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Announcement
Next week is our Virtual Spring Fest!! Please participate in our virtual dress up days for Down the Rabbit Hole and let's see that Scots pride!
Monday - Dress up for the Royal Tea Party or stay in your pajamas all day.
Tuesday - Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Doo Day and dooo twin with your siblings or your virtual twin!
Wednesday - Cheshire's Wild Wednesday and show us your best animal!
Thursday - Don't drown in the Sea of Tears and just show us your favorite beach gear (school appropriate!)
Friday - Down the Rabbit Hole and show us your head to toe virtual black out!
Please check the Athletic Tab then Athletic Staff Tab for Athletic Award winners for the Winter 2019-2020 season. In Athletic Staff Tab, you can select Athletic Awards and/or Athletic Scholars.
2020-2021 Athletic Packets Online will be available on May 1 on the Highland web page under athletic tab. Please make sure you that you select 2020-2021 year, Athlete, and type in your legal name to begin the online packet process. Physical Forms are still pending until COVID-19 situation has subsided. You can at least get the online packet portion completed starting May 1.
Students: Need help with homework, a password reset, a new eBook to read (choose from 11,000 titles!), or even a link to watch sharks at the Georgia Aquarium? Go to the HHS Library web page, and click on Student Distance Learning Resources. And teachers, there's a page for you, too! Learn, explore--and don't forget your daily SSR time!
Students: Please be sure to check in with your teachers and use google classroom on a regular basis!
Seniors: Cap and gown pick-up will be April 21st at the Josten's Storefront 2-5pm. Josten's is located at 1612 20th street in Bakersfield. 2-3pm will be last names A-H, 3-4pm will be last names I-Q and 4-5pm will be last names R-Z.
Club News
Any student interested in being a part of next year’s Academic Decathlon Team can email Mrs. Mayo ([email protected]) The new topic is The Cold War. The following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
SCIENCE: The science topic will be an introduction to astronomy and will include sections on the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
LITERATURE: The literature curriculum will include critical reading, one long work of literature, and selected shorter works. The long work of literature will be Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Art: The art curriculum will include a section on art fundamentals and will largely focus on an exploration of art during the Cold War.
Music: The music curriculum will introduce students to various musical works from the Cold War era.
SOCIAL Science: The social science curriculum will introduce students to the history of the Cold War.
Economics: The economics curriculum will cover fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics and will also include a thematic section on the economics of the Cold War.
Mathematics: The mathematics curriculum will cover general mathematics, geometry, and an introduction to differential
Students who participate can get college credit and have a chance at some college scholarships. Plus it is a great way to make friends, be a part of a team, learn new stuff and it looks good on college applications.
Kudos
Shout out to all our secretaries that have been coming in to keep the office open and things going while we're at home.