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.
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, 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 as of the 2016–17 school year. Depending on the sport, Highline teams compete in SPSL-2A's Sound Division or North Division.

Notable alumni

Travis Thompson