[tradition]

When the state first went to 6 classes, Highlands was a 4A school, but played up in 5A as there were no other 4A schools nearby, which made them "geographically challenged" or some such designation. That was, and appears to still be, the only way a school can play up in classification.

In the current alignment, Highlands and others nearby were all 4A schools, and it made for a 5 team district in Northern KY.

Actually Highlands was a 3A size school and moved up to 5A. Covington Cathlic was a 4A size school and moved up to 5A at that time also. There were not enough teams geographically close in either 3A or 4A to great a district including Highlands and Covington Cathlic.