Flathead High School
48°11′28″N 114°19′09″W / 48.1911°N 114.3192°W
| Flathead High School | |
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| Location | |
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644 W. 4th Ave. Kalispell, MT 59901 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1903 |
| Principal | Michele Paine |
| Faculty | 100+ |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,500 |
| Information | (406) 751-3500 |
| Colors | Black and Orange Home of the Braves and Bravettes |
| 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
Flathead High school was founded in the late 1890s. Its original name was Flathead County High School.
Academics
Flathead High School offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, including the IB diploma programme.[1] Flathead became the first IB school in the state of Montana on 16 February 2004 and is part of the IB North American region. Its current IB Coordinator is Mrs. Kelli Higgins.[1] 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[1]
Athletics
The Flathead High School mascot is a Crush soda can.
State Championships include:[2]
- 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[3] — 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[3][4] — 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 alumni
- 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
- Fred Brinkman, Class of 1912, architect
References
- ^ a b c "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/. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Boys Cross Country Team Championships" (PDF). mhsa.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015.