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Highline High Jazz Band’s 25th Big Band Dance Fundraiser will be Sat., Mar. 7
All are invited to come celebrate Scott Babcock’s 25 years of teaching music at the Highline High School Jazz Band’s 25th annual Big Band Dance Fundraiser – with a Roaring 20’s theme – on Saturday,...
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Nominations for Highline Schools Foundation’s Gold Star Awards open until...
From our friends at the Highline Schools Foundation: Do you work with or for a person who has made a significant contribution in our schools? The Gold Star Awards are prestigious honors in our school...
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Vending machine at area high school offers nutritious breakfasts on the go
From our friends at Highline Public Schools: Breakfast at school is critical for students who don’t get regular meals at home. But not every student is able to make it to school early enough to stop by...
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DAYNA’S DOSE: Women Over 50: The A to Z of It
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Arrgh ye Highline Pirate…wanna buy yer old purple high school locker?
As we’ve previously reported, Highline High School shut its doors at the end of the 2019 school year, and is currently being rebuilt, with an expected opening of Sept., 2021. The terra-cotta entrance...
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Highline, Evergreen & Tyee High Schools will join KingCo League this fall
Athletic programs at Evergreen, Highline and Tyee high schools will join the KingCo League, starting in fall 2020, Highline Public Schools announced this week. Every four years, the Washington...
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DAYNA’S DOSE: What is real love? Changing the way we think about love.
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Learn ‘How Art is Used in Activism & the Cultural Impact it Has’ at Highline...
Highline Heritage Museum will be hosting an Arts Lecture from Chris Porter on ‘How Art is Used in Activism & the Cultural Impact it Has, Past & Present’ this Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, from 1 – 3...
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Highline Schools Foundation’s 2020 Gold Star Award nominees announced
Each year, the Highline Schools Foundation solicits nominations from community members, district employees and parents for its prestigious and much-anticipated Gold Star Awards, and on Friday the...
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Two teachers forced out of Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School due to LGBT...
By Scott Schaefer Two popular teachers at Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School – Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie – were forced to “voluntarily resign” on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, because they both...
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Kennedy Catholic High School teacher’s fiancé shares thoughts on partner’s...
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a statement taken from an Instagram post by Sean Nyberg, the fiancé of Kennedy Catholic High School teacher Paul Danforth, who was forced to “voluntarily resign” from...
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Petition, fundraiser started to help ousted Kennedy Catholic High School LGBT...
A petition and fundraiser have been created to help ousted LGBT teachers Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie, who were forced to “voluntarily resign” from Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School on...
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Burien Pride releases statement on Kennedy Catholic High teacher resignations
Organizers of Burien Pride released the following statement on the Kennedy Catholic High School teacher resignations on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020: “What happened at Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien...
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Environmental Science Center’s annual Soirée will be Saturday, Mar. 7
Burien’s Environmental Science Center will be holding its 2020 Soirée – benefiting local students, residents and our natural treasures – on Saturday, March 7, 2020. This fun fundraiser event will run...
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VIDEO: Kennedy Catholic student releases ‘open letter’ to Archdiocese of Seattle
A student at Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School released the following ‘open letter’ video to the Archdiocese of Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, regarding the school’s recent ‘voluntary...
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Sit-in, walkout to protest LGBTQ teacher ‘resignations’ planned at Kennedy...
Students are planning a sit-in (at 9 a.m.) and a walkout (around 1:15 p.m.) on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 to protest the ‘voluntary resignations’ of Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie, two LGBTQ teachers...
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DAYNA’S DOSE: The power of choice: Make decisions for your best life
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VIDEO: Hundreds of students walk out of Kennedy Catholic High to protest...
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, one of the biggest protests we’ve ever seen in the south end took place when hundreds of students walked out of Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School in a show of support for...
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LETTER: In ‘support of the administration of Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High...
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a verified resident. It is the sole opinion of its writer, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The B-Town Blog, nor its...
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Superintendent Susan Enfield receives Women in School Leadership Award
Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield has been awarded the 2020 Women in School Leadership Award by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the district announced...
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