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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.

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.

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

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.

SOFTBALL FANS! The apparel website is live! Place your orders between now and Thursday, March 12th at 9:00am! https://sportsworld.chipply.com/highlandfastpitch/store.aspx

No plans for Thursday evening? Come to the Pops Concert for dinner and a show! It's always a fan favorite and this year is sure to impress! There are a limited number of pasta tickets still available. Dinner will be served from 4:00 - 6:30pm, with the concert to follow at 7:00pm. See you there!

NEWS BULLETIN March 2, 2020 Reminder to all Juniors. ACT testing is tomorrow. You will need to be at the Catholic Church basement no later than 7:45 am. Remember to bring a calculator and #2 pencils with you. Attendance is mandatory! All FFA members that want to go on our field trip this Friday need to stop in and see Mr. McCauley for your permission forms. MS & HS Students: If you are not involved in Forensics you should not be staying after school. The cardio/weight room and all classrooms including the library and computer labs will be closed.

Meeting for Juniors and their Parents on March 9th @ 6:00 p.m. Now that your son or daughter is heading toward their senior year of high school, we are sure that you have many questions and a variety of emotions regarding the process of getting ready for graduation, college, and/or work. We will be having a meeting on March 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library to help you and your student become aware of tasks and deadlines that need to be accomplished before graduation and to answer your questions. This meeting is for Junior parents AND students.

Wrestling T-Shirts are available for pickup in office.

NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Congratulations to the girls’ basketball team on their win over Belmont! Great job girls! Tomorrow’s FFA dress up day is Blue and Gold. Wear National FFA Colors Senior boys’ basketball players: Please turn in your senior write up and picture by noon. Any HS students who are interested in a construction or mechanic job this summer should see Mr. Tarrell. Spring Athletes, just a reminder that per WIAA rules, your academic eligibility will depend on your quarter three grades. Quarter three ends on Friday, March 6. Academic ineligibility would last for 15 school days meaning a return date of April 3. The week of Spring Break does not count in the 15 days. Check in with your teachers TODAY! Reminder to all Juniors. ACT testing is Tuesday March 3rd. You will need to be at the Catholic Church basement no later than 7:45 am. Remember to bring a calculator and #2 pencils with you. Attendance is mandatory! There will be a HS GB meeting at 3:15 in the commons. Would whoever took the Rubik’s cubes from the library please return them. All three are missing.

NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 25, 2020 Good luck to the girls’ basketball team in their regional game against Belmont. Game time is 7:00. Admission to this evenings’ game is $5.00 for students and adults. No passes of any kind will be accepted. Tomorrow’s FFA dress up day is farm animals. Dress up like your favorite farm animal. Senior boys’ basketball players: Please turn in your senior write up and picture by noon Wednesday. Any HS students who are interested in a construction or mechanic job this summer should see Mr. Tarrell. There will be pep band tonight. Be ready to go by 6:30. Art Club: you have concessions tonight. Be here at 6:30 to help out. Spring Athletes, just a reminder that per WIAA rules, your academic eligibility will depend on your quarter three grades. Quarter three ends on Friday, March 6. Academic ineligibility would last for 15 school days meaning a return date of April 3. The week of Spring Break does not count in the 15 days. Check in with your teachers TODAY! Reminder: Tomorrow is NOT a late start Wednesday. School will start at 8:00am.

Please note: now that the boys and girls basketball teams are entering into the WIAA tournament admissions fees have changed. The fee for all individuals ages 6+ is $5. No athletic passes of any kind will be accepted #cardinalpride #HCScardinals