Type High School Principal Vicky Fisher Grades 9-12 District Highline Public Schools Colors Purple, Gold | Established 1924 Staff ~108 Phone +1 206-631-6700 Mascot Piracy | |
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School district Highline Public Schools Address 225 S 152nd St, Burien, WA 98148, USA Profiles | ||
Highline High School is a high school in Burien, Washington, United States, located about 3.5 highway miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Highline High School, the flagship high school of the Highline School 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.
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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. Today the name represents the geographic area for Burien, Sea-Tac, Des Moines and White Center.
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 competes in the Sound Division of the South Puget Sound League(2A) as of the 2016-17 school year.
Activities
Fall sports
Winter sports
Spring sports
Drama
The school puts on multiple shows a year. Their productions have included an adaptation of Goethe's Faust, and Lindsay Price's Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note.