Fort Benton High School
Address
1820 Washington Street Fort Benton, Montana United States
Coordinates	47°49′23″N 110°40′03″W / 47.82306°N 110.66750°W / 47.82306; -110.66750 (Fort Benton High School)[1]
Information
Type	Public
Established	1921
Principal	Jory Thompson
Staff	9.29 (FTE)[2]
Number of students	100 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.76[2]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	White, red and gold       [3]
Sports	Football, girls’ volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' & boys' wrestling, track & field, boys' & girls' golf, girls' & boys' tennis, cross country
Mascot	Longhorns[3]
Affiliations	Cheerleading, majorettes, speech & drama, band, choir, newspaper/annual, B club, student council, National Honor Society, Spanish club, and pep club
Website	fortbenton.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[edit]

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[edit]

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:

• 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
• District 9C

Football[edit]

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.

• State Championships: 2002,
• State Runner-Up: 2003, 2004

Volleyball[edit]

Fort Benton Volleyball

• State Champions:
• State Place:
• Division Champions: 2019, 2010, 1993, 1992
• Division Place: 4th-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007
• District Champions: 1993, 1992, 1991
• District Place: 2nd-2019 3rd-2010 2nd-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007, 2nd-2006

Boys' Basketball[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

State Championships: 2013

Boys' and Girls' Track[edit]

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[edit]

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

Tennis[edit]

State Champions:
State Runner-up: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Divisional Champions: Many list coming soon

Gymnastics[edit]

Program Retired
State Championships: 1973
State Runner-ups: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980

Activities[edit]

• Cheerleading
• B Club - creates 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.
• National Honor Society
• Band - Pep band plays at almost all FBHS athletic events
• Choir
• Speech and Drama - Divisional Championships: 2014, 2013, State Championships: 2010, 1953
• Newspaper/Annual -This group is responsible for the production and quality of the Annual yearbook.

Chouteau County High School[edit]

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.

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