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Take a look inside Highland Junior High and learn about our Hurricane Family.
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Welcome to our Course Database - Easily search through all the courses offered at Highland Junior High.
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Gifted, Talented and Creative provides a differentiated learning experience addressing the individual needs of gifted students in 7th and 8th grade. Student's curiosity, creativity, intensities, sensitivities, and advanced learning styles are embraced in their learning.
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Highland Junior Athletics participates in the Gilbert Public Schools Superstition Junior High School Conference. Visit the Athletics section to learn more about Highland Junior's four seasons of athletics.
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Highland Junior offers Student Council, Art Club, Tech Club, Dungeons & Dragons Club, National Junior Honors Society, Student Ambassadors, Hurricane Heroes, Jazz & Guitar Club, WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) Crew, Drama Club, Dino Club, and Winter Guard.
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Many GPS elementary schools are giving the graduating class of 2025 a chance to relive their fond childhood memories by inviting them back to the campuses where their learning journeys began, giving seniors a chance to reminisce while inspiring 6th graders as they look toward the future.
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The School of Innovation and Design hosted by Desert Ridge Junior and Desert Ridge High takes 6th-12th grade students on a journey to build the skills and access the education they need to unlock career opportunities in the job market of their future. Students are immersed in STEM, engineering, computer science, multi-media, robotics, and beyond, with an advanced academic track as well as conventional grade-level options to meet the needs of all learners.
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In early April, Campo Verde High School’s (CVHS) Indoor Percussion Ensemble won the Winterguard Arizona State Championship in the A Classification at Millennium High School.
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Two teams from Gilbert Classical Academy’s (GCA) Business Club took part in State Finals for the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) Personal Finance and Economics Challenge at Mesa Community College Red Mountain Campus on April 11th.
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Campo Verde High School proudly held its third annual Copper Coyote Awards on Tuesday, April 8, recognizing and celebrating 45 exceptional students for their achievements and contributions across various aspects of school life.
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In the final installment of "Keeping Up With the Classroom," we check in on five educators who are finishing their first year teaching a Gilbert Public Schools. Abigail Mintz, April Clark, Gabriella Deets, Jonathan Dangerfield, and Kourtney Madsen each share the expectations they had when the school year started and how they've grown as educators since joining GPS.
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Can't wait to go to college? Why not start now! Earn college credits, save on tuition.
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The journey into kindergarten marks a significant milestone in a child's life, and GPS understands the importance of preparing our preschoolers for this transition. Similar to the district's LevelUp and Next Level events, Pave the Path offers preschoolers an opportunity to become familiar with a kindergarten environment, helping to set students up for success in the next step of their educational journey.
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