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Cinderella Auditions March 8 and 15
Auditions for Summerset 50 Production of ‘Cinderella’ on March 8 and 15 FREEPORT — As Highland marks 50 years of Summerset Theatre with Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Director Randy Haldeman is issuing a royal invitation to actors throughout the land to ...
54th Annual District Juried Art Exhibit Winners
FREEPORT — As Dr. Roger Goodspeed accepted his “Best of Show—Community” award for his acrylic painting titled “Tik-Tok: Measuring the Days of our Being,”, he asked Highland Gallery Director Robert Apolloni if he could say a few words. “Sure, please!” Apolloni ...
New ‘Lifelong Learning’ spring courses
FREEPORT – Highland Community College Lifelong Learning March and April classes include Write Your First Novel (In 90 Days), Mosaic Masterpieces: Design Your Own Fish, Sourdough Bread and Homemade Jam, Korean War Uncovered: History, Battles, and Cultural Impact, and Welding ...
Winter Recital Rescheduled for March 2
FREEPORT — The Highland Community College Concert Band and Orchestra will hold their joint Concert and Winter Recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in the Fine Arts Theatre in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., ...
Highland Fall 2024 Dean’s List
FREEPORT — Highland Community College proudly announces the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. Students who have completed 12 credit hours or more during the semester and have a minimum 3.25 grade point average (GPA), based on a 4.0 ...
Highland library presents ‘The Green Book: Navigating the Journey to Equality’
FREEPORT — Highland Community College’s Clarence Mitchell Library will present “The Green Book: Navigating the Journey to Equality,” at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Clarence Mitchell Library for Black History Month. Guest speaker and exhibitor Tammy Gibson will ...
Highland honors faculty and staff with Opel and Excellence Awards
FREEPORT — Highland Community College recognized four outstanding colleagues at its spring semester kickoff with the 2024 Opel and Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards recognize employees for demonstrating work quality, creativity, honesty, integrity, self-development and excellence in their professional relationships. ...
Congressman LaHood visits Highland Community College
FREEPORT — Monday morning, Jan. 27, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) stopped by Highland Community College for an inside look at how the college is preparing students for future success. Highland President Chris Kuberski took the congressman on a tour of the ...
Highland Community College 2024 Fall Graduates
FREEPORT — Highland Community College is pleased to announce the following graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates in the fall of 2024: Davis: Brynlee Ferguson, CAD-Mechanical-Welding & Fabrication-Basic Welding Certificate; Caden Shenberger, Criminal Justice Associate ...
‘Prairie Wind’ magazine submissions open through March 7
FREEPORT — Submissions are now being accepted for the annual “Prairie Wind” art and literary magazine. “Prairie Wind” is a diverse collection of original poetry, prose, visual art, and recorded music contributed by Highland Community College students, employees and alumni. ...