Flathead High School
Coordinates: 48°11′28″N 114°19′09″W / 48.1911°N 114.3192°W
Flathead High School is an American public secondary school located in Kalispell, Montana. It is one of two high schools in District #5 of the Kalispell Public Schools.
| Flathead High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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644 W. 4th Ave. Kalispell, MT 59901 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1903 |
| Principal | Michele Paine |
| Faculty | 103.90 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,541 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.83[1] |
| Team name | Braves |
| Information | (406) 751-3500 |
| Colors | Black and Orange Home of the Braves and Bravettes |
| Website | www.sd5.k12.mt.us/1/home |
HistoryEdit
Flathead High school was founded in the late 1890s. Its original name was Flathead County High School.
AcademicsEdit
Flathead High School offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, including the IB diploma programme.[2] Flathead became the first IB school in the state of Montana on 16 February 2004 and is part of the IB North American region.[2] Flathead currently offers programmes in:
- Biology
- Environmental Systems and Societies
- Math Studies
- Physics
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
- French B
- French AB
- English A Lit
- History
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Theory of Knowledge
- Spanish B
- Business Management
- Global Politics[2]
AthleticsEdit
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The Flathead High School mascot is a Crush soda can.
State Championships include:[3]
- Speech and Debate — 1916, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015
- Girls Cross Country[4] — 1971, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002 (#13 U.S.), 2003 (#12 U.S.), 2004 (#6 U.S.)
- Boys Cross Country[4][5] — 1985, 1986, 1994, 1997 (#24 U.S.), 1998 (#3 U.S.), 1999 (#9 U.S.), 2000 (#2 U.S.), 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
- Girls Track and Field — 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2005
- Girls Swimming —1977, 1978 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2005 (tie)
- Wrestling — 1973, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017
- Boys Track and Field — 1907, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Football — 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1970
- Boys Basketball — 1951, 1952, 1970, 1982, 1989
- Boys Soccer — 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006
- Boys Golf — 1966, 1983
- Girls Golf — 1966, 1967, 1970, 1991
- Girls Basketball — 1996, 2000, 2001
- Boys Tennis — 1995, 1996
- Girls Soccer — 1993
- Girls Softball — 2003
- Girls Tennis — 2000
- Girls Volleyball — 2001
- Boys Swimming — 1986
Notable alumniEdit
- Flip Gordon, Class of 2010, professional wrestler
- Brock Osweiler, Class of 2009, professional football player
- Shane Bitney Crone, Class of 2004, filmmaker, writer, and speaker
- Lex Hilliard, Class of 2003, professional football player
- Mike Reilly, Class of 2002, professional football player
- Dylan McFarland, Class of 1999, professional football player
- Daniel Parker, Class of 1978, wildlife sculptor
- Alice Ritzman, Class of 1970, professional golfer
- Sam McCullum, Class of 1970, professional football player
- Eugene Peterson, Class of 1953, clergyman, scholar, author, and poet
- Willard A. Saunders, Class of 1923, Rear admiral, USN
- Fred Brinkman, Class of 1912, architect
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c "Flathead High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ a b c "Flathead High School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "Montana High School Association". mhsa.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ a b "Flathead Cross Country". flatheadcrosscountry.com/. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Boys Cross Country Team Championships" (PDF). mhsa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)