Parent Urges Highline to Reconsider Cascade Relocation, Protect Shark Garden | Letter to the Editor

At the March 18, 2026 Highline School Board meeting, parent and volunteer Kirsten Cooper opposed the proposed relocation of Cascade Middle School to the Salmon Creek site, citing that 81% of respondents in a community survey opposed the move. Cooper argued that relocating approximately 650 to 700 students from a 41-acre campus to a 6.6-acre site would reduce access to athletic fields and learning spaces, while destroying the 1.6-acre Shark Garden, which serves 76 families and produces over 1,000 pounds of food annually for the White Center Food Bank.