Highland Park Elementary

We are thrilled to announce that Highland Park Elementary is a Tennessee Department of Education Reward School for 2025!

We are ending our Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week with a BANG! 💥‼️Thank you Zion Presbyterian Church for the delicious breakfast! We appreciative of the thoughtfulness & generosity that we have received all week. It’s amazing to have such community and family support!

Another great day at HPES celebrating our teachers and staff! Thank you, Taco de Theory, for coming! The food was amazing! 🌮🌮🌮

Our Knowledge Bowl Team competed hard today with the other elementary schools in the district and won 6 out of the 13 rounds! Regardless of the outcome, they displayed great sportsmanship and had fun! Congratulations, Tigers! We are so proud of you! 🐯🐾💙

Today we celebrate our incredible school nurses who care for our students with compassion, skill, & dedication every day. From treating bumps & bruises to supporting student wellness & safety, our nurses play a vital role in keeping our schools healthy & ready to learn.#SND2026

Our Summer Meal Program is back! 🍎☀️ 📅 June 1 – June 30 ✅ No registration or sign-up required ✅ FREE breakfast & lunch for all children 18 & under ✅ Parents/guardians can pick up meals with or without children present 📦 Fri, Sat, & Sun meals will be distributed on Thurs!

Wednesday is National School Nurse Day! Please help us to thank our outstanding school nurse, Christie Fox, RN. She is the best! We can't thank her enough for helping our kiddos who become sick or receive scrapes and bruises. She goes over and beyond the call of duty! ♥️👩🏻‍⚕️♥️

Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! We thank our Tennessee teachers for their endless commitment to serving kids all across the state. #ThankATeacherTN #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Teacher/staff appreciation week has kicked off on a great note! Special treats and Roll Up Urban Comforts!

HPES Title I Newsletter for May app.smore.com/n/ks8bf-title-…

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is May 4-8! National Teacher Appreciation Day is May 5, 2026. This week is a time to recognize the dedication and hard work of educators. Please join us in thanking our teachers and staff at HPES! Together We Can!

Today we are celebrating Rachael Baxter's birthday. Ms. Baxter, kindergarten teacher, loves playing pickle ball and going to the beach. She also enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. Happy birthday, Ms. Baxter! 🥳♥️🎂

ATTENTION! 4th Grade Families

We celebrate our cafeteria staff on School Lunch Hero Day - May 1! They are true heroes!

National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day is today! We want to thank our bus drivers and assistants for getting us to and from school safely! 🚍️💙🚍️

We appreciate our sweet ladies in our school office! Thank you for all you do, Ms. Dena and Ms. Fernanda!

Our Title I Well-Rounded Night: S.T.E.A.M NIGHT is Thurs., May 7, 6:00 PM. Our school chorus will perform. Students' artwork will be on display. Our staff will have some awesome STEM activities! Our Open Enrollment Lottery will be held as well. It should be an exciting night!

Ebonyi Bellaphant is celebrating her birthday today! She is one of our fabulous PreK Teachers. She loves spending time with her baby brother and friends. Her favorite things to do are shopping and reading! Happy birthday, Ms. Bellaphant! ❤️🥳🎂

We challenged our students on their math facts in relay races. The winning class for each grade level will receive a pizza party as a prize. We extend our gratitude to Montee Sneed, Blair Hickman and Caledonian Financial for their sponsorship of this event.

We're proud to announce Ms. Alleyah Allen, 3rd grade teacher, graduated from the 25-26 Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance Fellowship cohort! She started the leadership development program in September. Today she celebrated her accomplishment w/ family & friends! Congrats! 🥳👏

Today Keondra Taylor with United Community Bank visited our 3rd graders to discuss financial literacy. We had a great lesson on saving for the future. It takes lots of patience and work! Everyone got a piggy bank! 🏦💙💵🤑🐯