MIHS PTSA News - May 14, 2023

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WHATS NEW! 

COURTYARD REHAB PROJECT – Saturday, June 10, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm 

The courtyard has been abandoned for 3 years due to Covid! PTSA needs your help to make it a beautiful place again for our students and faculty. Please sign up HERE for a minimum of 2 hours if possible.  We are also looking for donations of landscape tools – shovels, pruners, hedge shears, rakes. Please send an email to s.g.kirby@outlook.com if you have some you can part with for the PTSA Garden Shed or drop it off at the office.

PTSA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 

2-Minute Survey: PTSA Membership Meeting

We want our PTSA Membership Meetings to be as accessible as possible to all that want to attend. In order to do this, we need your feedback. Please take this 2-minute survey! 

 

MIHS PTSA General Membership Meeting & Awards:  Monday, May 15th @ 12:00 - 2PM

We will discuss and vote on next year’s budget, vote on standing rules and give out very special awards to some very special people! Library Presentation Room (LPR).

To see past awards recipients, visit the MIHS PTSA Awards Page.

 

MIHS PTSA Presents: Ijeoma Oluo

Monday, May 22 | 6:30pm | MIHS PAC

Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want To Talk About Race.

Please join us for a viewing of the speech that best selling author Ijeoma Oluo gave to our MIHS students during Black History Month.  Also included in the event will be a viewing of a student documentary, "Finding Community", created by our Black Student Union.  There will be a discussion led by a student panel and facilitated by Mercer Island parent and community member, Kimberly Miyazawa Frank, Global Head of DEI & Philanthropy at AppLovin.  Click here to register.

PTSA Book Club: Hosted by Daniel Kiely, MIHS librarian

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee.

 

We will have two meetings-- one online and one in the high school library on the following dates:

• Virtual / Zoom: Wednesday, May 31 @ 7pm

• In person: MIHS Library: Thursday, June 1 @ 7pm, including refreshments

If you are interested, sign up here - Equity Book Group Signup. Of course, everyone is welcome - even if you just read one chapter! See links below to get a sense of the books’ content.

Talks and InterviewsHeather McGee on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Heather McGee Ted Talk

Libraries, audio book purchases, etc. Seattle Public King County Amazon (Audible) LibroFM 

Sign up for Ridwell, Donate $25 to MIHS!

Sign up for Ridwell between now and May 31st and Ridwell will donate $25 to MIHS! Click HERE

Now is the time to order 2023 congratulatory Grad Grams!

For the past 30 years, family, friends, businesses, and community organizations have sent Grad Grams to Mercer Island students. This year we are selling Grad Grams to students completing Preschool, Kindergarten, 5th, 8th and 12th grades. Each Grad Gram is printed on parchment paper, personalized with your congratulatory message, and mailed directly to the graduate’s home. All proceeds from the sales of Grad Grams go to the Mercer Island Community Scholarship Program, which recognizes outstanding MIHS graduating seniors. You can support this program by purchasing Grad Grams or by donating directly to the MI Community Scholarship Program. Your contributions allow our community to provide 27 students with scholarship funds, up to $500 each, for future educational expenses. Your support makes a difference!
Click here to purchase 2023 Grad Grams

 

Parents of Juniors- Join us for the Surviving Senior Year Seminar!  Want to know more about what’s in store for next year?  If so, please join our PTSA for a panel discussion!  This is a very popular Q & A style meeting that covers everything you want to know about Senior year and beyond. Bring your questions!  May 24th, 7-8:30pm in the MIHS Library Presentation Room.  A webinar is also available live, and a recording will be posted after the event.

Junior Parents - Volunteers needed to sell Prom tickets May 15-19 during lunch periods as well as help at the event: set up and chaperones. Please sign up HERE.

Senior Activities

 

Senior Prom: June 3, 2023 6:00 - 10:30pm at the King St. Ballroom & Perch, 255 South King St, Seattle.  Prom includes a sit down dinner so arrive at 6pm.  The theme is Black and Gold.  For more information about prom click HERE

 

Prom Tickets can be purchased online through Intouch, Online Payments on MIHS website

and/or during lunch in the commons May 15-19 ONLY

 

Celebrate Your Class 2023 Graduate!

• Graduation Lei - $25 each.  Deadline is May 26th. Order via Forms & Payments.
• Grad Grams - $6 each.  Deadline is May 20th. Order via MI PTA Council.
• MIHS Personalized Legacy Brick - $55 each.  Deadline is June 21st. Order via Forms & Payments.
• Mercer Island Trade: Treat Box, Glassy Baby and more. Order here.

For more information view the Graduation Gifts page.

Class 2023 Senior Party

Immediately following graduation on Tuesday, June 13th, members of the MIHS Class of 2023 will travel to two secret destinations for a night filled with fun and food!  View for more information and to Sign Up for Senior Party

 

Senior Party Admission Sales Ends June 11 at Noon

March/April - Early Bird Price:  $210

May - Regular Price:  $225

June - Late Price: $250

 

Find out more about Senior activities here: Mercer Island High School PTSA - Seniors 

MIHS NEWS

MIHS Schedules

Get the 2022/23 Schedules here.

Principal’s Updates

To read the Principal Newsletters: this link will take you to the MIHS website, scroll down and click on Principle's Message. or click here

MIHS Counseling 

Get the MIHS Counseling Newsletters here.

 

MIHS Drama Spotlight Event -  Students from all 6 schools will be performing scenes/songs from this year's plays, musicals, and improv events.  Admission is free!  For more information or to volunteer, please email megansatkinson@gmail.com or sally_martin@icloud.com

COMMUNITY NEWS   

MIVAL 49th Annual Junior Art Show

MIVALs seeks Mercer Island artists (K-12) for the 49th annual junior art show.

Registration and information are now available online from MIVAL's website. FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE: Monday, June 19, 2023, entry fee $10 cash prizes awarded. The show will be on view at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) from June 26-August 18, 2023.

 

Ergon Student Exchange – Host Family Needed!

Host an Italian student, enjoy a true cultural exchange. Your child will be invited to Italy! For more information click HERE

MI Healthy Youth - Cannabis: The Role of Parents and Community in Prevention

Watch the webinar recording of this valuable resource for parents here.

Mercer Island Healthy Youth Initiative - Island Space

Island Space is a movement that promotes healthy lifestyles for teens in Mercer Island. Island Space encourages students to talk with their peers and trusted adults about how they cope with the pressure and expectations in our community and to ultimately grow skills to help them make healthy choices when coping with stress.

National Charity League (NCL)

Freshmen girls and moms (Class of 2026), ready to have fun together while helping our greater Seattle area? Lake Washington and Evergreen Chapters of National Charity League (NCL) are holding a mini-membership drive. The Evergreen Chapter is accepting applications from May 1-31.

 

Spend time with girls in your class, choose from over 30 local philanthropies, and make a difference in our community! Join with your friends and make new friends, too.  Moms, meet other mothers during monthly opportunities featuring speakers and events. It's also a rich, rewarding way to spend time with your daughter while helping others!  Contact Burcu Bayrili, Evergreen Chapter at Burcu Bayirli at bayirli@umich.edu for application links.

UW Youth & Teen Programs

The University of Washington’s Youth & Teen Programs offers enrichment opportunities during the school year and summer.

 

This summer we’re excited to offer a variety of in-person and online courses for students entering fourth through 12th grades. Visit the Summer 2023 Courses page, where you can filter courses by grade, date, location and availability.