Following a strategic hiring process, Ritchie Garcia has been selected to serve as the next principal at Des Moines Elementary School. Please help us welcome Mr. Garcia to the Des Moines community! 

This summer, Highline will begin moving student files from Google Drive to Microsoft OneDrive.This is part of Highline's move to Microsoft tools for students. Students will begin using more Microsoft tools in the fall. Most families do not need to take action right now

Highline is financially stable because of steady enrollment and difficult budget adjustments made in recent years. To maintain that stability, the proposed 2026–27 budget includes about $8 million in reductions, including central office reductions, while prioritizing resources that directly support students and classrooms.

Parkside Elementary students and staff spent the day at Waskowitz for a schoolwide field trip planned by Parkside teachers and school leaders. After six years, this end-of-year field trip is now a tradition that connects students to each other, to hands-on science in nature and to their own potential.

Highline is continuing to build schools where every student feels supported, included, and able to participate. This work is underway in all elementary schools and will expand to middle schools in 2026–27. We recently saw inclusion in action at Field Day at Mount Rainier High School, where students from Adapted PE classes and peers from across Highline came together for a day of movement, connection and celebration.
 

The Promise Podcast wrapped up its first season featuring students, educators, community leaders and staff from across Highline. Explore the conversations, meet the guests and look back at the stories that brought Our Promise to life. Plus, share your ideas to help shape Season Two.

End-of-year report cards will be available soon. Find them in ParentVUE on June 17 (elementary) and June 25 (secondary). All Highline schools use standards-based grading, and students’ scores will reflect this.

Evergreen High School senior Sophia Tua'ua is helping shape district conversations while preparing for her future through Running Start. Hear how student voice, strong relationships and opportunity have shaped her journey.

Families and students will see an update to the ParentVUE and StudentVUE mobile apps later this summer. ParentVUE and StudentVUE are used to view student information, including schedules, grades and attendance.

Members of the Superintendent’s Student Leadership Team shared their recommendations for a mobile device policy with the Highline School Board at its June 3 meeting. Their message: students recognize that phones can be a distraction, but any policy should be developed with students, not just for them.