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NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 3, 2020 The bus for the GB game against Wauzeka-Steuben leaves at 4:15. Good luck girls! All FFA members, February is a very busy month. Please stop in to see Mr. McCauley and pick up your strawberry and chocolate sales sheets. Tuesday after school is our Movie Night. We will be in the Ag Room right after school watching a movie and offering hotdogs, chips and soda. Please come and enjoy. The 4th Aggie Feud question is in the history books. For the first time this year we have a tie even after the tie breaker. The two winners are Colton Frost and Baylee Carter. They got the complete order correct. The correct order of what caused the Spanish student to cry on the Spanish trip was: 1st. Charger, 2nd Phone, and 3rd Makeup There were 5 students that had the correct answers before the tiebreaker. Colton and Baylee come to Aggieville and receive your prize. Thank you for playing Aggie Feud. There will be a senior class meeting during resource on Tuesday. We will be discussing your senior trip and other things.

Highland 3rd graders enjoyed their annual Pioneer Day this week! They spent time doing crafts, learning line dances, doing some basic cooking and learning about how life was like on the frontier. Check out more photos here: https://www.highland.k12.wi.us/o/highland/page/photographs #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

For Grace Pustina's senior project she has organized a unified basketball game with students from Highland and the Special Olympics. This special event will take place between the JV and Varsity girls' basketball games this evening (roughly 6:30pm). Come show your support for Grace and these athletes as they showcase their skills.

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 30, 2020 The bus for the MSBB game against Riverdale leaves at 3:40. Good luck guys! Good luck to the GB team against Shullsburg tonight. JV begins at 5:30. Please leave the parking open in front of school There will be a Forensics Meeting at 3:15 in the HS Library.

Thank you to Dan and Kathleen Reyner from Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque for coming and talking to the 5th graders about what to expect on their ski trip next week!

HAPPY 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL! That's right, we've officially been in school for 100 days! The 100th day of school is a big day for lower elementary students. They enjoyed dressing like they were 100 years old, counting 100 objects, writing 100 words, and many other hands-on activities. But perhaps the highlight of the day is when Zero the Hero comes to visit! He sang a song with kindergarten students, handed out books and popped into a few other classrooms. He even took time to help the janitors do a little post-lunch cleaning :) We are so proud of all of our students who are officially 100 days smarter! #cardinalpride #HCScardinals

Friday, January 24th we will be running a two hour late start due to the weather conditions. Drive safe and buckle up!

Can You Spell “Sibling Rivalry?” Highland students in grades 4 - 8 recently held a school spelling bee. Each classroom held contests to choose two spelling representatives and an alternate: Grade 4: Samuel Biba and Jordan Verheyen. Alternate: Ava Michek Grade 5: Julianne Washa and Marissa Biba. Alternate: Milena Straka Grade 6: Hailee Kahout and Logan Washa. Alternate: Aaliya Soto Wadel Grade 7: Aiden Gates and Kate Tarrell. Alternate: Storm Gerhart. Grade 8: Lializ Thao and Thomas John Hermansen. Alternate: Danette Meissner. Those ten spellers competed on Tuesday, January 21 and went over 19 rounds to narrow down our school champion! You know how it is when you’re doing something you love and your little sister, or big brother, has to get involved? Well our top two spellers can relate, they were Logan and Julianne Washa. Little sister Julianne bested Logan and was crowned Spelling Bee Champion! Last year Julianne was our school’s runner-up and took her spelling show on the road all the way to Washington, D.C. Julianne and Logan will compete on January 27 at the East Sectional Bee.

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 22, 2020 Good luck to the MSBB team against Fennimore at 4:30! Good luck to the boys’ basketball team against Cassville. JV begins at 6:00. Please leave the parking open in front of school for senior citizens. There will be a Spring football combine on March 11th for all 8-11th grade students going out next season. The combine will start at 7:00 am. Any questions, see Coach Aide. Any students, ages 12-17 who are interested in entering the Youth Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Competition on April 25th can see the bulletin board or stop in the office for more information.

Zero Hour Yearbook class WILL NOT meet today (1/23/20) due to the snow covered roads. Drive safe and cautiously when you make your way to school today!

