Highland School continues its tradition of helping those in need during the holiday season. 100% of the ticket sales from the recent Highland for the Holidays bazaar were divided equally between the Fauquier Family Shelter and the Fauquier Free Clinic. Head of School Hank Berg was able to present each group with $600.

In addition, the 2013 Thanksgiving Food Drive was a great success, thanks to the generosity of our Highland community. Highland's total school donation was 3324 pounds, with 500 from the Lower School, 1286 from the Middle School, and 1538 from the Upper School. Additionally, Highland's Senior class continued their tradition of sponsoring one turkey per Senior with a donation of $735. "We wouldn't even attempt to do this project without volunteers like Highland," said Food Bank Manager Roland Serrano, after Highland volunteers assembled more than 200 baskets in one hour on Saturday. This Thanksgiving, the food bank provided meals for 650 needy families in the community.

In addition to collecting wish list items for the food bank, student groups in each division host an assembly to generate awareness for the larger issue of hunger and poverty. In the Upper School, students heard from Mr. David Pirtle and Ms. Resurrection Graves from the National Coalition for the Homeless Speakers Bureau about experiences becoming and overcoming homelessness.