Highland Personal Trainers Graduate
Highland Personal Trainers Graduate Four Highland Community College personal trainer students recently passed the National Exam for Personal Training Certification. Along with their AS/AA degree diplomas, these graduates are now Certified Personal Trainers through the National Coun... read more »
Highland Offering Summer Camps
Highland Offering Summer Camps The Walters Wellness Center and athletic coaches at Highland Community College are offering three Summer Camps for area youth. Women’s basketball Coach of the Year BJ Smith, new football coach Ryan Held, and volleyball coach Diana Gaddis and their st... read more »
Highland's Monty Named All Conference All Region
Scottie sophomore center fielder Jeremy Monty (Colorado Springs, CO) was rewarded for an outstanding season by being selected to the Jayhawk East All Conference First Team, as well as the eleven player All Region VI Team. Monty led the Scotties with a .418 batting average, had forty-eight run... read more »
Highland's Thomas Signs with Iowa
Highland’s Thomas Signs with Iowa Highland Community College freshman basketball player Kathy Thomas has signed to play at the University of Iowa. Thomas was a part of a freshman class that won the most games in school history at 28-4, a second place finish in the Jayhawk Conference... read more »
Twombly Assumes New Roles at Highland
Twombly Assumes New Roles at Highland Kelly Twombly, longtime Director of Financial Aid at Highland Community College, is assuming new roles at the College. She will be Director of Alumni Services, which will officially start July 1, and also Spirit Squads Coach, the duties of which she... read more »
Waggoner to Direct Highland Financial Aid
Waggoner to Direct Highland Financial Aid Christi Waggoner has been hired as the new Director of Financial Aid at Highland Community College. Currently Director of the Student Support Services federal grant at the College, Waggoner will begin her new duties on May 21. A graduate of ... read more »
Hartman Hired at Highland
Hartman Hired at Highland Melissa Hartman has been hired as a Registered Nurse instructor at Highland Community College. She will also serve as the Coordinator of Allied Health. Hartman comes to the College from the University of Kansas Medical Center where she was the Clinic Nurs... read more »
Kindermusick Returning to Highland
Kindermusik Returning to Highland Kindermusik is returning to the schedule of summer activities at the Walters Wellness Center at Highland Community College. This series of Kindermusik sessions focuses on alternative methods of communication, particularly signing. Each session cos... read more »
Highland Prepares for 2012 Commencement
Highland Prepares for 2012 Commencement Plans have been finalized for the 2012 commencement exercises at the Highland Community College campus. The 2012 commencement will be held outdoors on Thursday evening, May 10, at 7:00 pm on Kessinger Field on the HCC campus. Over 150 gradua... read more »
Scotties Eliminated in Region Baseball Playoffs
Scotties Eliminated in Region Playoffs The Highland Scotties were eliminated from the NJCAA Region VI playoffs Sunday as Hutchinson Community College hit four home runs in taking a 12-7 win in the elimination game. The Blue Dragons led 3-0 going into the top of the fifth inning when... read more »
Scotties Drop Game One of Super Regional, Rebound in Second Game
Scotties Drop Game One of Super Regional to Hutch, Rebound Against Butler Hutchinson Community College defeated the Highland Scotties 4-2 in game one of the NJCAA Region VI Super Regional Tournament in Chanute, but the Scotties stayed alive in the Tournament as they rebounded to defeat Butler... read more »
Taylor Takes 10,000 at Region Meet
Taylor Takes 10,000 at Region Meet The Scottie women’s track team traveled to Hutchinson for the 2012 NJCAA Division I Region VI Championships and Conference Championships on May 3-5. Despite unseasonable hot temperatures and high humidity, the Scotties stayed focused. Fresh... read more »
Highland Softball Returning to National Tournament
Highland Softball Returning to National Tournament The Highland Community College softball team, currently ranked eighth in the NJCAA Division II polls, is returning to the National Tournament after a 3-0 run through the NJCAA Region VI Tournament held at Hummer Park in Topeka. The Scot... read more »
Scottie Baseball Clinches Playoff Spot
Scottie Baseball Clinches Playoff Spot After suffering two tough losses on Saturday, the Highland Community College baseball team rebounded to take both games Monday, April 30, defeating Fort Scott 5-1 and 5-4 in eight innings to clinch a playoff spot in Region VI Sub-Regionals May 5-7 in Cha... read more »
Scottie Volleyball Players Named to Jayhawk All Academic Team
Scottie Volleyball Players Named to Jayhawk All Academic Team Seven members of the Highland Community College volleyball squad were named to the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All Academic Team for the Fall semester. Tori Alderson (Abilene), Alison Cole (Long Island), Erica... read more »
Scottie Softball Advances in District Play
