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REMINDER: Community Salmon Investigation Training starts Thursday
REMINDER: Community Salmon Investigation Training starts this Thursday, Oct. 5! Come learn how to participate in the annual Community Salmon Investigation to track spawning salmon in Miller and Walker...
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Take home a FREE rain garden plant at Rain Garden Project event this Saturday
Join the City of Burien and DIRT Corps for the final phase of the Burien Rain Garden Project to build 10 rain gardens in low income neighborhoods in Burien while educating the community along the way,...
View ArticleLittle Lancers Trick or Treating will be Friday, Oct. 27 at Kennedy Catholic
It’s almost Halloween time, and once again, Burien’s Kennedy Catholic High School will host Trick or Treating for our ‘Littlest Lancers’ on Friday, Oct. 27, from 3 – 4 p.m. Children/grandchildren of...
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Get the scoop on Highline High’s façade straight from architects Oct. 19
The public is invited to ‘get the scoop’ on Highline High School’s façade straight from the architects at an ‘Ask the Architects’ community meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19. This open and free meeting...
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CLIFF’S EDGE: Las Vegas shooting, journalism & local student’s experiences
Considering the millions of words published and voiced since the shootings last Sunday in Las Vegas, one might think we know precisely why and how they happened. But we don’t. We do know that in our...
View ArticleSeattle Southside Chamber holding Celebration of Women event Oct. 25
The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce – the driving force of business for Southwest King County – announced that they will be holding a new event and initiative celebrating women in business and...
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Former Highline Schools Superintendent Dr. Kent Matheson has passed away
Dr. Kent Matheson at the 2016 Highline Schools Foundation Gold Star Awards Banquet. Photo courtesy Dave Upthegrove. Dr. Kent D. “Matt” Matheson, former Highline Public Schools Superintendent, passed...
View ArticleCity of Burien hosting public meeting on ADA Transition Plan Thurs., Nov. 2
The City of Burien will be hosting a public meeting to inform updates to the City’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan on Thursday, Nov. 2. The event will run from 5:30–7:30 p.m. at...
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Open House for Seattle Lutheran High School will be Thursday, Oct. 26
An Open House for Seattle Lutheran High School will be held on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Seattle Lutheran High School has a unique and successful approach to education. Join us for our...
View ArticleHighline Public Schools seeking public’s input to update Strategic Plan
How can schools support the social and emotional well-being of students? Highline Public Schools is asking for the public’s ideas in an online conversation, which started Oct. 9. Input will be used to...
View ArticleMusic4Life reports major year-end growth for helping kids get instruments
Music4Life™ (www.Music4Life.org), the local non-profit that provides ready-to-play musical instruments for use by public school students in need – including in Highline Public Schools – reports that it...
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LETTER: Rose Clark responds to concerns about Highline High’s façade
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] I am Rose Clark. In 2015 and 2016 I had the...
View ArticleHighline Public Schools seeking input on schedule changes & math/science
Highline Public Schools wants to get family input on two important topics: High school schedule changes Learning materials for high school math and science. You can apply to serve on two committees:...
View ArticleHi-Liners add leadership position; continues growth trajectory
Burien’s Hi-Liners Musical Theatre, in a move reflecting their continuing growth, has added a second full-time salaried position to the organization’s leadership team. JC Hedberg, who has worked with...
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October is ‘Paint your Fire Hydrant Pink’ Month (aka Cancer Awareness Month)
By Mark Ufkes October is Breast and All Cancer Awareness Month. To do our part to promote cancer health awareness, my remarkable wife Lois Schipper and I spent an hour painting our White Center fire...
View ArticleHighline High School celebrating final homecoming in current building this week
“The minute you come here, you’re already part of the fabric. If you’re a Pirate, you’re part of a big family and that family has history.” Highline High School’s final homecoming in the current...
View ArticleHear stories and experiences of homelessness at Burien Library Nov. 29
Hear stories and experiences of Homelessness at the Burien Library on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. “Engage with and learn from Real Change’s Homeless Speakers Bureau, a group of...
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New designs unveiled for Highline High rebuild; which do you like best?
Highline High Principal Vicki Fisher introduced the district’s ‘Ask the Architect’ community meeting Thursday night, Oct. 19. The Highline High School Pirates have a brand new ship on order – and...
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PHOTOS: Highline wins homecoming football game over Renton Friday
Local Photog Isabel has been very busy with middle school homework this fall, so her Mom Chelle finally decided that she would cover games for a while. “My shots are definitely not as good as hers, but...
View ArticleSuperintendents from across U.S. visit Highline Public Schools to learn tech
Forty-five school superintendents from across the nation visited Highline Public Schools last Monday (Oct. 16) to observe teachers and students using digital tools and resources in and outside of the...
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