Highlands Elementary School

On Friday, November 22nd, Principal Dixon and members of the Leadership Team surprised Ms. Jennifer Uzochukwu with a beautiful plaque, balloons, and flowers. Ms. Jenn was nominat...

On Friday, November 22nd, Principal Dixon and members of the Leadership Team surprised 6th Grade teacher, Mrs. Crystal Bates-West. She was chosen to be Highlands Teacher of the Y...

There were over 200 scholars and parents who came out to have fun at the Annual Fall Festival. Children came dressed in their story book characters and movie characters. We had a ...

HCS GATE has joined the Green Ambassador Program teaching students to be good stewards of the earth. Students learn about the environment and the importance of taking care of it. ...

Mr. Martin Hayes, an Aerospace Engineer and son of our Third Grade Teacher, Ms. Gardner talked with her class about Aerospace Engineering. The students were captivated by his pres...

We are very excited to kick off the Buddy-A-Thon fundraiser which runs from 9/6 – 9/27. The money we raise will be used to cover the cost of PBIS incentives/rewards for our st...

Scholars were excited to participate in the PBIS Kick-Off Celebration. The PBIS Coach gave a brief overview of PBIS. Then guest DJ Wallace turned up the music so they could show t...

On Friday, September 6th, we held our Grandparents Day Luncheon and Celebration. Over 136 Grandparents came to enjoy lunch with their grandchildren. There were some Grandparents w...

Promoters of the concert featuring, "That Girl Lay Lay: Back to School Bash" gifted Highlands Elementary School with 10 pairs of tickets. This picture shows the winners of the tic...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Shelia Crutcher-Stewart on her promotion to Assistant Principal at Highlands. She brings a wealth of experience and a deep comm...

On Friday, August 9, 2024, our scholars received a surprise visit from the Rocket City Trash Pandas Baseball Team and their mascot "Sprocket". Their visit was a prelude to the up...

The Highlands family congratulates our Assistant Principal, Dr. Patsey Thomas on her retirement. She served our Highlands community for five years. We wish her well in her future...

Pre-K students participated in the Bridging Ceremony to Kindergarten May 16, 2024. They sang songs such as "We're Moving Up to Kindergarten" and "So long, Farewell, Good-bye for N...

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, volunteers of the Arise2Read Program presented certificates to 2nd Grade students who met their individual goal of reading sight words fluently. Arise2Re...

Wednesday, May 1st was National Principal's Day. The Highlands Family showed Principal Dixon appreciation for his leadership. Grade level teams presented him with snacks, beverag...

Highlands 6th Grade band students performed with other 6th graders from schools in North Huntsville at the Annual Spring Band Concert held at Jemison High School. The students pl...

K for a Day event is held annually throughout the District. This event gives parents of upcoming Kindergarten students an opportunity to get an overview of what to expect in throu...

Plory is an orange alien that appears in i-Ready Reading and Math lessons. Plory stopped by Highlands on Monday, April 29th to get the students geared up for the 3rd Diagnostic Be...

Our Club Days are so exciting and fun! A class maneuvered shapes in the "Shapes, Shapes, Shapes" STEM activity. A few students participated in Master Checkers where they had to s...

We had a fantastic Kite Day! The scholars enjoyed the beautiful, windy weather. The parents support was great. They assisted the children to help get the kites to fly. The smile...