⏳ Have You Completed Online Verification?
If you have not done so already, please update your student's information. Each year, families are required to verify student emergency information and submit updated health information. This ensures we have a current home address, phone number, emergency contact and health information on file. All of these items help us keep students safe while at school and are essential for schools to notify you quickly.
📖 Reading, Writing, and Success
We are strengthening literacy instruction across Highline through standards-based, culturally responsive practices rooted in the science of reading. From foundational skills in elementary classrooms to engaged reading and vocabulary in secondary schools, we are preparing students for academic success and lifelong learning. Learn how collaboration and professional development are driving this work.
📚 Check Out Secondary Syllabi
Reminder: Teachers at our secondary schools have created detailed course syllabi to support student learning. Each syllabus outlines course expectations, content descriptions, and academic standards. View the course syllabi directory, organized by school, subject and teacher name.
📬 Synergy Mail is Retiring
Synergy Mail, a messaging system connected to ParentVUE, will be retired after December 2024. Starting January 2025, all family communication will take place through ParentSquare.
📊 Report Cards Available Now in ParentVUE
Both Secondary and Elementary report cards are now digital and accessible through ParentVUE. Reach out to your student’s teacher to discuss progress and ask questions.
🏫School Board Elects New Leadership
The Highline School Board has new leaders. During the December 4 board meeting, the board elected Joe Van as the new board president, and Stephanie Tidholm was elected as the new board vice president.
📅 School Board Meeting Schedule
You are welcome to join the Highline School Board and superintendent at a school board meeting. All school board meetings are held at the Central Office, 15675 Ambaum Boulevard SW in Burien, typically every other Wednesday, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 18. All regular board business meetings, work sessions and public hearings are public, and everyone is encouraged to attend.
📞 Waskowitz Phone Number
Please use 425-888-0681 to call Waskowitz Outdoor Education Center until an upgrade to their phone service is completed. They expect to return to their usual main number (425-277-7195) early next year. The Waskowitz web page is updated with the temporary number.
🏗️ The Latest on School Construction
Did you miss last weekend’s Keeping Our Promise school construction monthly update? Check out the latest progress on projects across the district. News includes a peek at the interior design of the new Pacific Middle School, photos of the main office/gym at Southern Heights being demolished, updates on the Evergreen and Tyee projects and more!
🍲🌽 What’s Cooking Next Week for School Meals
Get ready for a delicious week ahead! Next Thursday, enjoy scratch-made chicken chili served with warm cornbread—comfort food at its finest. School meals are available to all students at no cost this school year. Check out school menus online every Friday (that’s today!) for the following week.