Highland High School

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Highland High School is a four-year public secondary school in Pocatello, Idaho, part of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25. The school colors are red, black, and white and its mascot is a ram.HistoryOpened in 1963, Highland was the second of the three traditional public high schools in Pocatello, and serves the northern portion of the school district, including portions of Pocatello, Chubbuck, and Tyhee. It was originally going to be called "Gate City," one of Pocatello's historical nicknames. Students voiced their dislike for the name and a vote was held, and the winning name was "Highland." The campus is in an elevated area on Bench Road, northeast of the city center; the elevation is 4740ft above sea level, about 270ft above rival Pocatello High.There is another Highland High School in the state, at Craigmont in Lewis County in north central Idaho. A small school in Class 1A, it is usually distinguished by the name Highland-Craigmont to avoid confusion.