Global Connections Student to Participate for Miss Teen Seattle	more less
Global Connections High School student Katherine Chounla was recently selected to participate in the 2012 Miss Teen Seattle pageant competition that will take place on Sunday, June 17. Katherine Chounla Global Connections High School student Katherine Chounla was recently selected to participate in the 2012 Miss Teen Seattle pageant competition that will take place on Sunday, June 17. Read the full story in the Highline Times.

Sili Savusa Wins Regional Award	more less
Former Highline School Board President Sili Savusa has won a regional Community Recognition Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA). Former Highline School Board President Sili Savusa has won a regional Community Recognition Award from the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA). Sili Savusa accepts the 2012 Community Recognition Award from WASA Metro President Mike Nelson. Sixteen school districts from across the Puget Sound area nominated individuals or organizations for the award. Savusa was praised for her leadership on the school board which led to adoption of a groundbreaking equity policy. Highline is one of the few districts in the nation with a board policy specifically aimed at ensuring equitable educational outcomes for all students. While on the board, Savusa pushed for elimination of the achievement gap. She set high expectations for involving parents in all aspects of the school system. Savusa is currently the executive director of the White Center Community Development Association, a major partner of the school district. She serves on the state Achievement Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee, the core leadership team for the White Center Promise Neighborhoods Initiative, and co-chairs the Community Center for Education Results’ Community Network.

Foundation Grant Means Track Shoes for Cascade Athletes	more less
Two boxes of brand-new running shoes arrived at Cascade just in time for 18 track athletes to put them to use for their second track meet this season. A $600 Excel Grant from the Highline Schools Foundation was behind this exciting event. Submitted by: Claudia House/Cascade Two boxes of brand-new running shoes arrived at Cascade just in time for 18 track athletes to put them to use for their second track meet this season. A $600 Excel Grant from the Highline Schools Foundation was behind this exciting event. Track athletes from Cascade showing off their new running shoes. After students had applied for shoes and knew they had been selected as a recipient, they could barely wait to try on those much-needed running shoes. Cascade was able to partner with Brooks, a local company who generously provided high quality running shoes for a low price, making the grant money go farther. After students tried out their new shoes during track practice there were a lot of comments like, “I really like them, I can run better now." From all track athletes at Cascade a huge thank you to the Foundation and Brooks!

Fun with Math!	more less
On May 11 Seahurst Elementary School's Math Club hosted 170 of Highline's top 4th - 6th grade mathematicians for the annual Math Bonanza. Read more about the event and see the results in the B-Town Blog.

North Hill Elementary Takes Rachel's Challenge	more less
Rachel's Challenge is a nationwide school program which promotes the belief that small acts of kindness can have a profound and lasting effect on those around us. Rachel's Challenge is a nationwide school program which promotes the belief that small acts of kindness can have a profound and lasting effect on those around us. Paper chains are in each classroom and are filling the halls. Each link on the chain represents an action of kindness witnessed by students, staff, and families in the North Hill community. Rachel's Challenge Rachel Scott, the first person killed at Columbine High School in 1999, believed that each of us can change the world by showing kindness and compassion toward one another. North Hill's chain of kindness and compassion is a reminder to all. At the end of the school year, they will celebrate by joining all the chains together.

See Young Artists Perform at Arts Extravaganza	more less
The public is invited to attend the Arts and Academics Academy’s Arts Extravaganza, 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 4, at the Highline Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to attend the Arts and Academics Academy’s Arts Extravaganza, 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 4, at the Highline Performing Arts Center. The Arts Extravaganza is the school’s semester end celebration, where students perform and showcase what they have learned. Arts classes will show their final performances, Advanced Arts students will perform, and students will present academic projects and papers.

Mount Rainier Student Selected as Youth Ambassador to China	more less
Ninth-grader Valerie Blakeslee will travel to Yangzhou, China, this summer as part of the Kent Yangzhou Sister Cities cultural exchange program. This is the first time a student from Mount Rainier has been selected for this program. Ninth-grader Valerie Blakeslee will travel to Yangzhou, China, this summer as part of the Kent Yangzhou Sister Cities cultural exchange program. This is the first time a student from Mount Rainier has been selected for this program. Valerie Blakeslee Valerie will spend three weeks with the family of a teen counterpart who will then spend three weeks in the U.S. with Valerie's family. This opportunity is especially exciting for Valerie as Yangzhou, in the Jiangsu Province, is just a two-hour drive from her birthplace of Changzhou. She will have an opportunity to see where she came from.

Student Video Wins Top Honor in History Contest	more less
Students in Ann Magyar's Multimedia Communications class at New Start High School created videos for the Museum of History and Industry's annual History Is video contest. Katrina Gray's video, History is Blood, won the top honor, the Viewer's Choice Award. Students in Ann Magyar's Multimedia Communications class at New Start High School created videos for the Museum of History and Industry's annual History Is video contest. Katrina Gray's video, History is Blood, won the top honor, the Viewer's Choice Award. Katrina Gray at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)awards ceremony. Katrina was honored at a red carpet event at the museum on May 12 and received a prize package that includes $1500 and memberships to MOHAI and the Northwest Film Forum, as well as passes to the Seattle International Film Festival. Katrina’s film will also be shown as part of the upcoming exhibit Celluloid Seattle at MOHAI.

Fire Services Students Can Now Earn College Credit	more less
Students in the Fire and Emergency Services program at Puget Sound Skills Center can now earn up to 18 college credits while they're in high school. Students in the Fire and Emergency Services program at Puget Sound Skills Center can now earn up to 18 college credits while they're in high school. PSSC Fire Services That would cost nearly $11,000 in college tuition! The credits will be earned through the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Two HS3 Students Awarded Chamber Scholarships	more less
Health Sciences & Human Services (HS3) students Lena Guevara and Maria Prieto were honored by the White Center Chamber of Commerce recently. Each received a $500 scholarship. The two will be attending Western Washington State University and are actually planning to be roommates. Health Sciences & Human Services High School students Lena Guevara and Maria Prieto have each received a $500 scholarship from the White Center Chamber of Commerce. The two will be roommates at Western Washington University next fall. Chamber President Mark Ufkes, along with board members Aileen Sisson, and Mac McElroy presented the certificates and checks. Read more in the Herald.