Latter-Day Scots

Missionaries Embrace HPHS Motto, Serve Around the World

By: Val Holley

At Highland Park High School, the motto “Enter to learn, go forth to serve” is more than a slogan etched on a wall — it’s a way of life.

Rooted in a tradition of excellence now spanning more than a century, Highland Park requires students to complete a minimum of 50 hours of community service, alongside rigorous academic standards, to graduate.

While these expectations might seem daunting to students (and parents) at first, many embrace service not as a requirement, but as a guiding principle to shape their futures.

Among those are more than a dozen graduates who have either accepted calls, are serving, or have recently returned from full-time missionary assignments for The Church of Jesus Christ

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