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A New Look... and Providing Up-to-the-Minute News eHighlights is sporting a new look starting with this edition. In addition, this new format will provide a means to update employees with news and information daily. Read more... Newly elected board members Bernie Dorsey, Sili Savusa, and Michael Spear were sworn in at the Highline Public Schools board meeting on December 12. 
Joe Weiss, a teacher at Puget Sound Skills Center's marine technology center, has been named Formal Educator of the Year by the Environmental Education Association Washington. He received his award at the December 12 school board meeting. Read more...Odyssey Senior Receives National Level Scholarship
Teachers Achieve National Board Certification At the December 12 meeting, the Highline Board of Directors recognized four teachers who have achieved National Board certification. They were announced along with 480 other Washington teachers on December 4. Their names (and areas of certification) are Ron Adams (Early and Middle Childhood English as a New Language) and Diana Hass (Middle Childhood Generalist) who are both from Madrona Elementary, Victoria Holeman (Early and Middle Childhood Literacy, Reading) from Gregory Heights Elementary, and Kyong Yim (Early and Middle Childhood Literacy, Reading) from Midway Elementary. They join 17 other Highline NBCTs in meeting the rigorous assessment standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching. Read more...Pacific and Sylvester Middle Schools Honored for Learning Improvements State schools superintendent cites gains in student achievement Julia Patterson Honored at Bow Lake
New Ethnic Meal on the Menu in January Nutrition Services has been working hard to create a new ethnic meal, with help from University of Washington Dietetic Intern Adam Padzer. Adam, a Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts graduate, has developed and tested several Cuban- influenced recipes that will be featured on the January menu. Read more...Youth Undoing Racism Workshop Offered Youth Undoing Racism Workshop Thursday, December 27 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This free workshop for young people (ages 15-21) is offered by the People's Institute Northwest, the Seattle American Friends Service Committee, and the Village of Hope. Space is limited! It is important that you come each day AND stay the whole time. Dinner will be provided free on December 27 and Lunch on December 28 & 29. Read more...United Way Competition Ends in Celebration Lunch 
The Northenders versus the Southenders - teams at ERAC joined forces to raise money for United Way - and have a little fun along the way. The goal was to increase the number of people participating in the giving campaign and the team with the greatest percentage of participation won. The prize - lunch with Superintendent Welch. Read more...Foundation for Excellence Awards Grants at New Start Two teachers at New Start received grants from the Foundation for Excellence. President Trustee Holly Moore presented a check to Bruce Dearborn and Ann Magyar to undertake two separate projects they proposed for students at New Start at Salmon Creek. Big Picture Hosts Pacific Islander Cultural Dance Festival As the former dance critic for the Seattle Weekly and the Seattle Times, I still immediately assemble my thoughts and responses whenever I see a dance concert that stirs me. I can't help it: I know how hard it is to choreograph and perform dance well, I want to broadcast to the world every time I see something powerful and moving. Dance is a maligned art, yet there is so much mysterious, indescribable energy that can only be expressed through physical gesture. As Martha Graham explained: "The body says what words cannot." Read more...Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce select Students of the Month from the school districts in their area. Highline was selected for the months of November and December 2007. They are: Bryce Gustafson from Highline High School and Spencer Wright from Mount Rainier High School. They will both be honored at the Chamber luncheon on December 14. Annual Tyee Campus Holiday Bazaar The Annual Tyee Holiday Bazaar was held on Saturday, December 1 on the Tyee Campus. This event was coordinated by SeaTac Rotary and Global Connections DECA and sponsored in part by Hertz Equipment Rentals and Howard Graphics & Design. If you are a Qwest customer and would like to sign up for online bill pay, Qwest will donate 1% to our school district. Click here for more information. GC DECA Students Attend Leadership Retreat On October 19-20, 30 Global Connections DECA students participated in an "into the woods" leadership retreat organized by DECA officer Crystal Rivera. Students traveled to Camp Cispus Leadership Center in Randall, Washington. While at the camp, students participated in "low ropes course" activities. Activities were facilitated to build student skills in leadership and teamwork with an emphasis on trusting each other. While not on the ropes course, students enjoyed an evening of student-planned and facilitated team activities and ended the night with a camp fire and s'mores. Read more... |
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Isaura Jimenez, a senior at Odyssey, the Essential School, is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) - the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Isaura is one of two students in the country to receive the Emerging Latino Leaders scholarship sponsored by NCLR and Best Buy Children's Foundation.
The Highline Schools Foundation recently honored King County Councilmember Julia Patterson during a presentation at Bow Lake Elementary School. Ms. Patterson was instrumental in securing $25,000 in King County funding to aid the Foundation in completing its multicultural books campaign, "A World of Books."