Ken James, principal of Gilbert’s Highland High School, dances and lip-syncs to songs during the first faculty meetings of each school year to pump teachers up.

A decision by the Gilbert Unified School District governing board April 9 means a junior high principal will remain in his job next school year.

A swell of support for Highland Junior High School’s “A hour” classes swayed the Gilbert Unified School District governing board Thursday night to change its mind and not eliminate the early-morning classes as they approved the 2010-11 junior high and high school course description books.

Lily Spurlock of Highland defeated Heather Cullen of Desert Ridge, 11-9, 11-6, to take the singles crown, and Alheli Jacquez and Olivia Li of Chandler defeated Lex Rakowski and Emily Bowker of Mesquite to win the doubles championship of the Fiesta Region badminton tournament Tuesday at Mesquite High School.

Athlete of the week: Katelyn Boyd - The Scottsdale Horizon junior opened the season hitting .750 (9-for-12) with eight RBIs, five walks and a pair of doubles and triples each. Horizon won the Dobson-Marcos de Niza Invitational as well.

First-round upsets are like clockwork. Every year, no matter the seeds or the teams, they happen.

Students at Gilbert's Highland High School wore black on Monday in memory of a friend.

Marching band is huge at Gilbert Highland High School.

Dozens of Highland High School students and history teacher Glen Frakes have been working since October to build another detailed Battle of Palmito Ranch scene, this time for display in the Texas Civil War Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

February 3, 2005

The east wall of Highland’s gym is covered with banners. State championship teams get their own banner, while the individual sports have banners that list the years that those teams have won region titles.

There’s no doubt Gilbert Highland enjoyed its run to a 33-3 record and the 5A Division I boys basketball state title.

Domonic Salce says he is home now. The Gilbert Unified School District governing board unanimously appointed Salce as Highland High School’s new principal at its meeting Tuesday night.

Domonic Salce says he is home now. The Gilbert Unified School District governing board unanimously appointed Salce as Highland High School’s new principal at its meeting Tuesday night.

Senior Kelcey Schaeffer and junior Sadi Rogers each scored 12 points as Gilbert Highland (12-3) advanced to the finals of the Winslow Winter Classic with a 53-47 girls basketbal victory over Kayenta Monument Valley.

Gilbert Highland forward Morgan Wohltman scored 20 of her team-high 28 points in the second half and the third-seeded Hawks survived a 35-point performance from Knights guard Davellyn Whyte to beat visiting Phoenix St. Mary’s 72-57 Friday night in the quarterfinals of the 5A-I girls basketball state tournament.

The news that Nick Johnson had received a scholarship offer from Arizona State caused quite a stir among some of his peers over the weekend. They found it hard to believe that a Pac-10 basketball program would be so interested in a 14-year-old.

Eight days later, Highland High School's boys basketball team got its revenge. And then some.

The Gilbert Highland High School football program will benefit from the annual Black and Teal Golf Tournament, scheduled for a 7 a.m. shotgun start on May 5 at Toka Sticks Golf Course (6910 E. Williams Field Road) in Mesa.

NEW YORK - The announcement boomed over the loudspeaker at 9 a.m. Thursday. It was the warmest Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on record, and Veronica Cherry seemed fairly certain she knew why.

November 26, 2004

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