Exciting News for our cheerleading program! Junior High is approved to join the Varsity Comp Squad at the MCCA Regionals this fall! Click the google form link to enter your students information and ask any questions you may have! More information to come.
https://forms.gle/vkCohnqJZwkkEUwH9
Our little Cougars are so excited performance week is finally here! 🍪
Little Cougars Drama Club will be performing their winter musical Cookies! The Musical Friday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m. at Lewis Street Playhouse in Canton.
There are just 11 tickets left for Friday and 7 left for Saturday! Reserve yours today at https://our.show/hescookies. Tickets will most likely NOT be sold at the door.
*As always, be wary of people in the comments who say they have tickets for sale. They don't. If you need clarification, contact Ms. Carmody directly at mcarmody@lewis.k12.mo.us.*
#cougarsonstage #cookiesthemusical
📣 What an amazing cheer camp night we had!Thank you to everyone that stayed with us through the schedule change! We had 76 campers this year!! They did so wonderful. Thank you again to our amazing sponsor Sharpe Insurance! We are so thankful for our community that supports us!
Congratulations the following students who were selected and auditioned for the Northeast Missouri Junior High honor band.
Cooper Hinton -alto sax
Micheal Walter - Euphonium
Caden Vincent- trumpet 1st chair!!!!
Akyrah Lewis- Bass Clarinet
They did an Amazing job at their concert tonight!!!
National FFA Western Vice President Abby Jacobson is in Missouri this week. Surprise virtual today!
The Athletic Boosters are in need of volunteers to work in the basketball concession stand on Friday, 2/21. Workers are also needed next week 2/25, 2/27, and 3/1 for girls BB Districts. Please use the link to sign up. Thank you for your help! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0944AFAA2CAAF94-52803189-2425
Cheer camp parents! In order for your child to stay after school for camp Friday, you must either fill out the google form below or call the school in the morning. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctANYJ0NCaNJI0ywUoZsCBeRUPwvnsVuM8I50HswaMnVw6mw/viewform
On Friday February 21, the basketball schedule at Highland will be as follows: 5:00pm JV boys vs. Palmyra, approximately 6:30pm Varsity Girls vs. Palmyra. The Varsity Boys game vs. Palmyra will immediately follow the Varsity Girls Game. GO COUGARS!
Highland will be CLOSED and operating on an AMI Day tomorrow (Thursday 2/20/25) due to dangerously cold real and wind chill temperatures during morning bus times. Weather should warmup considerably during the afternoon on Thursday and school will be back in session on Friday!
The LCC1 Board will conduct their regular monthly meeting tomorrow night (February 20, 2025) at 5:30pm in the Central Office Boardroom, with the Open Session starting at 6pm. The full agenda can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/41o4WEM
Junior high track sign up sheet is posted outside the health room. Please have a current sports physical and all forms turned in before our first practice after school Monday March 3.
Friday's cheerleading camp updates: We have five more youth small shirts up for grabs! If your child would still like to join cheer camp after school on Friday, please contact hdavis@lewis.k12.mo.us
Also, with school being up in the air this week, if parents are able to fill out our google after school permission form, that would be helpful! ALL kids attending Friday need to have a form completed. Link below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctANYJ0NCaNJI0ywUoZsCBeRUPwvnsVuM8I50HswaMnVw6mw/viewform
Thirty-two members of Highland FBLA competed at the District Leadership Conference on February 17 in Kirksville. Twenty-five members placed in the top 5 of their events with 13 members qualifying to compete at the State Leadership Conference in Springfield in April.
Happy Birthday to Coach Amber Garner from the Highland Softball Family!
With the real temperatures being above 0° and windchill factors being at -15° and above, Highland will be in session Wednesday 2/19/25.
The FFA Pancake Breakfast will be rescheduled to Friday evening-serving will start at 4:30 in the ag shop.
The LCC1 admin will continue to closely monitor temperatures & road conditions to make a determination about holding school tomorrow (Wed. 2/19). The current expectation is Highland will be In Session 2/19/25, but any snow accumulation or lower windchills will change that!
The Lewis County C-1 Board Meeting which was planned to be tomorrow night (Wednesday, 2/19/25) has been postponed to Thursday (2/20/25) evening at 5:30pm, with open session beginning at 6pm. Agenda will be posted soon in accordance with the Missouri Sunshine Law.
The HES Family Fun Night scheduled for this Thursday, 2/20, is being moved to Tuesday 2/25. This is to make sure our HHS EDU and FCCLA students have enough time to host a FANTASTIC first ever student led Family Fun Night at HES. WE hope to see you there!
Happy Birthday to Shelby Frank from the Highland Softball family!
