Hot Springs High School (Montana)
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Hot Springs High School is a public secondary school
located at 325 Broadway in Hot Springs, Montana
. Hot Springs High School is self-administered.
The school, which serves students in grades 9-12, had an enrollment of 74 students as of 2003-2004, according to CCD
data and an 11.6 student to teacher ratio. The school's student body for that year was 58% Caucasian
, 34% Native American, 5% Asian
, and 3% African American
.
The school is outside a CBSA
and thus classified rural
by the United States Census Bureau
.
, the Hot Springs school board agreed in 2007 to rename the team.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located at 325 Broadway in Hot Springs, Montana
Hot Springs, Montana
Hot Springs is a town on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1910, it was incorporated in 1929.-Geography:Hot Springs is located at ....
. Hot Springs High School is self-administered.
The school, which serves students in grades 9-12, had an enrollment of 74 students as of 2003-2004, according to CCD
Census County Division
A Census County Division is a subdivision of a county used by the United States Census Bureau for the purpose of presenting statistical data. A CCD is a relatively permanent statistical area delineated cooperatively by the Census Bureau and state and local government authorities...
data and an 11.6 student to teacher ratio. The school's student body for that year was 58% Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
, 34% Native American, 5% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
, and 3% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
.
The school is outside a CBSA
Core based statistical area
A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied...
and thus classified rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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.
Mascot
HSHS's team mascot is "Savage Heat." For many years, the mascot was simply "Savages," but in the wake of a 2000 Tribal Council Resolution denouncing the use of Native Americans as mascotsNative American mascot controversy
The propriety of using Native American mascots and images in sports has been a topic of debate in the United States and Canada since the 1960s.Americans have had a history of drawing inspiration from native peoples and "playing Indian" that dates back at least to the 18th century...
, the Hot Springs school board agreed in 2007 to rename the team.