Highlands drama teacher Jason Burgess is flanked by cast and crew of the production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” that garnered 11 Cappies. At the June meeting of the Fort Thomas Independent School Board, students from the Highlands High School Theatre Department were honored for their record win of 11 Cappies, the […]
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C.A.S.T. brings Les Miserables to Fort Thomas, While Changing for the Future
Jake Moses from Seven Hills High School and Maggie Seibert from Highlands High School, playing Valjean and Cosette by Colin Moore Starting Friday the 21st of July C.A.S.T. will begin their latest production, Les Miserables, at Highlands High School. On stage it may not look like much is different, with Les Mis following in the […]
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Highlands Hosts Student-Run Production of ‘Spamalot’
Monty Python’s Spamalot will be taking the stage at the Highlands High School Performance Arts Center. Highlands Theater Director Jason Burgess is overseeing the production, and has gathered together a collection of talented teens to bring this show to life. Spamalot isn’t your typical high school production. For starters, this show is brought to the […]
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HHS Nominated for 14 Cappies Awards Including Best Play
Cappies nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Ben Justice (front, center) in a scene from the Highlands High School production of Oedipus and Antigone Highlands High School has received 14 Cappies nominations for their fall play, Oedipus and Antigone. Nominations include Best Play, Best Lead Actor in a Playand Best Lead Actress in a Play. Winners […]
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Cut Loose with Highlands High School’s Production of Footloose
In April, you can leave Fort Thomas behind and join Ren McCormack as he dances some life back into the small town of Bomont. The Highlands High School theater department will be performing Footloose from Thursday, April 9 until Sunday, April 12.
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Highlands High School Presents ‘The Crucible’
Did you know that local students have spent the last few months accusing each other of witchcraft? The Highlands High School drama department is performing The Crucible beginning Thursday, November 1st. Arthur Miller’s classic play is a dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials. Written in 1952, the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials was used […]
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Highlands Drama Program Taking the Next Step
The drama program at Highlands has undergone quite a transformation over the past couple of years. This transformation goes beyond the new and expanded facilities that include the new backstage auditorium transformation that was a big part of the $15 million High School building renovation (a good synopsis of the designs and pictures of the […]