Helena High School Helena High School Helena High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Helena, Montana. It is part of the Helena Public School District. Founded in September 1876, it is the oldest high school in the state of Montana. A new building was completed in August 1935 and it was almost destroyed a few months later in the 1935 Helena earthquake. In 1955, the building became Helena Junior High School (now Helena Middle School) and Helena High School moved into its present location at 1300 Billings Avenue, just off Montana Avenue. Four foreign languages are
Helena–West Helena, Arkansas is one of the poorest in the nation. One potential advance for the combined city, as reported by the "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" on July 12, 2006, is an ethanol fuel refinery to be built by Las Vegas-based E-Fuels. Whether the consolidation had any bearing on the decision is not certain. If the project is developed, it is expected to bring several new jobs and a significant increase in traffic to the region's port on the Mississippi River. In 2006, the city announced plans to reopen the regional landfill, from which Helena–West Helena could earn fees. Helena–West Helena's chief economic base continues