Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana)
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Highland High school will become Highland Junior High school after the year of 09-10. Grades 7-9 will attend. Registration starts August 16, and classes start August 23.
Highland High School is a public high school located in Anderson, Indiana
. It is part of the Anderson Community School Corporation. The school is scheduled to be consolidated with Anderson High School after the 2009-10 academic year.
, along with Muncie Southside, Connersville, Madison Heights, Huntington North, Noblesville, Carmel, and Jay County.
Girls
Girls
Girls
Girls
On March 5, 2010,A Highland High School Team led by Adam Waymire and Jacob Walker won its first, and last state web design contest, placing first in the Editor-Created category.
Lyrics:
Come all you lads and lassies
Root for the Highland laddies
We want to the plaid and white team to win tonight—Rah! Rah!Rah!
Strike up the band again; Let's raise the score again;
They are the team with the Pep and the Vim
You do your best my lads, we'll do the rest my lads
We'll root for you for a victory tonight RAH! RAH! RAH!
Come all you lads and lassies,
Root for the Highland Laddies.
We want the plaid and white team
To win tonight,
H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D, H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D, H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D
is known as The Marching Highlanders. With a rich tradition of excellence, the Highlanders are known throughout the state for their unique uniform and music. The Highlanders perform in full Scottish
regalia
, including kilts, plaids
, and dublets
. The Highlanders also have a bagpipe corps within their ranks, one of only a handful in United States high school
s.
As early as 1958, the Marching Highlanders began competing in the annual "State Fair Band Day" competition held in Indianapolis. From 1958 through 1975, the Highlanders were a presence and force to be reckoned with, earning the title of State Champion on three occasions. The Highlanders returned to the State Fair in 2004, and have proven their skills by earning the championship title in 2005, 2007, and 2009. In 2010 the Marching Highlanders performed as the Anderson High School Marching Highlanders and once again received the championship.
In the years not participating in the State Fair, the Highlanders participated in the ISSMA Marching Band State Finals, competing in either Class A and B, depending on enrollment. While never attaining champion status, they were considered one of the premiere bands in the state.
Here are videos of their performances
Pregame Ceremonies Part 1
Pregame Ceremonies Part 2
ISSMA Regional Participant, Class A
2002
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
2000
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
1998
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 8th Place
1997
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 3rd Place
1996
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 6th Place
1995
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 3rd Place
1994
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 6th Place
1993
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
1992
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 9th Place
1990
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 9th Place
1989
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 8th Place
1988
ISSMA State Finals, Class A,5th Place
1987
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 4th Place
1986
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 6th Place
1984
ISSMA State Finals, Class A , 8th Place
1978
ISSMA State Finals, Class A , 5th Place
1976–1983
All-state Marching Band Contest/ISSMA – District & Regional Participants
Highland High school will become Highland Junior High school after the year of 09-10. Grades 7-9 will attend. Registration starts August 16, and classes start August 23.
Highland High School is a public high school located in Anderson, Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
. It is part of the Anderson Community School Corporation. The school is scheduled to be consolidated with Anderson High School after the 2009-10 academic year.
Demographics
For the 2006-07 school year, the student population is 1312, 85% of students are White, 10% of students are African American, 3% of students are Hispanic, and 2% of students are Biracial. When it comes to gender, 53% of the students are male while 47% are female.Athletics
Highland participates in a number of athletic events. Highland is a part of the Olympic ConferenceOlympic Conference
The Olympic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.-Participating...
, along with Muncie Southside, Connersville, Madison Heights, Huntington North, Noblesville, Carmel, and Jay County.
Basketball
Boys- 3 Sectional Titles (1975, 1979, 1991)
- 2 Regional Titles (1975, 1991)
Girls
- 9 Sectional Titles (1979, 1984–87, 1991-2, 1994, 1996)
- 5 Regional Titles (1979, 1985–87, 1991)
- 1 Semi-State Title (1986)
- State Runner-Up, 1986-87 (Lost to Noblesville 47-38)
Baseball
- 10 Sectional Titles (1979, 1989, 1991-2, 1996-9, 2000, 2001, 2007), Regional Title (1999)
- Adam LindAdam LindAdam Alan Lind is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He was drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft and was signed on June 30, 2004. He was first drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of...
was named Indiana's "Mr. Baseball" in 2002
Track & Field
Boys- 9 Sectional Titles (1993, 2000-2, 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010)
Girls
- 8 Sectional Titles (1993–99, 2003)
- Teresa Henry (Williams) was the first highland girls track and field member to advance to the State Championship in 1977 in the 100 yard dash. She was MVP from 1974–1977, and was co-MVP with along with other club members.
Cross Country
Boys- 4 Sectional Titles (1990-1, 1993-4)
- Kyle Baker was awarded the "Mental Attitude Award" in 1993
Girls
- 2 Sectional Titles (1993, 1995)
- Lisa Nicholson was awarded the "Mental Attitude Award," along with finish 15 at State in 2000
Tennis
Boys- 12 Sectional Titles
- 6 Regional Titles
Girls
- State Runner-up (2001)
- Individuals State Champion, Ashlee Davis (2001, 2002)
- Ashlee went undefeated, a combined 48-0, in her two championship seasons
Wrestling
- Highland has had three individual wrestling state champions, with Camden Eppert most recently winning in 2007 @ 103 lb weight class and again in 2009 @ 119 lb weight class against the same opponent, Brandon Wright (Cathedral).
