Happy Birthday to Haleigh Winter from the Highland Softball team!🎉
Due to the extreme heat the Troy Varsity Softball Tournament has been cancelled for Friday 8/25/23. The tournament will be played on Saturday with each team playing 3 games. Game times and opponents are TBD. GO COUGARS!!
The Marching Highlanders @ Ewing Parade!
The Marching Highlanders had a great band camp!
Please access the link below and sign up to volunteer in the 2023 Fall Sports Concessions. Thank you in advance for signing up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0944AFAA2CAAF94-hhs2023
Finding Nemo Jr. auditions are coming up quickly! Students in grades 3-6 are being given audition information in music this week and have the option of taking home an audition packet if they are interested. Ms. Carmody is going to talk to students in 7th and 8th grade Wednesday morning and they will have the option of taking an audition packet at that time.
Link to the audition packet--https://shorturl.at/kxX58
Link to Remind Group--https://rb.gy/7smsz (All students auditioning need to have a parent/guardian join this group before auditions begin.)
Once students turn in their audition form, their audition will be scheduled and a permission slip to stay after school will come home for a parent/guardian to sign.
A very brief parent meeting will be held in the HES music room on Monday, August 28th at 5:30. Any necessary forms can be turned in or signed at this time!
#cougarsonstage
Happy Birthday to Abby Lay from the Highland Softball family!!🥳
Reminder- Tomorrow, 8/23/23, is a FULL school day for LCC-1.
**Please Note**
Early Release Wednesdays (for Staff Professional Development) begin on September 6th, 2023
Reminder the LCC1 Board of Ed will conduct their annual Tax Rate Hearing tomorrow night *8/22/23) at 5:30pm. There will be a short business meeting, including some closed session items, immediately following the Hearing. The full agenda can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/47IXcyc
The Varsity Softball Jamboree scheduled for tomorrow 8/22 at Monroe City has been cancelled due to the impending extreme heat. The Lady Cougars will kick off their season at the Troy Tournament on 8/25 vs. North Point. Game time is 3pm. on field 1. GO COUGARS!!
All students enrolled in Mrs. Gray's Computer Concepts class will need a pair of wired ear buds. They are available for purchase in the library for $1.
Some of the senior class watched the sunrise together to kick off their last school year.#seniorsunrise
New uniform reveal!! We are ready for football season! GO COUGARS!!!
We want to give the Highland High School Student Council a HUGE thank you for welcoming our students back this morning with a dance party as they got off the busses and entered the building!
The new link to access school lunch menus is below. It is also located on our district website under Parent Quick Links.
https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/1772
Reminder, please have your student Chromebook fully charged and ready to go for Monday, August 21st.
The HES staff would like to wish All The Best to Cougar Nation as we start the 23-24 school year!
#WelcomeBackCougars
#WeAreHighland
Rest well Cougar Nation & we'll see you in the morning. Can't wait to start the new school year!
#WelcomeBackCougars
#WeAreHighland
One final Cougar thank you to Hebrews Coffee for their delivery to Friday morning's staff development meetings! We are all so ready to welcome our Cougars back to school on Monday!
2023-24 HHS Handbook Reminders
Attention parents: The following are a few reminders for the start of a new school year.
Parents please review the dress code in Highland High School handbook.
Cell phones and earbuds, air pods will not be allowed in classrooms.
Students are not allowed to carry bags of any kind to and from class. All bags, purses and backpacks will need to be stored in lockers throughout the day.
The high school handbook is available at lewis.k12.mo.us. If you have any questions please contact the office.