Category Archives: Academics

HLS Speech and Debate Team receives numerous awards at January tournament

HLS Speech and Debate Team

Congratulations to the HLS Speech and Debate team for their recent tournament performance at Jeffersontown High School! Our students conducted themselves brilliantly, both performing at a high level and demonstrating good character to their opponents. The team placed 11 times across three categories. This includes two first-place finishes and a clean sweep of the Varsity […]

Four Highlands Latin Seniors Named 2024 National Merit Scholars

4 Highlands Latin School seniors get recognized as National Merit Scholars

Congratulations to four Highlands Latin School seniors recognized as National Merit Scholars! Jed Hamilton and Lane Kindig were named Semifinalists, and Braxton Harstine and Clayton Nau were recognized as Commended Students. The National Merit Scholarship program is the most prestigious national academic award for high school seniors. Less than 1% of college-bound seniors are recognized […]

Highlands Latin Opening School Ceremony 2023-2024

Highlands Latin Opening School Ceremony 2023-2024

Each year, Highlands Latin School celebrates the beginning of the academic year with an Opening School Ceremony. We welcome our new and returning students and look forward to the continued pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.   Opening School Ceremony 2023-2024 | Exhortation Welcome parents, teachers, and students to the 2023-2024 academic year. It is a joy and […]

Class of 2023 | Senior Stories

Community, Beauty, and Opportunity Aubrey Colburn’s journey at Highlands Latin School has given her wonderful experiences with teachers, friends, the arts, and much more. After helping to start a coffee shop on campus, Aubrey was inspired to major in business management with a concentration in entrepreneurship at Western Kentucky University.“Highlands Latin School really takes you from […]

Four Highlands Latin Seniors Named 2023 National Merit Scholars

4 Highlands Latin School seniors get recognized as National Merit Scholars

Congratulations to four Highlands Latin School seniors recognized as National Merit Scholars! Trevor Kimbell, Michael LePrell, and Jane Singleton were named Semifinalists, and Allie Pierre was recognized as a Commended Student. The National Merit Scholarship program is the most prestigious national academic award for high school seniors. Less than 1% of college-bound seniors are recognized […]

Class of 2022 | Senior Stories

Growth in Personal Leadership Julianna Sizemore’s journey at Highlands Latin School has been an amazing story of personal growth and leadership. Julianna plans to attend Samford University to major in nursing and minor in nutrition, with the hope of later becoming a maternity nurse. “Even though it’s a small community, there are a lot of different […]

Mason Hartlage Accepted into Prestigious Gatton Academy

For the first time ever, a Highlands Latin School student has been accepted into The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky. Sophomore Mason Hartlage received the honor and will be leaving HLS and living on campus at Western Kentucky University enrolled full time in the program. “Going to HLS for the past four […]

Three HLS Teams Compete at Kentucky Science Olympiad

This past weekend, Highlands Latin School gave an outstanding performance at the Kentucky Science Olympiad State Tournament. HLS sent three teams to the competition and they all won either first or second place in their event. “They spent many hours in training and preparation and performed brilliantly,” teacher Anthony Hernandez said. The competition was held […]

22% of Highlands Latin Seniors Named National Merit Scholars

Congratulations to eight Highlands Latin School seniors recognized as National Merit Scholars.  Hans Kiesling, Kara Moran, Sydney Petrie, August Rothpletz, and Joseph Stachnik were named Semifinalists, and Jake Hamilton, Owen Meyer, and Jonny Steinrock were recognized as Commended Students.  These students, awarded for their performance on the PSAT, make up 22% of the senior class.  […]