Highland High School

Veterans Day Assembly

HHS Class of 2025 families, We enjoyed visiting English 1 classes this week. Click the link for more info: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEtwYzMFDI/oz8B8WzgZ5m1A7b2U0fXGw/view?utm_content=DAEtwYzMFDI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

Senior families, the yearbook staff would love to feature your senior in the senior tribute section of the yearbook. Purchasing a tribute ensures that your senior has a unique, customized space in this year's book, making them stand out! To create your tribute, please go to www.jostensadservice.com.

HHS VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY: Please use the following link https://vimeo.com/642351137 to view the Veterans Day Assembly on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:40 AM. The link can also be used to watch the program at a later time. For those attending the event in person, please see the flyer below. We thank all of our Veterans for their service to our county.

Attention Faculty & Students: The HHS Fall Play will be held in the HHS Kennel on Friday, November 12 & Saturday, November 13! This year’s show is Peter Dee’s “Voices from the High School.” Tickets for HHS Students & Adults are $8. HMS Students & younger children are $5. Ticket sales will start the night of the show at 6:00. Seating begins at 6:30 & the show will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Correct change for ticket sales would be very appreciated!

It’s officially basketball season! Join us on Friday for Meet the Bulldogs!

Congratulations to our Girls (21st overall) and Boys (23rd overall) Cross Country Teams on an outstanding day at the IHSA State Championship. 12 PR’s is the way to finish. Thank you for an amazing season! ❤️🖤❤️🖤

It was an exciting day for athletics at HHS. Congratulations to Zoe Thiems and Olivia Conrad on an outstanding performance at the IHSA Swimming Sectional. Way to go ladies! Thank you Coach Hubbard for your inspiration!

Best of luck to our Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams who compete in the IHSA State Championship tomorrow in Peoria! Our Drumline lead the teams through the hallways today as our students and staff wished them luck! Thank you Drumline! Let’s go Dogs! Run fast!

HHS Families, Please click the link for our latest newsletter: https://www.smore.com/qwdrp Take care, HHS School Counselors

Please see information below on the Veterans Day Assembly at Highland High School on Wednesday, November 10th. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xYi18Rs5jIsLduwZeyQ5n0r_ytFwIza-/view?usp=sharing

Highland students donating blood today to help save lives. Thanks to the American Red Cross and Ms Probst for organizing and putting together the event. It is great to see the students helping out with such an important task.

HHS School Counselors Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Spaeth along with Mrs. Guinn from Belleville presented at the Illinois School Counselor Association’s Annual Conference today.

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams who both qualified for the IHSA State Championship! This is the boys first trip to Peoria since 2001. Way to go Dogs!

Good luck to our Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams as they compete in the IHSA Sectional today in Decatur.

The Bulldogs fell to Morton tonight. To all of our seniors, thank you for your time and dedication to the Highland Football Program.

Join us to send off the Football Team on Friday at 2pm!

Press Release: 2021 National Honor Society Induction On October 27, 2021, the Highland chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 59 new members. Our keynote speaker, an honor chosen by the executive board of the NHS, was Mr. Kirk Essenpreis, a seventeen year staff member of HCUSD 5. He not only works tirelessly to keep the school clean and running smoothly, but he also inspires the students and staff with his positive attitude, especially this year as he fights against lung cancer. Members must be juniors or seniors, must have a G.P.A of at least 4.75 on the 5.0 scale, must be active at school and in the community, and must show a commitment to serving others. In all, there are just over 100 members in the chapter. To continue their membership, students must exhibit good character and must maintain a GPA of 4.75. Students also complete a minimum number of service hours each school year. Students in the National Honor Society volunteer for the Special Olympics and with the HACSM food pantry, and they assist with various Highland community activities throughout the year, such as the recent Flugel Fest and the upcoming Make-A-Wish Walk at the Highland Square. This February, we will embark on our 6th annual fundraiser for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Carlyle Lake. Please see the attached pictures from the induction ceremony. Susanne Himsel NHS chapter advisor https://docs.google.com/document/d/1At0TiRxlkGqJg2XTcSTknz9Tdm7MEf2HcYBLS-aEc_A/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRdKmFa0ikAhvyv1anN_CTkCz2v_hJnZbMChqq_BqWU/edit?usp=sharing

The Lady Bulldogs left it all in the court tonight, falling to Civic Memoral in three games. Congratulations to all of our girls on a fantastic season. Seniors, thank you for your time, talent, and dedication to Highland Volleyball.

Highland Symphonic Band finishing up the Band Concert under the direction of Mr. Case. All of the bands sounded awesome tonight.