
Looking for weekend plans? Bring your family to see Matilda Jr. at HMS this weekend.


Congratulations to Lilah McCall, Callie Wolfe, Eloise Esmon, Joshua Knobloch, and Elena Batek who are winners of the Madison County Young Authors contest. Great job!


Congratulations to our seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams tonight. They defeated Collinsville in two games each. Way to go girls!





The Lady Bulldogs get a sweep of Collinsville in volleyball tonight! Great job! Go Dogs!

HMS students enjoying the opportunity to practice their archery skills in P.E. We've seen some really good improvements from these kiddos! Way to go!!!





Track(6th-8th), golf (6th-8th)and intramural soccer(7th & 8th) registration is open on the athletic website. Click on the registration link at the top of the page and follow the prompts. Do NOT click on any of the ads. If you plan to tryout for volleyball you must register online and have an up to date physical. Physicals can be turned into the nurse. The tryout dates will be announced at a later time. https://il.8to18.com/highland/

This week's Positive Pup Award goes to our amazing custodial crew. This group works tirelessly to keep the inside and outside of our building clean, safe, and very well maintain. Yesterday and again today, they are battling the elements to help keep everyone else safe. Thank you for your hard work!


Highland CUSD No. 5 Parents and Staff,
Due to a number of factors, mostly weather:) Highland CUSD No. 5 will not be in session tomorrow, Friday, February 18. Enjoy your 4-day weekend!


Team 8 red students testing heat reactions with unknown substances today!





The following after school activities today are canceled.
Volleyball practice
After school tutoring
Bowling Intramural
Musical practice

The girls volleyball game scheduled for today vs O'Fallon Fulton has been canceled. We will try to reschedule for a later date.

Mrs. Schmitz’s 8th grade science classes are working hard to discover the mystery substance in their lab today through observation with their senses.





Next weekend HMS will present Matilda The Musical Jr for 2 shows. We would love to see you there!


Happy National SRO day to Officer Flake! We appreciate all you do for us at HMS!



Congratulations to the 7th grade volleyball team who won at O'Fallon Carriel last night! Way to go ladies! Go Dogs!

Team 8 Black lucky lotto buck winners for the week!


Team 8 Red made ice cream in science class today!




Attention!!
We will be having our regular HBPA (Highland Band Parents Association) meeting this Thursday at 7pm at HMS, but we will also have a special addition to our meeting this month!!
!!We will have a special presentation for all current 8th grade Bandos who are interested in marching next year!!
I 100% encourage all bandos and parents to attend! We will discuss everything from Band Camp to uniforms to competitions. We will have a question and answer time for parents and a few HHS marching Bulldogs on hand to answer bando questions!
If you would rather attend virtually, here is the joining info:
To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/cvf-shpe-bci
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 413-853-2489 and enter this PIN: 467 118 760#

Track(6th-8th), golf (6th-8th)and intramural soccer(7th & 8th) registration is open on the athletic website. Click on the registration link at the top of the page and follow the prompts. Do NOT click on any of the ads. If you plan to tryout for volleyball you must register online and have an up to date physical. Physicals can be turned into the nurse. The tryout dates will be announced at a later time. https://il.8to18.com/highland/

Congratulations to our HMS Dance team who finished in the following places!
2nd lyrical
2nd jazz
3rd grand champs
Amazing job at state by the whole team and Coach Baer! Way to represent HMS! Go Dogs!