# 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 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

* Adelle August ('52), actress and Miss Washington USA 1952
* Ingrid Backstrom ('96), freestyle skier
* Ryan Brett ('10), American professional baseball player
* Ray Conner ('73), former vice chairman of Boeing and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
* Nate Daligcon ('92), former professional soccer player
* Mark Driscoll ('89), author and former pastor, Mars Hill Church
* Fred Dyson ('57), former member of the Alaska Senate from Eagle River
* Pete Fewing, soccer coach for Seattle University
* Tyler Geving ('91), assistant coach for the University of Portland Pilots men's basketball team, former head basketball coach at Portland State (2009–17)
* Jack Horsley ('69), swimmer, 1968 Olympic bronze medalist (200 m backstroke)
* Faith Ireland ('60), former Justice, Washington State Supreme Court (1999–2005)
* Jim McCune ('69), member of the Washington House of Representatives and Pierce County Council
* Eric Overmyer ('69), playwright, screenwriter, producer
* John Requa ('85), screenwriter, Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa
* Richard B. Sanders ('63), former Justice, Washington State Supreme Court
* Dan Satterberg ('78), King County Prosecuting Attorney
* Mario Segale ('52), American businessman and real-estate developer
* Mike Starr ('84), bassist for Alice in Chains, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (Season 3), Sober House (Season 2)
* Ernie Steele ('36), NFL running back
* Shelley Lynn Thornton ('88), known as the "Roe Baby", the child at the center of the Roe v. Wade landmark Supreme Court decision
* Brad Tilden ('79), CEO of Alaska Airlines
* Bob Van Duyne ('70), NFL guard, Baltimore Colts (1974–1980)