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
Coat of arms of Saint Helena shows the flag of England flying from the ship (when the shield was first introduced in 1874 the flag was a White Ensign). The motto is "Loyal and unshakable". The full coat of arms features, above the shield, a woman holding a cross and a flower. This represents Helena of Constantinople, also known as Saint Helena, after whom the island is named. The cross is shown as Helena is credited with finding the relics of the True Cross (cross upon which Jesus was crucified). The shield of the arms features on the flag of Saint Helena and the Governor's flag.