Highland Community Schools -

Today is National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!! ❤ You ladies are truly AMAZING! THANK YOU so much for all you do-- We appreciate you more than words can say!

High School Band had 15 events participate with 9 of those events receiving a 1st rating, and 6 receiving a 2nd rating. We have 3 students who are moving on to State Solo/Ensemble, Isabell Washa, Finley Falkenberg, and Marissa Biba. 👏 Middle School Band had 13 events participate with 10 of those events receiving a 1st rating and 3 events receiving a 2nd rating. High School Choir had 16 events participate with 15 of those events receiving a 1st rating and 1 event receiving a 2nd. We have 3 students who are moving on to State Solo/Ensemble, Lializ Thao, Milena Straka, and Chloe Tucker. 👏 Highland Middle School Choir had 7 events participate with all 7 receiving a 1st rating. Congratulations to all of our #HCSCardinals who participated! ❤

Highland Schools Operating Referendum 2024. VOTE TODAY! ☑️ Polls are open 7 am - 8 pm.

🥎 Tonight's Softball game @ Richland Center has been postponed!

🚨 2-HOUR DELAY TODAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 22🚨 There will be a 2-hour delayed start today, Friday March 22.

NEWS BULLETIN MARCH 11, 2024 There will be an FBLA meeting for ALL members at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Attention Juniors: Remember ACT testing will happen tomorrow, plan to arrive at the Catholic church basement no later than 7:45. Breakfast will be provided. Also, please remember to bring a calculator and number 2 pencils.

NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 28, 2024 Good luck to Faith at State Gymnastics this weekend! There is an FFA meeting for all member from 3:00 to 3:15. A reminder to sophomores & juniors that CollegeUp & Start College Now applications are due to Mrs. Hesseling this Friday, March 1st. Blackhawk Lake is looking for summer staff. If you would like to apply, see Mrs. Hesseling for an application. Applications are due March 4th.

NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Good luck to Elliott and Ty at State Wrestling this weekend! Good luck to the gymnastics team at Sectionals on Saturday in Platteville! Good luck to the BB team tonight against Potosi. JV game time is 6:00. Good luck to the GB team on Friday night in their regional game against Ithaca at 7:00. Tickets are $6.00 and passes are not accepted. A wallet was found on a bus this morning. If you think it may belong to you, stop in the office. HS students interested in playing baseball, please sign up in the office.

Students in the Small Engines Class have started tearing down engines to learn more about the interaction of the different components within the engines. Students have already learned about the combustion process, and will soon be tackling Torque. #HCSCardinals

Happy President's Day from the First Graders! 🇺🇸 Today we had a mini history lesson about President George Washington. #HCSCardinals

Mr. T's 10,000 SHOT CLUB 🏀winners were recognized recently!! Congratulations, ladies, on all that work you put in during the summer/off-season! Hard work & dedication pays off!! 👏 Sophia Tarrell (Freshman) - 15,005 shots Addison Bedward (Sophomore) - 14,200 shots Harlee Fredericks (Senior) - 50,150 shots, and career shots 70,591 Caitlyn Fritsch (Sophomore) - 13,550 shots Hailee Kohout (Sophomore) - 10,058 shots Adilyn Esser (8th grade) - 15,350 shots #HCSCardinals

Join us @ 9:30 AM in the Elementary Gym!! All are welcome!! We will be sending our *SEVEN* Iowa-Grant/Highland wrestlers off to the STATE tournament after a PEP RALLY this Thursday Morning!! #HCSCardinals

Iowa-Grant/Highland wrestlers advance to the STATE TOURNAMENT next weekend!!! 👏 CONGRATULATIONS, Gentlemen!!! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!! ❤️🤍🖤 132# Hunter Stevens 🏆 138# Elliott Biba 🏆 144# Brock Hinderman 🥉 150# Tyson Imhoff 🥈 157# Jaxon Busse 🥈 165# Emmerson Moen 🥈 215# Bode Brokopp 🥈 🚨 🚨 Link to purchase your STATE tshirt: https://sportsworld.chipply.com/ighstwr24/ #HCSCardinals

NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Congratulations to the Forensics team! All 21 members dominated at the Sub-District Competition and will go on to give Cash Money performances at the District Competition on March 18. Great job, team! Good luck to the wrestlers at team sectionals at Fennimore tonight! The bus for the MSGB game Riverdale leaves at 3:45. Good luck girls! Good luck to the BB team against Lancaster. JV game time is now at 5:15. There will be an FFA officer meeting on Thursday at 3:00. Everyone else will meet at 3:15. Blackhawk Lake is looking for summer staff. If you would like to apply see Mrs. Hesseling for an application. Applications are due March 4th.

Update for fans: The doors will be open at 8:45 for Regionals. Parking will be available behind the high school for fans.

🏀 Our K-2 Little Cardinal Dribblers are making their debut TONIGHT!! They have been working hard and will be showing off their skills during halftime of BOTH the Varsity Boy's & Girl's games. ____________________________________________ 📢 TONIGHT.... Double Header!! 🏀 JV Girls vs. River Ridge 6 PM (Elem Gym) 🏀 JV Boys vs. Belmont (following JV Girls--Elem Gym) 🏀 Varsity Boys vs. Belmont 6 PM (HS Gym) 🏀 Varsity Girls vs. River Ridge (following Varsity boys-HS Gym) 🤼 Middle School Wrestling @ River Ridge! 4:30 PM 🏀 Middle School Girl's Basketball @ Boscobel! 4:30 PM Best of Luck to all our #HCSCardinals!!

IGH fans headed to Mineral Point on Saturday for WIAA Regional Wrestling can purchase tickets ahead of time!! Skip the long lines and purchase your tickets from the GOFAN link provided. Each school is allowed 125 pre-sale tickets!! Admission is $7. $1 service fee/ticket added on to digital tickets. https://gofan.co/event/1383819?schoolId=WI13618

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 30, 2024 The bus for the MSWR meet at Prairie du Chien leaves at 2:45. Please dismiss at 2:30. Good luck everyone! Good luck the boys’ basketball team tonight. JV plays Darlington at 6:00 and Varsity will play Benton. Please leave the parking in front open for Senior Citizens for this evening’s game. Middle/High School students: Starting this week an extra entree at lunch will be increased by 25 cents. The new price will now be $1.75. UW-Platteville is holding an Education Exploration Day on February 21st. If you have an interest in learning more about careers in Education and would like to attend, stop by Mrs. Hesseling's office for information on how to register for this event. Students need to be registered by Friday, February 2nd. There will be a Junior Prom meeting tomorrow at 9:30 in the art room. There will be a HS student council meeting on Wednesday, February 7th at 9:30. FFA-you have concessions on Thursday at 5:30.

MSGB is canceled waiting for a rescheduled date JV/Var BB Parents' Night is currently on as originally scheduled JV/Var GB @ Hillsboro is currently on with a 5:00 p.m. start time We will keep monitoring things as the day goes on.

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 3, 2024 MS students going out for Wrestling or Girls’ Basketball, your sports forms are due today. Congratulations to the IGH wrestling team on Finishing 3rd out of 72 Teams at the Bi-State Tournament over Break. Darren Laufenberg finished 3-2, Tyson Imhoff finished in 2nd Place out of 64 wrestlers, and Elliott Biba finished in 1st place out of 63 wrestlers. A blue and orange glove was found outside. Please pick it up in the office it is belongs to you. Jaydon, Joseph, Darren, Bryce, Chloe, and Ryder need to submit their pictures and quotes for the yearbook by Friday or you will not have one listed.