Highland ISD

CONGRATS HS OAP! DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!🎭
Highland High School - "The Hidden Kennedy"
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS--
*BEST STAGE MANAGER: Zoe Velasquez-Adame
*BEST CREW : Davis Etheredge, Bryli Boil, Kennadi Sauer, Zoe Velasquez-Adame, Allie Stein, Bryson Maitland, Alyssa Messer, Elliott Eaker
*HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STAR CAST: Sam Gratehouse, Carley Hughes
*ALL-STAR CAST: Macie Taylor, Jaxton Fullwood
*BEST PERFORMER: Kolbi Morgan

The Bi-District contest will be March 28th at Snyder.

#HighlandOAP #TheHiddenKennedy #lifeonthehilltop

Huge congratulations to our Lady Hornets on great basketball season and their District 14-A honors!

1st Team All-District:
⭐ Chloe Kruser
⭐ Kaylene Ledbetter

2nd Team All-District:
🏀 Brianna Baucom, Tatum Heady, & Sydney Montgomery

Academic All-District :
Brianna Baucom, Tatum Heady, Chloe Kruser, Kolbi Morgan, Zoe Velasquez-Adame, Kaylene Ledbetter, Sydney Montgomery, Ashlynn Dunn, & Elyn Baker.

Special All-Star Selections:
🌟 Chloe Kruser: Six Man Coaches Association All-Star Game
🌟 Brianna Baucom: FCA All-Star Game

🎭It's contest day!! Highland OAP competes at District today in Westbrook. Performances begin at 2:00PM. Break a Leg! #lifeonthehilltop #OAP #TheHiddenKennedy

THE SECRET IS OUT! 🎭📚
We’ve had some very strange visitors in our hallways this week, but today the masks finally came off! A huge round of applause for our Masked Readers who helped us celebrate the joy of books:
🩰 Madame Mud Pie: Our very own Coach Baucom proved that coaches look great in a tutu!
🐭 Anonymouse: Coach Pyburn scurried to the gym to show us that even mice love a good story.
🐂 Moochacho: Mrs. Merryman brought some serious "bull-ish" drama to the stage!
🍀 Shamrock O’Smiley: Mrs. Bankhead brought the luck of the Irish (and the best library books) to the party.
🐠 Glub-riella: Nurse Morgan made a splash and reminded us that reading is the best medicine.
Thank you to our amazing staff for being such good sports and to our students for their incredible guesses!
#ReadAcrossAmerica #TheMaskedReader #lifeonthehilltop

Our 5th and final Masked Reader has arrived at the Hilltop! 🐭🧀
Anonymouse stopped by this morning to wrap up our week of stories. Can you squeeze in one last guess before the masks come off? 🕵️‍♂️
Stay tuned. We’ll be posting the Grand Reveal later today where all our mystery guests finally take off their masks! 💃🕺✨
https://youtube.com/shorts/TXGsP5xUOcQ?feature=share

The 2025 Federal Report Card for Highland ISD is available for review. You can access the report at https://www.highland.esc14.net/page/accountability
Printed copies are also available upon reauest in the school adminstration office.

The luck of the Irish has arrived at Highland! ☘️✨
Our fourth Masked Reader was the legendary Shamrock O’Smiley! We’ve had a bull, a hippo, a fish, and now a leprechaun... the Highland staff is really going all out! We have ONE reader left tomorrow morning, followed by our GRAND REVEAL!
Who do you think is under the green hat?
🎥https://youtube.com/shorts/XkHbq9ajIKE?feature=share

This week, we are excited to celebrate graduating seniorJenna McCann and the special next step in her educational journey.
Jenna will be heading to Angelo State University this fall. We are so proud to cheer her on as she continues her education and carries on the family legacy as a third-generation Ram! 🐏💙

#lifeonthehilltop #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026

Hook, line, and sinker—we’ve got another mystery! 🎣📖
For Day 3 of The Masked Reader, we welcomed Glub-riella to the Hilltop. She made quite a splash with our elementary students, but her true identity is still swimming under the surface! 🌊
Can you guess which staff member is behind the gills? Watch the video and let us know your best guess! 🕵️‍♂️
💙https://youtube.com/shorts/zTF3o-ws6kM?feature=share

Highland ISD is looking for dependable, positive individuals to join our substitute teacher list! If you love working with kids and want a flexible schedule that follows the school calendar, come join the Hornets!
🔗 Get started here: https://www.highland.esc14.net/page/substitute-applications
📧 Questions/Submissions: mmartin@highland.esc14.net

Spring sports store is OPEN!!!
Tennis golf and track are all listed! Get your shirts now!! Orders are due by noon on February 27th.
https://gogandy.com/highland-spring-sports-2026

The future is looking bright on the Hilltop! This week, we are thrilled to celebrate graduating senior Hanna Thompson and her inspiring plans for the medical field.
Hanna will attend TSTC this fall to earn her LVN certification. Afterward, she plans to transfer to her dream school, UTSA, to continue her journey toward becoming a Pediatric Nurse. 🩺💙
#lifeonthehilltop #seniorspotlight #Classof2026