April 20, 2007   

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Event to Honor former Superintendent Carl Jensen

The public is invited to Camp Waskowitz on May 26, noon to 4:00 p.m., to honor and celebrate the life of Carl Jensen. Read on..>>

Elementary Essay Contest

Literacy Work and College Planning All-in-One!   Here’s a chance for students in grades K-6 to put their literacy skills to good use - by recognizing their favorite bus driver! The winner of the essay contest will receive a laptop computer and a $1,000 educational savings bond! Check out http://www.thomasbus.com/contest for all the details.

Des Moines Rotary Teams up with Parks & Recreation Services

Valuable After-School Programming Provided   l-r Whitney Beauprey, Emily Lugo, Nick Brinkmeyer [foreground], Shaelyn Suarez, Selena Vite, Flor Solorzuna and Kim Tula. The instructors in the back ground l-r are Kaylene Moon and Barbara Gladding.     The Des Moines Rotary Club has provided grant funding to the Des Moines Parks, Recreation & Senior Services for teen after-school programming this year. Programs include Activity Afternoons on the last Friday of each month, with 54 kids attending the March 30 event. The Activity Afternoons are entirely free to the students. In addition to the Activity Afternoons, there are also smaller classes, which have included a drill club, knitting and sewing for beginners, and a cooking club. Most of the students who participate attend Pacific Middle School. Get the whole story...>>

$15,000 to Help Fund Community Improvement Projects

General Mills Sales, Inc. and Hamburger Helper are searching for people in your hometown that are raising funds to help the community. Hamburger Helper will fund initiatives to help hometowns across America. For more..>>

Parents and Students Come Together to Learn about Math

by Jennifer Hefford-Anderson   Midway Elementary’s Family Math Night was a time for parents and their children to learn and play games that will increase their mathematical knowledge. Read on...>>

Math is Cool!

At Highline Public Schools, Math is definitely Cool! The Mount Rainier High School math team joins in the state-wide Math is Cool program. The program, started in the late ‘90s by Gregg Sampson, a mathematics teacher at Lewis and Clark High School in the Spokane area, has grown each year and now encompasses school districts across the state. Get the whole story...>>

Another National Merit Scholar Finalist Named

Charles Loeffler, Evergreen High School senior, has been named a National Merit Scholar Finalist. Congratulations, Charles! This brings the Highline total of finalists to five students.

Torn By War, Healing Through Hope

l-r Kim Troung and Judy Nguyen interviewing one another as a practice interview.      One School’s Effort to Create a Culture of Peace in Their Community   The Aviation High School Oral History Project is an effort to examine multiple perspectives on the conflicts in Laos and Cambodia, with an emphasis on the local Seattle community. Students hope to learn first-hand what experiences community members had during these conflicts, and how these events have impacted their lives. Get the scoop...>> View Photos...>>

Chinook Middle School Summer Activities Fair a Success

If you stopped by Chinook during the evening of April 4, you would have seen representatives from the Youth Volunteer Corp, the Boy Scouts of America, SeaTac Parks & Recreation Department, the Ecology Youth Corp, Highline Tutoring, and many, many more organizations – all there to share opportunities for summer activities with the students. Organizer Kim Ustanik noted, "We wish great success to the students of our community in finding wonderful, positive things to do this coming summer and as a result, they return to school in the fall happy, energized and ready participate!" In all, over 30 organizations participated – and nearly 500 families attended. Good work, Chinook!

4th Annual Latino Education Summit

A group of Pacific Middle School students recently had the opportunity to attend the 4th Annual Latino Education Summit. Held at the University of Washington – Tacoma, the event offered these students a valuable look into life at the University and they came away seeing new possibilities for their own futures. Get the whole story...>>

Cascade Proudly Celebrates the 11th Annual Parade of Nations

Lei Making Many Hearts Beating as One by Jeni White On Thursday, March 29, Cascade Middle School students, staff, families and community members celebrated the 11th Annual Parade of Nations cultural event. Parade of Nations is an all-school event in which participants share their culture through song, dance, skits, storytelling and a culminating fashion show from around the world. Read on...>>

Two Highline Students Win Essay Contest

"Ready, Set, Goals"   From over 200 entries in the recent Wells Fargo Ready, Set, Goals essay contest sponsored by the Seattle Seahawks, Highline students won first and second place! Madrona sixth grader, Baluga Paosa-Tuito’elau won first place. Uipa Atonio, fifth grader at Parkside Elementary won second place. See photos and read their award winning essays...>>

2007 Regional High School Art Show Awards

"Ready, Set, Goals"   Congratulations to Neil Solano of Evergreen High School and Catherine Dupre of Highline High School - both are award-winning artists in this year's Regional Art Show sponsored by the Puget Sound Education Service District. Get the whole story...>>

Chinook Middle School Offers ELL Classes for Adults

Statistics are clear that students do better in school when parents participate. Engaging parents who don’t speak English has been a challenge for many of our schools. Chinook has teamed up with Highline Community College to offer parents the opportunity to learn English at free evening classes. Learn more...>>

Health Science and Human Services Students Learn Vital Lessons

The Health Science and Human Services School at Evergreen High School has partnered with the Red Cross to give students the opportunity for hands-on experience that will benefit their life at school, home, and in the community. Read on...>>

Highline Alumni Awarded Fellowships

Three Mount Rainier High School graduates, Gwen Spencer (2001), Elaine Hart (2002), and Daniel Walton (2003), all received Graduate Fellowships from the National Science Foundation to do graduate study. All three attended at least middle school and high school in Highline Public Schools and participated in the International Baccalaureate program at Mount Rainier. All three also graduated (or will, in Daniel's case) from Harvey Mudd College and will be pursuing Ph.D.s. Get photos and the whole story...>>

King-Snohomish Spelling Bee Abuzz with Unusual Words

Seven students from around the Highline district were on-hand to compete at the March 25 King-Snohomish Regional Spelling Bee. Students won the right to represent their school by winning first or second (alternate) place at their local spelling bee. The following students participated and some even earned their way into the local news. Get the details...>>

Board Minutes

Click the date to read the minutes from the March 28, 2007 board meetings.