Butte High School is a public high school in

Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the 2 ...

. It was established in 1896.

Academics and Student Life

Due to Butte High School's close association with local university Montana Tech, students are offered a large number of dual credit and AP courses, ranging from United States Government to

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. Butte High School has a number of sports including, but not limited to:

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, cross country, and

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. As for non-sport related activities, Butte High School has a speech and debate program as well as a band. Clubs are also a staple of a student's repertoire with Excel Club and History Club maintaining active student rosters.

Notable alumni

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Member of the

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NFL player

Athletes

* Colt Anderson, NFL football player. * Tommy Mellott, college football quarterback for the Montana State Bobcats * Bob O'Billovich, scout for the BC Lions. * Milt Popovich, NFL football player;

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halfback. * Pat Ogrin, former NFL football player;

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. * Sonny Holland, former college football coach.

Entertainment and Arts

, daredevil. * Paul B. Lowney, cartoonist. * Mary MacLane, writer. * Tim Montana, singer.

Law and Politics

* Mike Cooney, former Lieutenant Governor of Montana. * George Horse-Capture, Native American activist,

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* Judy Martz, 22nd Governor of Montana * Stephanie Schriock, president of

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* John Walsh, Lieutenant Governor of Montana (2013–2014);

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from

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(2014–2015).

References

External links

Butte School District #1Butte High
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