HHS Grand Opening Events Set for October
UPDATED September 29, 2021 -
HHS Grand Opening Postponed; Self-Guided Tours Offered October 22 & 23
It's Almost Time to Open Our New Doors...
Almost 100 years after Highline High School first opened its doors in 1924, HHS students and staff start school in a brand new 230,000-square-foot building in September. You're invited to the community ribbon cutting ceremony and to tour our new school designed by Bassetti Architects and built by Skanska USA. Come see these features and more....
- Historic main entrance reconstructed with the original terra cotta
- Stained-glass pirate artwork inside the main entrance
- History wall that tells the school story in the lobby and outside the new 1,500-seat gym
- State-of-the-art career and technical education classrooms, science laboratories, fine arts and other classrooms
- Intimate 400-seat theater
- Commons area linking the new north and south wings, with soaring natural wood beams
Save the Date & RSVP
Please let us know your plans to help us plan. Share your HHS story in the RSVP form.
Community Grand Opening Ceremony & Tours
Thursday, October 21, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
- Includes ribbon cutting, tours and refreshments
- 225 South 152nd Street, Burien WA 98148
Alumni Reception & Tours
Friday, October 22, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
- Don't forget to attend the Homecoming football game on Friday evening!