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NorthWestern Energy Academic Excellence Award


The MHSA / NorthWestern Energy Academic Excellence Award is given annually to one school in each classification with the highest Grade Point Average (G.P.A).  The following criteria is utilized by MHSA member schools to calculate their students’ accumulative average for the award:

YEAR CLASS AA CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
2022-2023 Glacier Beaverhead County Florence-Carlton Drummond
2021-2022 Billings Senior Billings Central Jefferson Grass Range
2020-2021 Billings Skyview Billings Central Huntley Project Whitewater
2019-2020 Bozeman Whitefish Bigfork Plevna
2018-2019 Billings Skyview Libby Bigfork Winnett
2017-2018 Bozeman Butte Central Jefferson Fairview
2016-2017 Bozeman Butte Central Joliet Grass Range
2015-2016 Billings Skyview Butte Central Florence-Carlton Simms
2014-2015 Billings Senior Butte Central Joliet Grass Range
2013-2014 Glacier Butte Central Jefferson Stanford
2012-2013 Glacier Butte Central Joliet Judith Gap
2011-2012 Missoula Hellgate Billings Central Florence-Carlton Chester-Joplin-Inverness
2010-2011 Missoula Sentinel Billings Central Manhattan Christian Chester-Joplin-Inverness
2009-2010 Glacier Butte Central Three Forks Lavina
2008-2009 Glacier Butte Central Colstrip Chester-Joplin-Inverness
2007-2008 Billings Skyview Billings Central Valley Christian Chester-Joplin-Inverness
2006-2007 Butte Billings Central Cut Bank Moore
2005-2006 Butte Butte Central Cut Bank Moore
2004-2005 Butte Butte Central Cut Bank Lustre Christian
2003-2004 Butte Bigfork Cut Bank Chester
2002-2003 Butte Bigfork Cut Bank Chester
2001-2002 Billings Skyview Colstrip Choteau Turner
2000-2001 Billings Senior Fergus (Lewistown) Baker Turner
1999-2000 Missoula Sentinel Fergus (Lewistown) Cut Bank Turner
1998-1999 Billings Senior Colstrip Fort Benton Roberts
1997-1998 Billings Skyview Colstrip Fort Benton Roberts
1996-1997 Missoula Sentinel Colstrip Fort Benton Peerless
1995-1996 Missoula Sentinel Colstrip Fort Benton Peerless
1994-1995 Missoula Sentinel Colstrip Fort Benton Peerless
1993-1994 Billings West Colstrip Fort Benton Peerless
1992-1993 Helena Capital Colstrip Troy Peerless
1991-1992 Butte Colstrip Troy Kremlin-Gildford
1990-1991 Butte Fergus (Lewistown) Missoula Loyola Peerless
1989-1990 Butte Colstrip Bigfork Peerless
1988-1989 Helena High Custer County (Miles City) Whitehall Lavina