The Hightower Academy recently graduated five seniors Dec. 2017. Assistant Principal Stan Williams hopes to graduate the rest of the seniors in the spring 2018 alongside the DCHS seniors at the new UNG Convocation Center in Dahlonega. In the 2017-18 school year, Hightower Academy has grown by 25 students seeking their education in a non-traditional setting. The school serves the students in the Dawson County School System and high school students attending the Academy are still considered members of DCHS.