I challenge Charlie Denison’s statement that the large number of freshmen entering Jefferson High this year was a result of a significant increase in the number of students attending Helena high schools. He stated that Helena schools were unable to accommodate the number of high school students from North Jefferson County this Fall (Boulder Monitor, August 23, 2023, p.1,
“Historically large freshman class enters Jefferson High”).
Several years ago, the Helena School Board, at the suggestion of a Helena High Principal, tried to sneak a health curriculum with controversial issues into the schools. Parents found out about it and raised Cain. Somehow, the same school board was re-elected, and parents in East Helena and other surrounding areas attending HHS found that they did not get a vote in the school board elections. That resulted in the creation of East Helena High. HHS has been suffering ever since, although its enrollment has increased somewhat lately. East Helena High is at maximum enrollment.