Scottie Softball Advances in District Play The Highland softball team defeated Coffeyville Community College in the first round of the district tournament to advance this weekend to the second round in Topeka. The Scotties will face off with Brown Mackie on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ... read more »
Softball Climbs to Eight in National Ranking
Softball Climbs to Eight in National Ranking Fresh off their sweep of then ranked #7 Labette Community College where the Scotties clinched a share of the Jayhawk East title, the Highland softball team has jumped to #8 in the latest NJCAA DII poll. When the poll was due, the Scotties wer... read more »
Highland Baseball Splits at Allen
Highland Baseball Splits at Allen The Highland Community College baseball team traveled to Allen Community College over the weekend, winning 4-3 and 6-5 on Saturday, before losing 7-1 and 3-1 on Sunday to gain a split in the four game series. Both teams are 13-19 in Jayhawk play heading... read more »
Scottie Softball Earns Share of Jayhawk East Title
Softball Earns Share of Jayhawk East Title The Scottie softball team knew they had a tough task ahead of them last week when they had to travel to #11 nationally ranked Labette Community College. Last season, the Lady Cardinal swept Highland at Scottie Park to earn their first conference soft... read more »
Two Softball Scotties Honored Nationally
Two Softball Scotties Honored Nationally Two members of the Highland softball team have received national recognition for their outstanding performances last week. Megan Plouvier (Shawnee) and Zuzana Kudernatschova (Czech Republic) both received KJCCC Player of the Week and NJCAA National Pla... read more »
Kudernatschova Tosses Perfect Game
Kudernatschova Tosses Perfect Game Highland’s pitching standout Zuzana Kudernatschova (Czech Republic) is continuing her dominant season on the mound for the Scotties. On Monday she threw a perfect game in a 1-0 win over North Central Community College. Zuzana needed only eighty-f... read more »
Alderson and Cole Sign to Continue Volleyball Careers
Alderson and Cole Sign to Continue Volleyball Careers Tori Alderson (Abilene) and Alison Cole (Long Island) both signed a national letter of intent to continue their volleyball careers for two more years. Alderson signed to play at Newman University and Cole will be playing at Southwest... read more »
Taylor Breaks Record at Highland
Taylor Breaks Record at Highland Mary Kate Taylor, a freshman from Chillicothe, MO, set a new Highland Community College record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:37.59 just four seconds off the national qualifying standard. This would place her 1st in the event at the Darrel G... read more »
Highland's Thomas Named First Team All-American
Highland's Thomas Named First Team All-American The women's basketball program at Highland has amassed yet another award from the 2011-12 season. Kathy Thomas (Flint, MI) has been named an NJCAA first team All-American. Thomas was selected as Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year... read more »
Bowser Signs to Play Basketball at Highland
Bowser Signs to Play Basketball at Highland Ryann Bowser, daughter of Bryan and Jamie Bowser of Rural Holton, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Highland Community College in 2012-13. "Ryann has done nothing but win basketball games in her high school career, an... read more »
Highland's Kudernatschova Breaking Records
Highland's Kudernatschova Breaking Records Highland Community College sophomore pitcher Zuzana Kudernatschova from Prague, Czech Republic, is re-writing the College record books for the Scotties this season. Last Thursday, in a 6-0 win against Maple Woods, she recorded her 227t... read more »
Hasenkamp Throws All Time Best at Northwest
Hasenkamp Throws All Time Best at Northwest On a cold and rainy day, the women’s track team traveled to the Jock’s Nitch Northwest Missouri State University Open Meet on Saturday, April 7. Despite the weather, the team stepped up and achieved seven personal best times and marks at... read more »
Highland Baseball Takes Three from Labette
Highland Baseball Takes Three from Labette After playing sixteen of their twenty Jayhawk League games on the road, the Highland baseball team returned to their home field and won three of four games against Labette Community College over the weekend. In the series opener, Labette took adv... read more »
Softball Stays Hot in Region Play
Softball Stays Hot In Region Play The Scottie softball squad completed another successful week on the diamond by going 7-1 last week. Highland opened the week’s action with four games against KCK and Neosho County at home before hitting the road for a big weekend series against Hutchins... read more »
Highland to Create Ropes Course on Klinefelter Farm
Highland to Create Ropes Course on Klinefelter Farm Brad Dixon, Coordinator of Student Life at Highland Community College, recently completed his Level I Certification as a facilitator of challenge courses. Dixon’s certification is part of a plan to create a low ropes challenge co... read more »
HCC Ag Club Celebrates National Ag Day
HCC Ag Club Celebrates National Ag Day The Highland Community College Ag Club helped promote National Agriculture Day the week of March 5-9. The week’s activities included creating posters to display around campus to promote one of the largest U.S. industries -- agriculture. ... read more »
