Things are going to start looking a lot brighter next year at Highland Schools. This summer, the school district is replacing all the current lighting with LED lighting. Superintendent Chris Armstrong said the project involves removing all the fluorescent lights and replacing them with energy-efficient LED lights. The change will save the school an estimated $20,000 a year, and Armstrong feels it will improve the learning environment for the students.

The $100,000 project was given a considerable amount of aid by the Washington County Riverboat Foundation, which awarded a grant of $35,000. Armstrong said he feels very grateful to the Foundation for their support, which has given the school close to $1 million since the Foundation’s inception. He believes the students in the district have been able to experience many things they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to were it not for the WCRF’s contributions.

The upgrade will take place over the summer, and the students will be greeted in the fall by the new lighting.