Highland High School

I am very impressed with HHS. In our experience, many teachers seem to have a genuine concern for the students and an enthusiasm about teaching. An engineering design class and learning Japanese have gotten my son really excited about school. Great up and coming freshman football squad and amazing girls and boys soccer programs. Go Trojans!
--Submitted by a parent

HHS has great options for gifted and engaged students. Numerous AP courses, Decathalon and Science Olympiad are all important for the our country to get ahead in science and math. Go trojans

numerous activities for all students interests-sports,academic,clubs something for everyone
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I moved to Indiana so my daughter can get a better education overall. My choices were Munster, Griffith or Highland. I ended up moving to Highland, and have yet to regret it. I am really impressed with the school. I know, I made the right choice for my daughter.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a good school because we are starting to get athletics and I like that because I am a sportsfanatic.
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The school is good. Hallways are a bit small, and people are very clique-y. There are some teachers the students feel like they don't want to be at the school and it shows, and there are other teachers where they are just excellent as a teacher and there couldn't be anyone better! It's true that the guidance counselors are a mess, and it does hurt you in the end. There are a lot of smart people coming out of our High school also, but our school is geared mainly at the athletic department being good, which hasn't been true for football this year.
--Submitted by a student

I graduated from HHS in 2005 with Honors and have gone on to enjoy even greater success in my college courses. I feel that the reputation that this school has is due to the school board that was elected into office in 2001 (I believe that was the year). They hurt the school system more than they could have ever helped it. Not only that, but they did not take the honors students or their studies seriously. However, I do feel that the new school board will be able to restore HHS to what it once was. Despite losing many great teachers and administrators when the new school board took over, my overall feeling is that I received a fair education. But, the guidance counselors were a disaster and no help at all. During your junior and senior year, I suggest taking all of the AP classes that are offered.

Our overall impression of the Highland schools is a lack of emphasis on academics and too much money, time spent on extracurricular activities. Both of our kids graduated with honors but the counseling department continues to be a mess and no quality academic assistance was ever offered to us there. Quite a few of their friends were unprepared for the academic rigors of college and spent extra years in college to make up for that fact. If you are not originally from Highland and your kids want to play any of the major sports here they will have to put up with being second string to better known names in town. There are a few quality teachers but the message from the top is to pass everyone along and make the district look good, so the best teachers are frustrated. If you're looking for quality education in Highland, go private .
--Submitted by a parent

The school is great. A lot of talented people have graduated from the school and have done wonders with their lives. The teachers really [show] their concern and that is what makes the kids wanna do better.
--Submitted by a parent

I am extremely happy with Highland High School. My child is graduating in June 2008. My child has done outstanding and is graduating with Honors. There are excellent Honors classes offered at HHS. My child aced the SAT. The teachers and counselors have been wonderful!I would highly recommend sending my child to this school.
--Submitted by a parent