The end of the school year is almost here. Read this week’s Highline Headlines for reminders about the last day of school, report cards, student file moves, athletics registration, summer meals, the budget ThoughtExchange and more.

This summer, Highline will begin moving student files from Google Drive to Microsoft OneDrive.This is part of Highline's move to Microsoft tools for students. Students will begin using more Microsoft tools in the fall. Most families do not need to take action right now

Planning is underway for the future home of CHOICE Academy. A committee of staff, families and students gathered for another design meeting focused on transforming the former Southern Heights Elementary School building into a renewed learning space for students. 

Highline is financially stable because of steady enrollment and difficult budget adjustments made in recent years. To maintain that stability, the proposed 2026–27 budget includes about $8 million in reductions, including central office reductions, while prioritizing resources that directly support students and classrooms.

Work continues on the new Evergreen High School baseball and fastpitch fields, with synthetic turf, spectator seating, landscaping, sidewalks, asphalt and signs now in place or underway. The fields are expected to be ready for use when fall sports begin in September 2026.

Parkside Elementary students and staff spent the day at Waskowitz for a schoolwide field trip planned by Parkside teachers and school leaders. After six years, this end-of-year field trip is now a tradition that connects students to each other, to hands-on science in nature and to their own potential.

This year, our secondary schools focused on helping students grow as readers, thinkers and speakers in every subject area. Students had more opportunities to read challenging texts, build vocabulary, discuss ideas with classmates and connect learning to their own lives and experiences. Teachers also worked to create classrooms where students feel seen, heard, and supported. 

Highline is continuing to build schools where every student feels supported, included, and able to participate. This work is underway in all elementary schools and will expand to middle schools in 2026–27. We recently saw inclusion in action at Field Day at Mount Rainier High School, where students from Adapted PE classes and peers from across Highline came together for a day of movement, connection and celebration.
 

The Promise Podcast wrapped up its first season featuring students, educators, community leaders and staff from across Highline. Explore the conversations, meet the guests and look back at the stories that brought Our Promise to life. Plus, share your ideas to help shape Season Two.

End-of-year report cards will be available soon. Find them in ParentVUE on June 17 (elementary) and June 25 (secondary). All Highline schools use standards-based grading, and students’ scores will reflect this.