Highland Girls Wrestling team made their first debut at the Hallsville Tournament today, placing 6th as a team. Calyn Mathes earned the first ever pin for Highland Girls Wrestling and placed 5th in her bracket. Raygan Mayes secured 4 pins in a large bracket to place 3rd! Promise Coulter placed 4th with 2 pins, Amanda Jane Morlang 5th with 1 pin, Alicia Eaton 5th with 1 pin. Claire Wiskirchen and Haleigh Reimers placed 3rd in their brackets and Olivia Clement 8th. It was a great day to be a Cougar!
The Highland J.H. boys A-team got the win tonight in the first round of the Mark Twain J.H. Basketball Tournament, 28-26 over Mark Twain. The Cougars will play again at 8:00 on Wednesday in the semi-final.
The 8th grade Highland Lady Cougars get the win tonight in the first round of the Mark Twain Junior High Basketball Tournament, 34-14 over Mark Twain. The Lady Cougars will play again at 6:45 on Wednesday in the semi-final.
Hey HES families!
This week (12/2-6), the HES Student Council is running a Penny Drive to raise funds to help out families in need in our community. Please send in any pennies or loose change you can spare to help raise money for this worthy cause.
#GivingOurBestAtHES
Final from Highland-
Cougar boys fall to a tough Kirksville squad, 22-59.
#GoCougars
Mrs. Johnston’s 1st grade class enjoyed making their own balloons! We got to parade through several classrooms today just like the Macy's parade! 😍 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Both Highland J.H. girls basketball teams fall on the road tonight at Kirksville.
Highland's Hot Spot will be set up at the game tonight! Come see some of the new things we are making! Pick out a Christmas present for your friends and family.
Congratulations November Students of the Month.
Tomorrow's JH girls games and JH boys games at Kirksville will start at 5pm. 7/8 Grade girls will be in the primary gym (this is where Kirksville plays their varsity games) and 7/8 Boys will be in the middle school gym. In both gyms the 7th grade or B team will play first followed by the 8th grade or "A" team game. GO COUGARS!!
Highland will be continuing to provide a District-Provided Virtual Learning Option during 2nd semester of 2024-25. This option is available for students who demonstrated success (completed & passed all coursework) during first semester while in Virtual or for students who were “in person” learning during first semester, but now wish to switch to virtual. In order to make this designation, Parents must complete the SURVEY (https://bit.ly/412Qy5h) and submit a signed CONSENT FORM (https://bit.ly/3OqelV9) by Wednesday, December 20, 2024. **Also, electing to be Virtual or In-Person is a semester long commitment. Please contact your attendance center/counselor tomorrow if you have questions.
All juniors and seniors will be taking the ACT WorkKeys between December 3rd and 5th. Students will be assigned times. They need to complete a registration on the MoJobs website. A link to the directions can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pm6W_l_lGVtBhgSyekLug4EneCtjmwBDxvjdvsBOqFc/edit?usp=sharing. Students also received this information in a school email.
Happy Birthday to the Hall of Fame Legend, Dianne TenEyck, from the entire Highland Softball family!
The 7th grade Highland Lady Cougars take 2nd place today in the Highland Junior High Basketball Tournament. #gocougars
The Highland Boys A-Team get the win tonight against Canton to to take 2nd place in the Clark County Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament. #gocougars
The 8th Grade Highland Lady Cougars get the win over Canton tonight, to claim 1st place in the Clark County JH Girls Basketball Tournament. #gocougars
HHS Greenhouse will have poinsettias available on Tuesday 11/26. We will be in the greenhouse after school and in the commons during the basketball game. Small-$4, Large $8
November Artists of the Month at HES! These students were responsible, respectful, and safe in the art room, and each day they came in the with a positive attitude and tried their best on what they were working on and that showed in their artwork. Keep up the great work! 🎨💛🤎
Congratulations to the October Students of the Month.
You are invited to join our first and second grade singers as they kick off our holiday season with their annual Christmas concert! 🎄
This concert will be Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Highland Elementary Gym!
1st and 2nd grade parents/guardians--a note with more information about this concert will come home Friday but click the link for a digital copy! https://tinyurl.com/ye24j6ve