Harp/Flute Featured at Final Fusion Concert
Harp/Flute Featured at Final Fusion Concert The Fusion concert series at Highland Community College will close its 2011-12 season with a harp and flute duo on Tuesday, April 10, at 7:30 pm in the Highland United Methodist Presbyterian Church across the street from the Highland campus. T... read more »
Highland Baseball Splits with Indy
Highland Baseball Splits with Indy The Scottie baseball team continued league play as they traveled to Independence on Saturday and Sunday for a four game series. In game one, HCC rallied from an 11-6 deficit to take a 12-11 lead entering the bottom of the seventh inning only to see t... read more »
Highland's Smith Named National Coach of the Year
Highland’s Smith Named National Coach of the Year B.J. Smith, head coach of the Highland Community College women’s basketball team, has been named 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year on the community college level. He joins Baylor University head c... read more »
Women's Track Competes at Baker and Emporia
Women’s Track Competes at Baker and Emporia The Highland Community College women's track team traveled to Baker University for the Baker Relays on March 24. Because of Spring Break, not all the Scotties participated. Those who were able to participate competed very well consid... read more »
Henrickson to Address HCC Women's Basketball
Henrickson to Address HCC Women’s Basketball University of Kansas women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson will be the keynote speaker at the Highland Community College women’s basketball banquet. The banquet will be held April 23 at 6:00 pm at the Highland community... read more »
Highland Softball Improves to 22-8
Highland Softball Improves to 22-8 The Scottie softball squad went a perfect 4-0 last week in Region VI action at Scottie Park. On Friday, Highland beat Brown Mackie College by scores of 9-1 and 6-0. Zuzana Kudernatschova (Czech Republic) and Lauren Massey (Lawrence) picked up the victories o... read more »
HCC Wamego Center Offering Spring Intersession Classes
HCC Wamego Center Offering Spring Intersession Classes The Highland Community College Wamego Center will be running three classes during a May intersession. These courses will be offered in a condensed period to allow participants to take advantage of the time traditionally betwee... read more »
Highland's Smith Finalist for WBCA National Coach of the Year
Highland’s Smith Finalist for WBCA National Coach of the Year BJ Smith, the women’s head basketball coach at Highland Community College, is a finalist for 2012 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association National Junior/Community College Coach of the Year honor.&... read more »
Motown Coming to Highland
Motown Coming to Highland The Highland Community College Vocal Music department will present its annual spring concert on March 29 and March 31st at 7:30 PM. The concert will feature music from the Motown era performed by the HCC Chorus and Lads & Lassies. Admission is free. ... read more »
Highland to Conduct Annual Art Day
Highland to Conduct Annual Art Day One of the most popular student events hosted annually at Highland Community College is the Art Day, hosted by the College Art, Design, and Photography Department. This year’s Art Day, to be held on April 26, will be the 32nd Annual High School A... read more »
Highland Hosting Annual All-Star Games
Highland Hosting Annual All-Star Games On Sunday, April 1, over 75 high school student athletes, their families, and friends will flood the campus in Highland for the Highland Community College All-Star Games. Outstanding high school athletes were nominated by area coaches and selected ... read more »
Highland Baseball Drops Three to Cowley
Highland Baseball Drops Three to Cowley Jayhawk league leader Cowley County came back after losing game one of a four game series to win the last three games over Highland Community College. The wins push Cowley County to 10-2 in league play, while the Scotties drop to 4-8. In game ... read more »
Highland Baseball Takes North Central
Highland Baseball Takes North Central Jerad Hawkins‘(Wathena) RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Highland a 2-1 win over North Central Missouri State College in a non-league game. Derek Hammer (Rossville) led off the ninth inning with a single, followed by a one out... read more »
Foundation Scholars Selected at Highland
Foundation Scholars Selected at Highland The Highland Community College Foundation Board of Directors has announced the selection of the new class of Foundation Scholars. Students selected as Foundation Scholars for the Fall of 2012 are Keshana Cook, Megan Griffiths, and Jake Swalley. &... read more »
College Financial Aid Alert
College Financial Aid Alert Officials at Highland Community College are receiving messages from concerned parents about the cost of completing the FAFSA report, a document that is required for students seeking financial aid at colleges and universities. Those concerned parents had used ... read more »
Highland Tech Center Program Changes Name
