📅 No School Monday, See You at School Tuesday!
Reminder: There is no school on May 26 in observance of Memorial Day, but Tuesday, May 27 is a regular SCHOOL DAY because it is a make-up day. See more make-up days. The last day of school is June 25 for grades K-11, June 24 for preschool, and June 17 for high school seniors. Seniors should check in with their counselor for check-out information.
📝 Family Engagement Survey Closes Soon!
Please take 10 to 20 minutes to complete our Family Engagement Survey, open now through May 30 — don't wait, take the survey today. Share your experience and help us improve how we connect with families and support student success.
🚌 Welcome to Kindergarten Event is Saturday, May 31!
Join us at our districtwide Welcome to Kindergarten Event on Saturday, May 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Puget Sound Skills Center, 18010 8th Avenue South in Burien. Explore school readiness, meals, transportation, dual language programs and more. Plus, join breakout sessions on kindergarten readiness, special education and inclusion. Let your kindergarten-eligible friends know!
Bonus fun for kids: Kids can climb aboard for a school bus ride experience — perfect for first-time riders!
🕒 It’s Time to Register for Next Year’s Sports
Thinking about joining a sports team next school year? Don’t wait on the sidelines. Sign up now! To participate, students must be fully registered and cleared before the first day of practice. Some sports kick off with tryouts during the first few days. Registration is through FinalForms, our online system for athletic paperwork, including physicals. Learn about middle school and high school sports seasons and how to register.
🎓 Graduation Reminders
We look forward to celebrating our graduates this year! Most ceremonies will be at ShoWare Center and the Highline Performing Arts Center. Please read tips and reminders about each graduation and venue. Learn about tickets, transportation, parking and arrival information for your graduation location to help your graduation day go smoothly.
💸Seniors: Get Support with Financial Aid After Graduation!
Get financial support for college and career training. Washington’s Class of 2024 missed out on millions in financial aid because many didn’t fill it out. Filling out the FAFSA or WASFA is one of the most important steps toward life after high school. Even if you're not sure you will attend college or think you might not qualify, it's still worth completing. Graduated seniors can drop in at any of these five Transition Days, June 18-26 to get support with their next steps, financial aid, orientation and more! Or make an appointment.
✅ Highline Receives Positive Audit Results
The State Auditor’s Office gave Highline Public Schools a clean audit in its most recent review of the district’s financial operations and federal grant programming for 2023-24 fiscal year. This confirms that our financial records are accurate, reliable and well-managed. The public is invited to learn about the proposed 2025-26 district budget in June. The Highline School Board of Directors will hold a work session on the budget on June 12 and a public hearing on the budget on June 25. Read more.
🎉 Pacific Middle School Groundbreaking & Farewell
Pacific Middle School will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 3 at 4:00 p.m. to mark the start of construction for a new school. Demolition begins in July. After the ceremony and ice cream, the public is invited to walk through the existing building until 6:00 p.m. Pacific will relocate to the Olympic Interim Site after June 25 for two years. The new school is scheduled to open in September 2027. Learn more and RSVP.
💌ICYMI: Unified Message to our Community
This week, Highline Public Schools joined with HEA, HAWSP, Teamsters Local 763 and the Highline Council PTSA sent a unified message to our community: we lead with our values and we’re not backing down. We remain committed to belonging, inclusion and safety for every member of our community. While some districts are stepping back, we’re holding the line—and we are not alone. These partners have joined us in affirming our right and responsibility to keep going. Read the joint message.
💡ICYMI: Literacy & Co-teaching at Bow Lake Elementary
In one fifth-grade classroom, two teachers work side by side—planning lessons, co-teaching, and supporting every student together. This co-teaching model, pairing a general education teacher with a special education teacher, is helping students read more, write more, and grow stronger literacy skills. This is inclusion in action and the results are showing. See what’s possible when educators team up to support literacy.
📅 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 June 4. All regular board business meetings, work sessions and public hearings are public, and everyone is encouraged to attend.
🍇 What’s Cooking Next Week for School Meals
On Wednesday, we look forward to berry-licious breakfast bars, featuring Washington blackberries on the elementary breakfast menu. On Thursday, we will serve smoked salmon chowder with a homemade roll. The salmon is Lummi wild salmon. 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.
📰Highline in the News
South Seattle Emerald
Highline Schools Foundation Provides Critical Support and Scholarships to South King County Students
Quotes MRHS student Bayje Felder, Director of PreK and Elementary Success Tanisha Brandon-Felder and Highline Schools Foundation Executive Director Fred Swanson
The Trust for Public Land
Going Where the Wild Things Are
Quotes Waskowitz students and Director of Waskowitz Outdoor Education Center Meredith Von Trapp.