Highland has a notorious record for being subpar in athletics, at one point losing 34 straight games in football.

[3] Jimmy White is the current football head coach, and also a former alumni.

Lee Dedmon, UNC' NIT Championship Center "6 foot 11 and 3/4" [5][6] became the principal in 2001 and remained active until July 1, 2013, when he retired to join the county school board[7] and was succeeded by Denise McLean as principal of Highland.

[9] Jenny Carper serves as assistant principal beginning with the 2022–23 school year.

For example, the A hall has all of the medical classrooms, such as the dental lab located in the vicinity.