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Highland High School is a common location in Beavis and Butt-Head, being the school which Beavis and Butt-Head attend, sometimes, as they often skip school, only bothering to show up when the cafeteria serves tacos ("Citizen Butt-Head").

When they do actually attend, the duo are always found sitting in the back of their classroom laughing and fooling around, instead of paying attention to their teachers and their lessons, much to their frustration. The boys usually cause mayhem at the school by breaking things or messing around with other students or the faculty, and disrupting classes. With the exceptions of Mr. Van Driessen, Stewart, and a few others, these antics have caused the duo to be almost universally reviled by both faculty and fellow students alike, especially various girls they have attempted to "score" with, and Principal McVicker, who lives in fear of the duo and wants them dead, as the boys have damaged the school's reputation beyond repair, and ruined their funding.

Series creator Mike Judge lived in Albuquerque, NM during his high school years. Although he attended a private school, he lived in an area which would require him to go to Highland High School should he have attended public school in Albuquerque.

In the 2022 revival, the school was completely refurbished during the time skip, being made bigger and modernized with blackboards being replaced with whiteboards, newer technology, and a repaint. It also has a car park at the front of the building where the sign and flagpole used to be, with them being moved closer to the doors.

Incidents[]

These are just some of the incidents that have been shown/known to happen at Highland High, usually by the duo:

  • "Incognito": A rival gang of Earl's, one of the students, tried to shoot him during one of Mr. Van Driessen's biology lessons. Earl fought back, but Van Driessen confiscated his gun, preventing the situation from escalating any further.
  • "Manners Suck": Beavis accused educational speaker Mr. Manners of molesting him when he angrily grabbed him for not taking his etiquette lesson seriously. Van Driessen came into the room just in time and confronted Manners for assaulting his students, which results in the hippie teacher and speaker to engage in a wimpy fight. Manners was eventually fired from his job for the duo's allegations.
  • "Safe Driving": During Driver's Ed, Butt-Head decides to recreate a PSA that he had just watched in his test by driving recklessly. He crashes into a truck, critically injuring Beavis and Coach Buzzcut. Butt-Head himself, however, didn't seem to be harmed that much, since he was heard laughing following the crash.
  • "Teen Talk": Beavis and Butt-Head spray painted a sign saying "Highland High School Cares" to replace "Cares" with "Sucks" (though they spelled it as "SUKS"), prior to it being shown on live TV. This incident humiliated Principal McVicker and caused him to put the duo on Teen Talk with Captain Dick Jackman to confess their prank. When the duo get kicked off the show, McVicker forces them to remove asbestos from the cafeteria every day after school for a week.
  • "Candy Sale": In a similar incident to the Manners one 6 months earlier, the same man, this time going by "Mr. Candy" and working as a candy salesman, furiously grabs Beavis and Butt-Head for not giving him all their earnings from their candy sale. Beavis makes the same allegations again, and this time, Coach Buzzcut intervenes, who deals with Candy more brutally than Van Driessen did by beating the snot out of him. It's very likely that Candy lost his job again after that.
  • "Steamroller": Beavis and Butt-Head drove a steamroller they stole from Tom Anderson into the building, causing major structural damage. The duo also crashed it into the Teacher's Lounge, injuring Coach Buzzcut in the process. However, the boys didn't get in trouble.
  • "P.T.A.": A Parents' Teacher Conference turned ugly when Principal McVicker argued with Beavis and Butt-head over "cool teachers" and student discipline at the hands of Coach Buzzcut, whom they revealed his abrasive methods to the parents in attendance. This escalated into a fight with parents when McVicker outright threatens the duo, causing McVicker to be forced to attend an "emergency meeting" with the school board and Buzzcut to be placed under investigation.
  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Beavis and Butt-Head break the TV when trying to steal it from the AV room, which lead to them getting expelled. Later, the ATF charges in the school, causing Van Driessen to be brutally arrested and his guitar to be destroyed, possibly having everyone to get body cavity searches, and McVicker getting scolded by the ATF and possibly arrested too. (Everything is back to normal after the movie, though, once the duo become ATF agents themselves.)
  • "Nothing Happening": An Air Liner randomly nosedived into the school, causing great damage to the building. It was reported that nobody got hurt by the crash and no one was in the building at the time. This is one of the only incidents not to be caused by the duo.
  • "Breakdown": An unseen incident involving Beavis and Butt-Head left the Teacher's Lounge severely damaged. The duo messing around with the intercom system eventually results in Principal McVicker having a mental breakdown and being committed to a mental asylum, with the same happening to Van Driessen there during a visit, resulting in two faculty members being sick.
  • "Beavis and Butt-Head Are Dead": When Beavis and Butt-Head are believed to be "dead", Van Driessen decides to start a grassroots campaign to help students in need, just like he always thought the duo were. However, Principal McVicker misinterprets this as "exploiting their deaths for money", and turns it into a fundraiser for his and the teacher's gains, so he calls up the TV station to garner awareness and interest. When being broadcast, Beavis and Butt-Head show up on campus, causing McVicker to have a fatal heart attack, with Buzzcut giving him CPR.
  • "School Test": The school lost funding after Principal McVicker cheated on Beavis and Butt-Head's tests; the same incident caused McVicker to fire Van Driessen and be put on investigation.
  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe: Butt-Head uses the "Fieldgoal 3000" on Beavis' groin during the 1998 science fair, sending him flying across the gymnasium; Beavis' extremely high shriek destroys many science projects and Van Driessen's glasses, and culminates with the gymnasium burning. This results in the duo being sent to court and sentenced to space camp by a sympathetic judge, which was initially the grand prize for the science fair.
  • "Weird Girl": In an attempt to impress Beavis, Glennis burnt down the Honors trailer. She was subsequently arrested and expelled from Highland High as a result. Nobody was reported to be hurt by the fire and this is one of the only incidents not to be caused by the duo.

