Alma Mater
Hail Alma Mater
All Hail Highlands Junior School
To Thee we'll be faithful
And hold your banner high.
For gold and white
We'll always fight
To win the victory.
Your name will always be our might
Dear Eagles praise to Thee.
All glory and honor, We'll give till parting's nigh
And ever adore Thee,
All Hail Highlands Junior School.
Our Mission
The mission of Highlands Junior School is to serve the diverse and
distinguishable needs of this age group while
encouraging and leading them to develop intellectually, emotionally, and
socially.
Goals
The Highlands Junior School
Instructional Leadership Team will lead the campus to focus on the following
goals:
 |
Students will be lead to develop
responsible learning and behavioral patterns.
|
|
|
The network among the instructional
staff, parents, students, site administrators, district level
administrators,
and the community will be strengthened to continue to
improve the quality of student learning.
|
|
|
A minimum of eighty percent of the sixth,
seventh, and eighth grade students will pass all classes while the
instructional staff maintains the high academic standards and expectations
of GCCISD. |
Special programs
|
|
Gifted and Talented Education Program
(GATE) for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who qualify.
|
|
|
Pre-Advanced Placement courses for 6th,
7th, and 8th grade students who qualify.
|
|
|
Special Education classes in math and
language arts for qualified students.
|
|
|
Dyslexia specialist for qualified
students |
|
|
Community-In-Schools
|
|
|
Life Skills classes for all qualified
students
|
|
|
Spanish credit by exam for interested
students
|
|
|
Duke Talent Search for 7th graders
|
|
|
Read 180 |
|
|
Success Maker Math |
|
|
Algebra I for 8th grade students who
qualify |
Students at HJS can participate in a number of exciting activities and
organizations, which include:
|
|
Girls' and boys' athletic programs for
7th and 8th graders |
|
|
History Fair
|
|
|
Science Fair
|
|
|
UIL academic competition
|
|
|
Christian Student Union
|
|
|
Student Council
|
|
|
National Junior Honor Society
|
|
|
Art |
|
|
Band |
|
|
Orchestra |
|
|
Theatre Arts |
Students' achievements are
recognized through honor roll and perfect attendance parties every six weeks
and
numerous special awards presented throughout the school year.
Highlands Junior
School is organized around effective middle school practices as defined by the
Texas Education Agency, Texas Association of Secondary
School Principals, and
National Middle School Association.
Facts about our school...
Highlands Junior School has
served Highlands, McNair, and the surrounding area since 1958. We are teaching the children of residents who were once HJS students
themselves!
We are proud to announce
Highlands Junior School has a brand new 186,000 square foot facility that was
funded by the 2005 GCCISD bond.
According to our November
2007 membership report, 690 students were enrolled for classes, with 47% white,
34% Hispanic,
17% African-American, and 1% Other.
Highlands Junior School was
a "Recognized" campus 2005 - 2007.
A message from our principal...
WELCOME! Highlands Junior
is ready to prepare you for your future. You are the person who chooses your own
personal
future. Have you given this any thought? Now is the time. The academic
classes will prepare you specifically for high
school; however, you will have
many opportunities to explore the unlimited number of options waiting for you
upon graduation
from high school. Plan to be an excellent student. You know what
it takes. Teachers have told you many times how to be a
successful student.
Practice every day being the very best student you can be. With regular
practice, you will become an
excellent student and the doors to your future will
open wide to welcome you. We are here to help you.
Cordially,
Steve Herring
Principal
Contact Information
-
Highlands Junior School
-
1212 East Wallisville Rd.
-
Highlands, Texas 77562
- Telephone
- (281) 420-4695
-
