Highland High School

Highland Varsity Softball defeated Alton 17-4 in 6 innings on Thursday as Hayden Bruhn threw a complete game, striking out three and walking two. Highland tallied 17 hits as Lucy Becker went 4-5 with 2 doubles, 5 RBIs and Kami Leckrone went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Addison Short and Maebry Eilers each had two hits and Nikonovich, Bradford, Bruhn, Sexton, Wernle, and Knebel all reached safely with hits for Highland. RBIs from Bradford, Short, Wernle, Bruhn, and Knebel with 2.

Great job by all our talented musicians tonight at the HHS Pops Concert, Hero's and Villains. Well done Mr Polett and Mr Case.

Great job by all of our talented singers at the HHS Pops Concert, Hero's and Villains. Great job Ms Wesselmann and Mr Wilton.

Two HHS students have created a video to enter into the Illinois High School Radon Video Contest. The goal is to bring increased awareness to the dangers of radon gas. Please help Ada Huelskamp and Rowan Passmore by watching the youtube video, liking the video, and sharing the video. The more likes and shares they can get on youtube, the better their chances at winning! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8O2JfcvVtU

Thank you to our BEA Presenters today! We appreciate you sharing info with our seniors!

Patience and precision pay off for culinary occupations students as they tackled a chocolate soufflé.

Foods students have been busy in the lab turning play dough practice ➡️ Real pastry magic!

Reminder: Seniors our Know Before You Go Senior Seminar is tomorrow!
This is a great opportunity to network and ask questions.
Thanks to the BEA for your support of student success.

Support our HCUSD #5 by buying a raffle ticket. Proceeds help send our students to PACT: a week long camp where they're accompanied by one of our SROs. Reach out to Officer Clewis or Officer Biggs for more details!

College Fair at SWIC
March 18th
6-8pm
More info: https://www.swic.edu/students/services/advising/college-fair/

This is a great opportunity to speak to multiple colleges and universities at one time.

This weekend!

Congratulations to our Model UN students who had a successful spring conference at McKendree University.

FFA Week was a huge success last week. Many different activities throughout the week, including planting for the sale coming up in May.

Seniors-We are excited to have local business professionals share all the things you need to "Know Before You Go" during Senior Seminar on Thursday March 12th.
This is a great opportunity to network and ask questions. Thank you to the Highland Business Education Alliance for collaborating with us on this event!

We appreciate our school social workers each and every day, but we are especially thankful for them this week: National School Social Worker Week. Thank you to Mrs. Kelsey Zippay and Ms. Addison Rinderer for all they do to support the students and staff at HHS!

Congratulations to the members and advisors of the HHS chapter of the FFA on another successful chili dinner and Labor Auction! Thanks to all of the community members for their continued support 💙💛.

Who will be crowned Mr. Irresistible 2026?? Come find out tomorrow night and enjoy an evening of outstanding entertainment! 👑

On Monday, February 23, Highland High School administration was made aware of a written threat related to school safety. Administration immediately notified district leadership and School Resource Officer and initiated a thorough investigation.

The individual responsible for the threat was identified, and appropriate action has been taken. At this time, there is no concern for the safety of students or staff at Highland High School.

We appreciate the cooperation and support of our students, staff, families, and law enforcement partners in ensuring a safe learning environment. The safety and well-being of our school community remain our highest priority at Highland CUSD #5.