- Since 2002, the Wrestling Team has had the highest varsity sports cumulative GPA in the school. The last three Valedictorians of HHS have been four-year varsity wrestlers (Jesse Miller/Chase Carroll in 2006, Chris McCool in 2007).
- Highland is also home to the only NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion to come from Indiana, Kelvin Jackson (Michigan State, 1995).Griffith is home to Angel Escobedo {Indiana}.2008
Website
The Highland High School Website was made by students in Mrs. Berry's 4th Period Web Design Class. The new website was located here and was designed by a group of students.On March 5, 2010,A Highland High School Team led by Adam Waymire and Jacob Walker won its first, and last state web design contest, placing first in the Editor-Created category.
Music
Highland Junior High School has a school prep song set to the tune of "Scotland the Brave"Lyrics:
Come all you lads and lassies
Root for the Highland laddies
We want to the plaid and white team to win tonight—Rah! Rah!Rah!
Strike up the band again; Let's raise the score again;
They are the team with the Pep and the Vim
You do your best my lads, we'll do the rest my lads
We'll root for you for a victory tonight RAH! RAH! RAH!
Come all you lads and lassies,
Root for the Highland Laddies.
We want the plaid and white team
To win tonight,
H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D, H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D, H-I-G-H-L-A-N-D
Marching Highlanders
The Highland High School marching bandMarching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
is known as The Marching Highlanders. With a rich tradition of excellence, the Highlanders are known throughout the state for their unique uniform and music. The Highlanders perform in full Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
regalia
Regalia
Regalia is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign.The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, 'regal', itself from Rex, 'king'...
, including kilts, plaids
Plaid (pattern)
For other meanings, see plaid.A plaid is a pattern consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical bands in two or more colors in woven cloth.Common examples of plaid patterns include:*Tartan, the pattern most commonly associated with plaid....
, and dublets
Kilt accessories
The modern, tailored kilt which is ubiquitous at Highland Games gatherings around the world has associated with it an evolving style of wear. This style includes the accessories and other accoutrements which are typically worn with it...
. The Highlanders also have a bagpipe corps within their ranks, one of only a handful in United States high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s.
As early as 1958, the Marching Highlanders began competing in the annual "State Fair Band Day" competition held in Indianapolis. From 1958 through 1975, the Highlanders were a presence and force to be reckoned with, earning the title of State Champion on three occasions. The Highlanders returned to the State Fair in 2004, and have proven their skills by earning the championship title in 2005, 2007, and 2009. In 2010 the Marching Highlanders performed as the Anderson High School Marching Highlanders and once again received the championship.
In the years not participating in the State Fair, the Highlanders participated in the ISSMA Marching Band State Finals, competing in either Class A and B, depending on enrollment. While never attaining champion status, they were considered one of the premiere bands in the state.
Here are videos of their performances
Pregame Ceremonies Part 1
Pregame Ceremonies Part 2
ISSMA State Finals
2003ISSMA Regional Participant, Class A
2002
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
2000
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
1998
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 8th Place
1997
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 3rd Place
1996
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 6th Place
1995
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 3rd Place
1994
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 6th Place
1993
ISSMA State Finals, Class B, 5th Place
1992
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 9th Place
1990
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 9th Place
1989
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 8th Place
1988
ISSMA State Finals, Class A,5th Place
1987
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 4th Place
1986
ISSMA State Finals, Class A, 6th Place
1984
ISSMA State Finals, Class A , 8th Place
1978
ISSMA State Finals, Class A , 5th Place
1976–1983
All-state Marching Band Contest/ISSMA – District & Regional Participants
State Fair
- Band Day Grand Champions in 1968, 1970, 1971, 2005, 2007, 2009
- 12 finishes in the Top 5 in just fourteen years (1962–1974)
- The only band to date to have won a championship in three different decades
- Current Director, Doug Fletcher, is the only director to win a championship with three different schools, and with a total of seven championships.
Notable Performances
- Washington DC National Memorial Day Parade (2009)
- Hollywood Christmas Parade (2006)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeThe Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
(2002) - Boscov'sBoscov'sBoscov's is an American department store founded by Solomon Boscov in 1911. The first store was in Reading, Pennsylvania, and today 40 stores are spread throughout the Mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, and Delaware....
Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade (1998) - Indianapolis 500Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
Parade (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1999, 2006, 2010) - Walt Disney World Parades (1989, 1997, 2001, 2004)
- Orange Bowl (game) Parade (1993)
- Pan-Am Games Opening Ceremonies (1988)
- Fiesta BowlFiesta BowlThe Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
Parade, (1986) - Chicago Christmas Parade, (1976, 1979)
- President Richard Nixon’s Inaugural Parade - Washington D.C. in (1969)
- Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade (2010)
- Glasgow, Scotland Concert in City Square England/Scotland Tour 1972
- Toronto, Canada Scottish World Festival Military Tattoo Canadian National Exhibition in 1976
Noteworthy alumni
- Jon McLaughlinJon McLaughlinJon McLaughlin is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007...
, Island RecordsIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
singer-songwriter - Adam LindAdam LindAdam Alan Lind is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He was drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft and was signed on June 30, 2004. He was first drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player - Brian Hammons, Golf Channel Analyst
- Andrea Morehead, WTHR-13 Achor/Reporter
- Eli Roe, NBA Referee
- Gary McGhee, Basketball Player at University of Pittsburgh
External links
Highland High school will become Highland Junior High school after the year of 09-10. Grades 7-9 will attend. Registration starts August 16, and classes start August 23.