Highland Elementary School -

These smiling students checked off the first day of the 23-24 school year! Well done, Mountaineers!

Our youngest learners have now arrived and are ready for a fantastic school year! #MountsPride

Our youngest learners have now arrived and are ready for a fantastic school year! #MountsPride

"It's the most wonderful tiiiiiiiime of the year!" We can't wait to see all Mountaineers on Monday, August 28 for the first day of school! Check your inbox, our website, or the parent/student portals for answers to many back-to-school FAQ's! See you Monday!

REMINDER! Please log in to the parent/student portal to double-check all bus schedules before Monday!

It's a sweet ending to a week filled with many staff development sessions and activities all geared to best prepare students for success on their first day and all school year long! We can't wait to see students on Monday! Thank you to DQ for their donation of frozen treats!

Thank you to Victory Church of Ephrata for their generous donation! They provided NINE BOXES filled with sneakers, backpacks, socks and more for students in need. Thank you!

We are proud to have Battelle for Kids VP Jamie Meade working with our staff today and digging deep into our goals of Belonging & Hope for all students and staff.

Welcome back, Mountaineer staff! It’s going to be a great school year!

Welcome back, Mountaineer staff! It’s going to be a great school year!

Welcome back, Mountaineer staff! It’s going to be a great school year!

Thank you to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation for naming EASD one of 27 PA grant recipients to further our literacy programs. Learn more: https://dgliteracy.org/grant-programs/?#youth-literacy-grants

Please give these new staff members a warm welcome to the Mountaineer family!

Show your Mountaineer Pride at the Barnstormers game this Saturday! All EASD students and staff are free! Check your email for more information.

Welcome back, paraeducators! These individuals work selflessly to support our students and staff in countless ways. Thanks for all you do! Learn more about the role of a paraeducator and current opportunities on the HR page of http://easdpa.org.

How cool that Ms. Dagen's grandmother attended high school 70 years ago in the same building where she now teaches second grade! Fun Fact: Highland Elementary School was EHS from 1927 until 1961!

We hope all of our Highland Mountaineers are enjoying their Summer Reading Extravaganza, thanks to the Ephrata Area Education Foundation!

End of year fourth-grade send-off!

Thanks for a great 2022-2023 school year! Today's Early Dismissal Times: Middle School: 11:55 AM High School: 12:00 PM Elementary Schools: 12:40 PM Intermediate School: 12:45 PM Best wishes for a happy and safe summer break!

Our first Elementary Mountaineer Math Challenge was a great success! Congrats to all 209 participants & the top finishers: Akron – Ian Upham & Parker Gehman Clay - Maddy Brown & Caleb Stauffer Fulton – Owen Eckroth & Isaiah Schnupp Highland – Ryan Carey & Landon Nelson