In the 9-0 Quarterfinal win over S. Harrison yesterday, Bailie Crist went 3-4 with 3 doubles and 3 RBI's, breaking the Highland record for RBI's in a season. Bailie's 47 RBI's surpasses the previous record of 44, that was set by Highland great Emma Harshberger in 2023.
Congratulations to Highland Junior, Abby Lay, and Highland Sophomore, Keera Rothweiler for each collecting their 100th career hit in yesterday's Quarterfinal win against South Harrison. Keera Rothweiler also scored her 100th career run. Congratulations Ladies!
Happy birthday to Highland softball manager, Emily Foy, from the Highland softball family!
It's official, the Lady Cougars will play Linn in the state softball semifinals at noon on Nov 1 at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield MO!! GO COUGARS!!
With a 9–0 win over South Harrison today the HHS Lady Cougar softball team punched their ticket to the class 2 state tournament in Springfield! Congratulations ladies on a fantastic quarterfinal win!! More info will be released about state in the coming days!! GO COUGARS!!
Highland comes away from the MS Cross Country Championships with an All-State medalist (Connor Zulauf-17th). Logan Frieden missed All-State honors by 4 HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND, and Evan Frieden finished in 31st. All 3 ran phenomenal races - PR for each of them!!
Happy Birthday Catherine Darnell from the Highland Softball family!
HHS Hat Day for History Club on Halloween!!
Opportunity during Parent Teacher Conferences for Juniors and Seniors and their parents!
That's a wrap! FFA members had a great experience at the 97th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. We toured the Danforth Plant Sciences Center & Louisville Slugger Bat Factory. Attended sessions led by national officers, participated in the Career Shop & Expo and heard from Dr. Temple Grandin.
Seventh-grade students enjoyed a day in Lincoln's Springfield! They were able to visit his tomb, his home and historic neighborhood, and the beautiful Lincoln Museum.
https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/
https://dnrhistoric.illinois.gov/experience/sites/central/lincoln-tomb.html
https://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm
Good morning Cougar country! A big thank you to the Highland Cross Country team for coming over to HES this morning to welcome our elementary students ! This was a great start to the day! Thank you to Highland senior Ellie Goehl for the great photos! #GoCougars
Reminder: Today is the final day to apply to fill the LCC1 Board Vacancy. Per state statute and district policy, the board is accepting applications from eligible district residents interested in serving on the board. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3TPCveC
The quarterfinal softball game between Highland and South Harrison (tomorrow at 1 pm) is scheduled to be broadcast on KMEM Radio, 100.5 FM in Memphis. You can also listen on streaming services on KMEMFM.com
Corey Stott will have the call. Go Cougars!!
Support the Varsity Cheerleading Squad on their journey to state! Reach out to the bustech class or highland hot spot to order. They can make them in any of the colors below in sizes S-XXL for $20. Go Cougars!
Mrs. TenEyck’s 1st grade class and Mrs. Murphy's Fundamentals of Fashion and Interior Design work together to design monsters!
Mrs. TenEyck's class designed adorable monsters and the Fashion/Interior Design Class at HHS created those monsters for them! 1st grade loves their stuffies! Thanks to Mrs. Ann Murphy's class for sharing your skills and talents with us!
Reminder: TOMORROW is the deadline for applying to fill the LCC1 Board Vacancy. Per state statute and district policy, the board is accepting applications from eligible district residents interested in serving on the board. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3TPCveC
Reminder: the application deadline for applying to fill the LCC1 Board Vacancy is this Friday. Per state statute and district policy, the board is accepting applications from eligible district residents interested in serving on the board. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3TPCveC
Highland Lady Cougar Softball will travel to Bethany on Saturday October 26 to face South Harrison in a State Quarterfinal matchup. First pitch will be at 1:00pm. All tickets must be purchased digitally off of www.mshsaa.org. Only digital tickets will be accepted. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the game. Gates will open at 11:30am. GO COUGARS!!