Winning one state high school dance title apparently wasn’t enough. So Highlands took two. The Bluebirds grabbed two Kentucky High School Athletic Association trophies – in the Pom and Hip-Hop at the state championships Dec. 15 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. The titles were Highlands’ fourth in school history. (The large-school Pom […]
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Highland High Takes Top Place in State Dance Competition
The State Champion Highlands High School Dance Team will head to Orlando for the National Dance Team Competition. by Robin Gee For the second year in a row, the Highlands Dance Team earned first place for their Pom routine at the Kentucky High School Sports Association (KHSAA) competition. The team competed at the end […]
Highlands Dance Wins (Another) State Championship!
Coach Erinn Volpenhein, explains why the Highlands High School Dance Team is celebrating first-place wins in competitions this year along with a “Grand Champion” designation. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The Highlands High School Varsity Dance Team has won first place in state competition sponsored by the Kentucky Dance Coaches Organization (KDCO). This […]
Highlands Dance Team Earns State Win, Eyes Nationals
The Highlands High School Dance Team took first place in large pom at the Kentucky High School Athletic Association competition. By Robin Gee With a first-place win in state cheer competition in December, the Highlands High School Dance Team is preparing for nationals. The team took first place in large poms at the 2018-19 Kentucky […]
Highlands Dance Team to Host 2nd Annual Princess and Superhero Breakfast
Highlands Varsity Dance team at Princess Brunch Have you ever had biscuits with Batman? Juice with Jasmine? Hash browns with Hulk? Brunch with Belle? Scones with Spiderman? Or eggs with Anna? If not, the time (and opportunity) has come. The Highlands High School dance team is thrilled to host their second annual Princess and Super […]
Highlands Dance Team Celebrates 10 Years With Trip to Nationals
All three dance teams celebrated 10 years this past fall. Facebook. The Highlands Dance Team has had a astronomic start to its first ten years in existence. They have added another state title this year, to previous years in 2012 and 2014. After winning the state championship in the Pom Division this year, the team […]
Princesses and Superheroes Raise Funds for Varsity Dance Team
If you saw a costumed high schooler near Woodfill Elementary School in Novemer, it wasn’t just someone late for Halloween. Snow White, Cinderella, Anna, Captain America, Superman, and Spiderman all joined forces to support the Highlands Varsity Dance Team for a Breakfast with Princesses and Superheroes. The event was created to help raise funds for […]
Another Championship for Highlands High School: JAMFest
As a nearly 30-year old woman, when I hear JAMfest, I think of an awesome weekend making homemade fruit spreads! Turns out, that’s not right at all (although we should totally have such a fruit festival). JAMfest Super Nationals, which occurred at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center February 13-15, is one of the largest national […]

