Butte Central Catholic High School

Private, coeducational school in Butte, Montana, United States

SloganWhere Faith and Science MeetFight song"Notre Dame Victory March"AthleticsGo BCAthletics conferenceMontana Southwest ATeam nameMaroonsAccreditationNorthwest Accreditation Commission^[1]USNWR rankingAAffiliationRoman Catholic Diocese of HelenaAthletic DirectorChad PetersonWebsiteOfficial school website

Butte Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Butte, Montana. It is one of two high schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, the other being Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula. Their mascot is the Maroons.

Montana High School Association State Championships

List of state championships attained by the school:^[2]

Boys Basketball – 1950, 1956, 1978, 1984, 1992, 2020, 2022
Boys Football - 1945, 1948, 1952, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
Boys Swimming - 1996, 2003
Boys Golf - 1978, 1989
Boys Cross Country - 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980
Boys Track and Field - 1982
Boys Wrestling - 1983
Girls Basketball - 1981, 1982, 2011, 2016
Girls Softball - 1997, 1999, 2000
Girls Track and Field - 1981, 1982, 1983

Notable alumni and faculty

Amanda Curtis, math and physics teacher from 2004 to 2006, member of Montana House of Representatives, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014
Rob "Robbie" Johnson, MLB catcher for Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, graduated 2001^[3]
Jerry J. O'Connell, former member of United States House of Representatives^[4]
Robert O'Neill, decorated Navy SEAL; revealed in November 2014 to be Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during raid on Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan on May 1, 2011
Jim Sweeney, college and pro football coach, head coach at Washington State, Montana State and Fresno State, class of 1947
George Leo Thomas, Bishop of the Diocese of Helena
Brian Morris, Stanford University football player, Montana Supreme Court Judge
William P. Garvey (R.PH.), Oregon State University. An early pioneer of compounding in Orange County, California, beginning in 1980.

References

^ NAAS. "Northwest Association of Accredited Schools". Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
^ MHSA. "Montana High School Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
^ Foley, Bill (April 17, 2009). "Life in the Big Leagues: Butte's Robbie Johnson living the dream". - The Montana Standard.
^ "O'CONNELL, Jerry Joseph, (1909-1956)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena

Bishops

Ordinaries: Jean-Baptiste Brondel; John Patrick Carroll; George Joseph Finnigan; Ralph Leo Hayes; Joseph Michael Gilmore; Raymond Hunthausen; Elden Francis Curtiss; Alexander Joseph Brunett; Robert C. Morlino; George Leo Thomas; Austin Anthony Vetter

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Helena

Parishes: St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Laurin; St. Francis Xavier Church, Missoula; St. Ignatius Church, St. Ignatius; St. Mary's Mission Church, Stevensville