Highland Rams pick up pair of volleyball wins By Staff on October 17, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER Highland held varsity and JV parents night Tuesday against Richwood. Pictured are the varsity Rams. (Recorder photos by David Cockerham) Highland held varsity and JV parents night Tuesday against Richwood. Pictured are the varsity Rams. (Recorder photos by David Cockerham) MONTEREY — Four matches in six days. A busy schedule has suited the Highland girls just fine. The Rams won two of four, posting their first victories of the season with payback wins over the Union Educational Complex and Richwood. Highland, which had lost to Union in three sets and Richwood in four on the road in September, disposed of both in straight sets at home — the Tigers last Friday, 28-26, 25-19, 25-21, and the Lumberjacks on Tuesday, 25-18, 25-22, 25-15. “I’m proud of the way they have come together and are playing as a team,” said HHS coach Beth McGuire after Tuesday’s win. “We brought our libero (Virginia Richardson) back out and she was a little bumblebee all over the backcourt. Our serves were on point and we played scrappy when we needed to.” Colleen Adams had six kills, six assists, four aces and three digs to lead the way, while Ali Veasey added four kills, two assists, three aces and five digs. Jade Hotz chipped in three kills, Richardson had four aces and Sarah Liller served three aces. In Friday’s victory, Adams had seven kills, six assists, four aces and seven digs. Kylie Arbogast added nine aces, three digs and two kills, Liller had five assists, Veasey had four aces and six digs and Ava Summers had three aces. “The girls played so great together tonight and it showed in the end,” said McGuire Friday. “Our serves really improved this week. I’m so proud of them. We were down two players due to injuries and played most of the game with six. “Elanor White came up and played with us tonight and when Virginia twisted her ankle at the end of set three, she made a great serve for us,” McGuire added. “The whole team really showed up tonight. Colleen was all over the court and everyone made plays right when we needed them.” Highland lost a district doubleheader at Craig County last Thursday and lost a road match at Tygarts Valley on Monday. Adams had four aces, four digs and three kills in the doubleheader against the Rockets and Hotz had six aces and six digs. Richardson with eight digs and three aces, Liller with five digs and two aces, Summers with three aces, Veasey with two digs and Arbogast with two kills also contributed. Monday night in West Virginia, Adams had six kills, eight aces and three digs to lead the Rams, Arbogast added four kills, three blocks and three aces, Richardson had four kills, Liller had three digs and Summers had two assists. Highland (0-5 Pioneer District, 2-10 overall) hosts district front-runner Narrows tonight for a doubleheader and heads to Bath County next Tuesday. The Ram junior varsity team improved to 2-5 on the season with a 25-17, 25-12 victory over Richwood on Tuesday. Amelia Good had six kills and six aces for the winners, White had four aces and Kynley Smith added three aces to go with three digs. Last Thursday, Craig County handed the Rams a 25-21, 25-20 setback. Good had six kills, four aces and two digs for HHS, Williams had three kills and three digs, Smith had three kills and four assists, White had four digs and Hensley Neil had five assists. Highland welcomed families Tuesday for Parents Night, introducing parents with their athletes. Also, Highland Bath Farm Bureau honored its Players of the Week —Good on the JV squad, and Adams on varsity team — with t-shirts handed out by Susie Moyers-Ruddle of Farm Bureau.

Highland Rams pick up pair of volleyball wins

October 21, 2024
The Recorder on October 17, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER Highland held varsity and JV parents night Tuesday against Richwood. Pictured are the varsity Rams. (Record...
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Athletes of the Week

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Highland MS volleyball update By Staff on October 10, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER MONTEREY — Highland fell to Pendleton County, W.Va., 19-25, 12-25, in a middle school volleyball match here Monday evening. Lalea Mullins had three aces, two kills, one assist and one dig for the Rams, Cynthia Warner added one assist, one ace and one dig, Addison Sponaugle had one kill, Wren Cox had one assist and both Kendra Meredith and Leah Armstrong had one dig. Last Friday, the Rams lost both ends of a doubleheader at Shawsville Middle. Final set scores in the matches were not available. Mullins had two assists, two aces and four digs for Highland in the first match. Sponaugle added two aces, Warner had three aces, two digs and one kill, Meredith had two kills, four aces and a dig, Brielle Ruckman had three aces, Aspen Lupo had an ace and a dig, Cox had one assist, one dig and one ace, and Lucy Honaker served an ace. In the second match, Meredith had two aces to lead Highland. Other contributors included Mullins with one kill, one assist, one ace and one dig, Ruby Huffman with one ace, Honaker with one ace, Sponaugle with one kill and one ace, and Cox with one ace and one dig. The Rams (1-9) are at Craig County this evening.

