Helena High School

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Official name	Helena High School
Principal	Mr. Upham
Location	1300 Billings Avenue Helena, Montana
Website	Official HHS Website
Enrollment	1600
School colors	Maroon and Silver

Helena High School is, along with Capital High School, one of two high schools in the Helena School District #1.

The school mascot is the Bengal.

1 Faculty
- 1.1 Foreign Language Department
- 1.2 Science Department
2 Famous Alumni
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] Faculty

[edit] Foreign Language Department

Four foreign languages are taught at Helena High: French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Lance Dyrdahl is the Latin teacher. Spanish is taught by Sarah Van Stry, Linda Ringwald, Julie Pederson, and Danna Sinnott. Susan Bartels and Jane Mends both teach French, and Toni Person is the sole German teacher.

[edit] Science Department

The science faculty at Helena High School consists of Doug Shenkle, Mike Smith, Jan Hill, Jim Schulz, Jay Veneziano, Dave Thennis, Missy Sampson, Julie Beaver, Rod Benson, Gerald McCarthy, and Sandy Wardell.

[edit] Famous Alumni

Colin Meloy, the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland, Oregon, folk-rock band The Decemberists.
Max Baucus, the Senior United States Senator from Montana graduated in 1959. ^[1]
L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, enrolled at Helena High during his junior year
Katie Deyerle, World Record holder in the Junior Female Freestyle division of the International Field Archery Association