New year, new teacher! 🎉
We are excited to welcome one of our newest educators to the Highlands Virtual School family, Mrs. Cramatte!
An Air Force brat at heart, she was born in Alabama but raised all over the world, including attending kindergarten in Heraklion, Crete, an island off the coast of Greece.
She is a proud graduate of St. Leo University and brings 19 years of experience in education, most of them in Polk County. Her background includes teaching 8th Grade ELA at Polk Virtual School for three years and an impressive 17 years as a Teacher of the Gifted. A self-described lifelong learner, she loves to research, research, and research—and that passion shines through in her teaching.
She has been married to her husband, Michael, for 36 years! Their story began at Circus World (now Posner Park), and they were married at Cypress Gardens (now LEGOLAND). Together, they have four children—Michaela, Kaitlynn, Bradley, and Joshua- and are joyfully preparing to welcome their first grandchild this year.
Outside of the classroom, creativity is her happy place. From journaling and drawing to crafting and exploring new technology, her craft room is full of projects and possibilities. Nothing is off limits when inspiration strikes! She also has a spoiled kitty named Phoenix who keeps her company.
She is thrilled to be here, and we look forward to her being an active part of the Highlands Virtual School family. Our elementary students are so lucky to have you! Welcome aboard! 💙
We are excited to welcome one of our newest educators to the Highlands Virtual School family, Mrs. Cramatte!
An Air Force brat at heart, she was born in Alabama but raised all over the world, including attending kindergarten in Heraklion, Crete, an island off the coast of Greece.
She is a proud graduate of St. Leo University and brings 19 years of experience in education, most of them in Polk County. Her background includes teaching 8th Grade ELA at Polk Virtual School for three years and an impressive 17 years as a Teacher of the Gifted. A self-described lifelong learner, she loves to research, research, and research—and that passion shines through in her teaching.
She has been married to her husband, Michael, for 36 years! Their story began at Circus World (now Posner Park), and they were married at Cypress Gardens (now LEGOLAND). Together, they have four children—Michaela, Kaitlynn, Bradley, and Joshua- and are joyfully preparing to welcome their first grandchild this year.
Outside of the classroom, creativity is her happy place. From journaling and drawing to crafting and exploring new technology, her craft room is full of projects and possibilities. Nothing is off limits when inspiration strikes! She also has a spoiled kitty named Phoenix who keeps her company.
She is thrilled to be here, and we look forward to her being an active part of the Highlands Virtual School family. Our elementary students are so lucky to have you! Welcome aboard! 💙
✨Today is Make Your Dreams Come True Day!✨
Big dreams start with small steps-
show up, try hard, and believe in yourself.
What's one goal you're working on today?
Happy New Year and Welcome to Second Semester!!! We are excited to have you back and starting up second semester tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6th! This week we will have new student orientation for all new students to HVS on Tuesday from 1:00 - 4:00. Students that were with us during the fall semester will not need to attend orientation. All 6th - 10th graders will need to schedule a time to meet with their teachers for a data chat. Teachers will be reviewing FAST data, latest baseline data and helping students make goals to finish this year strong. Parents are welcome to attend these Google Meet Meetings.
Please schedule your time here: https://forms.gle/NT6A8TDi3PbADUkT9
Attend the meeting at this link at your scheduled time: meet.google.com/qnt-phom-tgg
Please schedule your time here: https://forms.gle/NT6A8TDi3PbADUkT9
Attend the meeting at this link at your scheduled time: meet.google.com/qnt-phom-tgg
Happy New Year!! We are looking forward to getting our next semester started off soon.
If you are a NEW student at HVS please plan to attend our orientation on Tuesday January 6th starting at 1:00!!
See you there!
If you are a NEW student at HVS please plan to attend our orientation on Tuesday January 6th starting at 1:00!!
See you there!
New semester loading! 💻 Calling all new HVS students!! Join us on campus for orientation and meet your teachers! We hope to see you all on January 6th at 9:00 am.
🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ❄️
From our school family to yours ❤️
From our school family to yours ❤️
🎄❄️ School is out for Winter Break!
Enjoy your holiday season and time with loved ones.
We’ll see everyone back on January 6th!✨
Enjoy your holiday season and time with loved ones.
We’ll see everyone back on January 6th!✨
🎉 Thank You for Supporting Our Student Pop-Up Shop! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Student Pop-Up Shop - it was a huge success! Our students gained valuable, real-world experience running a business, from creating products and engaging with customers to counting change and earning profits.
Because of this amazing support, FBLA was able to raise over $200 toward our state competition — we are officially halfway to our goal!
