In a moment of pure elation, members of the cross-country team jumped up and down, yelling and screaming, overjoyed with what they had done.And no one was more overjoyed than assistant coach Dennis Gholson, who joined right in with the bear hugs, laughter, and pride in the fact that the cross-country...

If you’ve been on the Highland auditorium’s stage in the past few weeks, you may have wondered whether you just got transported into Bikini Bottom from SpongeBob SquarePants (1999- ).  It was our very own Highland students who created this different world for this year’s annual musical: “SpongeBob...

Halloween kills. Or at least sometimes it does. As “spooky season” approaches, decorations aren’t the only thing that’s scaring people. Halloween is not just about free candy anymore. This holiday has the highest crime rate, followed by the fourth of July. For child pedestrians, it is the...

Darkness, smoke across the floor, loud bangs and pops, and a beating heart fills as walking through the halls of a haunted attraction. Often everyone knows it's coming, but when? Around the corner, a lifeless figure in the dark lunges towards that fear. It was inevitable, but it still felt so terrifying. The...

If you heard an explosion at Highland, there’s nothing to fear– it was just a balloon.  Chemistry students at Highland got a special show from student teacher Kaitlin Marler. For four years, Marler, who has a B.A. in chemistry, has been a member of the American Chemical Society, doing demos in...