Highlands Middle School
Kennewick · Kennewick, WA
Top Teacher at Highlands Middle School
Marixa Abarcaperez
Getting StartedElem. Homeroom Teacher Teacher
All Teachers at Highlands Middle School
Ranked by total notes received
- 1Marixa AbarcaperezElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 2Stephanie AkinsOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 3Kymberlee BarreraSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 4Rebecca BeardsleySecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 5Kara BeauchampSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 6Kirsten BoothOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 7Terri ClawsonElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 8Kelsie ClaytonSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 9Andrew CooperSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 10Mark DalbeckOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 11Madison CrandallSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 12Stephanie DaySecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 13Vasiliy DubinetsElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 14Robin EllisElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 15Patricia EscamillaSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 16Charles EsquivelOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 17Fiona EstrelladoSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 18Connie FowSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 19Jared GrossmanSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 20Sumiyyah JalalyarSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 21Todd KirkSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 22Phillip LarsenSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 23Corrinda LathanSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 24Desiree MartinezSecondary Principal0+0 wk
- 25Martha MatherSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 26Kathleen McconnellSecondary Vice Principal0+0 wk
- 27Bryan MckinneySecondary Vice Principal0+0 wk
- 28Tia MonzingoSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 29Peggy NicholasSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 30Heather PaulElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 31Donald PerrySecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 32Meghan ReimanSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 33Seth PowersSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 34Jill RockefellerSubstitute Teacher0+0 wk
- 35Corey ScherbarthElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 36Zachary SchraderOther Teacher0+0 wk
- 37Tracy StewartSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 38Michelle SweeneyElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 39Dustin SmithSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 40Stephanie StadelmanElem. Homeroom Teacher0+0 wk
- 41Maria StahlSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 42Willem WensveenSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 43Jeff WiensSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 44Steven WillockSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 45Maren WilmSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
- 46Ngan LeSecondary Teacher0+0 wk
What Kind of Appreciation Does Highlands Middle School Send?
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Highlands Middle School in Kennewick, WA is part of the NoteVUE teacher appreciation community, where students, parents, and alumni send anonymous digital notes to educators who have made a lasting difference in their lives. With 0 notes sent to 0 teachers and counting, Highlands Middle School has built a measurable culture of gratitude that reflects the dedication of its educators and the appreciation of its community.
Kennewick, which oversees Highlands Middle School, serves thousands of students across the region. Within this district, Highlands Middle School stands out as a school where appreciation is actively expressed — not just assumed. Teachers here receive notes that span the full emotional spectrum of gratitude: from heartfelt thanks for staying after school to help a struggling student, to recognition of the creative energy a teacher brings to every lesson, to real-talk acknowledgments from former students who only years later understood the impact their teacher had on their trajectory.
The NoteVUE platform operates on a simple but powerful principle: appreciation should be easy, permanent, and specific. Easy, because anyone can send a note in under 60 seconds with no account required. Permanent, because notes stay on a teacher's public wall forever — a digital record of impact that teachers can revisit on their hardest days. Specific, because students choose from four emotional vibes (grateful, inspired, proud, and real talk) and write a personal message, ensuring that what teachers receive feels genuine rather than generic.
How NoteVUE Works for Schools Like Highlands Middle School
For a school like Highlands Middle School, NoteVUE functions as both a recognition platform and a culture measurement tool. Every note sent to a teacher here is a data point — a signal from the community about who is making a difference and how. School leaders can see in real time which teachers are receiving the most appreciation, what emotional themes resonate most with students, and how engagement is trending week over week. This data doesn't replace human judgment, but it adds a layer of signal that no annual staff survey can capture.
Teachers at Highlands Middle School who claim their NoteVUE walls become part of a public recognition system that extends beyond the walls of the school. When a parent shares a teacher's wall link on social media, or when a former student sends a note years after graduation, the appreciation circle expands. This kind of asynchronous, ongoing recognition is particularly powerful for educators, who often work in isolation — behind closed classroom doors — without knowing whether their effort is landing.
The milestone badge system rewards teachers at Highlands Middle School as they accumulate notes: Bronze for 10 notes, Silver for 25, Gold for 50, and Legend for 100 or more. These badges appear on teacher walls and on the school's leaderboard profile, creating a visible record of recognition milestones. When a teacher crosses a milestone, they receive a notification — a moment of acknowledgment in a profession where acknowledgment is all too rare.
Bringing NoteVUE to Highlands Middle School: A Guide for Principals
Principals and administrators at schools like Highlands Middle School are increasingly using NoteVUE as a low-cost, high-impact teacher retention tool. In an era when teacher burnout and turnover are at historic highs, the data is clear: teachers who feel appreciated stay longer, perform better, and mentor more effectively. NoteVUE creates a scalable system for appreciation that doesn't require a principal to personally recognize every teacher every week.
The adoption playbook at Highlands Middle School and schools like it typically starts with a brief announcement at a staff meeting: the principal introduces NoteVUE, explains that students and families can send anonymous appreciation notes, and invites every teacher to claim their wall. This takes five minutes. Within a week of the announcement, early-adopter teachers start sharing their wall links in their email signatures and classroom posters, and notes begin flowing in.
The most successful NoteVUE schools pair the platform launch with a specific event: Teacher Appreciation Week, the start of a new semester, or a school anniversary. These events give students a clear prompt and a sense of urgency. Schools that launch during Teacher Appreciation Week consistently see their note counts triple within 10 days of the event, as the social proof of visible appreciation inspires more students to participate. If you're a leader at Highlands Middle School and you're reading this, consider this your invitation to take five minutes to explore what NoteVUE can do for your teachers and your school's culture.