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![Student with backpack]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1562106073/highlineschoolsorg/ywbyptmgc9yb3yttvj3o/Des-Moines-Back-to-School07.jpg","width":2200}])
Thursday, August 8 from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. at Steven J. Underwood Park in Des Moines.
![Summer Office Hours]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561757927/highlineschoolsorg/jag0asqqeqmjlfms8aoz/OfficeHours.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561757927/highlineschoolsorg/jag0asqqeqmjlfms8aoz/OfficeHours.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561757927/highlineschoolsorg/jag0asqqeqmjlfms8aoz/OfficeHours.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561757927/highlineschoolsorg/jag0asqqeqmjlfms8aoz/OfficeHours.jpg","width":945}])
Summer Hours
![August 19th and 20th from 11 am to 1 pm.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561757052/highlineschoolsorg/btcdqzq3hdlqjjc4zif0/8thgradeBusinessDAy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561757052/highlineschoolsorg/btcdqzq3hdlqjjc4zif0/8thgradeBusinessDAy.jpg","width":336}])
8th Grade Business Day
![August 20th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561756194/highlineschoolsorg/dbmb2jc2wwgs2u22dpqk/7thgradegradejumpstart1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561756194/highlineschoolsorg/dbmb2jc2wwgs2u22dpqk/7thgradegradejumpstart1_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561756194/highlineschoolsorg/dbmb2jc2wwgs2u22dpqk/7thgradegradejumpstart1_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561756194/highlineschoolsorg/dbmb2jc2wwgs2u22dpqk/7thgradegradejumpstart1_1.jpg","width":945}])
7th grade Jump Start
![Chinook student in class.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1561410930/highlineschoolsorg/jyvuvpvtbtnghbbclxyk/chinook-18-19-116.jpg","width":2200}])
Starting in fall 2019, we are taking a new approach to middle school math to ensure students have the foundational skills necessary to be successful in algebra and beyond. We are introducing a new math curriculum, and the course sequence will be different than before.
![August 19th 8:00 am to 2:00 pm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561740231/highlineschoolsorg/flzkegfkrmmxeofefbd8/6thgradejumpstart.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561740231/highlineschoolsorg/flzkegfkrmmxeofefbd8/6thgradejumpstart.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561740231/highlineschoolsorg/flzkegfkrmmxeofefbd8/6thgradejumpstart.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561740231/highlineschoolsorg/flzkegfkrmmxeofefbd8/6thgradejumpstart.jpg","width":945}])
6th grade Jump Start
![Tyee High School entrance sign and school building]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1562743722/highlineschoolsorg/smi74spvd4jeuw5aqtcw/Tyee-Sign-School.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1562743722/highlineschoolsorg/smi74spvd4jeuw5aqtcw/Tyee-Sign-School.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1562743722/highlineschoolsorg/smi74spvd4jeuw5aqtcw/Tyee-Sign-School.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1562743722/highlineschoolsorg/smi74spvd4jeuw5aqtcw/Tyee-Sign-School.png","width":1000}])
The 2016 bond included funds to jumpstart the designs of Evergreen and Tyee high schools and Pacific Middle School. The first step was to select architects for each school. Done!
![crayons, paper, pencil]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1526054366/highlineschoolsorg/yzt0tsbsdpanwoz0wz3v/school-supplies.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1526054366/highlineschoolsorg/yzt0tsbsdpanwoz0wz3v/school-supplies.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1526054366/highlineschoolsorg/yzt0tsbsdpanwoz0wz3v/school-supplies.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1526054366/highlineschoolsorg/yzt0tsbsdpanwoz0wz3v/school-supplies.png","width":1000}])
School Supply List
![CFAC Members discuss bond recommendation.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558645851/highlineschoolsorg/geoftnkmzwjdzxnhxp9i/CFAC-5-8-2019-IMG_2407.jpg","width":2200}])
Our community-led Capital Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) members plan to recommend to the school board on June 26 that the next school bond include rebuilding Evergreen and Tyee high schools and Pacific Middle School.
![Student eating lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1559934359/highlineschoolsorg/abd5pamp2tzcf16as38o/bow-lake_18-19-119-2.jpg","width":2200}])
Highline children can eat free breakfast, lunch, and snacks during the summer through the federally funded Simplified Summer Food Program. The program provides funding for several of our schools to serve children living in South King County.
Our Vision
Pacific Middle School expects academic achievement, celebrates diversity, and promotes self-discipline and community responsibility.