Fort Benton High School is a high school in Fort Benton, Montana

Fort Benton, Montana

Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. A portion of the city was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 1961. Established a full generation beforethe U.S...

. Home of the Mighty Longhorns, the Fort Benton School District serves students living in: Fort Benton, Loma, and Carter, with total population nearing 2,000 people. It is located 36 miles (57.9 km) north east of Great Falls.

About the school

Total 2010-2011 enrollment is 553 students, grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The high school currently has 115 students, making Fort Benton a Class C school in the Montana High School Association.

Fort Benton's goals are that each student:

1. Students are the first priority at Fort Benton Public Schools

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 in the history of the district with the Original building built 1856 and then the separate building after the fire was build 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

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 schools founding schools in the MHSA,
Original Classification: Class AA 1891-1931
Class A 1932-1977
Class B 1978-1982
Class A 1983-1988
Class B 1989-2008
Class C 2009-Current


AA West

Central A

Northern A

Northeast B

Northern B

Southern B

South/Central B

Northern C

District 1B

District 6B

District 7C/8C

Football

The Fort Benton 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, Under Retired Coach Kevin Smith and Current Coach Pat Munson

Head Coach: Pat Munson

Assistant Coach: Skip Ross

Assistant Coach: Colton Kassmeier

Assistant Coach: Adam Olson


State Championships: 2002,

State Runner-Up: 2003, 2004

Volleyball

Fort Benton Volleyball


Head Coach: Christa Sprout

Assistant Coach: Julie McGinnis

Manager: Austin McGrann


State Champions:

State Place: 4th-2010,

Division Champions: 2010, 1993, 1992

Division Place: 4th-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007

District Champions: 1993, 1992, 1991

District Place: 3rd-2010 2nd-2009, 4th-2008, 3rd-2007, 2nd-2006

Boys Basketball

Head Coach: Kevin Shaw

Assistant Coach: Hardy Ohara


State Champions: 1953, 1952, 1951

State Place: 3rd-1973, 2nd-1972, 2nd-1956, 2nd-1955, 2nd-1954, 2nd-1950

Division Champions: 1973, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950

Division Place: 4th-2006

District Champions: 2010, 2006,

District Place: 3rd-2009, 4th-2008, 2nd-2007, 2nd-1996, 2nd-1992, 2nd-1991,

Girls Basketball

Head Coach: Robert Schoonover

Assistant Coach: Marta Ferguson


State Champions: 2002

State Place: 3rd-2003 2nd-2001 2nd-2000

Division Champions: 2002, 2001, 2000

Division Place: 2nd-2003, 2nd-1999, 3rd-1998

District Champions: 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999

District Place: 4th-2010, 4th-2009, 3rd-2007, 2nd-1998

Wrestling

Head Coach: Kevin Lefurgey

Assistant Coach: Dan Holskey

Assistant Coach: Tyler Starmen

State Championships:

Boys and Girls Track

Head Coach: Kevin Shaw

Assistant Coach: Christa Sprout


Boys State Championships: 2003, 2001, 1987, 1986, 1985

Girls State Championships: 1997, 1983, 1982

Golf

Head Coach: Skip Ross

Assistant Coach: Rosemary Koch


Boys State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2000

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

Tennis

Head Coach: Brian Scott

Assistant Coach: Sheril Scott

State Champions:

State Runner-up: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Divisional Champions: Many list coming soon

Gymnastics

Program Retired


State Championships: 1973

State Runner-ups: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980

B Club

Advisor: Pat Munson

B Club plays a large part throughout the school. They are responsible for creating 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 to show support.

National Honor Society

Advisor: Pat Munson

National Honor Society is a group of students who have shown exemplary academic performance.

Band

Director: Evan Goldhaughn

The Pep band plays at almost all FBHS athletic events Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling

Speech and Drama

Fort Benton S & D are in a Co-op with Highwood and Geraldine High Schools this creates a very competitive team that is contention for the state and division championships

State Championships: 2010, 1953

Newspaper/Annual

Advisor: Carley V.

This group is responsible for the production and quality of the Annual yearbook.

Chouteau County High School

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 build 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.