Highland High School

Don't forget to order your class shirt by September 16th!

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Mr. Herman's Foundations of Technology students have been working on piloting their drones and taking pictures. These pictures are amazing.

Bounce houses, food, animals, face painting, treats, music and more! Wrist bands available!

Students in Ms. Geiger's Pre Vet class evaluated how common snacks could be grouped, helping to make connections to how animal species are classified. Understanding the correlation between dichotomous keys and taxonomy is vital base knowledge for careers in the veterinarian sciences. The Pre Vet class will use animal classifications to apply concepts to nutrition, facilities, and overall care.

Homecoming Season is underway and we have a lot of important information to share! A letter was sent home yesterday via email but here is a link to the same letter in case you missed it! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1em3tIkVTn4rXtwUyDpAEQDOzxaSTwXVVxIReT-PN0GE/edit?usp=drivesdk

Don't forget- we have our first PLC day of the year this Wednesday, September 10th.

Congrats to Ms Jackson, Ms Spaeth, and Ms Hagarty on a great club day yesterday. Students were able to go around and learn about all the clubs and activities at HHS.

Lady Bulldog Volleyball defeats Hillsboro 2-0 and moves to 8-1 on the season. They host Gillespie on Tuesday

Save the date- Financial Aid/ FAFSA parent night.
September 23, 2025 6:30pm
School Counselors will give a brief overview of financial aid and how to locate our local scholarship database. Then our local ISAC representative will give a thorough explanation of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Completing the FAFSA during senior year is a state of Illinois graduation requirement.

Club day 2025! We had an impressive 22 clubs and groups represented. The students did a great job, not only with table set ups and signage, but with speaking to other students and recruitment.

Homecoming T-shirts, worn on the Monday of Spirit Week, are now on sale! 9th & 10th graders wear LIGHT blue and 11th & 12th graders wear NAVY blue. The store will close on 9/21, so don't wait too long! (NOTE - these are NOT the class shirts, those are ordered through a separate link) https://aa-sportswear.com/hhs_homecoming_2025/shop/home

Club Day is today- be sure to stop by during your lunch.

HHS Student Council gave back to the community and to the Metro East Humane Society at the AlphAs gym Ruff Housing Event! Great cause, great day, great kids! 🐾

Highland Volleyball finishes with a 2-0 win over Johnston City at the Carbondale Tourney. The team went 4-0 in pool play on the day and now has a record of 7-1.

Lady Bulldog Volleyball takes down Anna Jonesboro 2-0 at the Carbondale Tourney. Next up is Johnston City at 5pm.

Lady Bulldog Volleyball defeats Marion 2-1 at the Carbondale Tourney. Next up is Anna-Jonesboro at 3pm.

Student Council is excited to present our "Starstruck" Homecoming Week, October 6th-11th. Details about all events will be coming next week. Get excited!! 🌟🌙

Culinary occupations students having been practicing their plating skills in lab over the last two weeks. So pretty!

Show your class spirit by ordering your HHS class shirt. The stores close on September 16th!

https://aa-sportswear.com/hhs_seniors_class_of_2026

https://aa-sportswear.com/hhs_juniors_class_of_2027

https://aa-sportswear.com/hhs_sophomores_class_of_2028

https://aa-sportswear.com/hhs_freshman_class_of_2029<...