Photo SubmittedMembers from the Cherokee Village American Legion Post 346 and VFW Post 4772 along with Sharp County Sherriff Mark Counts spoke Sept. 9 with all Highland High School students about the importance of Patriots’ Day and the memories they have of 9/11. Photo SubmittedThe Rebel Band played the National Anthem and Sophomore Lane Evans played taps for the Patriots’ Day ceremony at Highland High School on Sept. 9.
Three students from Highland High School have earned the distinction of being named AP Scholars in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams 2022 Highland Graduates Kody Rogers, Shelby Moore and Luke Bruner were honored with the distinction. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement,…
Hunter Taylor will be the new Highland High School Resource Officer. He is a 2013 graduate of Calico Rock High School and was most recently employed at the Sharp County Sheriff’s office. Another new position that is that of a CSSO (Commissioned School Safety Officer). Mark Stephen will be joining our team as a manager of our School Security Department. You will see him on all three campuses. He’s a retired police…
Highland High School had two groups of students compete on a national level in their organizations. A group from Future Business Leaders of America including Taci Humphries, Emily Jines, and Dani Jordan travelled to Chicago to compete. FBLA is sponsored by Katrina Farris and Blake Medlock.
University of Arkansas Little Rock recently announced its Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor’s List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA. Local UA Little Rock students named to the Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List include: Kelsey Miller of Highland and Hannah Rikard of Cherokee Village. More than 650 UA Little Rock students…
