This week, Mrs. Taylor's language arts students are developing their argumentative writing skills through hands-on research regarding the integration of plastic in our society. Through their research, the students will generate their own argumentative writing piece to discuss the impacts and possible solutions for plastics in our world today.
Open gym for Color Guard. This is for anyone 6th grade to 12th grade.
Good luck to the 8th grade Bulldog basketball team as they play Alton at 5:30 pm in the semi-finals of the IESA Regional at Alton. Go Dawgs!
The Lady Bulldogs 8th grade volleyball team gets a two set win over Alton tonight and the 7th grade loses a tight three set match to Alton. Great job ladies!
See the following message from Mr. Sutton:
Highland CUSD No. 5,
It is unusual to send anything out when school will be in session, as it will be for tomorrow, but I wanted to thank our township road folks and district personnel who worked crazy hard over the past couple of days to make it possible to return to school. While roads and walkways are not perfect, we can get kids to and from school safely with everyone’s cooperation. Please be safe, as we will be asking our bus drivers to slow down and make sure stops are safe for everyone. I have had numerous conversations with our bus company and building officials to ensure that our buses are ready to go and our campuses are ready for parents and students.
If you prefer to keep your student home, we respect your decision as a parent, and the absence will be excused. If you choose to drive your student to school, please know that tardies will be excused if due to traffic or delays. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to safely return students to school tomorrow.
Highland CUSD No. 5,
It is unusual to send anything out when school will be in session, as it will be for tomorrow, but I wanted to thank our township road folks and district personnel who worked crazy hard over the past couple of days to make it possible to return to school. While roads and walkways are not perfect, we can get kids to and from school safely with everyone’s cooperation. Please be safe, as we will be asking our bus drivers to slow down and make sure stops are safe for everyone. I have had numerous conversations with our bus company and building officials to ensure that our buses are ready to go and our campuses are ready for parents and students.
If you prefer to keep your student home, we respect your decision as a parent, and the absence will be excused. If you choose to drive your student to school, please know that tardies will be excused if due to traffic or delays. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to safely return students to school tomorrow.
Good luck to the Lady Bulldog volleyball teams as they host Alton in a conference contest today at 4pm. Go Dawgs!
Tuesday-Athletics for HMS
Volleyball will play Alton @4pm
Boys Basketball practice 12:30-2pm
Bowling-Practice moved to Thursday
Cheer-Normal practice time
Volleyball will play Alton @4pm
Boys Basketball practice 12:30-2pm
Bowling-Practice moved to Thursday
Cheer-Normal practice time
No School Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27, 2026
See the message from Mr. Sutton:
Highland CUSD 5 Parents and Staff,
Highland CUSD No. 5 will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27. We hope to see some improved conditions over the next 24 hours and see what Wednesday holds. Thank you.
See the message from Mr. Sutton:
Highland CUSD 5 Parents and Staff,
Highland CUSD No. 5 will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 27. We hope to see some improved conditions over the next 24 hours and see what Wednesday holds. Thank you.
All athletics and activities are canceled for today!
Volleyball against Columbia tomorrow is cancelled and a make up date is TBA.
More Word Projects!
No School tomorrow, HMS. See the message from Mr. Sutton: Highland CUSD No. 5 will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26. We will be in complete snow removal mode today and tomorrow, and determine what Tuesday will look like. Stay warm and enjoy the beautiful weather!
Each Friday, we celebrate students who go above and beyond in showing their PRIDE. Congratulations to this week’s Top Dog Award winners! Keep up the great work HMS!
Get your tickets now for Annie Jr. You won't want to miss this amazing production by our students!
Good luck to the 8th grade boys basketball team as they open up in the Class 4A IESA Regional today at 6:45 pm in Alton against Roxana. Note game time change due to the expected weather on Saturday. Go Dawgs!
The HMS Cheer team finishes first at the Granite City Invite tonight! Way to go ladies and coaches!
The 8th grade Bulldog basketball team gets a 44-16 win over Roxana and advance to the semi-finals on Tuesday at 6pm. Way to go!
Good luck to the HMS cheer team as they compete at the Granite City Invitational tonight! Please note the change due to the expected weather tomorrow. Go Dawgs!
Team 7 Black Language Arts students are presenting their 2026 Word Projects today. They deserve praise for their creativity and hard work!
Good luck to the Minecraft Bees Robotics Team.
The team is in the FLL Challenge. FLL Challenge engages students in hands-on robotics design and authentic scientific research. FLL Challenge is a worldwide program for students in grades 4 - 8 created in a partnership between the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology program and the LEGO Company.
The Minecraft Bees qualified in December for the sectional tournament where they will be competing against 23 other teams this Saturday at Centralia JH.
The girls have worked really hard to build and program a robot to solve the missions for this year's theme, Unearthed. They created a reporting system for Madison County residents to alert a state archaeologist about a potential archaeological site. Their robot operates autonomously (no remote control, all Python based programming) for 2 minutes and 30 seconds to get the most points possible.
The team is in the FLL Challenge. FLL Challenge engages students in hands-on robotics design and authentic scientific research. FLL Challenge is a worldwide program for students in grades 4 - 8 created in a partnership between the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology program and the LEGO Company.
The Minecraft Bees qualified in December for the sectional tournament where they will be competing against 23 other teams this Saturday at Centralia JH.
The girls have worked really hard to build and program a robot to solve the missions for this year's theme, Unearthed. They created a reporting system for Madison County residents to alert a state archaeologist about a potential archaeological site. Their robot operates autonomously (no remote control, all Python based programming) for 2 minutes and 30 seconds to get the most points possible.
