Highline High School

Highline High School is a public high school in Burien, Washington, United States, located about 3.5 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Highline High School, the flagship high school of the Highline Public Schools 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.

Highline High School
Address
225 South 152nd Street

Burien
,
(King County)
,
Washington

United States
Coordinates47.466544°N 122.3304°W / 47.466544; -122.3304
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1924 (1924)
School districtHighline Public Schools
Co-principalsTremain Holloway, Clint Sallee[1]
Teaching staff59.15 (FTE) (2016–17)[2]
Grades9–12[2]
Genderco-ed
Number of students1,294 (2016–17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.88∶1 (2016–17)[2]
Color(s)     Purple
     Gold
Athletics conferenceSouth Puget Sound League
SportsBaseball • Basketball • Cheer • Cross Country • Dance/Drill • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Soccer • Softball • Swimming & Diving • Tennis • Track & Field • Volleyball • Wrestling[3]
MascotPirate
NewspaperPirate's Anchor
Websitehhs.highlineschools.org

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.[4] Today the name represents the geographic area for Burien, SeaTac, Des Moines and White Center.

The 1924 structure is being demolished in 2019. A new Structure will open in 2021.

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's sports teams were a longtime member of the Seamount League, but now compete in the South Puget Sound League (2A) (SPSL-2A) as of the 2016–17 school year.[5] Depending on the sport, Highline teams compete in SPSL-2A's Sound Division or North Division.[6]

Notable alumni

Travis Thompson

References
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  2. "Search for Public Schools - Highline High School (530354000531)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. "Highline HS Sports & Activities". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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  17. "2000 Athletic Hall of Fame". Highline High School Alumni Foundation. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via www.highline-highschool-alumni-foundation.org.
  18. Haugen, Sharon Hofstra (June 26, 2013). "Faith Enyeart Ireland receives Highline High Alumnus of the Year award". The Highline Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Faith Enyeart Ireland, a 1960 Highline High graduate, ...
  19. Adcock, Joe (June 3, 2004). "Eric Overmyer finally premieres 'Alki,' a NW take on 'Peer Gynt'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He went to Highline High School ...
  20. Macdonald, Moira (July 30, 2011). "'Crazy, Stupid, Love' directors hit the Hollywood big time". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Requa grew up in Burien and graduated from Highline High School.
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. Sanders, Eli (October 7, 2010). "High Court Hypocrite". The Stranger. Retrieved May 22, 2019. He graduated from Highline High School in 1963, ...
  23. Modie, Neil (May 29, 2007). "Satterberg to be acting prosecutor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He is a graduate of Highline High School in Burien, ...
  24. Edwards, Benj (April 25, 2010). "The True Face of Mario". technologizer.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  25. Schaefer, Scott (March 9, 2011). "'Alice In Chains' Bass Player Mike Starr Had Burien Roots". The B-Town (Burien) Blog. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Starr, who graduated from Burien’s Highline High School in 1984, ...
  26. Raley, Dan (September 28, 2004). "Where Are They Now: Ernie Steele". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Steele's fleet feet took him from Highline High School, where he was a highly decorated athlete in football, basketball and track, ...
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