The Des Moines Memorial Drive Preservation Association hosted their Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Sunnydale School site in beautiful weather with a crowd of 80 attendees and participants. Highlights included music by the Cascadia Brass Ensemble, singing of the National Anthem by Kate Bysheim, and comments by American Legion
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By Stuart Jenner If you missed the first installment from yesterday, read Highline's 'iReady' Data Spells Big Challenges for Literacy -Pt.1 Understanding the Districts' "Growth" Metric The Strategic Plan Dashboard metrics show Highline did not meet its goals for growth in either
An In-depth Look at the Gathered-Data Used to Drive the Districts' Strategic Plan for English by Stuart Jenner Last fall, I had a memorable conversation with a 10th grade student taking Middle Year International Baccalaureate English at Mt. Rainier High School. I asked her what book she was reading.
So many issues or topics tend to polarize and divide communities, friends and even families. When people stop talking about these important issues, and recognizing the dignity of others, then we can only expect further separation and disconnect. Question of the Week: How Do you feel the election went this
On the back of an amazing WIN for the Girls High-Tekerz Robotics team article yesterday, we have a follow up story to other stories we have followed. The award-winning Burien-based robotics teams — known as The Tekerz, High Tekerz & Skunkworks — continue to post impressive results and inspire students across the
A statistician explains election results based on the data.
Celebrate Veterans' Day in Burien at the historic Sunnydale Elementary School. Come honor WWI fallen soldiers on Tuesday, November 11th, at the only remaining "Living Road of Remembrance" on Des Moines Memorial Drive.
By Carlene Johnson - The Center Square October 31, 2025 [Editor's Note: This story is close to home and reflects the Burien experience with the DESC failures.] (The Center Square) – On an overcast mid-October day, just inside the Third Avenue offices of We Heart Seattle, Executive Director Andrea
What is the Highline School District Levy? Is it a Renewal? Is it an Increase? The answer: both! The Highline School District’s 2027-30 operations levy on the Nov 4th ballot is both a renewal and an increase. It is a renewal of the previous levy that is expiring, but