Ophir School, Big Sky Montana Superintendent: Anne Marie Mistretta
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Ophir School is located in the Gallatin Canyon fifteen miles north of Yellowstone National Park in Southwest Montana. The first Ophir School opened its doors in 1906 with 5 students. The State of Montana recognized Ophir as a school district in 1912. Ophir takes its name from the fabled gold mines in the Bible. The homesteaders, who followed the unlucky prospectors, believed that they had metaphorically found gold in Gallatin Canyon and named their school for it. In the 21st century the “gold in the hills
