March 2021

by Tim Robinson 

All through elementary, junior and senior high school, I dreaded report cards. Student achievement was based on letter grades. A for excellent work and B for pretty damn good. C was average, while D was below average and F was failing. 

I wasn’t a bad student. I thought I had good skills in all areas. But I had a great fear of failing. If I had drawn a simple vertical line to  change an “F” to make it an "A" on my midterm card., it would have earned me $5 from my parents .  

I had plenty of "C" grades, a number of "B" grades in classes I truly enjoyed, like biology and speech. 

I was very excited about wood and metal shop. I made some odd things, like a shoebox for dad,  a wood duck with aluminum wings. Metal chains and rings, etc. I received a "C" in both iclasses. My brother Ken made an elaborate  table that ws put on display at the school in his wood shop class.   He got an "A".

information from Highline Public Schools

Highline Public Schools have reached an agreement with teachers to begin hybrid instruction on March 11. Superintendent Susan Enfield sent this message to Highline families this morning. 

Dear Highline Families,

I am very happy to share that we have an agreement with our teachers to begin the next phase of hybrid instruction on March 11. The membership of the Highline Education Association (HEA), the union that represents our teachers, ratified the agreement Monday night. The start dates for in-person instruction are:

information from Seattle Public Schools

It is in the best interest of our students, staff, and families that Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Seattle Education Association (SEA) are unified in our approach to a return to in-person learning. We are committed to returning students receiving special education services in Intensive Service Pathways and our youngest learners to classrooms first. We are partnering to ensure equity and safety across our school buildings as we continue to plan our phased-in approach to in-person learning. 

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