A special thank you to our generous community partners who donated raffle prizes and helped make this event even more exciting:
☕ Dunkin’ Donuts Sebring North
🚜 Tractor Supply
🎮 Flash Games
⚖️ Stone Law Group
👕 Shirt Shack
🎈 Inflatables-R-Us
Thanks to you, we were able to give away some incredible prizes and create an unforgettable experience for our students.
Also, thank you to Papa John's Sebring and Winn-Dixie Sebring North for supplying our vendors with pizza and water to keep our students full and hydrated!
This event was a true team effort, made possible by our HVS students, families, and community partners. Together, we are helping students learn, grow, and succeed!
If you would still like to support FBLA but couldn’t make it to the shop, please visit our school page. There you’ll find the “Pay HVS” button with an option to donate directly to FBLA. Anything helps! 💙
🌟 Administrator Spotlight: Mrs. Goudge 🌟
If there is one person who truly keeps everything at HVS and the Academy running smoothly, it’s our incredible Assistant Principal, Mrs. Goudge. She works tirelessly behind the scenes and on the front lines to make sure our staff, students, and families are supported every single day.
Mrs. Goudge leads with transparency, integrity, and heart. She deeply cares about her staff and school and shows this by always being honest and open. She is a strong, family-first leader, and every decision she makes is grounded in her faith and values.
She knows our students and families personally, works to create individual plans for success, and partners with families and the community to ensure our students have the best possible environment and resources. Her impact reaches far beyond the school walls.
She comes in early, stays late, works after-hours from home, and truly never stops working. And somehow, in the little spare time she has, she trains for and competes in marathons, all while running her own marathon as a mom, chasing her 3 kids from field to field as they, too, follow their passions.
It’s inspiring to witness her strength, dedication, and selflessness in action. We are beyond blessed to be led by someone with her heart, character, and work ethic.
💙 Thank you for everything you do, Mrs. Goudge! We are so thankful for you! 💙
If there is one person who truly keeps everything at HVS and the Academy running smoothly, it’s our incredible Assistant Principal, Mrs. Goudge. She works tirelessly behind the scenes and on the front lines to make sure our staff, students, and families are supported every single day.
Mrs. Goudge leads with transparency, integrity, and heart. She deeply cares about her staff and school and shows this by always being honest and open. She is a strong, family-first leader, and every decision she makes is grounded in her faith and values.
She knows our students and families personally, works to create individual plans for success, and partners with families and the community to ensure our students have the best possible environment and resources. Her impact reaches far beyond the school walls.
She comes in early, stays late, works after-hours from home, and truly never stops working. And somehow, in the little spare time she has, she trains for and competes in marathons, all while running her own marathon as a mom, chasing her 3 kids from field to field as they, too, follow their passions.
It’s inspiring to witness her strength, dedication, and selflessness in action. We are beyond blessed to be led by someone with her heart, character, and work ethic.
💙 Thank you for everything you do, Mrs. Goudge! We are so thankful for you! 💙
✨ Highlands Virtual School's Student Pop-Up Shop — December 18th! ✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
HVS Semester Exam Schedule:
Monday, December 15:
Electives 9 - 12
Electives 1 - 4
Tuesday, December 16:
Math 9 - 12
Science 1 - 4
Wednesday, December 17:
Social Studies 9 - 12
English 1 - 4
Join the teacher in Google Meet Classroom. Cameras must be on to complete the exam.
Monday, December 15:
Electives 9 - 12
Electives 1 - 4
Tuesday, December 16:
Math 9 - 12
Science 1 - 4
Wednesday, December 17:
Social Studies 9 - 12
English 1 - 4
Join the teacher in Google Meet Classroom. Cameras must be on to complete the exam.
✨ Highlands Virtual School's Student Pop-Up Shop — December 18th! ✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
🎄✨Highlands Virtual School Christmas Spirit Week🎄✨
Monday: Ugly Sweater Day
Tuesday: Christmas Socks & Hats
Wednesday: Grinchy Green Day
Thursday: Santa Red Day
Friday: Christmas PJ Day
Monday: Ugly Sweater Day
Tuesday: Christmas Socks & Hats
Wednesday: Grinchy Green Day
Thursday: Santa Red Day
Friday: Christmas PJ Day
Let's finish this semester strong and also have a little fun! Please be sure to see the Christmas Spirit Week days, semester exam, Student Pop-Up shop, and the Stuff Your Stocking event we will have this week.
High School students please be sure that you are in your teachers Google Meet at the listed times in order to take your exam. Remember your exam is worth 20% of your grade, so do your best!!!!
Thursday please stop by our office for the FBLS Student Pop Up Shop! While you are here you can also Stuff Your Stocking in the office.
Be sure to post your Christmas Spirit Week pictures on our slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YxXx_0aVBNeC1oXWzpFBymZcy1XQdRdPwMEWfDqNDSI/edit?usp=sharing
We look forward to seeing you this week - remember grades close Friday at 2:00!!!
