The Brand New HHS!

The Brand New HHS!

The redesigned and rebuilt Highline High School as seen in 2025.

The original Highline High School from 1924.

The new and improved HHS is incredible! (It really did need to be demolished. It was pretty creaky when WE were there, 50 years ago!)

In designing the brand new building, which opened for students in September of 2021, they mimicked the massing and appearance of the original school. They kept the terracotta details of the front entrance, and the brick facade. Once you enter, though, it’s a whole new world.

Here’s a link to the school’s Virtual Tour.

And here you can see videos showing the new school as it was under construction: 

In January 2025, Maureen Hoffmann toured the school and shot some photos showing the creativity and inclusiveness that has blossomed at Highline High School.

Taste-Testing Pirate Crew

Taste-Testing Pirate Crew

Highline Pirates’ Class of 75 Classmates showing up to taste-test the 50-year reunion menu:
(Left to right) Dave Hawthorne, Maureen Hoffmann, Laurie Lee Ball, Neil Ball, Linda Bradshaw Burfitt, Kitty Jo Larson Pray, Jim Pray, Larry Stone

We came, we tested and tasted, selecting pirate-appropriate foods for chattin’ and eatin’ at the 50-Year Reunion coming up on August 23 this year! Several of us met at Classic Eats, here in Old Burien, and sampled from their catering menu. 

We enjoyed Portobello Mushroom Sliders, Meatloaf Sliders, Chicken Club Sandwiches, Reuben Sandwiches, Cobb Salad and House Salad with a keen eye (taste?) to what would appeal to our classmates as they’re wandering around chatting with long-time friends.

We nibbled, laughed and caught up after all these years.

Yes, we talked about aches and pains (and Kitty Jo demonstrated the arthritis in one of her fingers. Ha ha.)

Are you in? Come join us on August 23!!

A Zooming Committee Meeting

A Zooming Committee Meeting

Just some of the Reunion Planning Commitee Members zooming along as details are discussed… and there are MANY details!

Seen here: Betsy Wildish McQuinn, Maureen Hoffmann, Richelle Ring Slater, Mark Meyer, Neil Ball, Arden Gremmert and Eva Doherty Gremmert, Kitty Jo Larson Poland, Jim Pray, Linda Bradshaw Burfitt.

HHS Alumni Foundation Golf Day on Friday August 21, 2015

HHS Alumni Foundation Golf Day on Friday August 21, 2015

For those of you Pirates that would like a little golf before you head to the other 40-Year Reunion activities, you can put the HHS Alumni Foundation Golf Day on your calendar for Friday, August 21, 2015. The Alumni Tournament will be returning to Auburn Golf Course.

Click on the flyer below to view it at a larger “Class of ’75 Readable” Size.    ; )

2015 Golf letter

Click here for the 2015 Golf Registration Form.

Register Now for the 40-Year Reunion

Register Now for the 40-Year Reunion

Reunion DecorationsAhoy, Mateys. Our 40-Year Reunion is just a little over 2 months away. Your trusty Reunion Committee has been hard at work behind-the-scenes fussing with the myriad details to make it all happen. The Reunion will be casual, easy, welcoming and a whole lot of fun with longtime friends. You’re gonna wanna be there… really!

Registration

We’ve got the Registration page up and running, so click on over, say “Yes!”, send in your money and mark your calendar. We’ll see you there.

Still-Missing Classmates

There are still quite a few classmates that we can’t find. We’ve got old snail mail addresses, wrong email addresses, or nothing at all. We’re trying to make sure that everyone knows about the reunion, so if you know the whereabouts of some of these folks, please let us know -OR- give our class email address to the classmate that’s listed as missing and have them get in touch, pretty please.

HighlineClassof75@gmail.com