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Highland High School is a public high school located in Anderson, Indiana. It is part of the Anderson Community School Corporation.

Demographics
For the 2006-07 school, with a student population of 1512, 75% of students are White, 20% of students are Black, 2% of students are Hispanic, and 2% of students are Biracial.53% of the students are male while 47% are female. 

Athletics
Highland participates in a number of athletic events. Highland is a part of the Olympic Conference, along with Muncie Southside, Connersville, and Jay County.

Basketball
Boys Girls
 * 3 Sectional Titles (1975, 1979, 1990)
 * 2 Regional Titles (1975, 1990)
 * 9 Sectional Titles (1979, 1984–87, 1991-2, 1994, 1996)
 * 5 Regional Titles (1979, 1985–87, 1991)
 * 1 Semi-State Title (1986)
 * State Runner-Up, 1986-87 (Lost to Noblesville 47-38)

Baseball

 * 9 Sectional Titles (1979, 1989, 1991-2, 1995-8, 2000)
 * 1 Regional Title (1998)
 * Adam Lind was named Indiana's "Mr. Baseball" in 2002

Football

 * 1 Sectional Title (1983)

Softball

 * 6 Sectional Titles (1990–92, 1999, 2003-4)
 * 1 Regional Title (1990)

Track & Field
Boys Girls
 * 4 Sectional Titles (1993, 2000-2)
 * 8 Sectional Titles (1993–99, 2003)

Cross Country
Boys Girls
 * 4 Sectional Titles (1990-1, 1993-4)
 * Kyle Baker was awarded the "Mental Attitude Award" in 1993
 * 2 Sectional Titles (1993, 1995)
 * Lisa Nicholson was awarded the "Mental Attitude Award," along with finish 15 at State in 2000

Tennis
Boys Girls
 * 12 Sectional Titles
 * 6 Regional Titles
 * Individuals State Champion, Ashlee Davis (2001, 2002)
 * Ashlee went undefeated, a combined 48-0, in her two championship seasons

Wrestling

 * Highland has had three individual wrestling state champions, with Camden Eppert (36-1) most recently winning in 2006 (103lb. weight class)

Music
The Highland High School marching band is known as The Marching Highlanders. With a rich tradition of excellence, the Highlanders are known throughout the state for their unique uniform and music. The Highlanders perform in full Scottish regalia, including kilts, plaids, and dublets. The Highlanders also have a bagpipe corps within their ranks, one of only a handful in United States high schools.

As early as 1958, the Marching Highlanders began competing in the annual "State Fair Band Day" competition held in Indianapolis. From 1958 through 1975, the Highlanders were a presence and force to be reckoned with, earning the title of State Champion on three occasions. The Highlanders returned to the State Fair in 2004 through 2006, earning an additional Championship title.

In the years after their prime at the State Fair, the Highlanders participated in the ISSMA Marching Band State Finals, competing in either Class A and B, depending on enrollment. While never attaining champion status, they were considered one of the premiere bands in the state.

State Fair

 * Band Day Grand Champions in 1968, 1970, 1971, 2005
 * 12 finishes in the Top 5 in just fourteen years (1962–1974)
 * The only band to date to have won a championship in three different decades
 * Current Director, Doug Fletcher, is the only director to win a championship with three different schools, and with a total of five championships

ISSMA State Finals

 * Highest Placements:
 * Third Place (Class B - 1995, 1997)
 * Fourth Place (Class A - 1996)
 * Fifth place (Class A - 1988; Class B - 1993, 2000, 2002)
 * Fourteen visits all-time to the State Finals

Notable Performances

 * Hollywood Christmas Parade (2006)
 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2004)
 * Boscov's Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade (1998)
 * Indianapolis 500 Parade (1992, 1999, 2006)
 * Walt Disney World Parades (1989, 1997, 2001, 2004)
 * Orange Bowl (game) Parade (1989)
 * Pan-Am Games Opening Ceremonies (1988)
 * Fiesta Bowl Parade, (1986)
 * President Richard Nixon’s Inaugural Parade - Washington D.C. in (1969)

Notable Alumni

 * Jon McLaughlin, Island Records singer-songwriter
 * Adam Lind, Major League Baseball player