Big Sky High School Explained

Established:1980
Principal:Jennifer Courtney [1]
District:Missoula County Public Schools District No. 1
Country:United States
Coordinates:46.8504°N -114.0578°W
Enrollment:1,116 (2018–19)[2]
Ratio:16.31
Staff:68.43 (FTE)
Location:3100 S. Avenue West

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.

Extracurricular activities

BandBands at Big Sky include Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Band, and Big Sky Eagle Marching Band. All students in concert bands are required to participate in the marching band. The marching band performs at two football games per year and at the University of Montana homecoming parade. They have traveled to perform in places such as Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Rose Parade in California. In 2014, the band travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, to perform at the 29th annual Pacific Basin Music Festival along with the choir.[3]
ChoirThe school has four different choirs: a beginning men's choir, a beginning women's choir (Chorale), an advanced women's choir (Treble Choir), and a mixed advanced choir (Aesirian Choir). There is also an audition-only extracurricular choir called Sky Blues.
DramaThe drama department has produced over one hundred full-length productions since the school's opening in 1980. They work closely with Way Off Broadway Theater Company. The department has an annual Fall Cabaret Show, where students write or direct the performances. The department also has the Spring Dance Concert.
Speech and debateIn the 2014–2015 season the Big Sky speech and debate team grew to be the fourth-largest in the state, in spite of the school having the smallest enrollment in its class.
Athletics

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Missoula County School District announces Principal shuffle at Missoula Schools. The Missoulian. 15 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Big Sky High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 5, 2020.
  3. Web site: Kato. Dillon. Big Sky High School band, choir students to perform at Honolulu music festival. The Missoulian. 2014-04-03.
  4. Web site: Kelly. Jamie. Missoula Big Sky grad Chance McKinney wins CMT Music City Madness Competition. The Missoulian. 2014-04-02.

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