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 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.

History

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, Normandy Park, Des Moines and White Center.

For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years, Highline students attended school at the district's Olympic Interim School (615 S 200th St, Des Moines, Washington 98198) while the Highline High School buildings (including the original 1924 structure) were demolished and new buildings were constructed.

Adjacent to the school is the Highline Performing Arts Center, which is used by local community organizations, schools, and dance competition companies.

Sports

Highline participates in the following sports as a member of the KingCo 2A conference: baseball, basketball, cheer, cross country, dance/drill, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Highline's sports teams were previously longtime members of the Seamount League and then the South Puget Sound League.

Notable alumni