There is a reason our school isn’t merely called “The Highlands School.” The study of Latin is a central component of our curriculum, crucial to the intellectual development of our students and vital to imparting the cultural and historical knowledge of our civilization.
Category Archives: Academics
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“Truth & Beauty: Baptizing the Post-Modern Imagination” Highlands Latin School welcomed Mr. John Granger as the guest lecturer to this fall’s Community Lecture Series. As an author of multiple books and a lecturer on topics in literature, theology, and philosophy, Mr. Granger is best known for his analysis of the Harry Potter series. He has even been referred […]
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Highlands Latin School would like to congratulate four HLS Class of 2018 seniors being recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their scores on the 2016 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Congratulations to Semifinalist Matthew Rouse and to Commended Students Katelyn Miller, Helen Mariah Murdoch, and Maggie Roy. These four seniors join the ranks of many […]
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“Why study Latin?” is a question we often hear. We defend this question by explaining how Latin expands vocabulary, provides a deeper learning of grammar, and simply challenges and develops the mind. Our students embark on this challenging but rewarding journey in second grade. Students enrolled in AP Latin, which focuses on two of the greatest […]
A time-honored tradition at Highlands Latin School each year is the recitation of Horatius at the Bridge. As a portion of their classical studies, the sixth-grade class learns 24 stanzas of the poem by Thomas Babington and Lord Macaulay. Students seeking Horatius-like glory have the option to memorize all 70 stanzas (16 pages, 589 lines, 3201 words). This […]
Congratulations to Highlands Latin alum Genevieve Crum on her Fulbright Scholarship.
What do you get when you mix a room full of brilliant minds, a teacher pushing them to think beyond the textbook, and a bunch of chemicals? Well, in this case you get acetylsalicylic acid – or in laymen’s terms, aspirin. Students are currently in their Stoichiometry Unit, and this lab, commonly done in a […]
Why study Latin? 36% (4 of 11) of Highlands Latin’s class of 2017 were recognized as National Merit Semifinalists or Commended students. Congratulations to Semifinalists Tanner Petrie and Jobe Arnold, and to Commended Students Worden Barr and Jack Spurlock. Over the last decade, Highlands Latin has maintained the highest percentage of National Merit Semifinalists and Commended students in Louisville. 33% of […]
Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program is a highly competitive summer program in which rising seniors spend five weeks at one of three in-state college campuses with other students from across the state. Accepted students spend their summer focusing on their chosen discipline. GSP is completely paid for, and students who complete the summer program are […]
Three students worldwide earn their sixth Gold Medal… Two are from Highlands Latin School! Out of 142,000 participants in the National Latin Exam only three students earned their sixth gold medals in 2016. Two of the three students are Highlands Latin seniors, Tanner Petrie and Jack Spurlock. Petrie and Spurlock joined Highlands Latin in 3rd and 1st grade respectively and have excelled at Latin […]