Continued growth in the Higley Unified School District has administrators looking at ways to bring down class sizes.

An estimated 320 seniors will receive diplomas from Higley High School this year. The students have been awarded $5.5 million in scholarships.

The Higley Unified School District will need principals at both its high schools next year after leaders at the schools announced plans to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

Higley High School students and staff honored veterans Monday with a ceremony that included a World War II Navy plane flyover, a symbolic lesson of the folding of the American flag, and keynote speaker Congressman Jeff Flake.

A bat that tested positive for rabies was found on the grounds of Higley High School on Friday.

The cornfields are gone. The dirt is exposed. The construction trailers are already parked. Higley Unified School District officials broke ground Wednesday night for its second high school on 56 acres at Higley Road and Vest Avenue.

The cornfields are gone. The dirt is exposed. The construction trailers are already parked. Higley Unified School District officials broke ground Wednesday night for its second high school on 56 acres at Higley Road and Vest Avenue.

A popular Higley High School yearbook adviser who has been the subject of a district investigation over unprofessional conduct has chosen to resign, a school official said Thursday.

Higher-than-normal absentee rates at Higley High School on Monday, especially among band students, has caused the postponement of two events this week as a precaution, according to a district official.

Higley High School is hosting a blood drive 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. In just one hour, you could help an accident victim, a person undergoing surgery and a child receiving treatment for cancer. You can give blood three times a year. Make an appointment today by logging on to http://www.bloodhero.com/ sponsor code: knights or by calling (602) 318.5105. The Higley High School blood drive will be in the small gym. To see if you are eligible to donate, call (480) 675-5497. All donors in May will be automatically entered to win 1 of 60 pairs of tickets aboard the Grand Canyon Railway.

Higley High School in Gilbert was evacuated Friday about 12:15 p.m. after a fire was started in a boy’s restroom in the 700 building hallway. Gilbert Fire Department and staff quickly extinguished the fire.

A heartfelt tradition in Gilbert of honoring military veterans who made sacrifices throughout the years to protect the freedoms we enjoy today has become so large that it will continue to be held at a larger venue.

Chik-fil-A at Power and Ray roads in Gilbert will host a fundraiser 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday for Higley High School. Chik-fil-A will donate up to 20 percent of customers’ bills when they mention “Higley” when placing an order.

Volunteers dressed as wounded children and adults were rescued in an emergency response drill Saturday morning at Higley High School in Gilbert.

Tony Perea started out making skateboarding videos, while Jorden Moen began acting and modeling in auto and political billboard and TV ads. When the two Higley High School seniors brought their skills together, their first collaboration proved to be an award-winning 10-minute short film.

The Higley Unified School District governing board is expected to vote tonight on proposed boundaries for the 2007-08 school year.

After the cookies crumbled in Higley, the high school principal faced investigation and two board members bumped into a recall.

Two principals in the Higley Unified School District resigned this month — the latest in a wave of administrative turnover in the small but rapidly growing south East Valley district.

When students and staff at Higley’s Coronado Elementary School decided they wanted a mural in the front office, they found their artist in an unlikely place. “I told one of the teachers I know how to paint,” said Carlos Mendoza, the school custodian.