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 20, 2020 The bus for the boys’ basketball game against Argyle leaves at 4:20. Good luck guys! Hannah Kroll is hosting a clothing drive through the 27th. Please bring in any unwanted clothing articles to the boxes outside the high school office. Do you need a Prom dress? Are you interested in a free prom dress? See the bulletin board or stop in the office for more information. Registration opens February 7th. On Friday you completed question 2 of Aggie Feud. It was a hotly contested question. There were 3 teachers, 2 middle school students and 20 high school students that had the perfect 50 yard dash answers. For the tie breaker, those with the perfect score were asked to rank the remainder of teachers. The final winner was Sam Talo. Sam please pick up your prize when you come to Aggieville. The correct placings according to the survey were: 1st Mr. Stanton, 2nd Mr. Kieler, 3rd Mr. Rueter and 4th Ms. Weber. Thank you so much for playing Aggie Feud. We've got some good spellers here at Highland School! Congratulations to the following spellers for representing their classes in tomorrow's school spelling bee: Grade 4: Samuel Biba and Jordan Verheyen. Alternate: Ava Michek Grade 5: Julianne Washa and Marissa Biba. Alternate: Milena Straka Grade 6: Hailee Kahout and Logan Washa. Alternate: Aaliya Soto Wadel. Grade 7: Aiden Gates and Kate Tarrell. Alternate: Storm Gerhart. Grade 8: Lializ Thao and Thomas John Hermansen. Alternate: Danette Meissner. Our bee will be held at 8:30 on Tuesday, January 21. The top TWO spellers from Highland will move on to compete in Darlington for the Sectional Spelling Bee on January 27th. If you see one of our spellers today, give them a tough word to spell! Good luck spellers.

Highland Community Schools will be releasing students at 2:00pm due to the incoming weather system. All evening activities will be cancelled.

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 17, 2020 Good luck to the wrestlers tonight against Darlington/Black Hawk. Game time is 7:00. The bus for the Wrestling Match on Saturday leaves at 6:45. Good luck! The KC Free Throw contest will be held right after school on Thursday, January 23rd. Hannah Kroll is hosting a clothing drive from January 13th through the 27th. Please bring in any unwanted clothing articles to the boxes outside the high school office

Happy Throwback Thursday! The kids have had so much fun FINALLY playing in the snow at recess this week, we thought we'd throw it back to another snowy scene. This photo was found in the 1950 yearbook, and it suggests that that winter coats and boots were necessities to get to and from school comfortably. #throwbackthursday #highlandthrowback

The boys basketball game originally scheduled for this Friday (1/17/20) at Benton has been changed to THURSDAY (1/16/20) at Benton. #cardinalpride

Saturday, January 25th the boys and girls basketball teams travel to Albany for a basketball doubleheader. Game times are as follows: Girls JV @ 2:30pm, Boys JV @ 4:00pm, Girls Varsity @ 5:30pm, and Boys Varsity at 7:00pm. Albany had organized a pasta dinner for all to enjoy between games. Please consider supporting their students if you are planning on traveling to support ours. #cardinalpride

As part of her Senior Project Hannah Kroll is hosting a clothing drive now through January 27th. Please see below for more information and consider supporting her project! #cardinalpride

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 13, 2020 The bus for the MSBB game against Richland Center leaves at 3:40. Good luck guys! The first Aggie Feud winner is Harper Drury. The correct order to the favorite lunch question was 1. Chicken Nuggets 2. Walking Tacos 3. Chicken Noodle Soup and 4th Mini Corn Dogs. Thank you all for playing Aggie Feud. Friday will be your next chance to be a winner. The KC Free Throw contest will be held right after school on Thursday, January 23rd. There will be a HS Student Council Meeting on Wednesday at 9:30 in Mrs. Hennessey’s room.

NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY 10, 2020 The bus for the WR match at Cuba City leaves at 3:15. Good luck guys! Good luck to the GB team against River Valley! JV begins at 6:00. Please leave parking open in front of school for this evenings events for Senior Citizens. 3rd & 4th grade BB practice on Saturday has been cancelled. Middle School has concessions tonight. Please check Mrs. Ramel's door to see if you are signed up to work. If you cannot make your shift, please let Mrs. Ramel know so that we can get your spot filled.

Due to the incoming weather the IGH Wrestling Dual scheduled for this evening (1/10/19) at Cuba City will now begin at 6:00pm.