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About Us

Mission

The mission of Highlands Junior School is to serve the diverse and distinguishable needs of this age group while encouraging and leading them to develop intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

Facts About HJS Highlands

Junior School has served Highlands, McNair, and the surrounding area since 1958. We are teaching the children of residents who were once HJS students themselves!

Special Programs

Students at HJS can participate in a number of exciting activities and organizations, which include:

  • Honors courses for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who qualify
  • Special Education classes in math and language arts for qualified students
  • Dyslexia specialist for qualified students
  • Communities-In-Schools
  • Life Skills classes for all qualified students
  • Spanish I and Spanish for Native Speakers for 7th and 8th grade students
  •  Algebra I for 8th grade students who qualify
  • Girls' and boys' athletic programs for 7th and 8th graders
  • AVID for students who apply and are approved
  • Dance for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls

Alma Mater

Hail Alma Mater

All Hail Highlands Junior School

To Thee we'll be faithful

And hold your banner high.

For gold and white

We'll always fight

To win the victory.

Your name will always be our might

Dear Eagles praise to Thee.

All glory and honor, We'll give till parting's nigh And ever adore Thee,

All Hail Highlands Junior School.