Our District is very excited to invite our community to celebrate the grand opening of the Tower Park Athletic Complex on Wednesday, November 19th at 5:00pm.
Please join us to see the state-of-the-art amenities available to our student-athletes and coaches both inside the Fieldhouse and outdoors on the track and soccer pitch.
It will be a community jewel for generations!
We can't wait to commemorate the occasion on the 19th and spotlight the collaboration that made this vision a reality for our region.
The award-winning Highlands High School Theatre Department is excited to present three performances of its first production of the 2025-2026 school year:--the heartwarming and family-friendly story of the boy who never grew up. The lights will be on and the microphones turned up in the Performing Arts Center for 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 from October 30th through November 2nd.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island. At sea, the boys are discovered by a young girl named Molly, a starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the ship contains precious cargo--starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻:
Thursday, October 30th @ 7:00pm (Opening Night)
Saturday, November 1st @ 7:00pm
Sunday, November 2nd @ 2:00pm (Closing Matinee)
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
Performing Arts Center
Highlands High School
2400 Memorial Parkway
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀:
Students - $8, Adults - $10
Tickets are RESERVED SEATING only and can be purchased now using this link:
https://dramabirds.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200502509
Any remaining unreserved tickets can be purchased at the door one hour prior to each show. We hope to see you there!
Mrs. Everett has earned prestigious distinction as the Kentucky Art Educator of the Year, as presented by the Kentucky Art Education Association.
"This is the most prestigious honor an art educator can receive in our state. The KyAEA Executive Board selected Nikki from a field of deserving nominees, recognizing her exceptional dedication, innovative curriculum, and profound impact on our students and the wider Fort Thomas community," said 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐫, the principal at Moyer.
Mrs. Everett enterprised the wonderful school and community program known as "Art Around Town", in which Moyer students custom design art projects for businesses and organizations around Fort Thomas and deliver the creations to their clients in November.
Congratulations, Mrs. Everett!
Congratulations to the 9th Region Champion Highlands Bluebirds.
Highlands 1
Notre Dame Academy 0
Goals: Ally Lickert
The journey continues!
Congratulations to our girls soccer team.
𝖫𝖾𝗍'𝗌 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖻𝗅𝗎𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝟫𝗍𝗁 𝖱𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖳𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆!
𝖲𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖽𝖺𝗒, 𝖮𝖼𝗍𝗈𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝟣𝟪𝗍𝗁
𝟤𝗉𝗆
𝖲𝗍. 𝖧𝖾𝗇𝗋𝗒 𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅
𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗏𝗌. 𝖭𝗈𝗍𝗋𝖾 𝖣𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖠𝖼𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗆𝗒
𝖲𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍! GO BLUEBIRDS!!
Congratulations, Bluebirds!
𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝖾𝗋𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖢𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋. 𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗎𝗉𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗍, 𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗂𝖼, 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅.
𝖦𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀!
𝖶𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖽 𝖥𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖡𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝖽𝖺𝗒.
𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝗇'𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝖮𝖼𝗍𝗈𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝖥𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖧𝗎𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗈, 𝖺 𝖩𝗈𝗁𝗇𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼, 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝗀𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌, 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗏𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖩𝖺𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖯𝖳𝖮.
𝖣𝖾𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗅𝗌:
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵
𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝟰𝗽𝗺
𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹
𝟭𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗡. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲
𝖳𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌. 𝖡𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗌. 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍!
The 2025 chapter went to the Bluebirds in the closing seconds!
Rio Litmer connected with Tayden Lorenzen on an 18-yard touchdown pass to come from behind for the victory.
Highlands 31
Covington Catholic 28
It was a packed house at David Cecil Memorial Stadium in Fort Thomas for a phenomenal community event--just the way we like it!
Go Bluebirds.
Have a great Friday and weekend.
𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇, 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝗈𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝗎𝗇𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗍.
𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖿𝗎𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌!
Drew Franklin and Ryan Lemond interviewed Bluebirds junior Tayden Lorenzen, the son of Jared Lorenzen, and Mr. Lemond had quite a fitting observation as he began their discussion.
"The sun's out in Fort Thomas on this 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 day of September."
We sincerely appreciate KSR including us in the on-site broadcasting lineup!
What a day of hands-on learning for our students and we so appreciate the connectivity between our school and community partners that makes it all possible.
This is Fort Thomas!
Flynn Cook, a Gatton Academy student, has been named a semifinalist in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Flynn, a Highlands High School student dually enrolled in the Gatton Academy in Western Kentucky, was recently notified of this tremendous honor.
