Robotics Club started tonight using the @MeetEdison robots. This crew was our first team. They started with the @Mindstorms_EV3 and are moving up to @seaperch later this year. Taught themselves the EdPy language today! #GoCougars #STEM #EdTech
Woot woot!! Robotics is their name and coding is their game!! Robotics Club started tonight using the @MeetEdison robots. We started 3 years ago with 10 robots and around 30 students. Today we have around 60 robots and over 80 kids! #GoCougars #STEM #EdTech
We had 16 members of the high school band represent Highland at Truman State Honor Band!
HS Student Council is selling TJ's pizza as a fundraiser. If you would like to order, please email kberhorst@lewis.k12.mo.us.
A big thank you to Cory Bennett and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Dept for coming into 5th & 6th grade Counselong classes to share information on the dangers of vaping and the Fatal Vision Goggles.
Join Highland FBLA in raising money for March of Dimes on Monday 11/18. Wear purple and donate $1 to wear a hat!
1st grade learned this past week about how insect communities are much like our own communities. Thanks to local beekeeper Tom Stark for teaching us more about bee communities!
Do you know the secret yet?! You have two more chances to see HHS Drama Club’s production of Trap! Join us tonight at 7:00 or tomorrow at 2:00 at Lewis Street Playhouse in Canton!
📸 credit: Lindseigh G. Photography
Mrs. Shrader’s class wrapped up their unit on shapes today with a 3D snack. Their favorite was the ice cream cones :) Thanks to all the parents who donated food! We also made shape monsters and brought in 3D shapes from home!
Mrs. Seals’ class harvested lettuce for the first time from the tower garden. All of the students liked it and are already looking forward to the next picking. Basil, chard, kale and arugula are still growing and will hopefully be enjoyed soon!
After the weather put a damper on our Veterans Day activities, HHS held a breakfast and program to honor veterans on Wednesday Nov. 13. Mr. Kyler Nelson was the guest speaker. He is a teacher and also a member of the Iowa National Guard.
Mrs.Schultz’s Kindergarten learned about 3D shapes and ended their topic by enjoying foods and drinks that were in a 3D shape (sphere, cylinder, cube, cone).
Fourth Grade had a FAN-tastic time at Busch Stadium for our annual field trip. #GoCards #fourthgraderocks
HHS teachers participating in world kindness day on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jennings' fantastic Kindergarteners earned "Lunch in the Room"! They have worked hard being responsible, respectful, and safe!
Congratulations to all of the Highland High School Band students that auditioned tonight and to the 17 All Conference Band Members!
Highland Clarence Cannon Conference Band Members 2019-2020
Josslyn Tournear- flute
Trinity Wright - flute
Danielle Welte- clarinet
Faith Post- clarinet
Jenna Routt - clarinet
James Stutheit - alto sax
Nicolas Lay - alto sax
Ketzaly Recio- alto sax
Thomas Evans- tenor sax (first chair)
Cody bliven- trumpet
Sabastion Pearson-trumpet
Audra Dehner- trumpet
Jenna Meredith-euphonium
Braeden Wenneker- trombone
Breeze Dunton- tuba
Cole Goings - percussion
Sterling Lair- percussion
Highland FBLA members toured Empower Field Mile High Stadium while in Denver for the National Fall Leadership Conference.
Mrs. Shrader’s class would like to say thank you to Ashley Hess for the free book!! They are always so excited that they get to keep it and write their name inside! Thank you for helping to foster a love for reading at such a young age ❤️📚
Jostens will be at HHS today (11/14), at 11:30 a.m. to deliver class ring orders.
Fourth graders in Mrs. Hinton's class celebrated #worldkindnessday today by committing #rak and rereading some of our favorite books. We also wore our cardigans to celebrate the most kind neighbor, Mr. Roger's.