Senior Mahlet Assefa has been named an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. She is one of just 3,100 students to receive this distinction. To qualify, Mahlet scored in the top three percent of Black Americans who requested consideration for the program when they took the PSAT last spring. Mahlet attends Health Sciences and Human Services High School (HS3), one of three small high schools on the Evergreen Campus in White Center.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program honors academically promising Black American high school students. The names of Outstanding Participants are referred to U.S. colleges and universities.

Come learn about all the possibilities that await students after high school at the annual Life After High School Fair October 7 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Tyee Educational Complex (4424 S. 188th Street, SeaTac). This event is for parents and students, grades 7-12, to meet representatives of over 100 colleges, apprenticeships, and industry. Attend the middle school rally and several workshops on how to pay for college and complete a college application.

Shorewood Elementary School students led by music teacher Margie Paynton sing it loud and proud: "When I build up my knowledge, I can go to any college!" The "Shorewood Pride" song, to the tune of "She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain," is just one bit of evidence of the college-going culture budding at this elementary school that feeds into Cascade Middle School and the Evergreen high school campus.

Highline Public Schools has been awarded $475,000 from the Stuart Foundation for the second year of a three-year project. The grant funds community schools programs at 14 schools in White Center and SeaTac.

The Tsunami that devastated the Samoan Islands has hit many Highline families hard. The Highline community has a significant number of Samoan immigrants, most of them with family members in the islands. A number of students and staff lost loved ones in the disaster.

The cold and flu season has hit already, and significant numbers of students and staff are out of school – mostly with the common cold. In an effort to prevent the spread of illness, Highline Medical Center is partnering with Highline Public Schools in a "Rub Out Germs" campaign. The medical center is supplying small bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which will be distributed to students at school.

Parents are invited to learn more about the district’s algebra curriculum. Math teachers and specialists will introduce parents to the Discovering Algebra textbook series and the online support materials available to parents and students.