HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL News

Highland High School will host its Annual Veterans Day Program to honor Veterans in the community on Friday, November 10, 2023. Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. with the program to follow at 8:40 a.m. 

The Highland Local School District Earns Highest 5-Star Rating on Ohio’s State Report Card 

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, the Ohio Department of Education released the 2023 Ohio School Report Cards for all school districts in the State of Ohio. The Highland Local School District earned an overall rating of “5 Stars” – the highest rating a school district can receive.  

 

Highland High School has again earned high national and metro-area rankings among the 2023 Best High Schools, released by U.S. News on August 29, 2023.

Highland High School is now ranked #6 out of 120 high schools in the Cleveland Metro area, #29 among Ohio’s 741 high schools, and #764 out of 17,680 high schools nationally, with an overall score of 95.68/100. The school saw incredible improvements in the rankings over last year, jumping from #15 to #6 in the Cleveland Metro Area, #41 to #29 in the state, and #1,155 to #764 nationally.

Terri Pfister and Marie Baker Selected 2023 Highland Pride Award Recipients

The Highland Local School District is pleased to announce that Terri Pfister and Marie Baker have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Highland Pride Awards. They will be recognized at the Highland Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023, at 6 p.m., in the Highland High School Media Center, with a reception to follow immediately after the meeting.

Pfister and Baker were chosen by an ad hoc committee of The Highland Local School District staff and community members who were tasked with evaluating community-submitted nominations and identifying extraordinary individuals whose work within and for the district exemplifies a true spirit of Highland Pride.

“I am so incredibly grateful for the contributions of both Terri and Marie and the positive impact they have had across our school district and the entire Highland community. Through their countless hours of volunteer work, service, and commitment to our students and district, they are true examples of Highland Pride, and this recognition is well-deserved,” stated Catherine Aukerman, Superintendent.