With just months to go before doors open for the 2025–26 school year, construction on the new Evergreen High School campus in White Center is entering its final stages — with progress visible from landscaping to classrooms, Highline Public Schools announced.

From a stormwater swale that winds through the central courtyard like a natural stream to the installation of wood shop lathes and green screen rooms, the new facility is designed with both sustainability and hands-on learning in mind.

“It’s looking very… green!” district officials noted in a June construction update, highlighting the addition of hundreds of plants and the installation of bridges over the curving swale.

Career and technical education (CTE) spaces are also taking shape. The wood shop is now stocked with tools such as lathes and routers, while the culinary arts classroom is outfitted with commercial-grade stainless steel cooktops, hoods and refrigeration. The audio-visual design studio includes a green screen room and a corner glass window, intended to give the space a professional feel.

The school’s performance and theater spaces are also nearing completion, with finish paneling underway and the costume and make-up room already featuring privacy curtains, mirrors and bathrooms.

Construction crews have also laid a base for the new school sign along 8th Avenue SW in the southeast corner of the staff parking lot. Bases for new light poles have been installed, and earthwork continues around the east and south edges of the existing buildings. Meanwhile, six new tennis courts have received their first layer of asphalt.

In addition to structural and aesthetic progress, district technicians received training last week on the building’s HVAC system — part of the district’s efforts to prepare for full operational readiness by fall.

The Evergreen High School replacement project is funded by the voter-approved 2022 bond and, according to the district, remains both on time and within budget for a September 2025 opening.