June 2018

Groundbreaking held for Des Moines Elementary; New $57.8 million facility will be complete in 2019
750-student elementary school for kindergarten through fifth-grade students will soon take shape

information from Highline Public Schools

It takes a village! And the village leaders came out to celebrate with Highline Public Schools as district officials, architects and project staff broke ground for a new Des Moines Elementary School at Zenith Park on June 8, 2018. 

This is the second groundbreaking in Highline this year. The new elementary school in Des Moines will open fall 2019, along with the new Glacier Middle School in SeaTac. A steady drizzle didn’t dampen spirits. Thank yous were rained down on taxpayers and leaders at all levels for the hard-won opportunity to build a modern learning facility. 

A 750-student elementary school for kindergarten through fifth-grade students will soon take shape on the 17-acre site. Absher Construction Company will build a facility designed by Hutteball + Oremus Architecture. Des Moines Elementary Principal Rick Wisen welcomed attendees to the groundbreaking.

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Elaine Joann Edwards

Elaine Joann Edwards, age 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 19, 2018 at Swedish Hospital. She was born on July 15, 1935 in Badger, Minnesota, the daughter of Hilmer and Malla Jensen. Elaine graduated with honors from West Seattle High School in June 1952 and went on to Seattle Pacific College where she graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Education in June 1956. She married William Edwards and together, they enjoyed 62 years of wedded bliss. Teaching was Elaine’s passion! For more than 25 years she led the Primary Sunday School Department of The Berean Bible Church.

Bears drop two on road trip

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Highline's Bears will return home to the cozy confines of Mel Olson Stadium at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center this Friday and Saturday after taking losses on back-to-back nights on the road.

The semiprofessional baseball squad took a 5-2 loss at the Everett Merchants on Wednesday before going over the Cascades to Wenatchee to play the Apple Sox on Thursday and lose, 8-3.

Highline hosts the North Sound Emeralds for a 7:05 p.m. game Friday before entertaining the Northwest Reign at the same time Saturday.

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June 9-10 is Free Fishing Weekend in Washington

Since we live in communities that share a common coastline between Ballard and Des Moines we have a lot of people who love to go fishing. If you are a fish (you probably aren't reading this) this might not be your weekend. But for everyone else, it's time to dip a line.

"Free Fishing Weekend" is June 9-10, 2018, when fishing licenses are not required of anyone to fish in Washington. Free Fishing Weekend in Washington is always the first weekend after the first Monday in June.

Also NOT required on Free Fishing Weekend: 

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Community-led committee recommends boundary plan to Highline school board
New boundaries to take effect in September 2019

information from Highline Public Schools

The community-led bond and boundary planning committee for Highline Public Schools presented a recommended set of boundary maps and a short list of additional considerations at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

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Port of Seattle, City of SeaTac, and IAC Properties break ground on industrial site

information from Port of Seattle

The Port of Seattle, City of SeaTac, and IAC Properties (IAC) broke ground today on a 26-acre underdeveloped property to create a 460,000 square foot industrial facility that will employ approximately 400 full time workers. Tenants may include food processors, manufacturers, and logistics providers that support the aviation and air cargo industries. 

“When fully developed, the IAC Commerce Center — SeaTac project in the City of SeaTac will be home to around 400 full-time employees with an estimated payroll of more than $28 million annually,” said Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck. “This is a major milestone in our partnership with local communities to develop economic activity and new local jobs, including up to 90 prevailing wage construction jobs during the build out of the property.”

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Southwest Athletic Complex track and field getting major overhaul

If you've driven past Sealth High School on Thistle Street SW in the last week or so you may have noticed some work being done to refurbish the track and field at the Southwest Athletic Complex. According to Seattle Public School's Tom Redman, "The Southwest Athletic Complex track and field replacement project includes the resurfacing of the stadium track, new stadium synthetic turf field with cork infill, resurfacing of the baseball and softball infields, conversion of the overflow baseball infield to synthetic turf with cork infill, a new shotput cage, upgrade lights to the scoreboard, new high jump mats, elevator upgrades and new fence in security problem areas. "

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