Highland MS volleyball update

October 10, 2024
The Recorder on October 10, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER MONTEREY — Highland fell to Pendleton County, W.Va ., 19-25, 12-25, in a middle school volleyball match here ...
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Seven students were inducted into the Highland High School chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony Tuesday evening. Pictured are, from left, new members Ava Summers, Virginia Richardson, Sarah Liller, Colleen Adams, Caleb Blagg, Elijah Good, and Mackensi Lambert, along with existing members John Wagner, Matthew Nestor, Hannah Meyerhoeffer, and Jisoo Han, all of whom explained the NHS four pillars of scholarship, leadership, service and character. (Recorder photo by Anne Adams)

National Honor Society Induction

October 3, 2024
Seven students were inducted into the Highland High School chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony Tuesday evening. Pictured are, from left, new members Ava Summer...
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Volleyball

Rams host middle school DH

September 19, 2024
The Recorder on September 19, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER MONTEREY — Parry McCluer swept Highland in a middle school volleyball doubleheader on Tuesday. The Fighting Blue...
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Media Honor Roll

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September 19, 2024
Last Thursday, Sept. 12, the Highland County School Board unanimously voted to place Tammy Minnigh on the statewide Virginia School Boards Association Media Honor Roll, calling at...
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Rams’ MS team splits two

September 12, 2024
The Recorder on September 12, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER Lucy Honaker serves up an ace in middle school action. FRANKLIN, W.Va . — Highland’s middle school voll...
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Volleyball

Highland Rams open 2024 volleyball season

September 12, 2024
The Recorder on September 12, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER Jade Hotz, at right, returns a shot to Tygarts Valley. FRANKLIN, W.Va . — The Rams of Highland High Sch...
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Highland students begin school year with 200 students, pre-K to 12th grade By Staff on September 05, 2024 Highland High School principal Tim Good, left, investigator Robby Vandevander, and sheriff Bob Kelly greet students on the first day of school. Highland High School principal Tim Good, left, investigator Robby Vandevander, and sheriff Bob Kelly greet students on the first day of school. Highland Elementary School teachers Lynne Botkin, left, Shelley Thomas, and new elementary school administrator Timothy Johnson greet students as they get off the bus for the first day of school. Superintendent Dr. Drew Maerz reports enrollment is 13 in pre-kindergarten, 87 in the elementary school, and 100 in the high school. “We expect additional students to enroll when their paperwork is complete,” he said. (Recorder photos by Tammy Minnigh) Highland Elementary School teachers Lynne Botkin, left, Shelley Thomas, and new elementary school administrator Timothy Johnson greet students as they get off the bus for the first day of school. Superintendent Dr. Drew Maerz reports enrollment is 13 in pre-kindergarten, 87 in the elementary school, and 100 in the high school. “We expect additional students to enroll when their paperwork is complete,” he said. (Recorder photos by Tammy Minnigh)

Highland students begin school year with 200 students, pre-K to 12th grade

September 5, 2024
The Recorder on September 05, 2024 Highland High School principal Tim Good, left, investigator Robby Vandevander, and sheriff Bob Kelly greet students on the first day of schoo...
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Veteran school staff retire, reflect on fulfilling careers

August 22, 2024
The Recorder on August 22, 2024 BY TAMMY MINNIGH • STAFF WRITER Terri Jamison and Melody Moats retired from teaching at Highland County Public Schools. (Recorder ph...
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Administrator hired for HES

August 15, 2024
The Recorder on August 15, 2024 BY TAMMY MINNIGH • STAFF WRITER Tim Johnson started his first day as leader for Highland Elementary School on Monday. (Recorder photo by T...
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August 5, 2024
The Recorder on August 01, 2024 Highland’s Jade Hotz (38) plays at the net against Bath County. (Recorder file photo by Gavin Dressler) VARSITY & JV VOLLEYBALL • Sept...
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Spring doubles: Rams, Chargers make it work

July 11, 2024
The Recorder on July 11, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — Long days? Yes. Some extra time on the bus for road trips? For sure. Would they ha...
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Seven athletes honored as Snead award winners

June 27, 2024
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Highland Elementary School students celebrate final week of classes

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June 20, 2024
The Recorder on June 20, 2024 Recently, kindergarten and first grade Highland Elementary School students took a walking field trip into Monterey to visit several businesses to ...
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Highland High School seniors awarded scholarships

Highland High School seniors awarded scholarships

June 20, 2024
The Recorder on June 20, 2024 Several graduates of Highland High School’s Class of 2024 received awards recently in a ceremony held on Class Day. Pictured are, from left, ...
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Highland schools prepare to focus on literacy improvement

June 20, 2024
The Recorder on June 20, 2024 BY TAMMY MINNIGH • STAFF WRITER MONTEREY — Teachers previewed a new literacy plan for Highland County Public Schools at the school board meet...
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Highland High School celebrates Class of 2024

June 13, 2024
The Recorder on June 13, 2024 BY TAMMY MINNIGH • STAFF WRITER The new graduates toss confetti and their caps into the air. (Recorder photo by Tammy Minnigh) MONTEREY —...
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June 6, 2024
The Recorder on June 06, 2024 Coach Beth McGuire had the Highland High School varsity volleyball team demonstrate their “Happy Feet” drill during the HHS athletic banquet...
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Douglas closes career with PR at state meet

June 6, 2024
The Recorder on June 06, 2024 BY MARK PIFER • STAFF WRITER Jazmine Douglas set a PR at her final high school meet. (Photo courtesy Missy Douglas) HARRISONBURG — Jaz...
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