Highline High School

Highline High School
Location

225 South 152nd Street

Burien, Washington
United States
Coordinates 47°28′00″N 122°19′49″W / 47.466544°N 122.3304°W / 47.466544; -122.3304Coordinates: 47°28′00″N 122°19′49″W / 47.466544°N 122.3304°W / 47.466544; -122.3304
Information
Type High School
Established 1924
School district Highline Public Schools
Principal Vicky Fisher
Staff ~108
Grades 9-12
Number of students ~1495
Color(s)           Purple and Gold
Athletics conference Seamount League
Mascot Pirate
Website School webpage

Highline High School is a high school in Burien, Washington, United States, located about 3.5 highway miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Highline High School, the flagship high school of the Highline School District, opened its doors in 1924 and served the cities of Burien, Des Moines, and an area south of Seattle now known as White Center. Today those cities all have their own area high schools, but at the time Highline was the only high school in the area.

The name Highline, for which the school was named, derives from the original name for Des Moines Memorial Drive, which was called the "High Line Road" for its location along the ridge between Puget Sound and the Miller Creek Valley.[1] Today the name represents the geographic area for Burien, Sea-Tac, Des Moines and White Center. As one of the oldest high schools in Washington State, Highline High School has a long tradition of sports, academic, and community service excellence.

Adjacent to the school is the Highline Performing Arts Center, which is used by the local community organizations, schools, and dance competition companies.

Sports

Highline participates in the Seamount Sports League.

Activities

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Drama

The school puts on multiple shows a year. Their productions have included an adaptation of Goethe's Faust, and Lindsay Price's Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Melba Eyler & Evelyn A. Yeager, "The Many Roads to Highline," page 3. Highline Publishing Co., 1972
  2. ↑ http://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=sanders
  3. ↑ "Highline Schools Foundation gives out gold stars to five outstanding individuals". Highline Times. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

External links

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