Highlands Elementary
Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day!
School News
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Brand Spankin' New Highlands T-Shirts!!!
Get your Tee On Get your!!! 2020-2021 Highlands Elementary T-Shirts to show your Highlands PRIDE! We have the variety of sizes to fit you to a Tee. Buy them now for 10 dollars. Call our office for more information.
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The Choice Is Still Yours
Looking for an innovative and challenging program for your child for the 2020-2021 school year? Come join our family as we strive to create an engaging learning environment to help every child reach their highest potential. Complete your CHOICE application today! Limited seats available. CHOICE
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Keep Osceola Safe
The Osceola School Board is committed to the safety and security of all students, staff, and visitors. The Osceola School District has detailed comprehensive safety and emergency plans for every site, and all schools regularly conduct various drills, such as fire drills, severe weather drills, and intruder drills, to prepare students for an emergency.
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Let's Talk with the Osceola School District
The Osceola School District is committed to engaging all stakeholders in the education of our children. Only when we build strong relationships with our staff, students, families and community members can we best meet the needs of each and every student.
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Share Your Great
Have you been inspired by someone in our schools? Is your school helping us build our legacy as we move from Good to Great? Do you have a teacher who has made a difference on your life or the life of your child? Share the good news with us!
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Learn More About Here Comes The Bus
Here Comes the Bus is easy-to-use school bus tracking software that gives parents and students the ability to track the location of their school buses.
District News
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Osceola School District Invites Students And Parents To Be "All-In" For Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Osceola School District is collaborating with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Broward County Public Schools, and the School District of Palm Beach County on the implementation of a college access event highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Osceola County School Board Reaches Tentative Agreement with Teamsters on Salary Increases for School-Related Employees In Their Bargaining Unit
The Osceola County School Board and Teamsters Local 385 have reached tentative agreement on $875,000 in salary increases.
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New Administrative Appointment (01-12-21)
On January 12, the Osceola County School Board approved the following administrative appointment: Katie Adams, Principal at Reedy Creek School.
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School District's Ongoing Curbside Meal Program Consolidating To 13 School Sites Through End Of Second Semester
To ensure students have nutritious meals while learning at home, the Osceola School District's School Nutrition Services Department will continue to provide FREE breakfast and lunch to digital learning students and all children 18 years and under who are not attending in person classes through May 28, 2021.
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School Orientations For Incoming Sixth Grade and Ninth Grade Students In Osceola County For The 2021-2022 School Year Kicking Off Virtually
The Osceola School District will be launching school orientations for incoming sixth and ninth grade students via FlipGrid, instead of holding large in-person events this year due to health and safety concerns.
School Upcoming Events
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February 19, 2021
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March 12, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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March 16, 2021
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March 17, 2021
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March 18, 2021
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March 19, 2021
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March 22, 2021
Principal's Message
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Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year and the 60th anniversary of Highlands Elementary School!
The upcoming school year brings the excitement of new beginnings, new experiences and new opportunities to learn and grow. Every teacher, administrator, staff member and parent plays an important role in making this year great for each of our Cowboys!
Highlands Elementary is committed to creating an environment of high academic expectations where all individuals through support, interventions and enrichment, grow to their greatest potential. It is our mission to nurture, guide and challenge all of our students to achieve their maximum potential.
The Highlands Elementary Staff and I know how lucky we are to have so many wonderful students, parents and business partners as part of our Highlands Family. It continues to be our goal to keep our community involved and informed of the awesome things that take place at Highlands each and every day! To stay connected, visit our website at hles.osceolaschools.net or Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Highlands-Elementary-School-107020504354806/
Please stop by our front office for any assistance, where we are happy to provide you with Red Carpet Customer Service! Our office hours are 7:30-4:30 Monday through Friday during the school year. I can also be contacted directly through email at patricia.cummins@osceolaschools.net.
I am eager to begin another school year! I hope you join me in your excitement and are ready to Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Responsible and Be Ready to Learn every day! We sure have missed your smiling faces and look forward to seeing you in August! Stay tuned for more details later this summer as we plan for a year full of sparkle and fun!
Until then, read a little, write a little, talk with one another and stay well!
Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day!
Mrs. Patty Cummins,
Principal
Welcome Cowboys!
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OUR VISION
Highlands Elementary School, in partnership with parents and community members, is committed to creating an environment of high academic expectations where all individuals through support, interventions and enrichment, grow to their greatest potential.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Highlands Elementary is to nurture, guide, and challenge all of our students to achieve their maximum potential.