Highland Park Junior High takes pride in its Spanish Immersion Program, the continuation of the program at Adams Spanish Immersion Elementary School.  The continuation rate of students moving from the elementary school to the junior high program is one of the highest rates in the nation.  Students develop high levels of fluency and literacy in Spanish while meeting all of the standards of the regular SPPS curriculum.  At Highland Junior, students can take up to four curricular areas in Spanish - math, science, social studies and (Spanish) language arts.  All students take English Language Arts as well along with a variety of electives.  Although the majority of students are graduates of Adams Spanish Immersion, other students join the Program coming from other bilingual or immersion programs or arrive from Spanish-speaking countries and families.

In addition to a three day, two night trip to an Environmental Education Center every other year, Spanish Immersion students participate in and have been very successful in History Day and Geography Bee competitions, Poetry Slams, Model United Nations events and Service Learning Projects. Our Spanish Immersion students become involved in many school-wide activities at Highland Junior, and are a part of the larger community in this way.