On this Friday of Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to congratulate and announce that Mrs. Heather Jones has been nominated by the LCC1 administration team as our candidate for the NE Regional Teacher of Year for 2025-2026. Mrs. Jones has completed a science and literacy study through Mizzou and is a member of the Master Teacher Cadre on Competency-Based Learning. She is involved with the Department of Conservation and Pheasants Forever and uses these organization to bring real-world learning opportunities to her students. Mrs. Jones has revived Science Olympiad in the district, which provides our students with more ways to explore science in a competitive and collaborative setting. Mrs. Jones is a teacher who consistently goes above and beyond for our students and school district. Congratulations and Good Luck Mrs. Jones - We appreciate you!
There has been recent news reports of a TikTok challenge encouraging students to insert things into Chromebook ports to cause it to malfunction and possibly catch fire. This can be dangerous leading to possible electrocution, fire, and inhaling toxic smoke, not to mention damaging school property, which would not be covered by insurance on the devices. Here is a link to a recent news story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-prank-chromebook-challenge-rcna205784
Attention Highland Elementary Families!
Our PBS team is raising money for next year's activities by selling a sweet treat that will be passed out to students on Track and Field Day! Order forms went home earlier this week and are due TOMORROW--Friday, May 9th! Orders will not be accepted after this date!
Need an order form? There are extra in the elementary office or you can click the link and print your own! https://tinyurl.com/ytvxzm6r
Questions? Contact Ms. Carmody at mcarmody@lewis.k12.mo.us.
Parents/guardians, grandparents, and siblings of our 2025 SENIORS! Decision Day is set for Wednesday, May 21st and will begin at 9AM. Our ceremony will recognize each student for their postsecondary path; whether that's workforce, college, military, or even our undecided students. We are so excited to make our seniors feel special for the incredible amount of work they've put in over the last 13 years. We look forward to seeing everyone there as we celebrate them together!
Parents/guardians, grandparents, and siblings of our 2025 SENIORS! Decision Day is set for Wednesday, May 21st and will begin at 9AM. Our ceremony will recognize each student for their postsecondary path; whether that's workforce, college, military, or even our undecided students. We are so excited to make our seniors feel special for the incredible amount of work they've put in over the last 13 years. We look forward to seeing everyone there as we celebrate them together!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Kitchen Staff at LCC-1!
They help feed a small army of Cougars every single day and many times it can be a thankless job. We wanted to take a moment and recognize their work and share our appreciation for ALL that they do.
Thank You LCC-1 Kitchen Staff!
#WeAreHighland
HES Track & Field day is coming soon!
Mark you calendar for next Thur. 5/15/25 as HES students will take it outside to have some fun and enjoy some friendly competition. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will kick off the day with events running from 9-11a. Then 3rd-6th grades will continue track & field day with their events from 12-2:30. Spectators are welcome but parking will be limited. Limited concessions will be available.
#GivingOurBestAtHES
ONLINE REGISTRATION will be available for the 2025-26 school year in the near future. For returning students, a message will be shared in the parent portal when registration is open!
On this 3rd day of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are excited to celebrate and remind everyone that Highland also had a 2022-23 NE Teacher of the Year in Ms. Megan Carmody. Ms. Carmody advanced and was a semifinalist for the Missouri Teacher of the Year! Megan works with new teachers during the summer and has served as mentor to many new teachers in the district. She currently serves on the District Cadre leadership team, is a PBS Tier 1 Coach and has been involved in leadership for several years through different state initiatives like Missouri Integrated Model, Collaborative Works, Missouri Model Districts and District Continuous Improvement. Ms. Carmody runs the highland drama club and has grown that program over the years providing many opportunities for our students: early elementary through high school. We appreciate you Megan - have a Happy Teacher Education Week.
Congratulations to our Varsity Track Team that competed at the Clarence Cannon Conference Meet. Our athletes competed well and represented Highland with much Cougar Pride!
Congratulations to our Conference Champions!
Congratulations to our Varsity Track Team; they have represented HHS very well this season! Congrats to these All-Conference performances at the Clarence Cannon Conference Meet. Go Cougars!
The kindergarten circus is officially coming to town! 🎪 Our kindergarteners are working hard at rehearsal to give you the very best show on Friday!
The 2025 Kindergarten Circus is Friday, May 9th at 1:30 in the HES gym! Doors open at 1:00!
#CougarPride #KindergartenCircus
Varsity baseball will play in the Palmyra cluster on Friday, May 9. The schedule is 6:30 PM Highland versus Marceline immediately followed by Highland versus Palmyra. Games may start early if the preceding game ends early. GO COUGARS!!
Happy School Nurse Appreciation Day to Nurse Kristen and Nurse Maddie! Thank you both for all your care and help to keep Cougar Country healthy.
#WeAreHighland
#GoCougars
Our High School PE had a great time today enjoying the weather and a round of golf at Three Pines Golf Course!
Fifth grade participated in Farm Safety Day at the Lewis County Fairgrounds today. Thank you to everyone who helped make our day possible!
Highland has announced Paul Scifres as the next Highland Elementary School Principal. You can read the full News story here: https://www.lewis.k12.mo.us/article/2195921
LCC-1 Reminder- Tomorrow, Wed. 5/7/25, will be a FULL day at LCC-1.
**NO Early Dismissal**
#WeAreHighland
#GoCougars
On this 2nd day of Teacher Appreciation Week, Highland is excited to celebrate and remind everyone that Highland also had a 2023-24 NE Regional Teacher of the Year: Tricia Hinton! Mrs. Hinton is an excellent teacher, but she also serves as a mentor and works with our beginning teachers during the summers. She is our Future Teachers of America sponsor and runs the Student Assistance Team at HHS. Mrs. Hinton has written and received grants for Robotics and KHQA's One Class at a Time. She is the treasurer of the Missouri Council for Social Studies and has done extensive work with the state's MAP test and LEAP (Learning Engagement And Preparation). She has been involved with PACT (Promoting Adolescent Comprehension of Text) and VTACE (Virtual Teacher Academy on Character Education). Mrs. Hinton is another one of Highland's Rockstar Teachers! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week Mrs. Hinton - we appreciate you!
