Highland High School (Highland, Illinois) Explained

Highland High School
Status:Open
Secondary Years Taught:9-12
Principal:Chris Becker
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Opened:1976
Ratio:15.91
Teaching Staff:54.00 (FTE)
Enrollment:859 (2022-23)[1]
Streetaddress:12760 Troxler Ave
County:Madison
District:Highland CUSD 5
Athletics Conference:Mississippi Valley
Nickname:Bulldogs
Yearbook:Iris
Website:Highland High School

Highland High School is a public high school located in Highland, Illinois. HHS is in the southeast corner of Madison County and is part of Highland Community Unit School District 5.

History

The 1600 block of Lindenthal Avenue housed Highland High School classes beginning in the fall of 1935. The building was built in part to the National Recovery Act and need for a new public school. The building features a central unit gymnasium with high school classes on the left and grade school on the right. The gymnasium was not only used for athletics, but for community events.

In 1974 it was determined that the Lindenthal campus was no longer a viable location for HHS and the Capitol Development Board offered a grant to the Highland Community School District. On June 1, voters passed a bond issue accepting the grant. Highland High School would begin classes on Troxler Avenue starting in the fall of 1976.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Web site: Highland High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: HIASAA Highland, Illinois Area School Alumni Association . www.highlandilalumni.org.
  3. Web site: Geoff Hartlieb - Baseball . Lindenwood University Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Sam LaPorta . University of Iowa Athletics . 10 April 2020.

External links

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