Mt. Rainier High Student selected to explore ocean with Titanic Discoverer

Mount Rainier High’s Sebastian Martinez has been awarded the coveted position of Honors Research Student and will sail with Titanic Discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard’s Nautilus Exploration Program... [Read more]

Highline Schools’ Super Dr. Susan Enfield Seeks Full-time Kindergartens

Highline School District superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield says she hopes to see the district have full-time paid kindergarten for all beginning students and for the Legislature to find a way…

Second Annual St. Philomena School Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser is Feb. 23

The second annual St. Philomena School Spaghetti Dinner Benefiting Fragile Families will be held Saturday, Feb. 23 starting at 6 p.m. “Let the wishing begin!” reads an announcement. “Join... [Read more]

Kickin’ It Old School

This week has been both a new education and a return to my roots.  School was released last week to the jubilant cheers of students and collective groan of parents. After the observations of how different... [Read more]

Highline Community College Seeking Nominations For Outstanding Alumni

Highline Community College is seeking nominations for its Distinguished Alumnus Award, the college’s most prestigious award for alumni. The award honors a former student who attended Highline prior to... [Read more]

ELECTION UPDATE: Looks Like Highline School District Levy Will Pass

UPDATE WED. 2/9/11 5pm: King County Elections released the second round of results on Tuesday’s election, and the Highline School District Levy is looking like it will definitely pass with 59.86%... [Read more]

Highline Community College Expands Online Entrepreneurship Courses

Highline Community College has been awarded $40,000 to offer a new short-term online training program, as well as to expand other online business course offerings that teach individuals how to successfully... [Read more]

Former Auburn Mayor Appointed To Highline Community College Board

Highline Community College announced Wednesday (Jan. 26th) that former longtime Auburn Mayor Bob Roegner, of Federal Way, has been appointed to its College Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Roegner... [Read more]

Wednesday Will Be Another Snow Day For Area Students

Wednesday, Nov. 24th will be another Snow Day for area students, as both the Highline School and Federal Way School Districts announced late Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 23rd) that they will keep all schools... [Read more]

UPDATED: Highline Public Schools Closed Tuesday

Updated at 11:00 PM Monday – Highline Public Schools are now closed due to weather on Tuesday, November 23. Monday afternoon (Nov. 22nd) at 4:30pm, Highline Public Schools announced on its website... [Read more]

Local College Named One Of The “Great Colleges To Work For” In A National Survey

Highline Community College has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top news source about colleges and universities, as one of the “Great Colleges to Work For” in their recent... [Read more]

Des Moines Police Officers Celebrate “Hero Day” At Parkside Elementary

Recently, numerous Des Moines Police Officers were invited to celebrate “Hero Day” at Parkside Elementary in Des Moines, where they joined students, teachers, parents and grandparents for lunch and... [Read more]

Highline College’s Spring Festival Is Friday, May 21st

Highline Community College’s Spring Festival 2010 is coming Friday, May 21st from 9am – 1pm, and is intended for local high school students, current HCC students and the entire community, and will... [Read more]

“Dollars For Scholars” Offering 10 Scholarships; Deadline Is April 21st

“Dollars for Scholars” is a scholarship program that provides thousands of dollars in funds each year to students who live or go to school in Des Moines or Normandy Park. This year they are... [Read more]

Highline Community College Receives $250K To Boost Job Training

On Thursday (Mar. 4), Highline Community College’s Center of Excellence for International Trade, Transportation and Logistics (ITTL) announced that it had received $250,000 to provide additional job... [Read more]

Highline College Tech Instructor Wins Award For eLearning

Jeff Ward Highline Community College Business instructor Jeff Ward has earned a statewide honor for his leadership and achievements in “eLearning,” also known as electronic learning. No, it’s... [Read more]

Classes Begin At Rebuilt Parkside Elementary School

Classes began at Des Moines’ newly rebuilt Parkside Elementary School Wednesday morning (Feb. 17th), as buses arrived and students streamed in for the first day of classes in their shiny new building.... [Read more]

Highline Schools Foundation For Excellence Honors Five Couples

Story & Photos by Janet Grella Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence celebrated their major donors and board participants at a special awards luncheon at The House Restaurant in Burien on Wednesday,... [Read more]

Aviation High Students Give Robot Demo To Port Of Seattle Commissioners

Students from Des Moines’ Aviation High School (AHS) gave Port of Seattle Commissioners first-hand descriptions of their experiences and a robotics demonstration during the Commission’s first community... [Read more]

Highline Community College Seeking Nominations For Alumni Award

Highline Community College is now accepting nominations for its “Distinguished Alumnus Award,” its most prestigious award for alumni. This award is meant to honor a former Highline student... [Read more]