Highland Tech Center Program Changes Name The Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) program at the Highland Community College Technical Center is changing its name to Engineering Graphics and Technologies (EGT). The logic behind the program name change included several factors, including student unde... read more »
Highland Tech Center Program Changes Name
Highland Tech Center Program Changes Name The Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) program at the Highland Community College Technical Center is changing its name to Engineering Graphics and Technologies (EGT). The logic behind the program name change included several factors, including s... read more »
Highland Baseball Splits at Johnson County
Highland Baseball Splits at Johnson County The Highland Community College baseball team resumed conference play traveling to Johnson County Community College for a week-end series. On Friday, Johnson County used the big inning in defeating HCC 9-6 and 7-5, to sweep the doubleheader, but... read more »
March is Athletic Training Month
March is Athletic Training Month On behalf of the 30,000 athletic trainers (AT’s) across the country, Highland Community College head athletic trainer Kyle Montgomery, is pleased to be part of a national celebration of March as Athletic Training Month. What began as a nice but non... read more »
Softball Splits with Johnson County
Softball Splits With Johnson County The Scottie softball team traveled to Overland Park to face Johnson County in their first Conference action of the 2012 season. In the first game of the double-header, multiple mistakes would prove very costly for the Scotties. Highland committed five error... read more »
HIghland Players Earn Conference Honors
Highland Players Earn Conference Honors Two members of the Highland Community College women’s basketball team and one on the men’s team have been recognized by the Conference for their contributions in the the 2011-12 season. Kathryn Thomas and Sharniece Lewis from the Scott... read more »
Scottie Women Earn Conference Honors
Scottie Women Earn Conference Honors After having the most successful season in the history of the College, two members of the Scottie women’s basketball team have been recognized by the Conference for their contributions. Freshman Kathryn Thomas is the Jayhawk East Conference ... read more »
Upchurch Named First Team in Jayhawk East
Upchurch Named First Team in Jayhawk East Sophomore De’Andre Upchurch (Flint, MI) has been named an All-Jayhawk Eastern Conference First Team selection. Upchurch led both Jayhawk Conferences in scoring with 25.9 points per game average and three point shots made at 4.03 per game. He... read more »
Scottie Men Fall to Cavaliers in Overtime
Scottie Men Fall to Cavaliers in Overtime The Highland Community College men’s basketball team ended their season with an overtime loss at home to the Johnson County Cavaliers on Tuesday night by the final of 79-77. The Scotties jumped out to a 10-2 early lead but the Cavaliers resp... read more »
Scottie Baseball Opens League Play
Scottie Baseball Opens League Play Week two of the baseball season started off well for the Scotties, as they won their first three games, defeating Southeast Nebraska by scores of 15-2 and 5-2 on Thursday, March 1. After being rained out on Saturday, March 3, the Scotties traveled to K... read more »
Highland's Kudernatschova Player of the Week
Highland’s Kudernatschova Player of the Week Highland Community College pitcher Zuzana Kudernatschova has been named the 2012 KJCCC Verizon Wireless Division II Softball Player of the Week for her performance over a three game stretch where she did not allow a run in three straight shut... read more »
Massey Perfect in Softball Sweep
Massey Perfect in Softball Sweep Freshman Lauren Massey (Lawrence) completed a task this past Thursday against St. Mary’s University that most pitchers never achieve in their career -- a perfect game. That feat would be the icing on the cake for the Scotties as they swept the Spires by ... read more »
Scottie Softball Goes 5-0 at Concordia
Scottie Softball Goes 5-0 at Concordia The Highland Community College softball team traveled to Concordia this past weekend for their final tune-up games before conference action. HCC won all five games to improve to 10-4 on the season. In game one, Highland defeated Brown Mackie, 10-2. Laure... read more »
Massey Perfect in Softball Sweep
Massey Perfect in Softball Sweep Freshman Lauren Massey (Lawrence) completed a task this past Thursday against St. Mary’s University that most pitchers never achieve in their career -- a perfect game. That feat would be the icing on the cake for the Scotties as they swept the Spires by ... read more »
Highland Women Compete at National Track and Field Championships
Highland Women Compete at National Track and Field Championships Highland Community College was represented at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on March 2-3 by Cassie Waggoner and Mary Kate Taylor. Waggoner, a sophomore from ... read more »
Ganstrom Photography on Display in Yost Gallery
Ganstrom Photography on Display in Yost Gallery The Photography of Wendell Ganstrom will be exhibited in the Walter Yost Art Gallery on the campus of Highland Community College from March 13 to April 14. The Yost Gallery is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each weekday. Ga... read more »
