Yearbook Pictures and ID Cards Make-Up Day is Wednesday, October 5 from 11:00-1:40 on the stage in the cafeteria.

The Running Scots competed Saturday in Round Rock. The varsity finished 25th out of 60 teams. The team was propelled by outstanding performances by Logan Gwinn, Jorge Rodriguez, and Jack Alessio who all finished under 17 minutes. The Junior Varsity finished 12th out of 48 teams and was led by Will Caldwell who ran a personal best time of 18:33. 18 runners had personal best times on Saturday. The team will compete this Saturday in Birdville. Go Scots!

Although fall ad sales for the Highlander are over, we still have some more available space for friend, sibling and organization ads. We have 3 Blocks, 2 Blocks and 1 Blocks still available. We will be selling these ads in the yearbook room (EC213) thru October 7th. Hope you all can help us produce the memories you want to look back on.

Last Saturday, the Highlander Band competed in the Midlothian Marching Showcase. The band won Best in Class, Best Percussion, and 2nd place overall, outpacing several state competitors from the past few years. The band currently holds a streak of winning its class at every invitational entered since 2013. The band now continues the competitive marching season with preparations for UIL Region Marching Contest as well as two more invitationals. Thank you so much for all of your support of these great students and for all of your contributions to HPHS!

Remember that all service hours preformed this summer must be submitted to the database no later than 11:59pm on Oct. 28th. Please see Mrs. Brennan in WC203 if you have any questions.

Congratulations to the Lady Scots Cross Country Teams as they competed well at the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock. In the Varsity Gold Division, the team placed 16th. The top three runners for the Lady Scots were Olivia Scott, Grace Beitter, and Emma Parker. Others were Grace O’Keefe, Ashley Booe, Annemarie Whalen, and Sydney Cox.

The 5A Varsity Division team placed 7th. Maddy Stephens, Alex Davey, and Gracyn Applegate led the team. Others were Stephanie Mara, Olivia Aasheim, Anastasia Helms, and Amy Li.

The JV Division team placed 4th. The top runner was Kara Fronterhouse as she placed 7th out of 576 runners. The other top six runners were Libby Kinahan, Brooke Foy, Kirsten Brei, Sophie Hung, Ana Watterson, and Alex Moock.

In the Freshmen Division, the team placed 1st. The top seven runners were Allie Lavish, Madeline Collins, Phoebe Spackman, Chloe Malouf, Ava Crofford, Finley Arnold, and Olivia Melley.

Yea cross country!