Highland Highlights - Sept. 2026

In this first edition of the 2026-27 Highland Highlights, I'll share some fun photos from the first few weeks and a lot of art projects our students are already doing! I hope you enjoy.

After a delayed start to the year due to the destructive storm on August 11, we are so excited to finally welcome everyone back for the 2026-27 school year.

Thank you to all our staff members who worked so tirelessly to prepare our buildings for the first day of school, including our custodians, technology team, food services employees, secretaries, teachers, administrators, and many more.

Here are some photos from back-to-school night and the first day of school!

• September 7, 2026 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
• September 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - Special School Board Meeting (at the Administration Building)
• September 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - Regular School Board Meeting (at the Administration Building)

Here are some important reminders -

Athletics:

Food Services:

If you have not filled out a new application, the eligibility grace period for free/reduced-price meals ends on September 24, 2026. Please see this page for more information.

Transportation:

As a reminder, all bus route information can be found on this page!

At the end of July, a group of Highland High School athletes went down to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the IHSAA Student Leadership Conference!

We are very proud of these athletes for learning more about how to be a successful leader, both in their sports and in the classroom.

Kindergarteners in Mr. Beckham's class at Johnston are learning how to glue, 7th-graders in Mrs. Haug's class at Highland Middle School are practicing their shading skills, and Highland High School students in Mrs. Kujawa's Ceramics class have been designing their own paint palettes!

Here's a roundup of some of our favorite social media posts from the last month, just in case you missed it!