Highland Elementary

10/08/2026

🐾🍎 Meet the Bobcats – This or That Edition!

Meet Ms. Coan, our Front Office & Attendance Secretary! 🏫💚

🎭 Fun Fact: Ms. Coan loves going to the theater, whether it's a live performance or on the big screen—especially musicals! She also enjoys performing in mass choirs alongside her mom! 🎶

✨ Favorite School Memory: Performing in her high school's Nativity and Swing Show!

✨ This or That with Ms. Coan:
🥤 Coffee or Pop? Pop!
🏖️ Beach or Mountains? Mountains
🍪 Sweet or Salty? Both!
🌅 Early Bird or Night Owl? Either!
❄️ Summer or Winter? Winter!

We’re so lucky to have Ms. Coan welcoming our Bobcats and helping keep Highland running smoothly every day! 🐾💚

10/07/2026

🐾🍎 Meet the Bobcats – This or That Edition!

Meet Mr. Levendusky, one of our Kindergarten Teachers & Environmental Educator! 🌱📚

🏊 Fun Fact: Mr. Levendusky swam in Loch Ness in Scotland!
💚 Favorite School Memory: Seeing past students build upon their learning as they go through each grade!

✨ This or That with Mr. Levendusky:
☕ Coffee or Pop? Both!
🏖️ Beach or Mountains? Mountains
🥨 Sweet or Salty? Salty
🌅 Early Bird or Night Owl? Early Bird
☀️ Summer or Winter? Summer—with winter temps! 😂

We’re so lucky to have Mr. Levendusky helping our Bobcats learn, grow, and explore the world around them! 🐾❤️

10/06/2026

📣 WE’RE HIRING! 🐾💚

Highland is looking for a Kindergarten Instructional Assistant to join our Highland family! 🍎✏️

If you love working with young learners and want to make a difference each day, we’d love to have you on our team!

👉 Apply here: https://waterlooschools.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5938705

Help us spread the word by sharing! 🐾

10/06/2026

🎉🌮 Hispanic Heritage Family Night is coming up!

Join us next Thursday, October 15th for our annual Hispanic Heritage Family Night! ❤️

We’ll have chips & salsa, games, activities, and lots of family fun! 🎲🌮🎉

We can’t wait to see our Bobcat families there! 🐾❤️

10/02/2026

🐾🍎 Meet the Bobcats – This or That Edition!

Meet Ms. Lewis, our Art Teacher! 🎨🖌️
💍 Fun Fact: Ms. Lewis is getting married in January!

🎨 Favorite School Memory: The whole school art show!

✨ This or That with Ms. Lewis:
🥤 Coffee or Pop? Pop!
🏖️ Beach or Mountains? Mountains
🍪 Sweet or Salty? Sweet
🌙 Early Bird or Night Owl? Night Owl
❄️ Summer or Winter? Winter

We’re so lucky to have Ms. Lewis bringing creativity and color to our Bobcat family! 🐾❤️

10/01/2026

🎉🍧 Our September Attendance Incentive was a HIT! 🍧🎉

Students celebrated their great attendance with popsicles and some extra recess! ☀️🛝

Showing up matters — every day, every class, and every minute counts! ⏰💚 Regular attendance helps our Bobcats learn, grow, and make the most of every opportunity at school.

Way to go, Bobcats! 🐾🖤💚

09/30/2026

🐾❤️Heart of Highland – September Winners! ❤️🐾

This month, we celebrated staff members who help make Highland a welcoming environment—people who make others feel safe, valued, included, and like they truly belong.

We had so many amazing employees nominated by their coworkers, which is a wonderful reflection of the welcoming and positive environment our staff creates every day! ❤️

Congratulations to our September Heart of Highland winners, Ms. Bella and Ms. Spencer! 🎉🌟

Thank you for the kindness, positivity, and welcoming spirit you bring to Highland each day. We’re so lucky to have you as part of our Bobcat family! 🐾❤️

09/30/2026

🥤✨ A HUGE thank you to Sip & Squeeze Beverage Co. for parking at Highland today!

Our staff enjoyed lots of yummy drinks—the perfect mid-week, rainy-day pick-me-up! 🌧️🥤💚

Thank you for helping make our Wednesday a little sweeter! 🐾✨

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ 4th Grade Fun Run! 🐾💚

Our 4th graders participated in the 27th Annual Mayor’s Fun Run today! 🎉 What a great day to get outside, get moving, and have some fun together!

A huge thank you to the Waterloo Kiwanis Club, Main Street Waterloo, Waterloo Community School District, and Leisure Services staff for helping organize such a wonderful event for our students! ❤️

After the run, we headed over to the Black Hawk County YMCA for even more fun with different activity stations! 🤩 Thank you to the YMCA for welcoming our students and helping make the day extra special!

🌟 And a special shoutout to our “Kids of Character,” Iker Garcia Patzan and Deriana Phillip, who received a special award today! We are so proud of you both—congratulations! 👏🎉🐾

Way to go, 4th graders! 💚