Highland High School

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Our Trojan of the Week this week is Gianna Beasley. Staff vote on Trojan of the week by nominating students who exemplify our 5 core values: Problem solving, Responsibility, Integrity, Self-discipline, and Self-advocacy. Gianna was nominated for going above and beyond to help the school and her peers. She believes that the biggest influences in her life are her siblings. Outside of school, she enjoys playing the piano and drums. Her interests include cinema, the arts, psychology, neuroscience, and music. A goal of hers is to create a movie or short film. Congratulations Gianna!

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Our Trojan of the Week this week is Dulce Vargas. Teachers vote on Trojan of the Week by nominating students who exemplify our 5 core values: Problem solving, Responsibility, Integrity, Self-discipline, and Self-advocacy. Dulce is a senior at HHS this year. She enjoys spending time with her friends, sewing, and attending football games. She is very good at bringing people together. This was seen as she helped recruit over 30 students to assist families in Highland who were affected by the recent storms. Next year, she plans on majoring in Biochemistry at Indiana University or Purdue University. Her career goal is to become a pediatric surgeon. Congratulations Dulce!

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Attention seniors! The 2027 Lilly Scholarship Application is NOW OPEN! Students can apply through the Lilly website. The Lilly Scholarship covers full tuition, for four years, at any public or private college in Indiana.

Legacy Foundation awards six (6) scholarships for Lake County students.

The deadline to apply is September 28, 2026.

For more information & to access the application please look on the Class of 2027 Main Office Google Classroom.

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We are excited to see our families tonight for Back to School Night! We will begin with a short presentation in the auditorium. See you there!

SENIOR PORTRAIT INFORMATION:

Class of 2027 have another opportunity to have their senior portrait taken.

Prestige Portraits will be on campus on September 1st and 2nd. Seniors must take their portrait through Prestige. There should be no charge for a yearbook photo, but other photo packages are available if families choose to participate.

Please visit www.schedule.prestigeportraits.com to schedule your photo session.

Retakes for those who took their portraits in July are available at this time as well.

Friendly reminder for Area Career Center students! Your first day of classes at the ACC is tomorrow.

We are excited to have our students back in the building tomorrow! Students will report directly to their Advisory period upon arrival. Advisory teachers and locations are located on our students' schedules in RDS and will be posted around the Commons area tomorrow morning. Please see the flyer below for more information.

8/21/26 Dear Highland Staff and Families, I am deeply inspired by the progress seen across our schools and community following the recent storm. My heartfelt gratitude and pride go out to everyone for your response to these challenges. Our plan to return to school next week is still unchanged. Teachers will report for professional development on Monday, August 24. Students will report for the first day of school on Tuesday, August 25. If there are changes, we will notify you as soon as possible. We are so incredibly excited for the school year to officially begin! All of our schools and the Administration Center now have power and wifi. Our custodians, food services, and technology staff are continuing to work every day to ensure that our buildings are ready to go for the start of the school year. Thank you very much to all of them for their efforts! Here are some additional updates for you: Transportation: Our bus drivers are currently driving their bus routes to ensure we are fully prepared for the first day of school. STOH Administration has worked closely with Highland Public Works to review our bus stops, and we are very thankful for the work they have done to clean them up for our students.) You can find a list of our bus routes and other important information on our website: https://www.highland.k12.in.us/page/bus-routes What's Next: Staff & Student Schedule: Teachers will report for professional development on Monday, August 24, and students will begin their first day of school on Tuesday, August 25. Elementary Back-to-School Nights: Scheduled for Monday, August 24. Please visit our website (https://www.highland.k12.in.us/article/3055500) for specific elementary building schedules. Secondary Back-to-School Nights: Highland Middle School will host its event for parents on Wednesday, August 26, at 5:30 p.m. Highland High School’s event will take place on Thursday, August 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Make-up Days: The Indiana Department of Education sent all Northwest Indiana superintendents the form to request waiver days. I will update you as soon as I receive confirmation on what may be approved. We’ve also got some exciting news - all of our schools will have Domino’s Pizza available for lunch on the first day of school! Regular lunch meal prices apply. Thank you all very much for your patience and understanding as we worked through this devastating storm together. As always, we will continue to keep you informed of any updates. Please enjoy your weekend, and we will see you next week! Regards, John Schwuchow, Ph.D. Interim School Town of Highland Superintendent

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