The 2023 Gold Star Fundraising Breakfast, which took place on Friday, April 21st at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac, was a rousing success, raising over $110,000 in support for the Highline Schools Foundation. The Highline High School Jazz Band kicked off the event, which began with recognition of the 2023 Gold Star Awards winners, including presentation of the Gold Star Outstanding Alumna award to Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, Chief Operating Officer Seattle Sounders FC and Highline High School Class of 1999; we also heard from Dr. Ivan Duran, Highline Public Schools Superintendent, and Matt Griffin, longtime supporter of the Foundation and Highline Public Schools during our program.
Special thanks to our guests and sponsors, including Matt Griffin & Evelyn Rozner, Boeing, Integrus Architecture, Skanska, Vanir, Alaska Airlines, Bassetti Architecture, Ferguson Wellman, Gesa Credit Union, HMSHost, Key Bank, McKinstry, Perkins Coie, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Absher, Foster Garvey, and Highline Education Association. Thanks also to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Staff, and Volunteers for helping ensure the success of this year’s Gold Star Breakfast.