Faculty and Staff[]

Current staff (as of the 2022 revival)[]

Former staff[]

  • Principal McVicker (likely retired between 1998 and 2022, hasn't been seen working at Highland High in the 2022 revival as of now)
  • Coach Buzzcut (either fired or retired between 1998 and 2022, replaced by a nicer, fatter gym teacher as seen in "Are You There God? It's Me, Beavis")
  • Mr. Stevenson (only seen working here in select early episodes; likely quit because of Beavis and Butt-Head)
  • Chuckles the Janitor (likely retired between 1998 and 2022, replaced by a younger janitor in the 2022 revival as seen in "Boxed In")
  • Dr. Floss (succeeded by Ortiz sometime between 1998 and 2022)

Unknown as of 2022[]

Students[]

Class of 1998[]

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Class photo

Class of 2022[]

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Students in the 2022 revival, designed by Shay Lurie

Drop-outs[]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

  • Highland High School was originally named Foothill High School but was changed to avoid comparisons to the show.
  • Highland High appears the most in Season 5, with a total of 17 episodes featuring the school.

Gallery[]

Beavis and Butt-Head: Virtual Stupidity[]

Town: Highland


Places:

American Legion Post 2968.5 · Aqualand Arena · Beavis and Butt-Head's House · Burger World · Central Telephone · Chicken Masters · County Animal Shelter · David Van Driessen's House · Eli's Meats · George's Liquor · Highland Gardens · Highland High School · Highland Mall · Highland Psychiatric Center · Highland Zoo · Home Labyrinth · Hospital · Laundromat · Mad Jacks · Madame Blavatsky's Shop · Maxi-Mart · Museum of Art · Pik 'N' Save · Principal McVicker's House · Southland 30 Plex · Southland Medical Center · State Penitentiary · Stewart's House · Taco Yummo · The Mens Store · Tom Anderson's House · Tux Rentals

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