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Highland Greets Spring with Big Band, Instrumental and Royal Scots Concerts
FREEPORT — The sweet notes of spring are blooming at Highland’s Ferguson Fine Arts Center! On Friday, April 25, the HCC Big Band will perform an eclectic and energetic jazz mix featuring guest vocalist Erin Schrader under the direction of ...
Schrader Steps into Glass Slippers for Summerset 50
Freeport, IL — This summer, Highland Community College’s beloved Summerset Theatre will celebrate a golden milestone with a beloved fairy tale. For its 50th anniversary season, Summerset is bringing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella to life on stage — with a ...
Highland Chamber Singers Spring Concert April 18
FREEPORT — The Highland Community College Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra will perform Rutter: Requiem at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18 at St. James Catholic Church, Rockford, IL. This performance will feature Britney Kieselhorst, soprano; Scott Benson, cello; Dr. ...
Highland Honor Society Welcomes New Inductees
Highland Community College’s chapter of the international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), inducted 39 new members during their 2025 spring ceremony: Asha-Dae Alert, Grace Beggin, Morgan Cox, Emily Dahlman, Jane Elliott, Ennen Ferris, Tony Fiorenza, Morgan Gerber, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jasmine ...
Highland Celebrates Art Donation
Pictured front to back: Highland President Chris Kuberski, Geoffrey Mikol of River Bend Gallery, David Shockey and Dan Dick, Foundation Executive Director celebrate the new, permanent installation from River Bend Gallery, donated by Shockey. The entrance to Highland’s Student/Conference Center has ...
Ag Students attend National PAS Conference in Wyoming
FREEPORT — Nine Highland Community College students headed out west for their spring break to compete at the 2025 National Professional Agriculture Student (PAS) Conference held March 17-20, 2025, at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo. (Pictured L-R): Advisor Justin Ebert, Hannah ...
Lifelong Learning Spring Classes
Highland Lifelong Learning offers new courses in April and May FREEPORT – Highland Community College Lifelong Learning April and May classes include Nail Art, Floral Painting on Wood Slice, Basic Birding, Disc Golf, and Civilian Conservation Corps. To register online and ...
30th Annual Highland Boyer Colloquium April 16
Boyer Colloquium seeks to ‘solve the puzzle of rare earth metals’ FREEPORT — Join Highland Community College for the 30th Annual Boyer Colloquium, “Solving the Puzzle of Rare Earth Metals,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in room H-201 of the ...
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 ...