Highland Pines has lots of holiday spirit! Enjoy moments from our tree lighting, Holiday Huskies parachute performance and Winter concert.
Mr. Thompson's classroom enjoyed learning how to make a Stromboli. It was a great time and a delicious lunch! Thank you Miss Patti for the fantastic lesson!
Mr. Thompson's classroom enjoyed learning how to make a Stromboli. It was a great time and a delicious lunch! Thank you Miss Patti for the fantastic lesson!
Students had a great time at the HPS Fall Fling! It was an afternoon of delicious food and dancing for all who went!
HPS and Caro High School students came together for a floor hockey competition.
Unified Sports teams are helping to break down barriers through sports.
This program is dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences. Unified Sports joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.
It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
Highland Pines hosted the 5th annual Trunk or Treat event last Thursday. Each year it keeps getting bigger! TISD employees and community organizations took part in making this a great event. There were 28 spots giving away treats and 328 trick or treaters this year. If you weren't able to attend, we hope to see you next year!
The HPS soccer season has come to an end. The Huskies did a fantastic job this year with a 2-0-2 record!
A few of our classrooms went fishing yesterday at Bay City State Park. It was a nice sunny day for some fresh air! This state park has been fantastic working with our staff and students to make learning fun.
The Pumpkin Festival was a great success for HPS. Our students shared their artistic talents by decorating pumpkins. We also showed our Husky spirit in the parade on Sunday.
HPS staff and students had a busy Friday last week. They took part in the Walk A Thon to help raise funds for Special Olympics. This event helps raise funds to send athletes to both summer and winter games. Thank you to the Caro Lions Club and bus drivers for cooking and serving lunch for everyone. Total miles walked as a school was over 380 miles!
At the end of the day, The Caro Marching Band arrived to perform for us. They were great! Thank you Mr. Cramer for sharing your students and their talents with us!
Professional Development is very important in a school setting. This is where all staff come together to learn new information and collaborate in order to make the educational experience of our students meaningful and successful. At the start of the school year the HPS staff participated in a poverty simulation. This was an exercise to learn all the obstacles families can be faced with outside of the school setting, but still can affect the student during school. This last Monday HPS staff had a half day of professional development. There was input from all staff individually, as a classroom and also as a whole to insure all voices were heard, suggestions shared and student progress celebrated.
The Dental Bus was at Highland Pines today! This is a fantastic service we facilitate for our students twice per year. We love to see those smiles!
The students at HPS not only learn academics at school, they also learn life long skills in our Adapted PE/Aquatics program.
The Highland Pines Adapted Physical Education Aquatic Program strives to teach students to swim and be safe around the water. Application of aquatic knowledge and skills not only improves an individual's physical fitness, but also establishes framework for an active leisure pursuit appropriate throughout the life span. The benefits of water are enormous!
Mr. Lemuel's students took a fieldtrip to see the "Shine Bright Saginaw Mural Project". This amazing mural was created by renowned street artist from Madrid, Okuda San Miguel. What a treat for his staff and students to see the second largest mural in the United States.
Did you know it's National Read a Book Day today? The students and staff celebrated by having staff from throughout the building visit classrooms to read a book. It was a fantastic treat for both students and staff!
Our staff and students enjoyed more summer fun that included a trip to the zoo, Sanilac County Fair and themed fun days. Learning is a blast at HPS!
Summer fun at HPS!
Our student carnival was June 5th, the student's last day of the regular school year. This is a fantastically fun day for all students to enjoy. Staff work very hard to make this day a success ending with a big send off to start their summer.
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! It has been a pleasure watching you grow and learn. So many wonderful memories were made throughout the years. We wish you the best of luck and much happiness in your future endeavors.
Congratulations to all our athletes that competed at Special Olympics Summer Games. Highland Pines School had 33 athletes and 10 coaches travel to Central Michigan University for the state-wide event. Our athletes participated in developmental athletics, swimming, power lifting, track & field, and gymnastics. They all did a great job and made many wonderful memories!
