In the magical world of Harry Potter, there is a competitive sport that is played amongst the four great Houses at Hogwarts -- it’s called Quidditch! And at long last, we can call it our very own here at Highlands, played amongst our seven great Teams! On Wednesday, November 23 the entire school converged into the Gym for our annual Thanksgiving Assembly. Normally, our Thanksgiving Assembly just consists of our annual Hunger Games — but not this year! To help us celebrate our school theme 16-17 “Harry Potter” we decided to put together our very first “Highlands Quidditch Cup!” We may not be able to fly but we can sure run fast! Each Quidditch team had a Beater, a Keeper, a Chaser, and the most important role, Seeker. The teams were split up by grade levels this time -- 7th vs. 8th grade. In both of the rounds, the 8th Graders had defeated 7th Graders by a big blowout 230 - 40! In the end, it was epic, super fun, unforgettable event that made us realize that Harry Potter rules!!! To bring us back down to Earth, we were lucky to have local comedian and celebrity, Augie T remind us of why Thanksgiving is important and why we need to laugh a lot with friends and family during this upcoming holiday weekend… Errol, 8th Grade President
