September 29, 2006   

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Welcome to the first edition of Highline eHighlights. This newsletter, which replaces District News, will be sent approximately twice a month to all Highline employees and to community members. We encourage you to forward it to those who may not be subscribers, who can subscribe by sending us an email.

Student Interpreters: helping voices

Kelly Johnson, ELL Facilitator at McMicken Elementary, explains the ELL program to parents while Jeanette Serrano and Ronald Carrion handle the interpreting.   Student Interpreters have started off the 2006-07 school year providing services at several school events. Jeanette Serrano and Ronald Carrion, seniors at Highline High School, were at McMicken Elementary School to provide Spanish-English translation at the ELL Parent Orientation Night. Parents and staff were most appreciative of their very professional service. Get the whole story..>>

Congratulations to Joani Bishop, vocational teacher at the Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment!

Joani was recently named Washington Association for Career and Technical Education’s Career and Technical Teacher of the Year! This award is sponsored by Pemco Insurance who donated $5,000 to Joani for use in her program. Jim Menzies of Pemco attended the Tyee Educational Complex Family Night this week where Joani was honored and presented the check.

Sylvester Middle School Recognized

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson has announced the award of $620,500 to 55 Title I schools for making notable academic gains and narrowing the performance gap among their student ethnic groups based on the 2005 WASL scores. Sylvester Middle School is to receive $14,700 to be used in a way that benefits student reading, writing, and mathematics achievement. In the 2005 WASL, Sylvester’s results showed dramatic improvements in the Hispanic and African American student performance. Read on..>>

Mary Cline Scholarship Recipients

At the August 9 School Board meeting, Bob Cline introduced the 2006 recipients of the Mary Cline Memorial Scholarship. Photo (r-l): Bob Cline; Gurneet Randhawa, HHS grad; Pompilio Gomez, HHS grad; Elise Evans, HHS grad; Jenny He, MRHS grad; Vianka Guerrero, EHS grad; and Camille Le, EHS grad. Hodelia Hayak, OSC, and Peter Lee, HHS, were unable to attend the meeting.

New Futures Awards 1st Teen Scholarships

Three students from New Futures were selected as recipients of the organization’s first scholarships.   Get the details..>>

Life After High School Event

Good Information + Planning = Bright Future Mark your calendars for this important event to be held on Tuesday, November 14 at Highline High School from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Aimed at providing information for families with middle school and high school students, this evening will feature representatives from a variety of colleges, universities, and technical programs, as well as experts on preparing for and paying for college.   Get event flyer.. >>

Board Minutes

Click the date to read the minutes from the September 13, 2006 board meetings.