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Highland Academy is a co-ed secondary boarding school operated by the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The main objective of the school is cooperation with heavenly agencies providing for the restoration of the image of God in mankind. The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates a school system under divine guidance to ensure that its youth may receive a balanced physical, mental, moral, social and vocational education in harmony with denominational standards and ideals. We believe that spiritual values predominate in the purpose for which the school exists, and that these spiritual values should permeate the school in all of its programs.

Highland Academy is one in a system of schools - elementary, secondary, collegiate and university level - operated by Seventh-day Adventists for the purpose of educating their youth in the ideals, beliefs and customs of the church. The government has an effective public school system for educating citizens, but in addition to being patriotic, law-abiding citizens, Seventh-day Adventists want their children to be loyal Seventh-day Adventists. Peculiar to the church is a body of knowledge and ideals that must be conveyed to its children in order for it to achieve its goals.

MISSION
Highland Academy 's mission is to develop Christ-like characters and lifelong learners.

PHILOSOPHY
Highland Academy 's philosophy, in cooperation with the home and the Seventh-day Adventist Church , is to:

•  cultivate a vibrant relationship with God;
•  create a passion for self-motivated spiritual, mental, physical and social development.

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