Mission & Goals
Shoreline PTA Council - HiCap Advocacy committee was formed to support the needs of our Highly Capable students (K-12) in the Shoreline School District through the collaborative efforts of our parents, educators and administrators. Our group’s objectives are to build community among HiCap families and to increase awareness of the academic/social/emotional needs of HiCap students.
Our main goals are:
Our main goals are:
- act as a liaison between OSPI, school district and the local PTA/schools,
- organize events for training and awareness purpose,
- develop collaborative relationships with school district administration,
- offer community connecting opportunities
- support and assist Hi-Cap students towards self-advocacy
Enrichments
Have you heard about Math Challenge and Math Club? We are proud to offer these free math enrichment opportunities for our students.
- www.mathinaction.org/meridian-park.html
- participated in AMC 8, MATHCOUNTS, Math is Cool, ARML in 2025
- weekly meeting after school on Fridays
- Math Challenge (K-5th grade)
- www.mathinaction.org/meridian-park.html
- Math club (6-8th grade)
- participated in AMC 8, MATHCOUNTS, Math is Cool, ARML in 2025
- weekly meeting after school on Fridays
- Math Kangaroo
Recent Events
- Nov. 20th 2025, Thursday - Einstein Middle School Library, Dr. Austina DeBonte presented to HiCap parents on "Leaning in to Spiky Strengths for Highly Capable Students". Highly capable students often have asynchronous development, with strengths and challenge areas not just in academic topics, but also in various aspects of social and emotional development. It can be tempting to try to smooth out these differences with the goal of creating a well-rounded learner. However this approach is rarely effective, and doubly so for twice exceptional students. Instead, giving students time and support to develop a spiky strength pays big dividends in developing self-confidence, establishing a growth mindset, increasing their college choices, and can be hugely satisfying.
News Letters
No. 1 - 04/29/2023 (Newsletter No.01, article)
No. 2 - 06/02/2023 (Newsletter No.02, article)
No. 3 - 10/03/2023 (Newsletter No.03)
No. 4 - 07/23/2024 (Newsletter No.04)
No. 5 - 11/01/2024 (Newsletter No.05)
No. 6 - 10/27/2025 (Current)
No. 2 - 06/02/2023 (Newsletter No.02, article)
No. 3 - 10/03/2023 (Newsletter No.03)
No. 4 - 07/23/2024 (Newsletter No.04)
No. 5 - 11/01/2024 (Newsletter No.05)
No. 6 - 10/27/2025 (Current)
Committee Positions
- Co-Chairs- Lisa Morse, Annie Culliton
- Event coordinator - open
- Newsletter & Website, Social Media - open
- Primary rep - open
- Secondary rep - Tina Zhang / KeunYoung Choi
- Math Enrichment coordinators - Zack Spellman, Senja Filipi, Xiaoxi Ip, John Clyde
- Student rep - open
Past Events
- 2022-2023 school year
- 03/27/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid) - meeting minute link
- 04/29/2023 - Community Meet & Greet/Playdate, 1pm. Meridian Park Elementary School Playground
- 05/01/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid)
- 06/05/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid)
- 06/09/2023 - “Parent night-out at Ridgecrest Public House” 7-9pm
- 06/24/2023 - Community Summer Playdate at Paramount School Park 10am-12pm
- 2023 Summer Break
- 08/26/2023 - Community Summer Playdate at Cromwell Park 10am-12pm
- 2023-2024 school year
- 09/26/2023 - Community meeting (hybrid) 7-8pm
- 10/14/2023 - Pumpkin Patch Picnic at Fairbank Animal Farm 10am-1pm
- 10/17/2023 - meeting with Shoreline School District HiCap department
- 11/29/2023 - Community meeting & Guest Speaker @ Kellogg MS 6:30pm-9pm (link for slideshow - http://tinyurl.com/smartisnoteasy2023)
- 12/19/2023 - Community Boardgame Playdate at Spartan Center 12:30 - 2:30pm
- 2/10/2024 - Community Boardgame Playdate @ Spartan Center 12:30-2:30pm
- 3/23/2024 - Boardgame Workshop / Playdate @ Spartan Center 12:30-2:30pm
- 5/22/2024 - STEM night for all middle schoolers in Shoreline/LFP / Kellogg Middle School Commons
- 2024 Summer Break
- (Cancelled) 8/24/2024 HiCap Summer Playdate - Meridian Park Elementary Playground
- 2024-2025 school year
- 10/26/2024 Boardgame Playdate - HiCap community gathering 12:30-2:30pm @ Spartan Center
- 12/20/2024 Parents Night Out - HiCap community gathering 7 - 9pm @ Diamond Knot @ MLT
- 2/8/2025 Board Game Playdate - HiCap community gathering 12:30 - 2:30 pm @ Spartan Center
- 4/26/2025 Playdate - HiCap community gathering 10am-2pm @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park
- 2025 Summer Break
- 8/23/2025 (Saturday) Summer Playdate - 10 am - noon @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park
- 2025-2026 school year
Resource List
- OSPI - Highly Capable program https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-alternatives/highly-capable-program
- Shoreline Public School - Highly Capable Program https://www.shorelineschools.org/domain/90
- Northwest Gifted Child Association (NWGCA) http://www.nwgca.org
- UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars https://robinsoncenter.uw.edu
- Washington Coalition for Gifted Education https://wacoalition.com
- Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted https://waetag.com
- National Association for Gifted Children https://nagc.org
- SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) https://www.sengifted.org
- Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page https://www.hoagiesgifted.org
- 2E News https://www.2enews.com
- Shoreline Hi-Cap Parent Association (FB public page) https://www.facebook.com/ShorelineHiCapParentAssoc
- Shoreline Hi-Cap Parent Association (FB private group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1758976331040298
- Smart is Not easy https://www.smartisnoteasy.com/
Join Us
Newsletter - subscribe to the newsletter (https://forms.gle/N7Sba3b4pqWS1YyD9)
Hi-Cap Calendar - https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=aGktY2FwQHNob3JlbGluZXB0YS5vcmc
Email - [email protected]
Hi-Cap Calendar - https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=aGktY2FwQHNob3JlbGluZXB0YS5vcmc
Email - [email protected]
