Highlands Bankshares 10-Q 2018 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification

Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highlands Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended March 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Timothy K. Schools, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Timothy K. Schools

Timothy K. Schools

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 14, 2018