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Samantha Sebring has worn more hats than most in her time as a student at Highline.
She has been the community budget coordinator for the Center for Leadership and Service; chair of the Services and Activities Budget Committee; student representative to Highline’s Budget Advisory Council.
She has served as a member of the CORE Leadership Team; received a Student Legacy Award; stayed a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society; and maintained her honor roll-qualifying GPA.
The Associated Students of Highline College have elected a new vice president for the 2021-2022 academic year despite delays.
Anita Wambui was the sole candidate in the special election held June 2 – 4 last week. She will assume the role of ASHC student body vice president beginning next fall.
While it may just seem like an excuse for a three-day weekend and shopping mall sales today, Memorial Day started out as a far more solemn day of remembrance.
Celebration of the holiday in the U.S. has spanned centuries. It’s a federal holiday and an opportunity to honor and recognize all those who have died in the course of military service in this country.
And, for many, it’s a welcome day off from work or school and a perfect occasion for a neighborhood barbeque.
Some incoming University of Washington students say they’ll feel safer on a campus where COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory.
The university announced at the start of the month that it will require students attending all three of its campuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Several Washington universities, including Washington State University, Central Washington University, and other private institutions have made the same decision.
The Highline College Foundation’s Virtual Spring Gala raised more than $100,000 for student support.
The virtual event replaced the Foundation’s annual in-person fundraising gala in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 was the first year the gala was held virtually.
Highline’s Arabic Club will be hosting its annual Ramadan iftar event virtually April 17 for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Ramadan 2021 began this week on April 13: The holy month is the ninth of the Islamic calendar, and its observance is one of the Five Pillars of Islam at the religion’s core.
The Highline College Foundation’s annual gala will be held virtually for the first time this April.
A nonprofit organization of the college, the Foundation has traditionally held the annual fundraising event at the Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac. Last year, in light of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be cancelled on short notice.
Many in Normandy Park are speaking out in opposition after the City Council’s decision to demolish the community’s public recreation center.
Located at City Hall off of SW 174th Street, the City of Normandy Park Recreation Center has been in use for over 30 years. Today it’s home to a privately-owned Taekwondo academy, dance school, and public preschool.
Every year come March 17, people across the country dress up in green, flock to bars, and use any means at their disposal to have a good time. But how did St. Patrick’s Day come to be the all-inclusive, fun-loving festival celebrated around the globe today?
Despite being a largely cultural celebration today, St. Patrick’s Day’s origins are rooted in the history of the Catholic Church, and the man credited with spreading its influence to Ireland — Saint Patrick.
Despite being forced to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, local animal shelter Auburn Valley Humane Society says it’s busier today than ever before.
The shelter’s president and CEO Phil Morgan said that while significant changes have had to be made, AVHS was still able to ramp up its operations in 2020.
As the U.S. government has cut back on its refugee acceptance, Washington state has been doing what it can to welcome those affected into its community.
Highline’s annual “Highline Welcomes the World Week,” a series of events designed to highlight the college’s diverse community, began today with a discussion led by Sarah Peterson, chief of the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance for the Washington state Department of Social and Health Services.
Valentine’s Day today is synonymous with a single idea — love. But the Feb. 14 holiday’s origins are not quite so cut-and-dried.
Highline history professor Rachael Bledsaw says historians have several theories as to how the holiday got its start.
“Truthfully? We’re not entirely sure,” she said. “By the time someone decided to investigate why the Western world suddenly went love crazy in the middle of February, there were a few different options to pick from as far as its start.”
The submission deadline to be included in a new edition of Highline’s literary magazine is coming up on Feb. 14.
The magazine, called Arcturus, has been published at Highline for more than 40 years. It catalogs literary and artistic works submitted by Highline community members.
Highline’s 2020 Annual Security Report paints a picture of a relatively calm campus over the past few years.
Mandated by federal law as part of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the report summarizes criminal activity from the past three years that has taken place on campus and in the surrounding area.
Highline’s annual MLK Week is kicking off virtually this Tuesday, Jan. 19, this year with the theme “Democracy for Whom?”
This will be the first time the yearly event is held online rather than in person on campus.
Christmas wasn’t always the highly commercialized gift-giving festival it has come to be known as.
Highline history professor Rachael Bledsaw says it wasn’t until the holiday’s date was shifted by the Roman Catholic Church that it became associated with the traditions in practice today.
Unlike most other winter holidays, Kwanzaa is a celebration of community and culture, not religion.
The holiday also hasn’t been around for nearly as long as many of the popular religious winter festivals. It’s a fairly recent arrival to the suite of winter holidays celebrated in the U.S.
Highline is about to adopt a new software system that will change how students, faculty and staff do almost everything, from advising to registration.
The new system, called ctcLink, is planned to go into action on Feb. 8, 2021, and will be replacing many key online services with updated versions.
Local police departments say they have been working to address national concerns over police discrimination.
Protests erupted across the country and worldwide last May after Minneapolis man George Floyd was killed in police custody.
Students seem to not mind that Winter Quarter will continue through online learning. Some say they even prefer online compared to face-to-face.
“This wasn’t a surprise at all,” said Luis Carrera-Lara. “No one wears masks, people are still going out — clearly no one cares about following quarantine.”
Despite its annual gala being cancelled, the Highline College Foundation has managed to raise more than $150,000 for students in need.
Josh Gerstman, its executive director, says that students’ need for support during this pandemic is what keeps him and the Foundation going.
Students and faculty may be confined to Zoom this quarter, but Highline’s Public Safety team has no plans to leave the campus behind.
Director of Public Safety David Menke and his team of officers aren’t going anywhere. Despite a closed down campus, he and his officers are still hard at work and patrolling Highline daily.
