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!
Special Olympic Area Games was held on Friday at Caro High School. What a fantastic day for all our athletes. Thank you to Caro NHS and Unified students for helping make the day run smoothly!
The Special Olympics Young Athletes was held at HPS yesterday. Young Athletes introduces basic sport skills, like running, kicking and throwing. Young Athletes offers families, teachers, caregivers and people from the community the chance to share the joy of sports with all children. What a fantastic day for the students and their families!
Mrs. Gray's classroom enjoyed time at the Octagon Barn last week. The students learned about the history of the barn, life cycle of bees, process of milking dairy cows and musical instruments. If you have never been to the Octagon Barn, you should check out the Fall Family Days on Sept. 7 & 8.
Last week many of our students were treated to a fun outdoor day at Camp Fish Tales. Camp Fish Tales provides a unique and exciting outdoor learning experience where individuals with special needs interact and develop skills that enhance their health, abilities, independence, and quality of life. For more information and camp opportunities, please see the link.
https://campfishtales.org/
Highland Pines students had a great time at Prom this year. Staff worked hard to make it a fun night to remember. The theme this year was Jungle Jam and the students had a wildly fun time!
Mr. Glaspie has given us the green light to share the now official State FFA results!
⭐️WE HAVE SOME STATE CHAMPIONS!!!⭐️
CONGRATULATIONS to our high school Agronomy team who took home first place in the state! They have earned the right to compete at Nationals in Indianapolis in October! This is the first time we have taken the title in this category after coming in second place 7 out of the past 8 years! Way to go, team!!! Some individuals on the team also placed extremely well themselves! Here are the members of the State Championship team:
🥇Sydney DuRussel (Reese Public Schools) - 3rd place overall
🥇Braylee Rice (Reese Public Schools) - 9th place overall
🥇Phineas Houghtaling (Reese Public Schools) - 11th place overall
🥇Isaiah Helton (Kingston Community Schools)
🥇Jonathon Hoard (Millington Community Schools)
In addition to our high school team placing first, our Junior High Agronomy team also walked away champions! Congratulations to these talented youngsters from Caro:
🥇Lucia Wasik - 3rd place overall
🥇Violet Glaspie - 5th place overall
🥇Evelyn Bruce - 10th place overall
🥇Hunter Woodruff
Other notable finishes at FFA States:
Our Floral Team of Madison Hoard (Millington Community Schools), Hannah Wasik (Caro), Madison Findlay (Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District) and Nowell VanRijn (Kingston Community Schools) medaled with a silver rating coming in 29th place out of 115 teams! Incredible finish, ladies!
Our Food Science team of Will Walz (Reese Public Schools), Sage Sanders (Cass City Public Schools), Allisa Clark (Mayville Community Schools) and Maddie Gilliam (Mayville Community Schools) had a top ten finish coming in 8th place! Will also placed an impressive 9th in the state as an individual. Awesome job!
We are so proud of all of our competitors!!!
HPS celebrated our PBIS monthly winners. Be a Friend, Be Responsible and Be Safe are the three principals our students work very hard to achieve. This month's reward for all students who had no office discipline referrals was cookie decorating with the principals. What a delicious treat!
HPS celebrated our PBIS monthly winners. Be a Friend, Be Responsible and Be Safe are the three principals our students work very hard to achieve. This month's reward for all students who had no office discipline referrals was cookie decorating with the principals. What a delicious treat!
HPS teachers took advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity yesterday. Every student at HPS was supplied with protective eye ware in order to observe the solar eclipse through it's multiple phases yesterday.
If you haven't already, mark your calendars for the TTC Car Cruise-In & Big Toy show! All funds raised this year will go into the TTC Student Relief Fund!
Mr. Lemuel's classroom has been very busy! They took a day trip to Bay City to see a show at the Planetarium and then enjoyed a delicious lunch at Grandpa Tony's. Bowling at Brentwood was also on the agenda for the students. I think their smiles show what a great time was had by all!
Our very own Chef Zehnder has won the Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery! Chef does a phenomenal job with our Culinary Arts program here at the TTC, and our students benefit from his passion daily. Congrats, Chef!
Be sure to check out the video below:
https://www.wnem.com/video/2024/04/02/excellence-education-tuesday-april-2/?fbclid=IwAR2nPYfZY-5qM3b2KzWTVIeStOQkBWJ468-pLV-vskE9051BqPt340Idr74_aem_Aa1QJdidSCvqHV9PHQrOsB5MGjT10V_VhzKlQwDQrzA7fic-bFtZpeSqhrNwcgUGXKQJu8nYaOwOZVnKY6hJv6zc
Lots of learning about siding, shingles, and insulation took place in Construction class during March! The drywall was delivered today and is being installed as we speak...sneak peek of the inside coming soon!