Highland Offering Grape Growing Workshops
Highland Offering Grape Growing Workshops Highland Community College, with funding from the Kansas Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, is hosting a series of free viticulture (grape growing) workshops around Kansas in 2012. There will be nine workshops in all, on... read more »
Scottie Skid Continues with Loss at Coffeyville
Scottie Skid Continues with Loss at Coffeyville The Highland Community College men’s basketball team’s losing streak increased to three games with a lop-sided loss at the hands of the Coffeyville Red Ravens on Saturday night by the final of 98-74. The Scotties came out cold on... read more »
Highland Alum Continuing Softball Success
Highland Alum Continuing Softball Success Former Highland softball standout Tayler Nave (Topeka), now playing at Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, was named College Sports Madness Player of the Week in the SWAC conference for her outstanding play over the past week. While at Highland, ... read more »
HCC Business Club Places at State Competition
HCC Business Club Places at State Competition Eight members of the Highland Community College Business Club recently attended the State Convention in Wichita. During the State Convention, the students competed in various business contests against members of other clubs. The Highland stu... read more »
Highland Softball Shows Well in Fort Worth
Highland Softball Shows Well in Fort Worth The HCC softball team competed in the Cowtown Classic tournament this past weekend in Fort Worth, TX. This was a good opportunity for the Scot... read more »
Scottie Rally Falls Short at Neosho
Scottie Rally Falls Short at Neosho The Highland Community College men’s basketball team mounted a furious rally late in the second half but came up short with a 101-95 loss at Neosho County on Saturday night. The Scotties, 15-13 overall and 8-8 in Jayhawk East action, did not play ... read more »
Kindermusik Session Scheduled at HCC
Kindermusik Session Scheduled at HCC A Kindermusik playdate has been added to the Spring schedule of events at the Walters Wellness Center at Highland Community College. This Kindermusik session, scheduled for Monday, March 19, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, focuses on Music Moves Us! for ... read more »
Upchurch Sets HCC Scoring Mark in WIn
Upchurch Sets HCC Scoring Mark in Win Coming off the bench for the first time in his college career, Highland Community College sophomore guard De’Andre Upchurch (Flint, MI) surpassed the all-time HCC scoring mark of 1,400 points set last year by Jarmar Gulley. Upchurch scored a gam... read more »
Women Compete at Region Meet
Women Compete at Region Meet The women’s track and field team competed at the Region VI meet at Kansas State University on February 19. Leading the team were Sammy Meisenheimer (Baldwin City), Mary Kate Taylor (Chillicothe, MO), and Cassie Waggoner (Horton). Taylor ran a career be... read more »
HCC Students Honored at PTK Awards Luncheon
HCC Students Honored at PTK Awards Luncheon Two Highland Community College students – Rodney Steinlage of Seneca and Devin Shaffer of Sabetha -- were honored when Kansas saluted 49 top community college scholars for their academic accomplishments in an award ceremony February 16 at the ... read more »
Scottie Softball Earns Split at Benedictine
Scottie Softball Earns Split at Benedictine The 2012 Highland softball team took the field for the first time this past Saturday, earning a split at Benedictine College. In game one, Zuzana Kudernatschova (Czech Republic) picked up right where she left off last spring on the mound. She pitche... read more »
Scottie Men Roll Past Greyhounds
Scottie Men Roll Past Greyhounds The Highland Community College men’s basketball team got its 14th victory of the season on Saturday afternoon with an easy win over the Fort Scott Greyhounds by the final of 89-55. The Scotties, 14-12 overall and 7-7 in Jayhawk East play, raced out t... read more »
Highland Education Students Honor Marian Thompson
Highland Education Students Honor Marian Thompson As part of their studies and increased awareness of predecessors in the profession, Highland Community College students in the Education Club decided to honor the work, both past and present, of local retired educator Marian Thompson. To... read more »
Yost Gallery to Exhibit Nebraska Art
Yost Gallery to Exhibit Nebraska Art Artwork from the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) will be on display in the Walter Yost Art Gallery on the campus of Highland Community College from February 7 to March 8. The Yost Gallery is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each weekday. ... read more »
HIghland Student Leaders to Support Food Pantry
Highland Student Leaders to Support Food Pantry Student Leaders at Highland Community College have been learning about the effects of hunger in America and opportunities to address that issue locally. As a result, they will be raising funds for the Highland Food Pantry by selling Indian... read more »
Highland Softball Preparing for 2012 Season
