Highlandettes History

Founded in 1961, the award-winning Highlandettes have performed as the Lake Highlands High School drill team for more than 50 high-kicking years! 

To learn about some of our special history and traditions, check out the 2012 Lake Highlands Advocate article celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Highlandettes HERE! 

Some Notable Performances:

• Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmerman

• Children’s Medical Center Christmas Parade

• San Antonio Riverwalk

• College Football Series National Championship Game (appearance)

• Several Dallas Cowboys Halftime Performances

• Several Macy’s Parade Appearances

• Featured in D Magazine

• Dallas Mavericks Performances

• Fiesta Flambeau Parade in San Antonio

• Commercials for Color Tile and Trailways Big Red Busses

• Movie Audition

• Multiple Dallas Cup Performances 

• Several performances at Disneyworld in Orlando

• Dublin, Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Parade

• Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Dallas STARS

Some Notable Dettes:

• Director of Kilgore Rangerettes – Dana Blair

• Michelle Parma (late) – LA Dancer featured on MTV’s Road Rules 

• Amy Acker – Actress WB’s Angel, Catch Me If You Can, The Perfect Man

• Megan McDaniel – New Orleans Saints Dancer

Highlandettes in the 1970s & 1980s. 

Director Ron Howard sporting a Highlandettes t-shirt during the filming of "Cotton Candy" at LHHS in the late 1970s. 

 Highlandettes performing on the San Antonio River Walk in 2019. (Photo: Greg Blomberg)

 The Highlandettes toured Italy in 2016. (Photo: Greg Dale)