Lake Highlands Junior High Junior High School is a public junior high school, part of the Richardson Independent School District

Richardson Independent School District

Richardson Independent School District is a school district based in Richardson, Texas .RISD covers and includes most of the city of Richardson, TX and portions of the cities of Dallas, TX and Garland, TX . RISD operates 55 campuses that serve more than 34,000 students...

, located at 10301 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75238 in an area of northeast Dallas known as Lake Highlands

Lake Highlands

Lake Highlands is an area in Dallas, Texas . It is located in the northeast portion of the city, and is sometimes considered to be a part of, or connected to, East Dallas and/or North Dallas...

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Feeder Schools:

• Lake Highlands Elementary
• Northlake Elementary
• Thurgood Marshall Elementary
• Wallace Elementary
• White Rock Elementary

All Students from Lake Highlands Junior High School attend Lake Highlands High School

Lake Highlands High School

Lake Highlands High School is a secondary school serving grades 10-12 located in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas, United States, primarily serving the Lake Highlands community. The school is part of the Richardson Independent School District and is located centrally within Lake Highlands...

 for 9-12 grade.

Accomplishments

In 2010, the school received a Blue Ribbon

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...

 award from the U.S. Department of Education

The Lake Highlands Junior High Wildcat Band was founded by Eddie Green in 1964, after Howard Dunn and the high school band moved to the current high school campus on Church Street. Eddie Green, Carroll Cantrel and Malcolm Helm lead the Wildcat Band to be named the Texas Music Educators Association State Honor Band in 1969, 1972 and 1976 respectively. Today, the LHJH Symphonic and Concert Bands earn consistent Superior First Division Ratings at UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contests in Region 3.

The Lake Highlands Junior High Choir program earns consistent Superior First Division Ratings in UIL Concert & Sight-Reading in Region 3.

The Lake Highlands Junior High Orchestra program is very successful at area festivals and UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contests.