 3rd/4th-2020 3rd-1973, 2nd-1972, 2nd-1956, 2nd-1955, 2nd-1954, 2nd-1950
Division Champions: 2020, 1973, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950
Division Place: 4th-2006
District Champions: 2020, 2010, 2006,
District Place: 2nd-2019 3rd-2018, 3rd-2009, 4th-2008, 2nd-2007, 2nd-1996, 2nd-1992, 2nd-1991,

Girls' Basketball

State Place: 3rd-2003, 2nd-2000
Division Champions: 2002, 2000
Division Place: 3rd-2020 3rd-2017, 2nd-2003, 2nd-1999, 3rd-1998
District Champions: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2014, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
District Place: 2nd-2017, 4th-2010, 4th-2009, 3rd-2007, 2nd-1998

Wrestling

State Championships: 2013

Boys' and Girls' Track

Boys' State Championships: 2003, 2001, 1987, 1986, 1985
Boys' Divisional Championships: 2019
Boys' District Championships: 2019
Girls' State Championships: 2017, 1997, 1983, 1982
Girls' State Place: 3rd-2019 2nd-2018
Girls' Divisional Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Girls' District Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017

Golf

Boys' State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2000
Girls' State Championships: 2011, 2010, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992

Tennis

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

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Chouteau County High School

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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.

References

  1. ^ "Fort Benton High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c "Fort Benton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.