Highlands High School girls basketball player Lydia Graves will sign her letter of intent to play collegiate basketball Tuesday. Photo courtesy: Cara Owsley/Community Press
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Highlands HS Continues Tradition of Civics Excellence
HHS 2014-2015 state championship We the People team./Provided Highlands High School continues to demonstrate how it does not just work to produce good students, but also good citizens. The Highlands High School We the People team won the We the People, Citizens and the Constitution state championship on Thursday, January 22, marking the eleventh consecutive […]
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Highlands Bomb Threat Suspect Pleads Guilty
Tyler Swope, who was charged with calling in a false bomb threat to Highlands High School, has been convicted./FB In the same week Amelia High School parents were notified of a terror threat and had to wait hours in traffic to retrieve their children from school, the man charged with reporting a false bomb threat […]
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Student Illness Brings Below Average Attendance Across Fort Thomas Schools
Student illness caused attendance at HHS to drop below average levels for three days in a row this week./FTM file This story has been updated to include Thursday’s attendance numbers. Highlands High School has seen below average attendance this week, as a result of illness among students.
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It Might Be Getting Easier for Kentucky High Schoolers to Earn College Credit
Highlands High School offers both AP and dual-credit courses/FTM file Kentucky lawmakers are considering a plan that would make it easier for Kentucky students to earn college credit while in high school.
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Fort Thomas Schools to Play Part in Annual Holiday Walk
Highlands High School and the Fort Thomas Education Foundation will play a part in this year’s Fort Thomas Holiday Walk/FTM file Highlands High School and the Fort Thomas Education Foundation will participate in the annual Fort Thomas Holiday Walk on Sunday, December 7, from 5:30-8pm.
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Fort Thomas Independent Schools Recognized on National “AP Honor Roll”
Fort Thomas Independent Schools have been recognized for their success with Highlands High School’s Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum./FTM file Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) is one of 547 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 5th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. FTIS is one of six […]
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FTIS announces Highlands fitness center open to public
FTM file. Although Highlands High School students have been benefiting from the new fitness center already, it will be unveiled to the public on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. The facility is the centerpiece of the district’s health, wellness, fitness and training initiative associated with Phase IV of the Highlands renovation project.
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Street Class: Most Haunted Places in Fort Thomas
October is widely known for changing leaves, pumpkin spiced everything, and an abundance of spooky stories. Fort Thomas is no stranger to its own urban myths and ghost sightings. The town has allegedly experienced its fair share of paranormal activity, and you might be surprised to find out that some of our town’s most popular […]
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All Five Fort Thomas Schools Named Kentucky Schools of Distinction
Highlands High School, along with every other FTIS school, was named a 2014 School of Distinction by the state/FTM file Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) has been named a 2014 District of Distinction by the state of Kentucky, one of only seven school districts in the state to receive such comprehensive recognition this year. FTIS […]