Flathead High School
48°11′28″N 114°19′09″W / 48.1911°N 114.3192°W
| Flathead High School | |
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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] |
| Color(s) | Black and orange [2] |
| Team name | Braves/Bravettes[2] |
| Information | (406) 751-3500 |
| Website | www.sd5.k12.mt.us/1/home |
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.
History[edit]
Flathead High school was founded in the late 1890s. Its original name was Flathead County High School.
Academics[edit]
Flathead High School offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, including the IB diploma programme.[3] Flathead became the first IB school in the state of Montana on 16 February 2004 and is part of the IB North American region.[3]
Athletics[edit]
 | This section includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (February 2019) |
The Flathead High School mascot is the Brave and Bravette.
State Championships include:[4]
- Speech and Debate — 1916, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2020
- Girls Cross Country[5] — 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[5][6] — 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)
- Boys Wrestling — 1973, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2022
- Girls Wrestling - 2022
- 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 alumni[edit]
- 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
- Jim Otten, Class of 1969, professional baseball player[7]
- 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
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Flathead High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Flathead High School". Montana High School Association. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b "Flathead High School". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "Montana High School Association". mhsa.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Flathead Cross Country". flatheadcrosscountry.com/. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Boys Cross Country Team Championships" (PDF). mhsa.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Browning, Skylar; Watterson, Jeremy (15 June 2015). Montana Baseball History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-62585-525-1. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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