Highland Softball Preparing for 2012 Season In only a few short days, the Highland Community College softball team will take the field in its first games of the season. Coming off a record-setting season in 2011 which saw the Scotties win a second straight Region 6 title, the team has high as... read more »
Late Rally Not Enough for Scottie Men, Fall to Pirates
Late Rally Not Enough for Scottie Men, Fall to Pirates The Highland Community College men’s basketball team fell at home on Wednesday night to the Independence Pirates by the final of 82-77. The Scotties, 11-11 overall and 5-6 in Jayhawk East play, never led and fell behind by as ma... read more »
Upchurch Nets Second Player of Week Honor
Upchurch Nets Second Player of Week Honor Highland Community College sophomore guard De’Andre Upchurch (Flint, MI) has again been honored as the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week. Upchurch led all scorers with a career-high 40 points in a home loss to #2 NJCAA D-I ranked Coffeyv... read more »
Scottie Softball Nationally Ranked
Scottie Softball Nationally Ranked The first NJCAA softball rankings for the 2012 season were announced last Friday. After back to back Region 6 championships, the Highland Scotties are ranked twelfth in the nation’s top twenty teams. Coming off of a 38-15 record in the 2011... read more »
HIghland Students in Wichita Grand Opera
Highland Students in Wichita Grand Opera Highland Community College vocal music instructor Shayna Leahy came to College after working with the Wichita Grand Opera (WGO). As a result of her contacts with the WGO, Leahy has been able to provide excellent educational experiences for Highla... read more »
Diversity Awareness Week
Diversity Awareness Week Highland Community College’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) hosted its first campus-wide event where students, staff, and faculty were given a handcrafted rainbow-patterned ribbon to show their support for the diversity of HCC. Along with the ribbons, each da... read more »
Highland Football Players Sign National Letters
Highland Football Players Sign National Letters Five members of the Highland Community College football squad signed National Letters of Intent to continue their playing careers at universities from coast to coast. Colby Brown (Augusta, GA) signed with East Carolina University, Devonta ... read more »
National Poll Climb Continues for Highland Women
National Poll Climb Continues for Highland Women The 19-1 Highland community College women’s basketball team continues to climb the national rankings as they rose to the #4 spot in the latest NJCAA national poll. Highland began the season unranked and have not had a winni... read more »
Highland Women Excel at Track and Field
Highland Women Excel at Track and Field The 2012 Highland Community College women’s track team went to Johnson County Community College for the Cavalier Night Relays on January 28. Freshman runner Mary Kate Taylor (Chillicothe, MO) set a field house record and won the 3,000 meter in 11:... read more »
Scottie Men Drop Two
Scottie Men Drop Two, Slip to 10-9 The Highland Community College men’s basketball team’s losing streak increased to three games with a road loss at Allen County on Saturday night by the final of 89-76. On Wednesday, Neosho County dropped the Scotties at home by the final of 95-84... read more »
Highland Women Continue to Climb
Highland Women Continue to Climb In a week the Highland women’s basketball team moved up to the #5 spot in the national rankings -- the highest ranking in the history of the program -- they went 2-0 in Jayhawk conference play to move to 7-1 on the Conference season and 19-1 overall. ... read more »
Highland Theatre to Perform The Snow Queen
Highland Theatre to Perform The Snow Queen The Snow Queen is coming to the Mary Helen Porter Stage in Culbertson Auditorium on the campus of Highland Community College as the Highland Student Theatre Company’s (HSTC) annual Children’s Theatre Production on February 10, 11, and 12.... read more »
Technical Center to Conduct Visit Day
HCC Technical Center to Conduct Visit Day The public is invited to a Visit Day at the Highland Community College Technical Center to be held on March 13 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the HCC Tech Center facility at 1501 W. Riley in Atchison, across the street from Atchison High School. HCC... read more »
Highland Nursing Students Promoting Heart Health
Highland Nursing Students Promoting Heart Health After learning that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined, the Highland Community College Technical Center Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students are going to “Paint Atchison Red for Women” and help to create ... read more »
Guitarist Next Fusion Concert at Highland
Guitarist Next Fusion Concert at Highland Guitarist Anthony Snape will be the next performer in the Fusion concert series at Highland Community College. Snape previously performed at the College as the warm-up act to internationally renowned guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. Snape will be... read more »
Highland Women Continue to Climb National Rankings
Highland Women Continue to Climb in National Rankings The Highland Community College women’s basketball team has moved up to the number six spot in the NJCAA National Rankings. After having one of the best starts in school history at 15-1, the women from Highland have climbed two mo... read more »
