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Highland High School | |
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Location | |
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2900 Royal Scots Rd. Bakersfield, California 93306 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°24′04″N118°55′54″W / 35.40111°N 118.93167°W |
Information | |
Type | Public High School |
Established | 1970 |
School district | Kern High School District |
Principal | Melissa Donez |
Staff | 106.50 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,543 (2023-2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 23.88 [1] |
Colors | Green and Blue |
Athletics conference | South Yosemite Valley League |
Mascot | Scot |
Yearbook | Regalia |
Website | http://highland.kernhigh.org/ |
Highland High School is a public high school in Bakersfield, California, United States. It is part of the Kern High School District and serves grades 9 through 12.
Highland offers a college preparatory curriculum including Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies, Spanish, French, and other subjects. Two four-year Project Lead the Way programs in engineering and biomedicine are offered. Students may participate in supplemental courses to support literacy and mathematics skills.[ citation needed ]
Highland provides a wide range of extracurricular opportunities:
Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, volleyball, golf, tennis, track and field, swimming, cheerleading, and other sports. Teams compete in the South Yosemite Valley League.[ citation needed ]
The campus includes classrooms, science labs, a library, gymnasiums, athletic fields, and music facilities. Highland is also the county site for the deaf and hard-of-hearing program, including American Sign Language (ASL) instruction.