Congratulations to Emery Keith! She is our May Highland Elementary First Grade Student of the Month! Emery’s teacher says has grown so much this year! She has been doing a great job following classroom expectations and being the best she can be. She is always willing to be a helping hand to those around her.
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Congratulations to Haven Kermoade! She is our May Highland Elementary Kindergarten Student of the Month! Haven’s teacher says that she has shown an enormous amount of growth this year. She is a good friend to her peers and is a great leader!”
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Congratulations to Willow Hoffman! She is our May Highland Elementary Pre-K Student of the Month! Willow’s teacher says she follows hallway and classroom expectations on a daily basis while encouraging her classmates to do the same. She is helpful to both her teachers and classmates in class, in the hallway, and outside on the playground!
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#BeResponsibleBeRespectfulBeSafe
For Teacher Appreciation Week we also want to recognize and celebrate our newer teachers to the district and the experienced teachers who are mentoring them. Thank you all for all that you do for our students and school - Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
For Teacher Appreciation Week we also want to recognize and celebrate our newer teachers to the district and the experienced teachers who are mentoring our new teachers. (Kim Green's mentor, Julie Flanagan, is not pictured) Thank you all for all that you do for our students and school - Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Attention Cougar Country-
Lewis Co. C-1 is pleased to announce Coach Matt Thomas as the new Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Highland. Welcome to Cougar Nation Coach Thomas and family.
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On this Friday of Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to congratulate and announce that Mrs. Heather Jones has been nominated by the LCC1 administration team as our candidate for the NE Regional Teacher of Year for 2025-2026. Mrs. Jones has completed a science and literacy study through Mizzou and is a member of the Master Teacher Cadre on Competency-Based Learning. She is involved with the Department of Conservation and Pheasants Forever and uses these organization to bring real-world learning opportunities to her students. Mrs. Jones has revived Science Olympiad in the district, which provides our students with more ways to explore science in a competitive and collaborative setting. Mrs. Jones is a teacher who consistently goes above and beyond for our students and school district. Congratulations and Good Luck Mrs. Jones - We appreciate you!
There has been recent news reports of a TikTok challenge encouraging students to insert things into Chromebook ports to cause it to malfunction and possibly catch fire. This can be dangerous leading to possible electrocution, fire, and inhaling toxic smoke, not to mention damaging school property, which would not be covered by insurance on the devices. Here is a link to a recent news story: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-prank-chromebook-challenge-rcna205784
Attention Highland Elementary Families!
Our PBS team is raising money for next year's activities by selling a sweet treat that will be passed out to students on Track and Field Day! Order forms went home earlier this week and are due TOMORROW--Friday, May 9th! Orders will not be accepted after this date!
Need an order form? There are extra in the elementary office or you can click the link and print your own! https://tinyurl.com/ytvxzm6r
Questions? Contact Ms. Carmody at mcarmody@lewis.k12.mo.us.
Parents/guardians, grandparents, and siblings of our 2025 SENIORS! Decision Day is set for Wednesday, May 21st and will begin at 9AM. Our ceremony will recognize each student for their postsecondary path; whether that's workforce, college, military, or even our undecided students. We are so excited to make our seniors feel special for the incredible amount of work they've put in over the last 13 years. We look forward to seeing everyone there as we celebrate them together!
Parents/guardians, grandparents, and siblings of our 2025 SENIORS! Decision Day is set for Wednesday, May 21st and will begin at 9AM. Our ceremony will recognize each student for their postsecondary path; whether that's workforce, college, military, or even our undecided students. We are so excited to make our seniors feel special for the incredible amount of work they've put in over the last 13 years. We look forward to seeing everyone there as we celebrate them together!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our Kitchen Staff at LCC-1!
They help feed a small army of Cougars every single day and many times it can be a thankless job. We wanted to take a moment and recognize their work and share our appreciation for ALL that they do.
Thank You LCC-1 Kitchen Staff!
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HES Track & Field day is coming soon!
Mark you calendar for next Thur. 5/15/25 as HES students will take it outside to have some fun and enjoy some friendly competition. Kindergarten - 2nd grade will kick off the day with events running from 9-11a. Then 3rd-6th grades will continue track & field day with their events from 12-2:30. Spectators are welcome but parking will be limited. Limited concessions will be available.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION will be available for the 2025-26 school year in the near future. For returning students, a message will be shared in the parent portal when registration is open!
On this 3rd day of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are excited to celebrate and remind everyone that Highland also had a 2022-23 NE Teacher of the Year in Ms. Megan Carmody. Ms. Carmody advanced and was a semifinalist for the Missouri Teacher of the Year! Megan works with new teachers during the summer and has served as mentor to many new teachers in the district. She currently serves on the District Cadre leadership team, is a PBS Tier 1 Coach and has been involved in leadership for several years through different state initiatives like Missouri Integrated Model, Collaborative Works, Missouri Model Districts and District Continuous Improvement. Ms. Carmody runs the highland drama club and has grown that program over the years providing many opportunities for our students: early elementary through high school. We appreciate you Megan - have a Happy Teacher Education Week.
Congratulations to our Varsity Track Team that competed at the Clarence Cannon Conference Meet. Our athletes competed well and represented Highland with much Cougar Pride!
Congratulations to our Conference Champions!
Congratulations to our Varsity Track Team; they have represented HHS very well this season! Congrats to these All-Conference performances at the Clarence Cannon Conference Meet. Go Cougars!
The kindergarten circus is officially coming to town! 🎪 Our kindergarteners are working hard at rehearsal to give you the very best show on Friday!
The 2025 Kindergarten Circus is Friday, May 9th at 1:30 in the HES gym! Doors open at 1:00!
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Varsity baseball will play in the Palmyra cluster on Friday, May 9. The schedule is 6:30 PM Highland versus Marceline immediately followed by Highland versus Palmyra. Games may start early if the preceding game ends early. GO COUGARS!!