information from Highline Public Schools
Are you wondering how the new schools in Highline will be named and which students will attend? Here are some answers from Highline Public Schools and ways to get involved.
Help Name the New Schools in SeaTac and Des Moines
Highline is seeking members for two school naming committees. Submit this online formby September 29 to express interest in serving on one of the two committees:
- Naming Committee for the new middle school at the Glacier site (SeaTac)
- Naming Committee for the new elementary school at the Zenith site (Des Moines)
Each committee will represent various perspectives and stakeholders. The work of the committees will include community outreach and discussions that result in a list of three to five names to submit to the school board.
The school board will select the name of each new facility from the submitted lists. Schools in Highline must be named after people or geographic features, according to district policy.
Who Will Attend the New Schools?
When the new middle school opens in fall 2019, some students who are currently in fourth, fifth and sixth grades will be among the first set of sixth, seventh and eighth graders to attend the new school.
A citizen-led committee is working on recommendations for new middle school boundaries and adjustments to some elementary school boundaries necessary because of the new schools. Learn the timeline and process for determining who will attend the new schools starting in fall 2019. Read the answers to these Frequently Asked Questions.
See School Designs & Ask the Architect
Don't miss our Ask-the-Architect community meetings that will provide the latest project and design information on the three bond-funded school buildings:
New Middle School at the Glacier Site in SeaTac
Tuesday, September 26
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Hilltop Elementary School cafeteria
12250 24th Avenue South, Burien
New Elementary School at the Zenith Site in Des Moines
Thursday, October 5
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Des Moines Elementary gym
22001 9th Avenue South, Des Moines
Highline High School
Thursday, October 19
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Highline High School cafeteria
225 South 152nd Street, Burien
