Highland Park High School

HP Middle and High school Band members representing Highland Park, Amarillo, and Texas last weekend at Five State Honor Band 2025!
Great job and amazing performances by all!

Big Congratulations to Highland Park's 2025-2026 All Region Band members! HP had 3 middle school students and 7 HS students selected for All-Region. Juniors James Newberry and Kardin Nguyen finished in the very top of their sections and are advancing to the AREA round of the Texas All State Band selection process! Kardin Nguyen distinguished himself as the only HP student to win a seat in the 4A-1A Symphonic Band! CONGRATS TO ALL!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

PIE Night is this Wednesday!
Parents Involved in Education (PIE) Night is your chance to connect with teachers and learn how we can work together to support your student’s success.
Teachers will be sharing:
Classroom expectations & late-work policies
How to contact them (and how they’ll contact you!)
Areas where students may need extra support
We’ll have two sessions to fit your schedule: 5:00 PM and 5:30 PM.
We look forward to seeing you there!

PIE Night is this Wednesday!
Parents Involved in Education (PIE) Night is your chance to connect with teachers and learn how we can work together to support your student’s success.
Teachers will be sharing:
Classroom expectations & late-work policies
How to contact them (and how they’ll contact you!)
Areas where students may need extra support
We’ll have two sessions to fit your schedule: 5:00 PM and 5:30 PM.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to the 12 HP High School Band members who were selected to Five State Honor Band this past Saturday!

Highland Park Band distinguished itself by having 8 students win a TOP FIVE chair in their section, an incredible accomplishment!

Extra special congrats to Kardin Nguyen who won the 1st chair Alto Saxophone position for the 2nd year in a row, Rodney Ingersoll who won 1st chair trombone, and Jaxson Vasquez who won 1st chair tuba!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

These 12 students will travel back to Guymon, OK on December 12th to represent HP, Amarillo, and Texas in a full day honor band experience concluding with an evening concert performance.

It’s time to give a huge SHOUTOUT to our Buzz-Tastic Elementary Staff Member

Mrs. Gumfory! 💛

Mrs. Gumfory is nothing short of amazing. She’s fun, smart, wonderful with our kids, sweet, caring, and always ready to lend a hand. She truly makes our hive thrive!

Starting with the 2025–26 school year, a new Texas law will require all students to keep personal communication devices off, out of sight, and unused during the school day - including lunch and passing periods.

This includes:
📱 Cell phones

⌚ Smartwatches

💻 Tablets & personal laptops

🎧 Earbuds, headphones, and Bluetooth-enabled devices

We encourage families to start talking with students now about what this will look like during the school day. Thank you for partnering with us!

Just a reminder, in-person registration is today and tomorrow in the High School Commons.
Today, Aug. 4th from 3:00pm-7:00pm and tomorrow, Aug. 5th 8:00am-12:00pm. In-Person Registration is for anyone new to the district or if you need help with your online registration. More information can be found at https://www.hpisd.net/page/registration-information.

If you have not done so already, please submit a Google form per student needing school transport to and from home.
● If you have any questions, you can email the transportation department: denisse.vega@hpisd.net
● Emails with important bus information will go out after registration days.
● Any requests submitted after registration days may take 1 to 2 business days to receive an email with important bus details, as well as an approved bus rider.

Bus Request for In-District Students
LINK:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf32hEu1msoAMaLIT8YqPSCl6HF_BRExGARnBRs3rKA3t_Cgg/viewform?usp=sf_link?

Mark Your Calendar
*In-Person Registration at the High School Commons - Aug. 4th, 3:00 pm-7:00 pm and Aug. 5th, 8:00 am- 12:00 pm
Transportation Request Deadline - Aug. 9th
Meet the Hornets at the Main Gym - Aug. 13th, 6:00 pm
Meet the Teacher - Aug. 18th 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

First Day of School - Wednesday, Aug. 20th
* In-Person Registration is for anyone new to the district or if you need help with your online registration. More information can be found at https://www.hpisd.net/page/registration-information

Highland Park FFA Banquet May 6, 2025 6:00pm At the Mayfield Center RSVP by May 2, 2025 crystal.stewart@hpisd.net

Senior Class of 2025 Cap and Gown Ceremony May 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm High School Auditorium

Class of 2025 Graduation

Highland Park ISD will delay the start of school until 10:00 am on Thursday, February 13, 2025 due to the icy conditions and frigid temperatures expected in the early morning. Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.

Highland Park ISD will cancel school for Wednesday, February 12th due to icy road conditions.

Due to road conditions school will start at 10:00 am Wednesday, February 12th

Highland Park ISD will cancel classes for tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025 due to the poor road conditions in the Amarillo area. The district will resume classes on Monday. Stay safe and warm.

Attention 6th-12th grade band students. All fundraiser items are set to arrive tomorrow, (11/14) during the school day. All students who sold items will need to transport these items home at the end of the day. Please make sure that your child has a plan in place for transporting their items home. (parent pickup or help from friends) Please contact Mr. Capes with any questions.

Athletic Baquet

2024 Graduation