Highland Women Win Again, Move Up in National Rankings
Highland Women Win Again, Move Up in National Rankings On a day the Highland Community College women’s basketball team moved up to number eight in the National NJCAA poll, they also got their 13th win of the season over Kansas City Kansas Community College 81-34 to push their record to ... read more »
Forsberg Returns to HCC
Forsberg Returns to HCC Peggy Forsberg is returning to Highland Community College in an expanded role from her previous positions with the College. Previously the site coordinator for both HCC’s Perry and Wamego Centers, she left HCC to become the Dean of Instruction at Independen... read more »
HCC Art Faculty Exhibit in Yost Gallery
HCC Art Faculty Exhibit in Yost Gallery Members of the Highland Community College art faculty are featured in the opening exhibit of the second semester at the Walter Yost Art Gallery on the Highland campus. The faculty show will run until February 2, and the Gallery is open for public ... read more »
Highland's Upchurch Named NJCAA/Jayhawk Player of the Week
Highland’s Upchurch Named NJCAA/Jayhawk Player of the Week After learning he was named the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week, Highland Community College sophomore guard De’Andre Upchurch (Flint, MI) found out he is also the NJCAA Division II National Player of the Week. .U... read more »
Highland Women Get Conference Road Win
Highland Women Get Conference Road Win Coming off a tough home loss to open the conference season, the tenth ranked Highland Community College women's basketball team got a gigantic Jayhawk Conference road win, 62-58 against the eleventh ranked Independence Commun... read more »
Scottie Men Begin Conference at 2-0
Scottie Men Begin Conference with 2-0 Record The Highland Community College men’s basketball team is off to their best start in conference play under Head Coach Jerre Cole. The Scotties downed Region VI D-II rival Johnson County on Wednesday night at home by the final of 71-6... read more »
Scottie Women Prepare for Conference Action
Scottie Women Preparing for Conference season The Highland Community College women’s basketball team has had very little opportunity to relish in their #10 National ranking and 11-0 first semester record as they return from Christmas break to prepare for play in the powerful ... read more »
Junior/Senior Day
January 25, 2012 at 9:00am Culbertson Auditorium The event will begin in Culbertson Auditorium with check-in at 8:30 a.m. Our program will begin at 9:00 and formal activities will conclude around 11:30 a.m. At that time, we invite you to be our guest for lunch. Tours of campus ... read more »
Scottie Men Get Pair of Wins
Scottie Men Get Pair of Wins The Highland Community College men’s basketball team swept a pair of home games in convincing style to move to 6-4 for the season. On Tuesday night, the Scotties avenged an earlier loss to defeat the Hesston Larks by the final of 90-72. On Friday ... read more »
HCC's Thomas Named Player of the Week
HCC’s Thomas Selected Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week Freshman Kathy Thomas has been a part of Highland’s undefeated 10-0 start this season and was recognized as The Verizon Wireless Player of the Week in the Jayhawk Conference. Thomas averaged 22 point... read more »
Highland Women Nationally Ranked
Highland Women Nationally Ranked The Highland Community College women’s basketball team has started the season 10-0, initially entered the NJCAA rankings at #16, and has now climbed to #10. "We are excited about our start and I think it’s nice to be recognized, but... read more »
Scottie Women Win 10th Straight
Scottie Women Win 10th Straight Highland jumped out to an early 10-1 lead against region foe Hesston and never looked back in winning their tenth regular season and third region game to go 10-0, 3-0. The Scotties used full court pressure to create several double digi... read more »
HCC Student Scores High on GED
HCC Student Scores High on GED Sabetha native Daniel Strahm recently received notice that he is a recipient of the 2010 National Award for Outstanding Achievement on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) from Educational Testing Service. The GED is commonly used ... read more »
Scotties Roll Vikings
Scotties Roll Vikings 111-58 The Highland Community College men’s basketball team cruised to an easy home opener victory over the Missouri Valley College Junior Varsity by the final of 111-58 on Monday night. The Scotties, 4-3 overall, led from start to finish,... read more »
Highland Hires Held as Head Football Coach
Highland Hires Held as Head Football Coach Highland Community College officials have announced the hiring of Ryan Held as the head football coach for the Scotties. Held, a native of Overland Park, most recently served as the offensive coordinator at #3 nationally ranked Butle... read more »
Scottie Women Still Undefeated
Scottie Women Still Undefeated The Highland Community College women’s basketball team went into the Thanksgiving holiday with a 6-0 record after defeating Southwestern Iowa 99-37 in the friendly confines of Allen Field House. The Scotties forced 16 first half turnovers t... read more »
