Our students aren’t just learning about civics — they’re practicing it.
Junior High students at Highland have identified real problems in the communities they belong to (school, teams, churches, neighborhoods, city, county) and are now taking civic action.
They are:
✔ Identifying civic leaders and organizations
✔ Defining their role in the community
✔ Sending letters and emails to invite leaders to interviews and panel discussions
✔ Creating real solutions to real community issues
This work will be showcased at our Civics Fair on March 26 at Highland High School. Parents and community members are invited to attend!
One 8th Grade student will earn a cash prize and may advance their project to the next level of competition.
This project is funded through a micro-grant from the Bill of Rights Institute, and students will also participate in National Civics Week (March 9–13).
We are proud of these young civic leaders!
Junior High students at Highland have identified real problems in the communities they belong to (school, teams, churches, neighborhoods, city, county) and are now taking civic action.
They are:
✔ Identifying civic leaders and organizations
✔ Defining their role in the community
✔ Sending letters and emails to invite leaders to interviews and panel discussions
✔ Creating real solutions to real community issues
This work will be showcased at our Civics Fair on March 26 at Highland High School. Parents and community members are invited to attend!
One 8th Grade student will earn a cash prize and may advance their project to the next level of competition.
This project is funded through a micro-grant from the Bill of Rights Institute, and students will also participate in National Civics Week (March 9–13).
We are proud of these young civic leaders!
Happy Birthday to Highland Coach Amber Garner (Coach Ber), from the Highland Softball Family!
Great winS tonight for the JV and Varsity boys basketball teams over a gutsy Mark Twain squad!! Congratulations Boys!!
Note from the School Nurses:
Congratulations to the Highland All Conference Band Members they put on a wonderful performance Saturday night and tour today!
There was a typo in the posted agenda regarding the school calendar. The agenda item will be discussion on the current school year calendar and the establishment of the 2026-2027 school calendar. The dates have been fixed online, but reposting for clarity. Full Agenda can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/4tCal7f
8th Grade Algebra students practiced writing equations of lines in different forms by making wanted posters. They created a line, then listed information about it like its name (equation in slope-intercept form), aliases (equations in standard form and point-slope form), points, slope, intercepts, and accomplices (equations of parallel and perpendicular lines).
Book Blast has come to an end!!! The winner of the Epic Treasure Chest is Jackson. He will receive his prizes when the books are delivered. Congratulations Jackson.
Thanks to our communities generosity we raised just over $20,000 for books in 2 weeks. HES Students will receive 1,463 free books. ALL students will receive at least 1 book, and some students will receive 10 free books (based on contributions raised).
Thank you all for being supportive of Book Blast and helping our students receive so many books. Books should be in around 3/10/26.
Thanks to our communities generosity we raised just over $20,000 for books in 2 weeks. HES Students will receive 1,463 free books. ALL students will receive at least 1 book, and some students will receive 10 free books (based on contributions raised).
Thank you all for being supportive of Book Blast and helping our students receive so many books. Books should be in around 3/10/26.
8th Grade STEM celebrated Valentine's Day with an experiment to see which liquids dissolved candy hearts fastest!
The LCC1 Board of Education will conduct their monthly business meeting tomorrow night (2/18/26) at 5:30pm in the Central Office, with Open Session beginning at 6pm. The board will move to the HS Commons for a special sampling preview of the upcoming School Musical as the first item under Comments from the Public. The full agenda can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/3MKK6ei
🌟 Preschool screenings are coming up! 🌟
Do you have a child who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before July 31, 2026? Join us for our upcoming preschool screenings!
📍 Highland Elementary School
📅 March 30 – April 1, 2026
🔗 Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/lw0I9
Preschool screenings are a fun and simple way to check on your child’s early learning and development. It’s also a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about our preschool program!
⏰ Appointments fill quickly, so be sure to reserve your spot today.
We can’t wait to meet our future Cougars! 💛🐾
Do you have a child who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before July 31, 2026? Join us for our upcoming preschool screenings!
📍 Highland Elementary School
📅 March 30 – April 1, 2026
🔗 Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/lw0I9
Preschool screenings are a fun and simple way to check on your child’s early learning and development. It’s also a great opportunity to ask questions and learn more about our preschool program!
⏰ Appointments fill quickly, so be sure to reserve your spot today.
We can’t wait to meet our future Cougars! 💛🐾
HES Family Fun Night is this Thursday, February 19th, 5:00-7:00 pm. We hope to see you there for some Olympic fun!
Cougs fall 37-59 to a tough Monroe squad. Keep working hard boys.
#WeAreHighland
#GoCougars
Lady Cougars get a nice conference win tonight at home vs. Monroe City. Final 46-27 Cougs!
#WeAreHighland
#GoCougars
The JV Highland Lady Cougars win the final JV game of the season, 53-34 over Palmyra. Great season ladies!
Reminder that the JV boys basketball game scheduled for today at Palmyra has been moved to Friday Feb 20 at 4:30 PM. That JV boys game will be followed by the varsity girls and the varsity boys. The JV girls will travel to Palmyra this evening with tip off being at 6 PM. GO COUGARS!!
The LCC1 Administration wants to thank our community for patience during our investigation regarding the recent vandalism incident. The person responsible has been identified, the matter is being turned over to law enforcement and there is no ongoing danger to students or staff!
The Highland Girls Wrestling team ended their 25-26 season today at the District Tournament. It was amazing to see the growth and improvement in this team and we are missing several girls! The 26-27 Season is about to be the best yet! Pictured are (front)Claire Wiskirchen, Raygan Mayes, Alicia Eaton (back) Assistant Coach Tommy Ling, Assistant Coach Maxwell Hays and Head Coach Nichole Wiskirchen
LCC-1 Reminder-
No School tomorrow, Mon. 2/16/26, as LCC-1 will be closed in observance of President's Day. Enjoy the extended weekend!
#WeAreHighland
#GoCougars
Mrs. Jennings' Kindergarten class celebrated Valentine's Day with games and ice cream sundaes!❤️
