Highlands High School recognizes the class of 2026 at Senior Night

Audrina Trauth, Photo Assistant

August 19, 2025

Ella Peabody (12) with her parents Erin and Ryan Peabody.

On August 15th Highlands High School held an honors night for the senior class of 20206, along with their parents. The sports walking were football, cheer, band, golf, color guard, and cross country. This is to celebrate the student-athletes who will be graduating in 2026 to commemorate their high school career and the parents who have helped them fight challenges along the way.

Ella Peabody’s (12) dad, Ryan Peabody said, “I am very proud of Ella’s academics and her golf achievements, also seeing the way she pushes herself to become better at what she does.”

The parents are excited to see what big things their kids can do outside of High School. Parents will always be their kids number one, encouraging them to never give up and to hold their heads high.

“My biggest hope for Mason in the future is happiness. I hope he is able to do what he loves in life and rest will fall into place in his next chapter.” Mason Howard’s (12) mom, Monica Howard said.

Supporting our seniors can make a huge difference in them becoming successful. Just by cheering them on in sports or in clubs they will be happy to see that people have their backs.

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About the Contributors

Audrina Trauth, Photo Assistant

Audrina Trauth is a junior this year at Highlands High School, and it is her third year in the publication program. She is one of the four photo assistants shooting football, volleyball, cheer, dance, and many other games and events. She is interested in going to college for either criminal justice, criminology, or forensic science. She would like to pursue photography as a side job to earn extra money in college. She is looking to join the track team this year and make new friends in the program.

Ady Klosterman, Photo Editor

Ady Klosterman is a junior at Highlands High School. This is her third year of high school journalism, but her sixth year overall. She participated in journalism for two years at Johnson Elementary School and again in her eighth-grade year at Highlands Middle School. Ady used to write a lot of stories when she was younger. She would type them on a computer and print them, even though they were just around 10 pages long and packed with details (and run-on sentences). While she enjoys writing, Ady’s true interest is sports photography. She grew up in a household that loves sports, and you can guarantee the TV was turned on during game days. She spends a lot of her spare time at sporting events, most often on the sidelines taking pictures or yelling from the student section, and when she isn’t at an event, she’s usually catching up on something from the previous one or getting ready for the next one.