PHOTO: First Day Of School For Highline Public Schools Students

Thursday (Sept. 1) is the first day of school for Highline Public Schools, and usually we post a photo of excited young kids crowded in front of school, lining up with their friends, getting ready to start... [Read more]

JFK Student Attending National Youth Leadership Forum In D.C. This Week

This week, John F. Kennedy Catholic High School senior Nicholas Griebel (pictured, right) will be attending the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security with other outstanding students from... [Read more]

SeaTac Student Wins Contest With His “Be The Change” Film

Johnson Huynh, a student from SeaTac’s Global Connections High School, won a filmmaking contest sponsored by The Choices Program, with his class assignment entry “Be the Change.” Johnson... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Burien Fashions Go To The Dogs At Farmers Market

Amanda Schiripo (in red) presents the 1st place prize to Jagger's human. Story & Photos by Michael Brunk Last Thursday’s Farmers Market saw Burien’s sexiest new models strut their... [Read more]

Burien Student Wins Prudential Spirit Of Community Award

Burien CHOICE Academy senior Megan Johnson, 18, won a Prudential Spirit of Community Award for serving as the “top role model for community service among Washington’s high school students.”... [Read more]

Welcome Our New Intern Editor (For The Day), Robb Patrickson!

Today is not only a huge day in the history of the City of Burien, with Annexation officially taking place – it’s also a big day in the history of The B-Town Blog, as today (Thursday, April... [Read more]

VIDEO: Our Intern’s Latest Animation: “3 Frog Bros. Movie Trailer 3″

Our Big Picture High School intern, Bryan Charles, has created another Flash-animated movie trailer in his ongoing “3 Frog Bros.” series. As we mentioned before, Bryan is a budding young artist/animator,... [Read more]

Thanks To A City Grant, Students Can See Burien Little Theatre’s Latest For Just $10

During the month of February, all students are eligible for reduced ticket prices of just $10 for Burien Little Theatre’s production of Arne Zaslove’s 1950’s Rock ‘n’... [Read more]

Burien Native Uncovers Historic Spear Tip On UW Campus

Burien native and current University of Washington freshman Ellen Van Wyk was digging in the dirt to prepare for planting grapes at the campus greenhouse on Oct. 22nd when she uncovered something very... [Read more]

Welcome Our New Intern: Cartoonist Bryan Charles!

Please welcome the latest addition to The B-Town Blog – our newest intern, Bryan Charles, of Big Picture High School! Bryan is a budding artist, and has a passion for comics, cartoons and even creating... [Read more]

West Seattle Montessori School Open House Tonight (2/5)

This spring, West Seattle Montessori School will be moving into the White Center neighborhood (at 11216 16th Ave SW), so they’re holding a special Open House in West Seattle tonight (Thursday, Feb.... [Read more]

Highline Schools’ “College Goal Sunday” Is Jan. 25th

Highline Public Schools is encouraging families of all high school seniors to attend “College Goal Sunday,” a special event this coming Sunday, Jan. 25th that will help students obtain financial... [Read more]

INTERN’S VIEW: What Will Change Under President Obama?

by Josh Hart Now that America has elected a new president the question gets posed: What will change under President Barack Obama? Will the fact that he is an African-American man affect anything? From... [Read more]

Student Explains Highline’s Big Picture High School

by Josh Hart Many of you don’t know about this new school in the area and that is Highline’s Big Picture High School. I would like to inform you about this school for two reasons: The first... [Read more]

A 15-Year Old’s Take On The VP Debate

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was written by Josh Hart, a 15-year old student at Highline “Big Picture High School” in SeaTac who recently wrote on the economy as well as the JFK vs Highline football... [Read more]

From The Big Picture: A Teen Speaks Out About The Economy

Josh Hart, 15, can't yet vote but has a pretty strong opinion. He attends Big Picture High School. EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently we were invited by the Highline School District to visit students and... [Read more]

Report & Photos From Highline High Movie Set

Just got back from spending a couple of hours on the shooting set of “The Day My Parents Became Cool,” which (as we first reported here) is filming all weekend at Highline High School. The... [Read more]