Highline High School
With passage of the 2016 bond, we will rebuild Highline High School. The new building will open in fall 2021. We are involving the school community of Highline High School in planning and design of their new school through the HHS Design Review Committee, community meetings and feedback opportunities. Planning workshops with staff help the architects support the educational specifications in the design. We will continue to alert you to opportunities to provide community input and respond to the design work.
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Photos of Progress
Timeline
HHS will be hosted at the Olympic Interim School for two years during construction of the new school, starting in fall 2019.
Planning & Design | February 2017 - February 2019
Bid & Award | February - July 2019
Construction | July 2019 - July 2021
Occupancy | July - August 2021
School Starts | Fall 2021
Designs & Plans
Bassetti Architects shared the following design images at a community meeting in May 2018. A larger pdf file of all the images is available below.
HHS North Wall - Rebuilt Entry
HHS North Wall
HHS Northwest Corner
HHS West Courtyard
HHS Southeast Corner, Physical Education & Athletics Wing
HHS South Entry Courtyard
Download HHS Designs & Building Layout Plans, May 2018 (12.6 KB pdf
Please call 206-631-3002 to request to see the HHS display boards in person or for accessibility assistance.
Background
Highline High School is over 90 years old and was identified as a top priority for capital improvements. The building has outdated, failing mechanical systems. Because it was built in and for an earlier era, it is not up to current fire or earthquake codes. The electrical infrastructure cannot support the technology we expect in today’s schools.
Highline has undergone several additions and partial renovations, which have extended its use well beyond its expected lifespan. The latest renovation, 25 years ago, remodeled classrooms in the main building but did not address major systems such as heating and plumbing. An independent building evaluation conducted in 2013 found plumbing in poor condition, mechanical systems failing, leaks in sprinkler systems and failing cornice joints, among other issues.
We recognize that the Highline High School building holds a special significance in the community. We have selected Bassetti Architects to design Highline High School. Bassetti has successfully rebuilt a number of historic schools, including Roosevelt High School, Franklin High School, and Stadium High School.
Here you can view before and after photos of school projects done by Bassetti Architecture.
HHS Construction Updates
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The new Highline High School (HHS) will reopen fall 2021 with its grand main entrance reconstructed using the original brick and terra cotta. Community members learned about this and more at the May 17 Ask-the-Architect meeting.
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Project Update | Highline High School
Collaboration and value engineering efforts to decrease construction costs will continue during the design development phase. The construction start date was moved to June 2019, to coincide with the move of HHS to the Olympic Interim School. The project remains on schedule to open in fall 2021.
![Northwest Corner of New HHS Design]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_1/v1530051439/highlineschoolsorg/vbnfaflmihmkre0kokhi/HHSDesignUpdate-Twittersize.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_2/v1530051439/highlineschoolsorg/vbnfaflmihmkre0kokhi/HHSDesignUpdate-Twittersize.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_3/v1530051439/highlineschoolsorg/vbnfaflmihmkre0kokhi/HHSDesignUpdate-Twittersize.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_compressed/v1530051439/highlineschoolsorg/vbnfaflmihmkre0kokhi/HHSDesignUpdate-Twittersize.png","width":1024}])
Curious to see more of what the new Highline High School (HHS) is going to look like? Bassetti Architects is halfway through design. Come to a community meeting on May 17 to learn more about the design.
![Thank You, Highline Voters! Sign in front of Highline High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_1/v1530050309/highlineschoolsorg/rxxhrazu312auiq0nkmr/KOP-HHS-PhotoOct24122834PM-5x4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_2/v1530050309/highlineschoolsorg/rxxhrazu312auiq0nkmr/KOP-HHS-PhotoOct24122834PM-5x4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_3/v1530050309/highlineschoolsorg/rxxhrazu312auiq0nkmr/KOP-HHS-PhotoOct24122834PM-5x4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_size_4/v1530050309/highlineschoolsorg/rxxhrazu312auiq0nkmr/KOP-HHS-PhotoOct24122834PM-5x4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/t_image_compressed/v1530050309/highlineschoolsorg/rxxhrazu312auiq0nkmr/KOP-HHS-PhotoOct24122834PM-5x4.jpg","width":1500}])
Highline High School (HHS) students will move into the Olympic Interim School one year later than planned, with no change to the scheduled opening of the new HHS. Students will spend only two years, rather than three, at the interim site.
Project Update | Highline High School
The architects submitted the completed schematic design with an emphasis on exterior and landscape design at a meeting of the Design Review Committee. The move of HHS to the Olympic Interim School was adjusted to Fall 2019, with no impact to HHS opening in fall 2021
Project Update | Highline High School
The architects submitted the completed schematic design for district review at the end of December.