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The Highline School Board voted unanimously to place the next school bond on November 2022 election ballots. If approved by 60 percent of voters, the bond would fund new schools for Evergreen, Tyee and Pacific.

https://highlineschools.zoom.us/j/995131168058th Grade Moving Up Celebration

Last fall, Chinook Middle School and Tyee High School announced new mascots the Chinook Dragons (formerly the Thunderbirds) and the Tyee Titans (formerly the Tyee Totems). This spring, school committees of students and staff worked on bringing these mascots to life. Click through to see what they look like. 

Last fall, our school community came together to choose a new mascot: the Chinook Dragons. Since then a committee of students and staff has been working on visualizing what the Chinook Dragon represents and looks like.

June Newsletter includes end of year events.

All schools have been directed to keep their front doors locked during the school day, starting Tuesday, May 31.

Qualifying Highline students can sign-up for a FREE Summer Youth ORCA Pass from King County Metro.

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.

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. 

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!

Chinook Newsletter contains information about end-of-year events.

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. 

The 2020 Technology Levy is funding new interactive display panels for every classroom before the start of next school year, and the deliveries have begun!

The winners are.... The Highline Schools Foundation announces the winners of its 2022 Gold Star Awards, highlighting the outstanding efforts of educators, staff, volunteers and others in Highline. These seven extraordinary individuals live and breathe our Highline promise to know all students by name, strength and need.

The Enrollment Team is available to support you with enrolling a new student or activating your ParentVUE account for a current student. Support events are scheduled for a virtual event on March 29 and an in-person event on April 22 at Central Office.

On Tuesday, the Washington Department of Health (DOH) issued updated guidance for COVID safety in schools. These changes reflect declining COVID case rates and hospitalizations in King County and Washington state. 

As we have since the beginning of the pandemic, we will continue to follow DOH guidance. New guidelines are effective Monday, March 14.

We are selecting new curriculum materials for elementary and middle school science and upper-level math. We want you to be part of the process. Join a curriculum adoption committee.

A lottery was held on March 1 to select students for our secondary schools that require an application or a program transfer. This includes CHOICE Academy, Big Picture Schools, Highline Virtual Academy, Maritime High School, Raisbeck Aviation High School (RAHS) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program offered at Mount Rainier High School (MRHS).
 

Masks continue to be required at school at this time. Seattle & King County Public Health are hosting COVID-19 vaccination events.

This fall, the communities of Chinook Middle School and Tyee High School chose new mascots, and now they have the opportunity to design new logos for the Tyee Titans and the Chinook Dragons. We are currently seeking a graphic designer to give life to these new mascots! Read about the scope, deliverables and requirements and submit your interest by March 11.

The School Board has named Dr. Ivan Duran as Highline’s next superintendent, following a community engagement process that ended with a week of in-person tours, stakeholder meetings and virtual town halls.