Highland High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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Albuquerque, NM 87108 United States | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | In Pursuit of Excellence |
| Established | Opened: Fall 1949 |
| Principal | Nikki Dennis |
| Enrollment | 1963 |
| Color(s) | Navy and Gold |
| Mascot | 'Herbie' the Hornet or the Hornets |
| Information | (505) 265-3711 |
| Website | http://www.highlandhornets.com |
Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is Herbie the Hornet. The school mascot was named after a Naval ship, the USS Hornet. This leads to the school colors of navy blue and gold. The Navy also conducts a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps as an elective in the curriculum.
Highland is the second oldest public high school in Albuquerque, but operates out of the oldest school building.[1]
Highland High School is the basis of the Highland High in Beavis and Butthead, as creator Mike Judge grew up in Albuquerque.
Highland's We The People (Competition) team has won the state championship since 2000 (with the exception of 2005). The team is coached by Steve Seth and Bob Coffey. On December 9, 2006, the team claimed its fifth state championship. When they went on to Nationals, they came in 4th place in the nation in 2006. In April, 2007 the We The People team received the Mountain Plains Regional Championship in the National Finals. In December 2007, the We The People team clinched yet another state championship, and reached the National Finals in Washington D.C., where their Unit 2 was awarded a unit award.[citation needed]
Highland High school has a very diverse population with students from many cultures and all socio-economic backgrounds. Many foreign exchange students also attend the school each year. The school has a strong International Students Club that produces an annual Multicultural Assembly that showcases performance arts from the various cultures represented at Highland and is performed by both students and staff members.
A number of movies and TV shows have been filmed at Highland including Doubting Thomas, starring Taylor Gilster as Pickleman, a nice little boy who ends up falling in love with his pet rock, and the pilot episode for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Highland is popular among producers due to the architecture of the main building, and due to the tax credits that the state of New Mexico has recently begun offering to movie producers. [citation needed]
Sports
Football was ranked #2 in the 2006 state tournament. Highland football earned an additional bid in the 2008 state playoffs. Their boys soccer team was also ranked #2 rank in the 2007 AAAAA State Tournament. Highland Track held the state title in 2005. Cross country was ranked number 2 in state in 2005 and 2006. Recently, a Highland basketball player signed a letter of intent to play for The University of New Mexico. The track and field took the 2009 state championship.