Daily Announcements - Friday

General ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Attention actors and actresses! To be or not to be a part of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays! Auditions for Highland’s fall play, “Romeo and Juliet,” will be held on Wednesday, September 13, after school in Mr. Thompson’s class, room 14-F. You can come prepared with a 20 to 30 second Shakespeare monologue, or there will be pieces to read at auditions! There are lots of roles, big and little! For any other information, please see Mr. Thompson in room 14-F!

National Honor Society meeting Monday at lunch in room 6A.

Junior Class Council - there will be a MANDATORY meeting in room 7C on Tuesday, September 12 during lunch.  We will be discussing homecoming and food sales.

Hey Scotsmen, the biggest game of the season is coming up- Highland vs East! Get ready to show your school spirit and participate in our versus week dress up days. Monday will be Mathletes vs Athletes. Were excited to see what you come up with! Let’s show some highland pride!

Yearbook Special.  Yearbooks are on sale now at Jostens.com for $80.  Don’t miss out on this special price, sale end Sept. 8th. 

9th Grade Class Council Election results are in!! Drum roll please . . . . Publicity  Chairperson is Grace Knaggs, Treasurer is Caitlyn Tran, Secretary is Jayden Canales, Vice President is Gabby Acosta-Tackett, and President is Joachim Ma. Congratulations to our newly elected council and a big shout out to everyone who ran and came out to vote!

Seniors: Have you taken your senior yearbook picture already? Have you picked up and filled out your cap and gown order form? If you’re answer is NO- then please be sure to get these taken care of as soon as possible!!!  Herff Jones will be on campus during lunch taking orders on September 12th!

The Red Cross will be having a coin drive for the victims of hurricane Harvey. Cans will be placed in classrooms until September 8th. All donations will be appreciated, Thank you.

SENIORS just a head’s up - there will be a Parent Info Night coming up in September to learn more about college apps, financial aid timeline, scholarships and so much more!!  Sign up for Mr. Sweet’s REMIND.COM to stay on track and congratulations on making it to SENIOR YEAR!

Attention students: Renegade football is back! All high school students get into ANY SPORTING EVENT at BC for $1 with school ID.

Attention juniors, sophomore and freshmen. It’s time to take the PSAT ( the Practice SAT). The cost is $16. You can purchase the test at the finance office beginning Monday, August 28. The final day to pay for the test is Friday, September 22. The test will be given on Wednesday, October 11. Juniors, please see your counselor prior to paying for the test.

Students: If you owe textbooks from last year, TURN THEM IN ASAP! We need them. Thanks!  

• National Honor Society meeting Monday at lunch in room 6A.

• Chess Club meeting on Wednesday, September 13th in room 11d during lunch.