Our lady bowlers had an outstanding day! The ladies took second overall in the Herrin bowling Tournament. Carissa Merkle placed 2nd overall and Molly Marshall took 1st. Way to go! ❤️🎳🖤
After the medal round in Mascoutah, Ben Mitchell took 8th as Tanner Schranz and Alex Reed took 4th for Highland. Well done fellas!
The Lady Bulldogs defeated Mater Dei tonight. They are back in action tomorrow playing Normal Community in the Civic Memorial Shootout. 🖤🏀❤️
Love Your Melon beanies are here! If you per ordered your beanie, please pick it up between 8am and 3pm in the HHS office. We will be selling extras ($30 cuff and $45 pom) throughout the day at at tonight’s girls basketball game!
StuCo and Brighter Futures teamed up to adopt families in the Highland community. Students and staff donated to “stuff the stocking” so that these groups could buy Christmas presents for two local families. Today they got to shop and deliver those presents. Thank you to everyone who donated; your generosity is truly appreciated this holiday season. 🎁🎄❤️
HHS Faculty and Staff at the Christmas Luncheon this afternoon. They do an amazing job supporting our students and families.
RESULTS ARE IN!!! The Highland FFA Toy Drive final count revealed JOHN DEERE as the winner with 194 presents, blowing away the CASE fans who collected 122 presents! 190 presents were donated from high school students, 126 presents from the community, and a special shout out to the HHS Bulldog Grounds Coffee Shop who donated $400 to the cause! Officers are delivering presents today to St. Louis Children’s Hospital! THANK YOU everyone for the donation of 316 presents, exceeding our goal of 200!!!!❤️🎄🎁
Highland athletics would like to thank Donnie and Vicki Bledsoe and their daughter Hannah for their $1500 donation. This donation honors their son Nick who passed away in 2011. Rural King, Steve Schmitt and the Nick Bledsoe Memorial Golf outing made this donation possible.
Civic Memorial defeated the Lady Bulldogs tonight 45-51. The Bulldogs host Mater Dei on Friday. Come on out in your ugly sweater to cheer on your Lady Bulldogs!
Winter view of the softball fields this morning. Finals are underway!
Good luck to HHS students taking finals this week. Relax, take a deep breath, and do your best. You got this!
HHS Students and Staff,
As some of you may have heard, four students from Collinsville and Triad were involved in a tragic accident yesterday. We ask that HHS students and staff wear BLUE on Wednesday, Dec. 18 to show our support. Please see the correspondence below from Triad Middle School Principal, Matt Noyes. Our thought and prayers go out to the families.
From the TMS Principal:
TMS Parents/Guardians,
I hope that you and your families were all able to stay warm and safe during the recent winter storm our region experienced. As you may have heard, four teenage girls (2 from Triad and 2 from Collinsville) were involved in a tragic, fatal atv accident yesterday. The two Triad Middle School students are doing fine physically, but are understandably struggling with the loss of one of their close friends, while worrying about the injuries sustained to another. I would like to encourage all Triad Middle School students and staff members to join Collinsville Middle School in wearing blue tomorrow (Wednesday, December 18th) when we return to school as a sign of support for the students involved in this unfortunate accident. Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers during such a difficult time.
We will have additional counselors available tomorrow for any students who need their support.
Thank you,
Matt Noyes
Semester II Schedules are available in PowerSchool.
Freshman and Sophomores will get a printed copy during 1st Hour on Dec. 18.
Juniors and Seniors can pick up a printed copy in the office any time.
Schedule changes can be done on Jan. 7 or 8. Students can only make a change if they have a level change that teacher, parent and counselor have discussed, a hole in their schedule, or a class they have already successfully completed.
ENGLISH II students with Ms. Romero-Please check Google Classroom for the completed English II Final Exam Study Guide. Also, please remember to bring your copy of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" to your scheduled final exam period. Good luck on all exams!
Update: The school parking lots and walkways are mostly clear right now, but refreezing could present some slick areas tomorrow morning. Please be safe when walking and driving through our parking lots. Country roads are not great, but school will be in session tomorrow Dec 18
Please click the link below to print a copy of the Final Exam Permission slip. The slips need to be signed for any student who wants to leave early after an exam.
https://5il.co/bx5f
Reminder that early December graduates need to have all school materials (books, uniforms, etc) turned in this week. If students have any final exams to take, be sure to communicate with teachers to get those taken care of. Final transcripts will be available on January 13, 2020.
Best of luck to all of our early graduates! If we can help in any way, please don't hesitate to reach out to your school counselors, administrative team or office staff.
Athletics update for Tuesday, December 17:
-Dance and Cheer will practice at their regular time and location.
-Bowling is off.
- Boys JV/V Basketball will practice at HHS from 2-5pm. Freshmen will practice at HE from 3:30-5.
Girls Basketball will practice at HHS from 12-2.
Wrestling will host CM and O’Fallon tonight starting at 6pm.
Be safe today!
HHS Final Exams will take place as scheduled Dec 18-20. Students should check PowerSchool or Google Classroom as needed for updates. Teachers will provide additional review prior to each assessment on exam days.
Students who are exempt from final exams are not required to attend unless students want to attempt to improve their grade. Students who failed a quarter are required to take the final exam and are not exempt.
Some advanced classes are required to attend to take their end of semester test and have been notified. (AP Calc & Chem, Photoshop, etc.)
Please contact the HHS office on Tuesday at 618-654-7131 or your child’s teacher via email if you need further assistance.
Link for World History Matching Assessment -Mr. Bradley
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pQhfSGS8F8-lwksEZ7MSuuY9uP7L2wGJ/view?usp=sharing
