School Board of Highlands County

The Highlands County School District is proud to share its 2024-2025 school grades, celebrating a successful year that saw the district increase its overall rating to a "B". These...

What an INCREDIBLE morning at Woodlawn Elementary! 🎉🦅 We officially cut the ribbon on the long-anticipated new 12-classroom wing! ✂️ These amazing new spaces are ready to welco...

Congratulations to the district Teacher of the Year and School-Related Employee of the Year! Last night, each school's nominee was celebrated at the annual Summit Awards, conclud...

The Florida Department of Education has officially designated November 3-7, 2025 , as Gifted Education Week in Florida ! This is a fantastic time to recognize Florida's commi...

Your child's health and safety are a priority. In compliance with a new state law, we are providing materials from the Florida Department of Health to help parents recognize the e...

In collaboration with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, each of our secondary schools conducted random drug searches using a K-9 unit last week. This initiative, which aligns...

The Student Support Services Department is thrilled to announce our District Office Teacher of the Year, Tabitha Wallace! The District Office selects a Teacher of the Year, just ...

Patriot Week is here. From September 11-17, our school district will join the state of Florida in observing Patriot Week, as proclaimed by Governor Ron DeSantis. This is an impor...

🎉 This morning, community members gathered at Avon Park High School to celebrate the grand opening of the brand-new APHS Field House! The event was attended by Superintendent L...

PARENTS / GUARDIANS: Important changes have been made to the School Board of Highlands County cell phone/wireless communication device rules based on the signing of House Bill 11...

Bus Info & Registration Reminder! Parents, before Open House, please: ✅ Look up your student’s bus stop location & pick-up/drop-off times at https://tinyurl.com/3n2t94fp ✅ P...

Our very own Dara Judah, Highlands County Teacher of the Year, represented our district with excellence as a panelist at the Heartland Educational Consortium's Summer Leadership C...

2025 Summer Food Program Contact SBHC Food & Nutrition if you or someone you know is interested in becoming a summer feeding site: 863-471-5676. Check https://www.summerbreakspot...

We're thrilled to announce Cathira Garland from Sebring High School as the 2025 recipient of the Florida Prepaid Superintendent Scholarship! Thanks to our partnership with Florida...

Summer Bridge is a FREE summer program offered by the School Board of Highlands County to help eligible VPK students get ready for kindergarten. Your Highland’s Summer Bridge pr...

The Summer Swim Program offers four (4) instructional sessions. Each will last two weeks and the swim class meets each weekday, Monday through Friday. Registration begins May 12...

If you’ve ever put in a two-weeks notice at a place of employment, you know how difficult it can be to stay plugged in, even with the best of intentions. Your heart has already mo...

Each year across the nation, high school student athletes suffer serious health issues and even death as a result of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). We are proud to be able to partne...

This will serve as a joint statement from the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office and the School Board of Highlands County- An Avon Park High School student was arrested today ...

Congratulations to Lake Placid Elementary for being named an 𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹! LPE is among only 17 schools being recognized from across Florida for the tremendous ga...