Para Los Niños finds new location in the heart of Burien
Para Los Niños has moved to a new location right in the heart of Burien, after spending the last several years at the Annex, from where they were vacated by the city. The local non-profit will continue...
View ArticleHelp Highline Schools families – make sure our students are connected
From our friends at the Highline Schools Foundation: Help Highline Schools Families Today Make Sure Our Students are Connected! COVID-19 has created a situation where the start of the school year will...
View ArticleVIDEO: See progress on new Highline High School construction via drone footage
Courtesy Russ Alan Schaff comes this great eye-in-the-sky video shot with a Mavic Mini drone, showing the progress of the new Highline High School campus construction: The new campus – designed by...
View ArticleJOBS: Part-Time Preschool Teachers needed for John Knox Community Preschool
SPONSORED: Part-Time Preschool Teachers Needed John Knox Community Preschool is seeking Christ loving, kid focused teachers and assistant teachers for part time needs. Candidates should be experienced...
View ArticleHighline Heritage Museum seeking help, offering new programs
The Highline Heritage Museum is seeking help for its COVID-19 Protection & Caring Fund, and is offering many new programs: COVID-19 PROTECTION & CARING FUND We identified two areas to address...
View ArticleHighline Public Schools holding Distance Learning Webinar Tuesday, Aug. 11
Highline Public Schools will be holding an online Distance Learning Webinar in two different sessions on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020: We know you have questions on distance learning, and we’re working on...
View ArticleCOVID-19 testing now available at Highline College
From our sister site The Waterland Blog: In partnership with UW Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, Highline College is now hosting COVID-19 testing on its Des Moines campus. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m....
View ArticleSeattle Christian School welcomes Chad McNatt as new Superintendent
EDITOR’S NOTE: Seattle Christian School is an Advertiser. The Seattle Christian School Board of Trustees, students, staff, families and community members announced that Chad McNatt will be its new...
View Article‘Bookmarks & Landmarks’ holding Sept. 12 online discussion of John Lewis’...
Join the King County Library System, SoCoCulture.org, the Greater Kent Historical Society and the Kent Black Action Commission for a Sept. 12 discussion of Congressman John Lewis’s award-winning...
View ArticleGlendale Lutheran School in Burien accepting 6th-8th Graders for hybrid...
SPONSORED: Glendale Lutheran School in Burien is accepting 6th-8th Graders for hybrid learning model this fall. Looking for a new educational path for your Middle School student during this upcoming...
View ArticleCity of Burien and Highline Public Schools work together to connect students...
The City of Burien is partnering with Highline Public Schools and Comcast to connect up to 1,500 eligible Highline students in Burien with free internet for 12 months. Burien is directing $200,000 of...
View ArticleCommunity Salmon Investigation (CSI) Volunteer Training & Workshop will be...
The annual Community Salmon Investigation (CSI) Volunteer Training & Workshop will start on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. At this free workshop, you’ll learn fish identification, survey techniques and...
View ArticleREMINDER: The Virtual Burien Brat Trot is THIS WEEKEND – here’s how to register
REMINDER: The Virtual Burien Brat Trot is THIS WEEKEND! All are invited to register today, grab your packet this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, then run or walk it (safely) your own way. Prefer to ride your...
View ArticleVolunteers needed to join Highline Public Schools Language Arts Adoption...
A process to select new materials for K-12 Language Arts launched last fall in Highline Public Schools, and Volunteers are needed to join the district’s Language Arts Adoption Committee. The timeline...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: Kennedy Catholic’s safe ‘Little Lancer Trick or Treating’ is...
SAVE THE DATE: All are invited to bring their Little Lancers to Kennedy Catholic High School on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, from 3-4 p.m. for a safe and socially distanced event full of spooky surprises....
View ArticleHighline Schools Foundation’s annual Oktoberfest dinner fundraiser is now ‘To...
Though supporters can’t be together in person for the Highline Schools Foundation’s annual Oktoberfest fundraising dinner this year, everyone can order ‘Oktoberfest To Go’ and celebrate safely at home....
View ArticleHighline Public Schools Tech Levy Town Hall will be Monday, Oct. 12
Highline families, staff and community members are invited to log in for a virtual Tech Levy Town Hall on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, from 5 – 5:30 p.m. “Get informed about Prop. 1 – the district’s...
View ArticleSt. Bernadette School K-3 students return to class with masks and social...
On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, Burien’s St. Bernadette Parish School (a B-Town Blog Advertiser) welcomed back K-3 students for in-person instruction. Principal Eve Ruiz welcomes students with thermometer in...
View ArticleLow-income K-12 students in Highline Public Schools getting free internet
Comcast recently announced that it is partnering with the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to launch a new program for schools throughout the state to connect large...
View ArticleHighline Public Schools will remain in full Distance Learning for first semester
On Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, Highline Public Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield released an update on Distance Learning. “After much careful deliberation, the board and I have made the decision that...
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