The Staff and Teacher Award Recognition (STAR) program honors a Highland teacher, staff or community member for their outstanding achievements, while providing vital support to Highland Schools. Recipients are presented with a certificate and gift. Proceeds from the program help to fund unique and innovative learning opportunities for students and the community. Deadline to place your order is Friday, May 28 with delivery the week of June 7. Please order your STAR Awards HERE!

2021 Highland Youth Athletic Summer Camps have been announced! All dates and times are listed in the attached flyer, as well as instructions on how to register. 2021 Athletic Summer Camps

For information on the Mike Gibbons Football Camps, please click on the following links:

• Youth Football Camp
• Middle School Football Camp 

Congratulations to Highland Middle School 7th grader Joshua Butcher who recently placed at the district and regional competitions for Power of the Pen. Power of the Pen is a program for 7th and 8th grade students in Ohio where they compete in a series of district, regional and state competitions by writing short creative stories using provided prompts. Over 80 school districts compete, each starting off with teams of 12 students, six from each grade. The competitions are traditionally done in-person at host schools, however, due to COVID-19, all tournaments moved to a virtual platform.

Joshua placed 12th in the district competition, where he also won "Best of the Best" for one of his short stories. His story will be published in the annual "Book of Winners" next year. He went on to place 6th during regionals and now advances to the state tournament to be hosted virtually by Otterbein University in Westerville on May 15. Joshua is the son of Dan and Shelly Butcher of Sharon Township.

The Highland School District will offer lunches at NO COST to ANY Highland students enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy. This service is offered in conjunction with the USDA free lunch program through the end of the 2020-21 academic year. You do not have to be eligible for free and reduced lunch status to qualify. 

The district will offer school lunch meal “pick-up” on a weekly distribution. Families with students enrolled in the Highland VLA can receive a WEEKLY allotment of their child's school lunches. 

Beginning Monday, September 28 through June 14, 2021 (end of the USDA free lunch program), lunches will be distributed to families for the entire week. Each lunch bag will contain 5 complete lunches. Baking instructions can be downloaded HERE or on the district website under departments/foodservice. (Please note, we will not be serving lunches on weekends, scheduled holidays or holiday breaks).