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Two community member co-chairs and a high school student, all from Highline’s volunteer Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC), recommended the next school bond at the school board meeting this week. 

Today's Headlines include information about our tentative calendar, our new school board member, immunization clinics, summer ORCA cards and more. 

Have a library card? Check out new  adventure packs (maps, binoculars and more) and Discover Passes at many local libraries to discover local state parks and lands.

Time to start planning! Here is a look at the tentative 2022-23 school calendar. The calendar will be final after Highline Education Association (HEA) members vote on it in August. At this time, the first day of preschool is to be determined.

Superintendent Enfield has received the RAVE Champions Award, given annually to a leader who promotes and supports free play for children and communities where access to play is scarce.

The School Board unanimously voted to appoint Azeb Hagos as the new director representing District 5. District 5 includes Des Moines and part of SeaTac.

Last week, one of our schools was defaced multiple times with racist graffiti. This hateful act was traumatizing for the adults and children who experienced it, and we are working closely with our local law enforcement partners to prevent this from happening again.

Today's Highline Headlines include details about an immunization clinic, redistricting update, and a call to present at our Equity Symposium. 

Today’s Highline Headlines include information about District 5 interviews, immunization clinics and an invitation to a farewell celebration for Southern Heights.

Four candidates have applied for the open position on the Highline School Board representing District 5.

See information about 3 ways to give us your feedback and an opportunity to share your Highline story at our 2022 Equity Symposium. 

Help us ELEVATE at our 2022 Equity Symposium on August 23. Share your Highline story or equity work by speaking in our opening session or presenting at a breakout session. Students, families, and community presenters will receive a $100 honorarium. Sessions will be held virtually. 

You are invited to a farewell celebration to mark the closing of Southern Heights Elementary School. This drop-in community event is Saturday, May 21, from noon to 3:00 p.m.

May 6 is School Lunch Hero Day, a national day of celebration for school nutrition staff. Our Highline Nutrition Services team will serve an estimates 2.6 million meals by the end of the school year!

Highline Public Schools plans to adopt new curriculum for music--and we want your input! We invite families and staff to a community review of the curriculum under consideration for adoption for elementary music in grades K-5.

Today’s Highline Headlines include information about childhood immunization clinics, ways to give feedback on music curriculum and your child’s school, and insurance information for COVID testing. 

Calling Future Kindergarteners! Get information and resources for the coming school year at a districtwide, “Welcome to Kindergarten” Zoom event on May 19 at 6:00 p.m.

For many of our educators in Highline, teaching is a calling. Some were always drawn to the profession. Others found it later in life.

In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are sharing the stories of three Highline teachers. We asked what inspired them to become educators and what keeps them motivated. While each story is unique, they all share a deep commitment to student success. 

Is your child up-to-date on their childhood immunizations? We are partnering with Stepping Stone Pediatrics to host two immunization clinics for students on May 21 and June 10. 

Today’s Highline Headlines include a board district boundary survey, extended deadline for our spring feedback survey, Superintendent Enfield’s next position, and a reminder of teacher appreciation week.

Every 10 years following the U.S. Census, we review the boundaries of our board of director districts to ensure equitable geographic representation. Highline is divided into five geographic districts, each with one board seat. As part of the process to review and update boundaries, we are seeking feedback from the Highline community.

Superintendent Enfield has been appointed by the Board of Trustees of Washoe County School District as the next superintendent. Washoe County School District surrounds Reno, Nevada. The Board of Trustees voted Tuesday evening to offer Dr. Enfield the position.

Today’s Highline Headlines include our feedback survey, Highline Virtual Elementary application, kindergarten enrollment and a conversation about mental health.
 

Former Highline Superintendent Joe McGeehan passed away on April 16 in Indiana. He was 82. Dr. McGeehan served as Highline superintendent from 1995 to 2005.