The Montana High School Association (MHSA) is the governing body of high school athletics in the state of

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

. It was founded in 1921 and today consists of 180+ member schools.

Classification

The MHSA divides schools based upon their total enrollment for all activities. These divisions are 779 and up for Class AA, 307-778 for Class A, 108-306 for Class B and 1-107 for Class C. Further divisions may occur geographically, which varies depending on the activity. However, tournaments to crown state champions solely use class divisions.

AA Divisions

Western AA *

Big Sky High School Big Sky High School is an American public high school in Missoula, Montana, United States, opened in 1980. The school made Missoula the first city in Montana to have four secondary schools. It is a part of the Missoula County Public Schools. Extr ...

- Missoula * Butte High School - Butte * Capital High School - Helena *

Flathead High School 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 ...

- Kalispell * Glacier High School - Kalispell *

Helena High School Helena High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Helena, Montana, United States. It is part of the Helena Public School District. Founded in September 1876, it is the oldest high school in the state of Montana.

- Helena * Hellgate High School - Missoula *

Sentinel High School Sentinel High School is located in Missoula, Montana, United States. It is in the Missoula County Public Schools District No. 1. Sentinel has approximately 1,300 students, and a faculty of approximately 100. Sentinel was ranked sixth-best high sch ...

- Missoula Eastern AA * Belgrade High School - Belgrade *

Billings Senior High School Billings Senior High School, located in Billings, Montana, and part of the Billings Public Schools District, opened in 1940. Billings Senior High School is a comprehensive public institution. Notable alumni *Stanley Anderson, actor *John Bohlinge ...

- Billings *

Billings West High School Billings West High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central port ...

- Billings *

Bozeman High School Bozeman High School (or BHS) is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the second-oldest high school in the state of Montana.Burlingame, p. 321. In 2011, it had an enrollment of roughly 1,844 students, and ...

- Bozeman * Charles M. Russell High School - Great Falls * Gallatin High School - Bozeman *

Great Falls High School Great Falls High School (or GFHS) is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Great Falls, Montana. Established in 1890, it was the city's first high school. The school's original building, constructed in 1896, is now on the Natio ...

- Great Falls * Skyview High School - Billings

A Divisions

Northwestern A * Browning High School - Browning * Columbia Falls High School - Columbia Falls * Libby High School - Libby * Polson High School - Polson * Ronan High School - Ronan * Whitefish High School - Whitefish Southwestern A *

Beaverhead County High School Beaverhead County High School is a high school in the small town of Dillon, Montana, Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana, Beaverhead County, Montana. Sports The Dillon Beavers have been the Class "A" State Football Champions 8 times since 2000. Th ...

- Dillon *

Butte Central Catholic High School Butte Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Butte, Montana. It is one of two high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, the other being Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula. Their mascot is the Maroons. ...

- Butte *

Corvallis High School Corvallis High School may refer to: *Corvallis High School (California) *Corvallis High School (Montana) *Corvallis High School (Oregon) Corvallis High School (CHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon. Originally estab ...

- Corvallis * East Helena High School - East Helena *

Frenchtown High School Frenchtown High School is located in Frenchtown, Missoula County, Montana, United States. Academic Team Frenchtown High School's academic team has performed well at regional and statewide levels, placing first out of 16 teams at Brainfreeze in t ...

- Frenchtown * Hamilton High School - Hamilton * Stevensville High School - Stevensville Northeastern A * Custer County High School - Miles City * Dawson High School - Glendive * Fergus County High School - Lewistown *

Havre High School Havre High School is a high school (grades 912) in the small town of Havre, Hill County, Montana. It is within the Havre Public Schools. The school colors are blue and white and the mascot is the Blue Ponies. Notable alumni * Jacob Bachmeier, ...

- Havre * Sidney High School - Sidney Southeastern A *

Billings Central Catholic High School Billings Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Billings, Montana, United States. It is one of three Catholic high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. Background Billings Central Cathol ...

- Billings * Hardin High School - Hardin * Laurel High School - Laurel * Lockwood High School - Lockwood * Park High School - Livingston

Sanctioned activities

The MHSA oversees all of the following activities of its constituent schools. ; Fall Sports *Cross Country *Boys Football *Golf *Soccer *Girls Volleyball ; Winter Sports *Basketball *Swimming *Wrestling ; Spring Sports *Boys Baseball *Girls Softball *Tennis *Track & Field ; Athletic Events *Spirit Squad ; Non-Athletic Events *

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Orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

School band A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors (band directors). A school band consists of woodwind instruments, brass ...

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References

External links

Official site
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