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We have been fielding some common questions over the past few days. Administration created a FAQ document that we will continuously update as questions come up on our virtual learning journey. You can find it here: https://5il.co/edzf #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

Our administration team has another official update this evening. You can view the news release here: https://5il.co/e9sn and a video message from Mr. Tarrell on Facebook. #cardinalpride #HCScardinals Have a good weekend and stay safe, cardinals!

Unsure of what "Shelter at Home" means for our youngsters? Here is a list of guidelines we can all follow to keep our kids safe in the upcoming days and weeks! #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

Beginning Monday, March 30th and continuing throughout the length of the closure, Highland Community Schools will offer lunch and breakfast each day at no cost to all school-aged students during the school closure period. Meals will be provided Monday-Friday. See link for additional information (including sign up): https://5il.co/e5q2

A note from Mrs. Hesseling about contacting her in the coming weeks! Feel free to reach out with any of your guidance needs. Also, we have updated our website with mental health resources. You can find them here: https://www.highland.k12.wi.us/o/highland/page/mental-health-resources--17 #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

3/20/20 A note from Mr. Tarrell as we head into the weekend. You can read it here: https://5il.co/dzpm #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

As we are nearing the end of our scheduled spring break we wanted to bring you a few updates. You can find the most recent news update from our administrative team here: https://bit.ly/3bgnZ7j and a list of building contacts you may find helpful in the immediate future here: https://bit.ly/2J5DK4B We will be in contact again soon! Until then, find joy in slowing down and stay safe cardinals! #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

A reminder as we plan for the possibility of having to do some online learning in the future, we wanted to share a resource that some of our families may find useful. Charter to offer free internet service to qualifying students. Learn more at this link. https://bit.ly/2IYu241

Reminder we want to ensure students have all of their personal belongings and learning materials at home. If there is something your student may need our building, will be open from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm today, Wednesday, March 18th, 2020.

As the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation grows among our community, we want to ensure students have all of their personal belongings and learning materials at home. If there is something your student may need our building, will be open from 9:00am - 12:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. It is unknown when our doors will be open to the public after that. If you are unable to come to school during that time frame, please reach out to our district office and we will make every effort to accomodate an alternate time. Our staff is working diligently to brainstorm and develop the most impactful ways to continue our academic year together. We want all of our students and staff to take this week to recoup and relax as scheduled, knowing we will have many more updates as the week progresses and we begin to implement new learning strategies in the near future. Until then, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! A pesky little leprechaun managed to find the kindergarten classroom before spring break. He created quite a mess! #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

Gov. Tony Evers has directed the Wisconsin Department of Health and Services to mandate a statewide closure of all K-12 schools. Highland Schools will be closed all of next week for Spring break. We will remain closed after that until at least April 6. The physical building will also be closed to public access. Spring sports will be suspended until the Health Department allows school to resume. The school district will provide more information to families as it becomes available.

High school students had the opportunity to video chat with former exchange student, Claudia Editori, about how COVID-19 is impacting her home country, Italy. She has been in mandated isolation in her home for weeks now. She is very informed on how the virus spread throughout Italy and spoke of many of the precautions we should be taking to help prevent the spread of the virus in our area. We are grateful for the global connections we have and opportunities to connect with people from around the world. #cardinalpride #HSCcardinals

NEWS BULLETIN March 13, 2020 Seniors: Jostens will be here at 2:35 to deliver graduation items and meet with the Junior Class Officers. The KC Free-throw Contest and Knowledge Contest scheduled for this weekend are postponed at this time.

Highland Alum Madalyn Drury is playing in the NCJAA DIII National Championship later today! We want to wish Maddie and her Western Tech teammates the best of luck as they enter the last game of their season. If you're interested in watching the game you can live stream it here at 6:00pm: https://njcaachampstv.com/landing/index?bfplayvid=176608 #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

Friendly reminder: please keep the south parking lot (near the elementary school) free today for FFA safety day.

Here is a link to the message that went home with students today concerning Coronavirus update. https://bit.ly/2Wa6lxI Survey can be filled out online here. https://forms.gle/MoBp8zD5tXgAkdxx5

ATTENTION SOFTBALL FANS: There is only a 1/2 hour left to get your apparel orders in with Sports World (see previous link). All orders are due TODAY at 9:00am. If you miss that deadline, there is another chance to order apparel through RBS: https://highlandfp20.itemorder.com/sale

NEWS BULLETIN March 11, 2020 Seniors: Jostens will be here on Friday at 2:35 to deliver graduation items and meet with the Junior Class Officers. All HS boys’ basketball players will be turning in uniforms, having postseason evaluations, voting for team awards and having a pizza party after school on Thursday. Please let Coach Reuter know if there is a conflict. There will be a girls’ basketball meeting on Thursday at 3:15 in the commons.

NEWS BULLETIN March 9, 2020 There will be a meeting for Juniors and their parents at 6:00 pm in the HS/MS library. There will be a football meeting for kids in grades 8-11 in Mr. Scanlans’ room at 3:15 today. There will be NO jazz band tomorrow morning. The bus will leave for HS Honors band at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Please be on time. The bus for the Fireside Field Trip will leave at 8:30 on Wednesday. You must have appropriate attire and please meet in the commons no later than 8:20. There will be a brief Forensics meeting in Ms. Weber's room immediately after school today. There will be a meeting tonight for students interested in being on the trap shooting team at 7:00 in the commons.