Highland Highlights - March 2026

Happy March, everyone! Today marks the end of the 3rd Quarter... time sure is flying!

I've got a jam-packed newsletter for you today, filled with good news and so much to be proud of. Keep on reading to see what we've been up to this past month. Be prepared - there are a lot of pictures in this one!

This month, Ms. Cristina Campos, one of our Highland High School Assistant Principals, talks about her experience bringing students to the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference and how she is #HighlandProud of them.

Students at Highland Middle School and Johnston Elementary School have been doing a lot of science experiments recently, and much of what they're studying relates to Earth's surface. 8th-grade students at HMS explored the water cycle, and Johnston 4th-graders have been learning all about the different types of soil. They will be experts by the time Earth Day comes around!

This month, our Best Buddies program at Southridge was presented with an award for being named the New School Chapter of the Year in Indiana for 2025! Best Buddies brings together special and general education students, promotes an inclusive environment, and, quite frankly, is a ton of fun. We are very proud of everyone involved in this awesome initiative.

Our 5th-graders were recently visited by HHS Band, Choir, and Orchestra students to introduce them to their programs, and they even got to try out some instruments! I went and visited Johnston, and it was amazing to see both how excited the 5th-graders were and the great leadership skills of our HHS students. Parents, watch out - your house may get a lot noisier very soon!

• March 10, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - HMS Midwinter Choral Concert (at Monbeck Auditorium)
• March 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Warren Elementary Concert (at Monbeck Auditorium)
• March 12, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Johnston Elementary Concert (at Monbeck Auditorium)
• March 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - School Board Meeting (at the Administration Building)
• March 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - HHS Choir Concert (at Monbeck Auditorium)
• March 23-27 - No School
• April 3-6 - No School

The 2026-27 Academic Calendar is also now available! Click here to view.

Here's an important reminder -

Food Services:

National School Breakfast Week has been a huge success! Thank you to everyone for celebrating with us this past week. The fun doesn't stop here - we serve breakfast every day. You can check out all of our menus at this link, and we'll see you in the cafeteria!

Winter Athletics at Highland High School have now concluded, and we've got some fun facts to share about this past season!

• Across Basketball, Swimming, and Wrestling, we had a total of 5,896 fans attend our home games. This is up from 5,077 in the 2024-25 school year!
• There were around 150 athletes on our teams.

We also had incredible success in Girls Wrestling, and many records were broken in Girls Basketball and Girls Swimming and Diving, as mentioned in February's newsletter.

It was a great Winter Athletics season at HHS this year, and your support has helped make it one to remember. Go Trojans!

Mrs. Bensinger's 5th-grade Art Class at Merkley Elementary School recently made some awesome dragon eyes! They used Model Magic clay to sculpt the eyes, and then they very meticulously painted them. It was super fun, and all of the students should be very proud of the great work they did.

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

I went to visit Mrs. LC's Kindergarten and 1st-grade Music Classes as they began preparations for their program on March 11, and let me tell you - it's going to be a great show!