Shoreline Public Schools

📢 We interrupt your summer to bring you this special announcement 📢

This just in: School starts in just four weeks!

🗓️ Grades 1-12: Tuesday, September 1
🗓️ Kindergarten: Friday, September 4
🗓️ Preschool: Tuesday, September 8

🚨 Urgent alert: Yes, that is before Labor Day weekend.

Repeat: School starts before Labor Day. (except preschool)

We now return you to your regularly scheduled summer... but maybe start checking for shoes they've outgrown and those pants with the worn-out knees. 😅

On a sunny spring afternoon, filled with anticipation, Highland Terrace Elementary School's orcas came splashing out onto their newly unveiled turf field!

Wheelchairs rolled smoothly, cartwheels were timed to perfection, and students and staff alike rejoiced at running, walking, and playing on the clean, resilient surface under their feet. Years of recess games, PE classes, community t-ball games, and after-school club use are in store for this investment in the community, made possible thanks to the generosity of local voters who have funded the capital bonds behind improvements like this one.

This post continues our series. School may be out, but stay tuned here for more glimpses into our schools throughout the summer!

Head Start and ECEAP provide free early learning and family support services for eligible children ages 3–4 at Shoreline's Edwin Pratt Early Learning Center.

Services may include:
📚 Quality learning opportunities
🥗 Nutritious meals & snacks
❤️ Health & developmental screenings
🤝 Family support services
🌎 Interpreters available

🔗Apply here: ssd412.org/PreschoolApp

Your child may qualify if your family receives Basic Food, SSI, or TANF. Not sure if you qualify? We can help!

📍 Edwin Pratt Early Learning Center
1900 N 170th St., Shoreline, WA 98133
📞 206-393-4351
📧 [email protected]

Fill out an application today or contact us to learn more!

🌱 Reclaiming Our Stories: SEED 2026 🌱

What a day! Early this spring, middle and high school students spent the day at Shoreline Community College for the SEED Conference: Seeing Everyone Equally and Distinctively.

This year's theme, "Reclaiming Our Stories," invited students to step into their power, honor their identities, and share the narratives that shape who they are.

The day kicked off with a keynote from Olmeca, who reframed identity as a superpower, honoring the everyday heroes in our lives while challenging students to shape their own futures.

Students then rotated through powerful breakout sessions led by an incredible lineup of presenters:
🎤 Marcus Harden on building your personal brand through storytelling
🏳️‍⚧️ Roberto Lopez on trans inclusion in sports and beyond
💪 Erin Jones on becoming your best self
🌳 Fernell Miller on discovering who you really are, rooted in identity
🎓 Elle Rivera Soto and Shoreline College staff on rewriting the narrative around life after high school
🌟 Johnny Phu on future planning
🫜Monica Lo on the roots that shape who we're becoming

But beyond the incredible speakers and sessions, something bigger happened at SEED this year: our students set foot on a real college campus. They walked the halls, sat in college spaces, and watched a performance in the student union — and for many, that simple experience made college feel real. Attainable. Theirs.

Huge thanks to Shoreline College for hosting and to the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation for the generous grant that made this inspiring day possible.

This post continues our series. School may be out, but stay tuned here for more glimpses into our schools throughout the summer!

Mark your calendars! Shoreline School District is holding a public surplus sale on Wednesday, July 29, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the district warehouse, 2003 NE 160th St., Shoreline, WA 98155 (inside Hamlin Park)

Find great deals on furniture, musical instruments, tables, shelving, exercise equipment, and more, including cellos, violas, violins, and a wide range of band instruments. Cash and credit/debit cards are accepted (no checks), and all sales are final.

A complete list of items with some prices and more detail can be found at: ssd412.org/Surplus26

🎒Help make sure every Shoreline student starts the school year ready to learn! The Shoreline Public Schools Foundation is collecting new backpacks for students across our district and needs your help by August 21.

Most needed:
🎒 Large bags for middle and high schoolers
💧 Backpacks with water bottle pockets
🎨 Neutral colored backpacks

There are two easy ways to give:

🛒 Shop the Amazon wish list and have items shipped directly: https://tinyurl.com/47v2mmff

💙 Donate to the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation: shorelinefoundation.org

You can also drop off a new backpack at the collection box in the main lobby of the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155.

This drive is coordinated by the Shoreline PTA Council and Shoreline Public Schools Foundation. Questions? Email [email protected]

Thank you for helping our students start the year off right! 🍎

✨ ¡La Chispa! 2026 ✨

This year marked the fourth year of this empowering day, and our biggest yet, with 40 high school leaders stepping up to mentor!

Thanks in part to financial support from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, we were once again able to host ¡La Chispa! (The Spark) at Shorewood High School for Latinx middle school students from across Shoreline Schools to be in community with each other.

This leadership workshop ignites a spark and creates a flame for Latinx students to see themselves as academic scholars, helping them set goals and build strategies to prepare for higher education and beyond. ¡La Chispa! builds self-confidence, strengthens cultural identity, and increases academic success by offering students what they need most to thrive: positive adult role models, involvement in school, and community service.

High school student mentors joined to lead and support the middle schoolers throughout the day, embodying the event's motto: Dream. Learn. Serve. Soñar. Aprender. Servir.

A huge thank you to the teachers, school administrators, counselors, and even Superintendent Reyes for attending and helping make this day possible!

This post continues our series. School may be out, but stay tuned here for more glimpses into our schools throughout the summer!

Kimchi fried rice and chorizo breakfast hash might sound like items from your favorite food truck or something on your "must taste" list at the Bite of Seattle, but these were new school meal recipes in development that students at Kellogg, Shorecrest, and Shorewood had the chance to taste test and vote on this past school year!

Shoreline School District Food & Nutrition Services Program applied for and was awarded a Team Nutrition Recipe Development grant, which allowed our central kitchen staff to work with Chef Mataio Gillis to create and refine these two recipes to be student tested and approved for the USDA school nutrition recipe box.

Students stepped up in droves to taste the kimchi fried rice, which received positive votes from nearly every student who ate it, even many of the skeptical tweens who were sure they would not be impressed! The breakfast hash was a hit with sleepy Shorecrest students, who dug into their portions with enthusiasm and encouraged their early-arriving friends to sample, vote, and provide feedback directly to the chef.

A huge thank you to our Food and Nutrition Services Department for their leadership in bringing this opportunity to life, and to our school administrators for welcoming this experience into their buildings and giving students a voice in shaping school meals for students across the country!

This post continues our series. School may be out, but stay tuned here for more glimpses into our schools throughout the summer!

This spring, dual language administrators and educators from across Washington State visited Shoreline School District's Dual Language Program at Briarcrest, Kellogg, and Shorecrest, connecting, learning, and seeing the program in action. Staff from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's Multilingual Learning and Dual Language offices were also on hand to observe our classrooms, see our teaching strategies in practice, and hear directly from students about their experiences in the program.

Shoreline's Dual Language Program builds bilingual, biliterate leaders across all three schools, growing academic excellence, multilingualism, and cross-cultural understanding. Students learn side-by-side in English and Spanish, developing into critical thinkers and advocates in a program rooted in inclusion, equity, and social justice.

We were honored that our Dual Language program was selected for this visit, and we welcomed the chance to collaborate and learn alongside fellow educational leaders. This visit is a direct reflection of the years of dedication, knowledge, and innovation that staff, teachers, and administrators have poured into the program, and of the students and families who continue to shape it and our community.

This post continues our series feature of the Dual Language program. School may be out, but stay tuned here for more glimpses into our schools throughout the summer!