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PHOTOS: Take a tour through new Highline High School, which is 85% complete
“Wow, it’s beautiful!” was the phrase on repeat this week as Highline High School Pirates staff toured their new school inside and out. Courtesy Highline Public Schools, below is a photo tour of the...
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Highline Public Schools CFAC announces potential needs for future school bonds
Community members who serve on the Highline Public Schools Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) met last week on Zoom to learn more about the 11 older school sites they will prioritize for...
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Bright Kids, Poor Grades? Highline Tutoring & Testing now enrolling for...
SPONSORED: Bright Kids, Poor Grades? Highline Tutoring and Testing Enrolling Now for Summer and Fall It’s a fact – the last couple of years have been very different for parents and students navigating...
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Applications now open for Seattle Southside Chamber’s 2021 Workforce...
EDITOR’S NOTE: South King Media Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer serves on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. Applications are now open for the Seattle Southside...
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Highline Public Schools’ Free Summer Meals program begins Monday, June 28
Highline Public Schools’ free summer meal program will begin Monday, June 28, 2021. Summer meals are free to all students and children 18 years and younger. Registration is not required. Children do...
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Highline School Board Director Bernie Dorsey is stepping down
After 14 years on the Highline School Board, Bernie Dorsey has resigned, as he and his wife Jill are relocating out of the area. Dorsey received accolades from school board members, Superintendent...
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Ronaldo Amador is the recipient of this year’s Tin Ship Scholarship
Over the years the Tin Ship Scholarship – provided by Danny House of Burien’s Tin Room – has allowed many local area youth to reach their goals of becoming tradespeople by supporting them through their...
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SAVE THE DATES: Grand Reopening of Highline High School will be Oct. 21–22
All are invited to join in to celebrate the Grand Reopening of Highline High School’s new state-of-the-art campus at one of these events during Homecoming Week 2021: Community Grand Opening Ceremony...
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New Highline High School campus shines, including its athletic facilities
By Rayjaun Stelly Photos courtesy Highline Public Schools Opening its doors in the early 1920s, Highline High School students and teachers last year said their farewells to a historic Burien landmark...
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Burien’s New Start Community Garden adds Adam Clark Powers to its Board
Burien’s New Start Community Garden – home of the Shark Garden – announced this week that Adam C. Powers has joined its Board. Powers is an African American storyteller, green energy expert, teacher,...
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Meet Highline High School’s next big star: Amare Jackson
By Rayjaun Stelly Photos courtesy Trey Edwards With Covid-19 and the WIAA allowing Highline High School to play seven games last season, stand-out sophomore Amare Jackson put the state of Washington on...
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Burien & White Center FREE Bicycle Rodeo will be Saturday, Aug. 7
Grab your bike and your helmet (and a parent or guardian) and come participate in a fun bike safety course on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, from Noon – 3 p.m. This event will include a bike and helmet...
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Upthegrove announces $30,000 Youth Sports Grant for Burien’s Para Los Niños
King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove on Thursday, July 22, 2021 announced that Para Los Niños has been awarded a $30,000 King County Youth Sports Grant which will be used to provide sports and...
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‘Meet and Greet’ candidates for Highline School Board vacancy on Thurs., July 29
An online ‘Meet and Greet’ for Highline School Board Candidates for District 4 will be held from 5 – 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021. This will be a virtual event via Zoom. Five individuals have...
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Highline College will become vaccine-required campus starting this fall
Highline College President John Mosby recently announced that students, staff and faculty who physically go on campus will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Sept. 27, 2021,...
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Burien Arts hosting FREE Kids Art Class this Sunday, Aug. 8
Kids, get out your colored pencils for a FREE Art Class this Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. This Sunday’s FREE kids Art Class, hosted by the Burien Arts Association, explores artist Sol DeWitt and the impact he...
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Highline Public Schools levy will be on Nov. 2 ballot
In July, the Highline Public Schools Board approved a ballot measure to replace the district’s expiring levy, and the new one will be on the Nov. 2, 2021 general election ballot. The district said that...
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Come meet Artists & Sponsors of ‘Art 4 the Garden Fence’ at New Start Garden...
Come meet the Artists and Sponsors of the “Art 4 the Garden Fence” project and celebrate with the Highline Community at the New Start Community Garden on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. This open event will...
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Carrie Howell appointed to Highline Public Schools Board
The Highline School Board has appointed Carrie Howell as the new board director representing District 4. She replaces Bernie Dorsey, who stepped down from the school board in June. Howell received her...
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With Susan Enfield on her way out, Highline Public Schools to seek new...
By Nicholas Johnson As Susan Enfield enters her 10th year at the helm of Highline Public Schools, the district’s school board is kicking off a process to find her successor. That’s because the...
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