Ariel Cassell

Student Spotlight Olivia Smith, Highland High School junior, has been working diligently on school work as well as extracurricular activities for the past three years. She is involved in Highland Theatre Company, National Honors Society, Varsity...

What’s coming up March has just begun and so has the high school softball season. Tryouts ended in three days, but conditioning lasted for several weeks. The varsity team contains 11 girls with four crossovers, and junior varsity also contains 11....

“Searching for David's Heart” was originally a novel, but was turned into a play that will be performed February 22 and February 24 by the Highland Theatre Company. The show will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the Student Council Spaghetti Dinner...

What’s happened recently... The girls basketball season has had ups and downs. The schedule was one of the top 50 in the state out of about 400 girls basketball teams, and now has now dropped to around the 100 range. During the first 10 games, the...

What’s Happened?: Gaming to Raise Money for NHS Scholarships On December 7, the Highland High School National Honor Society hosted its second annual Mario Kart Wii Tournament. The tournament raises money for NHS scholarships. There were 28 people...

Cross Country Coach Helps Athletes Grow Rob Lukowski is the cross country and track coach for Highland. He has been coaching here since 2013. He also coached at Calumet High School in Gary for five years, Tinley Park High School in Illinois for two...

New Teacher and Sponsor Eve Polivka is a new teacher at Highland High School. She teaches world history and government. However at other schools she has taught U.S history and economics. Other than being a teacher she is also the new sponsor of the...

Student spotlight This year Highland Middle School’s 8th grade football team saw the addition of a female player, Breanna Graves. Graves plays offensive tackle and defense for the team. Growing up, Graves often watched her parents play football in...

Teacher spotlight: Welcome Back! This year, Highland welcomes back a former teacher and new coach, Mr. Pete Koulianos. He was a teacher at Highland High School for ten years before he transferred to Hanover Central to be a teacher and coach for three...

What happened recently During the 4th of July festival there were many bright and sunny days to celebrate. Those days consisted of five fun filled days of carnival rides, food, arts and crafts booths, and a diverse line-up of musical talents. The...