Highline Public Schools Native Education Program

Happening tonight ☺️ All are welcome! 🤗

Book giveaway of Shana Yellow Calf Lukinich's book Frybread Tales and post secondary success books + cedar bookmarks for graduating seniors.

Join us! 🧡

We are so, *so* excited for tomorrow's annual Highline Native Student Success Forum 🤩🧡

We'll have the remarkable Highline High Junior, student leader, and Seafair Powwow Princess Patricia Jones (Nimiipuu/Nez Perce) with us as well as the much venerated Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwhah S'Klallam). Join us for the sharing of knowledge, and a beautiful celebration of our Native students and our whole brilliant and powerful Native community in Highline! We'll be at the Puget Sound Skills Center and will start at 6 PM.

Good words from our student keynote:

"Ehé tá’c léeheyn! ‘íinim we’ níikt wées Patricia Jones íin Miss Seafair 2025-26! Íin púutimt wáx ‘ oyláaqc ‘íinmíiwit wées, Nimíipuu íin wées, Íin Burien Wa koníix, Highline High school-pe hitéemeneweespe Íin wées, Íin ku pox pokáli - íin wecé! Qe’ ciwyéw’ yéw Áat lepit!

Hello and good day! My name is Patricia Jones and I am the 2025-26 Miss Seafair! I am 16 years old, from the Nimíipuu tribe - Joseph’s band in Lapwai, ID. I live in Burien, WA currently attending Highline High School as a junior. I am very excited to be able to speak at this event and share to others the journey throughout my past school years and what I’m doing to strive & succeed for my future! "