Highland High School (Highland, Indiana)

Highland High School
Motto	Where students come first.
Established	1960
Type	Public High School
Principal	Dr. Patrick Weil
Asst. Principal	Mr. William Madura
Grades	9-12
Location	9135 Erie Street, Highland, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	41°32′50″N 87°27′30″W
District	School Town of Highland
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Highland High
Mascot	Trojan
Website	http://www.highland.k12.in.us/hhs/site/default.asp

Highland High School is a public high school located in Highland, Indiana. It is part of the School Town of Highland. The school was found in 1960, and also has Highland Middle School attached to it. Within Highland Middle School is also the Northwest Indiana Education Service Center.

Mission Statement

"All students are challenged to achieve their full academic potential in a safe, effective learning environment with a sound curriculum and high standards for social responsibility."

Controversies

Highland High School experienced a lost court case in 1981. This case involved a junior high school student by the name of Diane Doe. During an annual drug search one of the officer's dogs was giving off false alarms suggesting the presence of drugs. Upon the command of the officer, Doe was to empty her pocks to reveal no drugs. After another false alarm given off by the dog, Doe was ordered to go to the nurse's office for a strip search. Doe later sued the School Town of Highland for the strip search, and won the suite on grounds that the school violated the fourth amendment. In December 2011 a social studies teacher within the school system by the name of Samuel Fies, was charged with sexual misconduct with three female students. Two of the alleged victims were reportedly enrolled in special education classes, and the other was seventeen years of age. The investigation alleges molestation and sexual contact. The misconduct is alleged to have began with one student as young as fourteen years old. Fies faces six to twenty years in prison for one of the charges. Fies is currently awaiting trial.

External links

• School Town of Highland's Orchestra Website

References

• Town of Highland, Indiana website
• http://www.highlandpolice.com
• http://www.highlandfd.com
• http://www.downtownhighland.com
• http://highland.k12.in.us
• Highland Little League
• Highland Babe Ruth
• Lake County Public Library
• Highland Boy Scouts Troop 263
• Highland Cub Scouts pack 515
• highland.k12
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