The Gatton Academy is a two-year residential program on the campus of Western Kentucky University for Kentucky high school students who have demonstrated interests in pursuing advanced careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. At the end of this course of study, Gatton Academy students earn an Associate Degree of Interdisciplinary Studies and a Kentucky high school diploma.
Please join us in congratulating Flynn on this wonderful accomplishment!
We have found our home for generations at Tower Park, a state of the art venue for our Bluebirds and the surrounding region to enjoy. Thank you for the incredible vision and collaboration that made this a reality for us!
This is a great way to start a Friday in Fort Thomas!
Highlands High School seniors 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁 and 𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 have been named semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Students enter the National Merit Scholarship program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
More than 1.3 million juniors in approximately 20,000 high schools enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. The awards, valued at nearly $26 million, are underwritten by NMSC® with its own funds and by approximately 300 business organizations, higher education institutions, and individual donors.
In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a commended student or as a semifinalist. More than two-thirds receive letters of commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise, and approximately one-third are notified that they have qualified as semifinalists. From the approximately 16,000 semifinalists, 95% are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships established in 1955.
For more information about the competition, please visit NMSC’s website at www.nationalmerit.org.
Please join us in recognizing Addyson and Dylan for such fantastic achievement! Congratulations to both and best of luck the rest of the way.
Festival season begins in Fort Thomas for the 2025-2026 school year with Big Top, a wonderful community gathering held every September at Woodfill Elementary School for the entire region. Tell your friends. Bring your neighbors. Everyone's invited!
Join us from 12-6pm on Sunday, September 14th to support the amazing Woodfill PTO in its fundraising efforts for our Woodfill Wildcats.
Games, crafts, face painting, the legendary dunk tank, great food, even better camaraderie and fun for the whole family. See you at Big Top!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡
The long-anticipated day has finally arrived!
Our District is very pleased to invite our community to enjoy the first-ever athletic events held at the completely re-built Tower Park Athletic Complex in Fort Thomas as the Highlands girls soccer teams host Notre Dame Academy for a tripleheader on Saturday, September 13th. The matches are scheduled to begin at 9am (Freshman), 11am (JV) and 1pm (Varsity). It’s a milestone day for our community and the exciting next step in a progression that
began in early July when our athletic programs began practicing inside the complex.
While the state-of-the-art venue is taking shape nicely and we can’t wait for our community to see the facility, please know that the festivities on September 13th represent a limited opening. We will be hosting events at Tower Park for the remainder of the season, but the full complex will not be completely open to the public and we recognize that a limited opening may present some challenges for our fans and student-athletes.
Please consider the information below:
This is a limited opening. When Highlands athletic events are not occurring, the facility is closed to all community members. The field, parking, and seating are ready to allow us to give our current student-athletes the opportunity to play in the new facility.
The Tower Park Athletic Complex remains closed to the public outside of scheduled Highlands Athletics events. The new buildings, restrooms, press box, concessions, and surrounding areas remain under construction. Even though the complex is open for games and Highlands High School athletic teams, the facility returns to an active construction zone immediately after each event. This includes the track and parking lot.
All spectators, teams, and staff must vacate the property promptly after games.
Temporary restrooms will be available. There will not be running water available during events.
Limited concessions will be sold at each game.
All patrons will enter on the left side of the new buildings. Tickets will be sold at that entrance. It will also serve as the pass gate for those with Bluebird passes and other approved passes. Tickets may be purchased online as well at https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=132228.
We are grateful to the entire Fort Thomas community for your patience and support as we take the next step to open a complex that will provide new opportunities for generations of Bluebirds. This is truly a project that only came to fruition through the support of the Board of Education, city leaders,
private partners, state funding, and our families. We are also thankful for our partnership with NKU for accommodating us during this construction process and appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we transition back into Tower Park. While the facility is not ready for a Grand Opening, we believe that our student-athletes deserve the opportunity to close out the 2025 soccer season on the new home pitch for the Bluebirds!
It's picture day at Johnson Elementary, and our class pets Rex, Kenny, Chrisss and Cookie took their places in front of the green screen along with our students, staff, teachers and leadership.
It's a great day to be a Jaguar!
Chrisss is not a typo, as Chrisss is Jill Booth's very friendly class snake.
Have a great Tuesday!
This is Fort Thomas.
