Highland High School (Highland, Illinois)

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Highland High School
Location
Highland High School (Highland, Illinois)
12760 Troxler Ave

Highland
,
Madison
,
Illinois

United States
Information
Type Public High School
Established1893
StatusOpen
School districtHighland CUSD 5
NCES School ID171899002179 [1]
PrincipalCaleb Houchins
Teaching staff54.00 (FTE) [1]
Secondary years taught9-12
Enrollment847 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.69 [1]
Color  
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley
Nickname Bulldogs
Rival Triad High School
YearbookIris
Website Highland High School

Highland High School is a public high school located in Highland, Illinois. HHS is in the southeast corner of Madison County and is part of Highland Community Unit School District 5.

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History

When the Swiss-German town of Highland was founded in the early 1800s, one of its early founders, Soloman Koepfli, had dreamed of Highland having a high school for the town's youth. [2] : 14 

The Highland High School was established in 1893, starting with a three-year course of study. The first graduating class was that of 1896, comprising of nine members. The first four-year course graduates would not graduate until 1910. [2] : 8 

In 1913, with assistance of a grant, a piece of land located on Lindenthal and Poplar (now 1600 Lindenthal) was purchased from Louis Miller. On February 24, 1934, Palmer L. Ewing, Superintendent of Schools, held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction. The school was officially moved from the square to its home on Lindethal on September 16, 1935. [2] : 14–15 

The 1600 block of Lindenthal Avenue housed Highland High School classes beginning in the fall of 1935. The building was built in part to the National Recovery Act and need for a new public school. The building features a central unit gymnasium with high school classes on the left and grade school on the right. The gymnasium was not only used for athletics, but for community events.

In 1974 it was determined that the Lindenthal campus was no longer a viable location for HHS and the Capitol Development Board offered a grant to the Highland Community School District. On June 1, voters passed a bond issue accepting the grant. Highland High School would begin classes on Troxler Avenue starting in the fall of 1976.

Athletics

Highland High School compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference under the Illinois High School Association. [3] They will begin competing in the South 7 conference in the 2026-27 school year. The school currently offers 24 sports.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Highland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Highland High School Alumni Directory 1994. Norfolk, VA 23502: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc. 1994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ↑ "Highland High School IHSA directory". ihsa.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "HIASAA | Highland, Illinois Area School Alumni Association". www.highlandilalumni.org.
  5. ↑ "Geoff Hartlieb - Baseball". Lindenwood University Athletics.
  6. ↑ "Sam LaPorta". University of Iowa Athletics. April 10, 2020.

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