premise

(n) - A premise is a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas, like a hypothesis.

• Synonyms: hypothesis, idea, conjecture, notion, presumption
• Antonyms: guess, fact, reality
• Etymology: Late 14th Century Latin, from prae meaning "before" + mittere meaning "to send" (which is where we get the word mission)
• Example: I believe in the premise that you (or I) will never have a better class in your entire school career.

I also believe in the premise that there are GREAT people out there, like those from Phillips 66 Refinery, who want you to be GREAT students, and GREAT citizens of Billings and beyond.