Highland High School is a public high school located in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District.The school's mascot is Herbie the Hornet, named after a Naval ship, the USS Hornet. This led to the school colors of navy blue and gold. The Navy also conducts a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps as an elective in the curriculum.Extracurricular activitiesClubs and organizations at Highland Anime Club BSU Chess Club ComicBook Club Concert Band DECA Empower Enlace FCCLA French Honor Society Gamers' Club Green Thumb Club HADD Hermanitos Highland MC's The Highlight International Club Jazz Band Key Club Lacrosse LULAC Marching Band MECHA MESA Model UN National Honors Society Native American Leadership Council NJROTC QSA Skateboarding Club Spanish Honor Society Speech and Debate Student Senate We The People Yearbook Highland's We The People team has won the state championship since 2000 . The team is coached by Steve Seth and Bob Coffey. On December 9, 2004, the team claimed its fifth state championship. When they went on to Nationals, they came in 4th place in the nation in 2005. In April, 2007 the We The People team received the Mountain Plains Regional Championship in the National Finals. In December 2007, the team clinched yet another state championship, and went on to compete in Washington D.C., where their Unit 2 was awarded a unit award. In April 2014 the team placed 10th in the nation in Washington DC.
