The Highlands School
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| The Highlands School | |
| Semper Altius (ALWAYS HIGHER) | |
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| School type | PK3-12th |
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| Established | 1986 |
| Students | 420 |
| Mascot | Blazer |
| Publication | Blazer Buzz |
| Location | 1401 E. Northgate Drive, Irving, Texas United States |
| Website | thehighlandsschool.org |
The Highlands School is a college preparatory school in Irving, Texas ranging from grades Pre-K 3 through 12. It is a Catholic school headed by the Legionaries of Christ. It was founded in 1986 in the garage of the Hennesey family. In the last twenty years The Highlands School changed location twice, all the time staying in Irving. The school itself has seen many upgrades from the addition of a football field and lights to a sports pavillion, weight room, and new technology in the classrooms.
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[edit] Location
The Highlands School is located in between Texas State Highways 114 and 183. The campus is next to the University of Dallas and down the road from Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play. It is in close vicinity to the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and located in the metropolitan area of Dallas.
[edit] Students
The students range in age from three to nineteen. The Highlands School welcomes students of all ethnicities, religion, and economic backgrounds. The total enrollment of The Highlands School stays around three hundred students for all grade levels. Students of The Highlands School perform excellently in the world, and attend several major universities after graduation.
[edit] Athletics
The Highlands School is in the 3A classification of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). The middle school sports are in the Dallas Parochial League (DPL). The Highlands School varsity soccer team was state champions in 2000, 1999 and 1997. The girls varsity soccer and basketball teams also qualified for playoffs last season. The reigning girls state high jump champion is also a student at The Highlands School. Other varsity sports include football, cheerleading, volleyball, boys/girls basketball, boys/girls soccer, baseball, softball, boys/girls track and field, boys/girls tennis, and boys/girls golf. The junior high school sports include football, cheerleading, volleyball and basketball. Due to a recent donation by the supporters and families of The Highlands School, enough money has been raised to begin the building of a gymnasium.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
The Highlands School includes several clubs and activities for students to be a part of. Boys and girls are involved in the Model U.N. club and take trips to presegious universities every year to strut their stuff. Other student organizations include chess club, yearbook, drama, Everest Club, Challenge and math club. The school also sports an annual Battle of the Bands.
Battle of the Bands Champions:
- 2006: David Williams and Zaul Covarrubius
- 2007: Matthew Ackles and Joey George
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