🛍️✨ Student Pop-Up Shop & Community Raffle! ✨🛍️
Come shop and win prizes at our Student Pop-Up Shop and Community Raffle! 🎉
We’ll have treats, snacks, gifts, and creative items all made by our students. 🍪🎁
We also have a raffle, with several items, all donated by the community. Each raffle ticket is $1.
Drop in, browse, and show your support for our young entrepreneurs!
We will be open December 18th, from 10:00 - 1:00. Your visit means the world to them — hope to see you there! 💙🙌
Come shop and win prizes at our Student Pop-Up Shop and Community Raffle! 🎉
We’ll have treats, snacks, gifts, and creative items all made by our students. 🍪🎁
We also have a raffle, with several items, all donated by the community. Each raffle ticket is $1.
Drop in, browse, and show your support for our young entrepreneurs!
We will be open December 18th, from 10:00 - 1:00. Your visit means the world to them — hope to see you there! 💙🙌
✨ Highlands Virtual School's Student Pop-Up Shop — December 18th! ✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
Hosted by HVS FBLA, this event highlights the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our students!
HVS students have been hard at work designing, crafting, and baking their very own products - and now it’s time to showcase them!
Join us December 18th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM as our students set up their Student Pop-Up Shop on the HVS campus:
📍 3560 US Hwy 27 N, Sebring, FL
🛍️ Shop unique, student-made crafts, treats, and gifts
🎁 Get a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses
(No purchase necessary — every guest receives one ticket!)
Come support our young entrepreneurs, celebrate their creativity, and maybe even take home something special.
We can’t wait to see you there! 💙📚✨
Keep Hustling to the Finish Line!
Finish your assignments, reach out for help, and finish the semester strong!💪📚
Finish your assignments, reach out for help, and finish the semester strong!💪📚
💙✨ Shoutout to our amazing FBLA students! ✨💙
Thank you to every member who came in to complete your Objective Tests . Your commitment, hard work, and focus truly shine. Just taking this step is an accomplishment in itself, and we are so proud of each of you for pushing forward in your goals. 💼📘
We’re wishing you all the best of luck as scores are finalized! 🍀
We’ll find out on January 16th where everyone places, and no matter the outcome, you’ve already shown incredible determination and professionalism.
Great job, HVS FBLA! 🚀👏
We’re rooting for you every step of the way!
Thank you to every member who came in to complete your Objective Tests . Your commitment, hard work, and focus truly shine. Just taking this step is an accomplishment in itself, and we are so proud of each of you for pushing forward in your goals. 💼📘
We’re wishing you all the best of luck as scores are finalized! 🍀
We’ll find out on January 16th where everyone places, and no matter the outcome, you’ve already shown incredible determination and professionalism.
Great job, HVS FBLA! 🚀👏
We’re rooting for you every step of the way!
🛍️✨ Student Pop-Up Shop & Community Raffle! ✨🛍️
Come shop and win prizes at our Student Pop-Up Shop and Community Raffle! 🎉
We’ll have treats, snacks, gifts, and creative items all made by our students. 🍪🎁
We also have a raffle, with several items, all donated by the community. Each raffle ticket is $1.
Drop in, browse, and show your support for our young entrepreneurs!
We will be open December 18th, from 10:00 - 1:00. Your visit means the world to them — hope to see you there! 💙🙌
Come shop and win prizes at our Student Pop-Up Shop and Community Raffle! 🎉
We’ll have treats, snacks, gifts, and creative items all made by our students. 🍪🎁
We also have a raffle, with several items, all donated by the community. Each raffle ticket is $1.
Drop in, browse, and show your support for our young entrepreneurs!
We will be open December 18th, from 10:00 - 1:00. Your visit means the world to them — hope to see you there! 💙🙌
🎉A HUGE congratulations to our Environmental students! 🎉
These hardworking students officially passed their DUCKS Certification, and we could not be prouder of their effort, dedication, and growth! 🌿💪
This certification is more than just a test - it’s a powerful step forward in their career pathways, opening doors to future opportunities, hands-on learning, and industry-recognized skills. 🔬📘
Their hard work is paying off, and we can’t wait to see where this accomplishment takes them next. 🚀
Help us celebrate their success! 👏👏👏
So proud of you all! 💙
These hardworking students officially passed their DUCKS Certification, and we could not be prouder of their effort, dedication, and growth! 🌿💪
This certification is more than just a test - it’s a powerful step forward in their career pathways, opening doors to future opportunities, hands-on learning, and industry-recognized skills. 🔬📘
Their hard work is paying off, and we can’t wait to see where this accomplishment takes them next. 🚀
Help us celebrate their success! 👏👏👏
So proud of you all! 💙
