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South 166th Street Closed, starting April 22
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Shelter during severe weather available at Highline United Methodist Church.
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We have more uniform t-shirts for sale!
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Attendance Celebration: Top Classes
![Principal Tours New Des Moines Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554401339/highlineschoolsorg/czl1mwrhqnn3j8yzdlhj/DME-Principal-Tour-April-2019-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1554401339/highlineschoolsorg/czl1mwrhqnn3j8yzdlhj/DME-Principal-Tour-April-2019-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1554401339/highlineschoolsorg/czl1mwrhqnn3j8yzdlhj/DME-Principal-Tour-April-2019-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1554401339/highlineschoolsorg/czl1mwrhqnn3j8yzdlhj/DME-Principal-Tour-April-2019-1.png","width":1000}])
Take a photo tour of the new Des Moines Elementary with Principal Rick Wisen.
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We invite staff, students and community members to submit proposals to present sessions at our 2019 Equity Symposium.
![A League of Innovative Schools member looks over a student's work during a visit to McMicken Heights.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1553636894/highlineschoolsorg/efrq9zlhmmzjxjqkvo84/DPLIS-MES-3.jpg","width":2200}])
This week, nearly 250 education leaders from across the country toured our schools as part of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools.
![Olympic Interim Site Signage for north classrooms, south classrooms, gym/cafeteria, etc.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553807102/highlineschoolsorg/ar1qrtmdjphfldrnduq6/OlympicSigns1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553807102/highlineschoolsorg/ar1qrtmdjphfldrnduq6/OlympicSigns1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1553807102/highlineschoolsorg/ar1qrtmdjphfldrnduq6/OlympicSigns1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1553807102/highlineschoolsorg/ar1qrtmdjphfldrnduq6/OlympicSigns1.png","width":1000}])
You are invited to tour the renovated Olympic Interim Site on Thursday, May 2, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at 615 South 200th Street in Des Moines. A family meeting for incoming HHS 9th-grade students and families begins at 6:00 p.m.
![Chinook students work on a project together in the school library.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1553541813/highlineschoolsorg/hkzmylaqes2czbf1ykgo/Digital-Media-Literacy-Chinook-Library.jpg","width":2200}])
Technology plays a huge role in the lives of our students–and we believe students should have equitable opportunities to access technology. But our job as educators goes way beyond making sure students master the hardware and software of today's technology.
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More locks are coming soon. Voters funded the 2016 school bond, which set aside money for improved security, including safer interior and exterior door locks. Here is an updated timeline and list of schools.
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