Highland Women Successfully Start Region Play
Highland Women Successfully Start Region Play The 2011-12 Highland Community College women’s basketball team came out the blocks quickly in region play as they jumped ahead of the Hesston Lady Larks 13-0 and never looked back, cruising to a 73-42 victory on the road to push t... read more »
Highland Women Run Well at National Marathon Meet
Highland Women Run Well at National Marathon Meet Three members of the Highland Community College women’s cross country team participated in the NJCAA National Half Marathon Championship on the Silver Comet Trail in Dallas, GA, on November 19, hosted by Chattahoochee Technica... read more »
Highland's Keach Sets Bar High
Highland’s Keach Sets Bar High Highland Community College sophomore cross country runner David Keach had a successful season this year, a season that was in doubt as he concluded his freshman season. Keach is the first Divison I All-Region Cross Country runner in Colleg... read more »
Walters Wellness Center Offers Gift Ideas
Walters Wellness Center Offers Gift Ideas The staff at the Walters Wellness Center on the campus of Highland Community College is offering a gift certificate that may just answer your Christmas giving needs. A gift certificate good toward membership at the Walters Wellness Ce... read more »
Joey+Rory Add Second Concert at Highland
Joey+Rory to Perform Second Show at Highland The highly popular country music duo Joey+Rory is going to stay an extra night and do a second performance at Highland Community College. After learning that their November 29 performance of A Farmhouse Christmas is sold out, Rory ... read more »
Scottie Harriers Compete at Nationals
Scottie Harriers Compete at Nationals The Highland Community College cross country teams competed over the weekend at the NJCAA Division I National Championship Meet held in Hobbs, New Mexico. The Scottie men competed as a team and finished the meet with a 31st place... read more »
Scotties Earn All Conference Honors
Scotties Earn All-Conference Honors The Highland Community College football team placed seven sophomores on the 2011 All-Jayhawk Conference Teams. Punter Cameron Owens (Topeka) headed all the Scotties as Second Team selection after a solid season. Owens had 51 ... read more »
Scottie Women Continue to Win
Scottie Women Continue to Win The Highland Community College women’s basketball team beat the University of St. Mary 87-61 Monday to push their record to 4-0 under new head coach B. J. Smith. The Scotties led 47-28 at the half, with Kathryn Thomas (... read more »
Scottie Men Drop Two Out West
Scottie Men Drop Two Out West The Highland Community College men’s basketball team found life in the Jayhawk Western Conference a little tough going this early in the season at the Garden City Community College Pepsi Classic over the weekend. The Scotties fell to Jayhawk West... read more »
Native American Art
Native American Art Exhibited in Yost Gallery The artwork of Native American Reuben IronHorse-Kent will be on display in the Walter Yost Art Gallery from November 15 to December 15. The Yost Gallery is on the campus of Highland Community College and is open to the public from... read more »
Fusion Concert Series Continues at HCC
Three concerts are left in the Fusion concert series at Highland Community College -- one this month and two in the Spring semester. On November 29, the nationally popular country duo with deep local roots, Joey + Rory, will be returning home for a Christmas show at 7:30 pm. After learni... read more »
HCC Viticulture and Enology Program Awarded Grants
Scott Kohl, director of Highland Community College’s viticulture and enology program, has received word of two grants in support of the program. In late August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) with the new des... read more »
HCC Music to Present Fall Concert
The Highland Community College vocal music department will present their fall concert on Thursday, October 20 and Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 pm on the Mary Helen Porter Stage in Culbertson Auditorium on the HCC campus. The concert will feature the HCC Chorus and Lads & Lassies under the dir... read more »
Clay Sculptor Exhibits in Yost Gallery
The artwork of clay sculptor Jed Schlegel will be on display in the Walter Yost Art Gallery on the campus of Highland Community College from October 10 through November 10. The Yost Gallery is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each weekday. Jed Schlegel is simply doing with his artw... read more »
HCC Receives Technical Grant
Highland Community College has received confirmation that it will receive an $800,000 grant that will aid in expanding several programs at the HCC Technical Center in Atchison and the various regional campuses in the College’s nine county service area in Northeast Kansas. The $800,000 ... read more »
HCC to Host Holiday Faire
The SHINE Team at Highland Community College will be hosting a Holiday Faire on December 3 that will include craft vendors, entertainment, and a bake sale to benefit the Doniphan County Council on Aging. The Holiday Faire will be held in the Walters Wellness Center on the HCC ... read more »