‘One Heck Of A Long Distance Call!’ Students Speak With Orbiting Astronauts

Story by Mark Neuman Photos by Scott Schaefer Three astronauts, orbiting Earth in the International Space Station, turned on a camera, popped open some microphones, and spoke with several local high... [Read more]

Burien Students To Speak Live With Orbiting Astronauts This Monday

The crew of the International Space Station will talk live and direct with high school students assembled at The Museum of Flight during a video downlink from space at 10:35 a.m. this coming Monday, Aug.... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Aviation High School Breaks Ground For New Permanent Campus

In a ceremony held just north and across the street from the Museum of Flight, VIPs today (Aug 23) broke ground at the new home of Highline School District’s Aviation High School. Founded in 2004,... [Read more]

OBITUARY: Jane Matz, 87, Longtime Resident And Discover Burien Volunteer

Longtime Burien resident and Discover Burien volunteer Jane Knight Hendricks Matz, 87, passed peacefully away on Monday, June 6th, 2011, surrounded by her loving family, who followed a tradition of farewells... [Read more]

‘Angle Of Attack’ – Fast Aircraft + Fast Cars, At Museum Of Flight May 14th

‘Angle of Attack, An Aerodynamic Kinship Between Exotic Automobiles & Aircraft,’ is coming to the Museum of Flight this Saturday, May 14th, from Noon – 3pm. “An assortment of exotic... [Read more]

Highline Teams Excel At Seattle Robotics Competition

Three teams from local high schools competed this weekend at the March 18-19 FIRST Robotics Competition Seattle Regional. They were part of a field of 100 teams, including two from Turkey, attempting... [Read more]

Highline & Aviation High Bands Holding St. Patrick’s Day Dance Saturday

Highline and Aviation High School Bands are holding a St. Patrick’s Big Band Dance from 7pm – 10pm this Saturday, March 12th at the Highline High School Cafeteria. Cost if $8 per person, and tickets... [Read more]

Help Raise Funds For Aviation High School’s Skunkworks Robotics Team

Mark your calendar for the Aviation High School spaghetti dinner and dessert auction to raise funds for Skunkworks Robotics Team #1983. The event will take place from 5:45 to 8:30PM on October 29th and... [Read more]

U.S. News Names 2 Highline Schools To “Best High School List”

Two Highline School District schools – Health Sciences and Human Services High School (HS3) and Aviation High School – have been selected to U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 list... [Read more]

SOLD OUT: Aviation High’s Skunkworks Robotic Team’s Auction/Dinner Fundraiser Is Friday, Oct. 30th

UPDATE 10/28/09: We received word this morning that this event has SOLD OUT! Highline School District’s Aviation High School’s Skunkworks Robotics Team 1983 is holding its annual Auction/Dinner... [Read more]

Aviation High Students Graduate From Summer Aerospace Scholars Program

Four students from Des Moines’ Aviation High School graduated from the 2009 Washington Aerospace Scholars Summer Residency program this summer, and we here at The B-Town Blog would like to give a... [Read more]

Aviation High School Gets Grant, Will Move & Be Re-Named

by Josh Hart Thursday morning (March 26th), a press conference was held at Aviation High School’s temporary campus in Des Moines, where a major announcement was made: The school received a $4 million... [Read more]

BREAKING: Aviation High To Land At Museum Of Flight

Aviation High School, currently housed at the former Olympic Elementary School building in Des Moines, has received a private donation of $4 million, moving it well on its path to flying and landing at the Museum of Flight in south Seattle.

According to Catherine Carbone-Rogers, director of communications for the Highline School District, Aviation High School will continue to be managed by Highline; the Seattle School Board has approved an interlocal agreement with Highline to locate the school within Seattle’s boundaries.

The identity of the donor will be revealed at a press conference this Thursday (March 26th), where “he will accept naming rights”; here’s more info from a press release:

Local officials, students, parents, school administrators, and general aviation advocates will join Highline Superintendent John Welch and Aviation High School Principal and CEO Reba Gilman as they announce the first major private donor investment in the relocation of Aviation High School to The Museum of Flight in South Seattle.

Aviation High School has adopted an ambitious plan to relocate to the Museum of Flight by 2012. Construction costs for the new facility are $43.5 million, of which about $20 million has been raised from public and private sources.

This announcement of a major anchor private donor is the first of what is expected to be several other major contributions from individuals and businesses prominent in the aviation, engineering, and technology sectors of the Pacific Northwest.

The major donor will be in attendance to be acknowledged for his sizable gift, and to accept the naming rights to this unique high school.

Aviation High School’s mission and vision is:

To prepare all students for college, career and citizenship through a personalized, rigorous and relevant learning experience that is facilitated in the context of aviation and aerospace.

To be the premier public high school of choice for students in King County and the region who wish to pursue their passion for aviation and aerospace in a learning environment that prepares them for higher education, citizenship, and work.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 East Marginal Way South in Seattle, near Boeing Field, and Aviation High School is currently located at 615 South 200th Street in Des Moines – an 11.6 mile flight:

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6 Students Selected As Washington Aerospace Scholars

Six Highline School District students are among the 260 talented juniors from across the state accepted into the first phase of Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS). Five of the six students chosen attend... [Read more]

(2008) Aviation High’s Robotics Team Auction & Dinner Nov. 8th

EDITOR’S NOTE: This listing is for the 2008 Dinner/Auction fundraiser: Highline School District’s Aviation High School’s Skunkworks Robotics Team 1983 is holding a special Auction/Dinner... [Read more]

Museum Of Flight Honors Aviation High School Principal

Reba Gilman, Principal and CEO of Highline School District’s Aviation High School, will receive the Museum of Flight’s 2008 Pathfinder Award recognizing pioneering achievements in flying,... [Read more]

Aviation High School Students To Apply For Patent

Students from Highline School Disctrict’s Aviation High School in Des Moines have developed two inventions and are applying for a patent for one of them. Students developed one invention while designing... [Read more]

Astronaut To Visit Aviation High School Wed. Sept. 17

Just received word from the Highline School District that an actual Astronaut will be visiting Aviation High School in Des Moines tomorrow (Wed. Sept. 17th). Hank Hartsfield is a former Air Force pilot,... [Read more]