The Highlands varsity baseball team celebrated senior night on Saturday, May 9, at Highland Park with a loss of 5-4 and a win 13-4 against Cooper.  The eleven seniors recognized before the game...

The Highlands varsity girls softball team celebrated senior night on Wednesday, May 6, at Birdcage with a win of 10-0 over Notre Dame Academy.  The four seniors recognized before the game were...

On Friday, May 1, a group of girls went to a branch of the Brighton Center, called Thrifting on Eastern in Covington, Kentucky, to volunteer for their business class. The project was about finding...

Highlands prom took place on Saturday, April 25, at the Newport Aquarium.  Students had the chance to walk around, look at all the exhibits, and even touch the animals and cross the shark bridge....

The girls and boys varsity track teams participated in the Campbell County Track & Field Championships on Wednesday, April 22. This meet was also Highlands senior night, where the seniors for the...

Highlands varsity boys played Connor High School on Saturday, March 7, at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University. The birds unfortunately lost 79-76 in the Elite 8.  Offensively, Highlands...

Highlands varsity girls played Notre Dame on Tuesday, March 3, at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University. The birds unfortunately lost 48-31 in the semi-finals.   Offensively, Highlands...

The boys' varsity basketball team faced off against Newport High School on Friday, Feb. 6. The boys have had a subtle rivalry with Newport, with the birds struggling to win since 2023. Since the game...

The boys' basketball varsity team faced off against Newport Central Catholic on Saturday, Jan. 24th.  Although the game was rescheduled throughout the day due to the weather, the boys dominated,...

The boys' varsity team faced off against their rival, Covington Catholic, on Friday, January 16th. The game was led by top point scorers Finn Bouldin (12)  with 16 points, Owen Ebert (12) with 11...

The Highlands girls' varsity basketball team played Dayton High School on Wednesday, December 11. In their home opener, the girls won  54-11.  The starting five, Avery Barber (12), Kaylee Mills...

ACL tears are becoming more and more common among athletes, sidelining many athletes for the rest of their seasons or sporting careers.  The chances of having an ACL tear are increasing substantially;...

Hoops for Hunger is a fundraiser hosted by the boys' and girls' varsity basketball teams. Instead of buying tickets, people bring canned goods to donate. It also allows for the community to see this...

The Highlands girls' varsity soccer team took down Central Hardin with a 2-1 win on Oct. 29. During the game, Ally Lickert (9) scored late into the game to put the birds up 1-0, but Central Hardin...

The Highlands girls' varsity team defeats Boyle County 2-1 in the first round of the state tournament on Oct. 21. Boyle County was previously undefeated in their season with a record of 24-0-1 with...

The girls and boys varsity soccer teams faced Newport Central Catholic in the District finals for a double header on Oct. 7.  The boys won 4-1, the goals were scored by Ethan Adhikary (11), Luis McVicker...

Despite strong efforts across the board, the Bluebird couldn't overcome the Pioneers’ offensive, dropping their record to 17-7 on the season. Offensively, Liz Perkins (12) led Highlands with 38...

The girls' varsity soccer team celebrated their senior night with a 3-1 win against Holy Cross High School on Sept. 25 The seniors who were celebrated are Katie Bucher (12), Tenley Graves (12), Ariana...

There are a lot of new teachers at Highlands. One of them is the new Physics teacher, Rebecca Eaton. She studied sciences and education in college so that she could go on the path she's on now. “I...

On Wednesday March 7, eight seniors at Highlands High School signed to participate in collegiate athletics at the next level for their college career.  The students are: Sarah Jones – Butler...

Many student athletes have experienced injuries, whether minor or major. About 3.5 million athletes experience injuries each year (Sport Injury Statistics). Major injuries that take players out of playing...

On April 2, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a minimum 10% tariff on all U.S. imports effective April 5. This day was called "Liberation Day.”  During the week of April 11-17,...

The girls' soccer program has hired a new assistant coach, John Cody. Coach Cody was first introduced to the girls during a strength and conditioning session after school. The girls liked his mindset about...

Highlight videos are essential to the recruiting process for student athletes. Many athletes have to make a video that shows clips of their best plays during their season, whether that is club season or...

TikTok is a very popular social media app that includes videos for all audiences and has a new feature that includes a shop that is part of the app.  TikTok shop is an online shopping outlet that is...

The college football national championship is on Monday, January 20, between Ohio State University and the University of Notre Dame.  The viewership of the college football playoffs has been big with...

On November 2, there will be an event held at Highland Hills Park called Barktober Fest, organized by Charlotte Weghorst (11). There are many activities that will be at this event and although the event...

Highlands High School has gained a new adviser for the help desk, named Joe Sumpter.  Sumpter started as a biology teacher for 10 years at his old school, Mount Healthy. He then moved into administrative...

Highlands has had a wave of new teachers coming to join the faculty team this year, including three new amazing teachers to help with the special education students.  Sarah Messmer is one of these...

The Mayor of Fort Thomas, Eric Haas, tells the audience how excited he was to plan this project and put it into action.

Moyer Elementary School within the Fort Thomas Independent Schools announced on April 22 that they would hire Kara Kowalk as the upcoming assistant principal for Moyer Elementary. She will take over this...

Going into your senior year of high school can be scary. New classes and the college application process can bring a lot of stress to students.  Junior Garrett Cutajar said: “I'm excited about being...

The girls played Dixie Heights on March 11th. Highlands varsity won against Dixie with the score being 3-2. There were 3 individual teams and 3 teams of two. The individual players were sophomore Sydney...

The boys played Simon Kenton on March 7th. Highlands varsity won against Simon Kenton with the score being 4-1. There were two individuals and two teams of two. The individual players were sophomore Daniel...

The football playoffs are highly anticipated games that almost everyone watches. Everyone likes to watch the playoffs and they like to see their favorite team or players win.  Chase Pawsat (10) said:...

The Kelce Brothers’ podcast is a new podcast as of September 8, 2022. They talk about a lot of different things and many people already know the Kelce brothers, but this made them even more well-known....

Many students at Highlands High School are in extracurricular activities that don’t involve the school. Most of the time, students have to travel for these activities and they have to miss school, more...

Senior Bailey Markus signs to play softball at Muskingum University.

There is a new bookstore in town and it just opened to the public. This bookstore is called “The Hidden Chapter”, this store has been open to the public since October 23. The owner of this bookstore,...

The Highlands Boys Soccer team played a tough game in the regional semi-finals on Thursday, October 12th, playing Ryle.  They lost 2-0, stopping their hopes for a state run.  The boys' soccer team...