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From glaciers to lava flows to massive Ice Age floods, Highline geology students spent spring quarter exploring the forces that shaped Washington's landscapes. 🧊🌋🌲

Swipe through highlights from students’ field adventures across Puget Sound and eastern Washington.

Special shout out to Instructors MB and Cassie Geraghty for sharing pics from these exceptional field trips! You rock!🪨

Classes featured:
GEO 151 (Geology of Mount St. Helens Field Trip)
GEO 153 (Ice Age Geology Field Trip)
GEO 154 (Lavas, Floods and Forests)

Want to experience the magic of geology? There’s still time to enroll in summer and fall quarter classes. Summer quarter starts June 22. Fall quarter starts Sept. 28. View the class schedule and classes.highline.edu and enroll today!

Meet Oksana Slastonenko, a Highline College student pursuing an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management (HOST). After experiencing war, loss, and the challenges of adapting to a new country, Oksana stayed focused on building a better future through higher education.

With determination and support from Highline faculty, she’s on track to graduate this June, and we can’t wait to see where her journey takes her next.

Visit highline.edu/about/profiles/oksana-slastonenko.html to read Oksana’s full student profile.

It's almost celebration time, T-Birds! 😊🎉⁠ ⁠ Commencement is June 18 at ShoWare Center in Kent. Don't forget, the deadline to RSVP for Commencement and get your name in the program is Monday, June 1. That's just a few days away, so don't miss out!⁠

Visit highline.edu/apply-enroll/commencement/index.html for all things 2026 Commencement, including RSVP link and Commencement checklist.⁠

We want to see how you're gearing up for Commencement. Share your excitement by using and tag us () for a chance to be featured on Highline's main social media accounts🎓

Congratulations to the outstanding T-Birds who were recognized at last night's Student Legacy Awards. Hosted by the Center for Leadership and Service and the Center for Cultural and Inclusive Excellence, the Student Legacy Awards praises student contributions for both academic achievement and campus involvement.

Last week, Highline's TRIO Student Support Services hosted their year-end celebration and awards ceremony under the theme: "Waves of Success." Staff, faculty, students, and their families came together to celebrate these students' hard work and success as they continue to pursue their education at Highline and beyond.

TRIO SSS is a federally funded program for current college students that provides low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities the valuable support and services that will assist in student success and persistence towards graduation.

Learn more and consider applying for TRiO at: trio.highline.edu

In observance of Memorial Day, the campus will be closed on Monday, May 25. Have a safe and relaxing weekend, T-Birds.

Yesterday, Veterans Services staff and volunteers planted American flags around campus in groups of 13. The 13 flags represent the 13 service members who sacrificed their lives in service during the current conflict in the Middle East. As we go into the weekend, let’s take time to remember and honor the brave individuals whose sacrifices secured our freedom.

Meet Mavrie Durham, lead editor of Highline's student newspaper, the ThunderWord. For Mavrie, journalism is more than storytelling; it's about asking hard questions, amplifying student voices, and creating change on campus. After graduating this spring quarter with an Associate of Arts–Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) and concentration in journalism, she'll transfer to the University of Washington in their Journalism and Public Interest Communications (JPIC) program.

Visit highline.edu/about/profiles/mavrie-durham.html to learn more about how this student leader is using journalism to make an impact📰✨