Maybe it’s their backgrounds from their playing days; maybe it’s the evolution of the game. But what the Highlands’ basketball programs are doing is showing that it can be done relying on the three-pointer. Through seven games in the early 2022-23 season, the two teams have combined to shoot 192 three-point attempts, 101 for the […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Simon Kenton boys win rivalry game
County rivals Simon Kenton and Dixie Heights met seeking their first win of the season. The Pioneers (1-1) built the lead in the first half and held off the host Colonels (0-2), 50-42. Both teams tried to be balanced offensively. Junior guard Travis Krohman and senior center Gabe Dynes led the Pioneers scoring 16 and […]
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Football playoffs: Only three NKY teams survive second round
The second round of the Kentucky high school football playoffs brought the end of the season for seven Northern Kentucky teams. Three managed to march on to the third round, the quarterfinals, next Friday. The night claimed some of the region’s top teams, including Highlands and Covington Catholic, as well as Bishop Brossart and Simon […]
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First quarter dooms Highlands in playoff loss to Scott County
Class 5A playoff football returned to Fort Thomas on Friday night with the Highlands Bluebirds riding a 9-game winning streak, hoping to stretch that to ten and claim a spot in the quarterfinals. The Birds came out hot, taking Scott County’s opening kickoff into Cardinal territory, but that first drive ended in a fumble and […]
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Highlands’ Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Highlands High School seniors Maria Broering, Hiren Lemma and August Hug have been named Semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. Additionally, Highlands had six commended students: Sawyer Depp, Adam Groneck, Austin Hyder, Benjamin Morrison, Zoe Poff and Mehryn Toole. When asked to tell a little about themselves and their future aspirations, our semifinalists […]
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Highlands Wins Award for Excellence in Environmental Education
The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) has selected Highlands High School as its Excellence in Environmental Education Pre K-12 school award winner for 2019. Highlands will be able to send two representatives to Lexington’s McConnell Springs Park on October 29th for formal recognition as part of the KAEE annual meeting and luncheon. Serving all […]
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Highlands Student Earns Perfect Score on ACT
Highlands High School rising senior Maria Broering earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test. Maria took the ACT for the fourth time in June. She prepared for the ACT by taking online practice tests through Naviance and the official ACT app. She also filled her class schedule with advanced and AP courses, […]
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Highlands High School Students Excel at National FCCLA Competition
Twenty-three Highlands High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter students, along with nearly two thousand youth members and adult advisers, attended the annual National Cluster Meeting in Washington, DC, November 8 – 12. Hassman and Doyle Lawfirm. 859-655-4430. This is an advertisement. The meeting provided students with opportunities to compete in […]
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Alumni of Highlands and Their Books
FTM file. By John Deering I was sitting at my desk in the office at Highlands when our secretary, Alene Anderson, came in and said, “I do not have a purchase order for these books.” Of course, it was a NO NO! to order anything without such document. I looked at the dust cover on […]
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HHS to Establish Athletic Hall of Fame
Highlands High School will establish an Athletic Hall of Fame to recognize and honor former athletes, coaches and teams who achieved outstanding accomplishments or made extraordinary contributions to athletics at Highlands. “I believe many people in the Highlands community are excited about the formation of the new Highlands High School Athletic Hall of Fame,” athletic […]