MIHS News – January 3, 2021

1/3/2021 3:05 pm

What’s New This Week!

Staff Appreciation

Last month, MIHS teachers and staff were treated with candy cane themed treat bags. We would like to thank Sheri Blumenthal, Mary Chen, Blair Destro, Sheri Edwards (Dalton), Janet Goldstein, Jenny Harrington Lill, Kim Klein, Suzanne LaCross, Jodi McCarthy, Robin Moore (Guerra), Monica Shah, Kerry Sundholm, Lynn Tonglao, Helen Wu, Kathleen Zurawski for donating items.

 

MIHS staff members continue to make remote learning a success. Please consider sending your child’s teachers or staff members a thank you email. Jennifer and I did this last month, and we were struck by the responses we received back full of gratitude for OUR EMAIL!  

 

Sincerely,

Irene Geisner and Jennifer Selby
Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs

MIYFS “Rise Up!” Virtual Fundraising Breakfast

February 10, 2021 | 7:30 am

 

Register now for the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (MIYFS) 19^thAnnual Virtual Fundraising Breakfast! Held online (breakfast.miyfs.org) on February 10, the virtual format offers a unique opportunity for all Islanders to log in and learn more about the incredible work of MIYFS. Rise Up! Roll out of bed, stay cozy in your pajamas – and join MIYFS Foundation for an online program that promises to be full of fun surprises. There is no better way to start your morning than celebrating and supporting your friends and neighbors!

 

The event’s Master of Ceremonies is actor/comedian (and MIHS alum!) Joel McHale, special interviews with KUOW Radio host (and MI resident!) Bill Radke, and keynote address by 21+ year MI School District employee Kelly John-Lewis.

 

We need MIYFS now more than ever. Our island’s families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations are hurting – and the pandemic will have lasting effects on our community for decades to come. MIYFS is our island’s sole full-service, on-island social and human services provider. MIYFS offers a broad variety of programs, services and expertise that support the wellness and human service needs of all Mercer Islanders. It’s time to “Rise Up!” to support MIYFS. Register today!

 

Want to show your support for the MIYFS “Rise Up!” Virtual Breakfast NOW? Great! Purchase and wear a “Rise Up!” face mask (available for $10 onlineand at the following local retailers: Island Treats, Island Books, Studio 904, Cascade Frames, and Terra Bella)! And show us your jammies! Submit a photo of your family/pets cozy in pajamas holding these signs, and upload pajama photos here – and/or tag them with #riseupmiyfs on social media! Take a peek at others planning to support MIYFS in their PJs at breakfast.miyfs.org!

PTSA News and Announcements

Information for MIHS Seniors and Senior Families

Yearbook Grad Ads Due Tomorrow, January 4, 2021

Senior grad ads are optional. They are personal pictures and reflections by you or other family members regarding graduating seniors. Ads can include a student, a team, a club, or any collection of students to celebrate graduation from MIHS. Instructions for submitting your Grad Ad request are located here.  Contact mihsyearbook2021@gmail.com with questions.

Mock SAT/ACT Tests

Over the course of the school year, MIHS PTSA provides 6 testing opportunities as a chance to practice a real test, become familiar with a testing environment, and help identify which testing platform is best for each individual student. All this in a ‘Mock’ situation where tests are not recorded or submitted to any high school or college organization. This is a perfect chance to ‘try out’ these tests.

Register and/or learn more about the PTSA sponsored Mock SAT/ACT tests.

Presidents Letter

Dear MIHS Families,

 

Happy New Year!  2021 – WE MADE IT!! “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis. Let’s stop and take a moment to celebrate the strength of our students and appreciate the arms of our teachers, administrators, parents, caregivers and community that have wrapped around them to help support them.  And then let’s look forward with hope towards a new year and new opportunities.

Remember that January brings Finals Week, which is coming up with exams scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 19th. Leading up to finals week, please check the MIHS Homepage for any updates and the most current information.

 

MIHS will be hosting a table at the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation Breakfast on February 10th.  We would love for you to join us and show your support for all the wonderful programs and services that MIYFS provides including our two mental health counselors at the high school.  Click here to register, and select Stacy Nakata/Debbie Burke as your table captains!

 

Don’t forget to mark your calendars with no school days for January.  There is no school on January 18th in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and no school on January 25th for MIHS grading day. 

We wish you all the best as we head into 2021!

 

Go Islanders!

Debbie Burke and Stacy Nakata
MIHS PTSA Co-Presidents
president@mihsptsa.org 

MIHS News

MIHS Schedule This Week:

This week’s schedule is the standard Red Learning Day Schedule.

Counseling Department Newsletter

The MIHS Counseling Department’s December newsletter is available on the Counseling website. The newsletter has important information for all grade levels and covers information about the post-secondary application process and planning, upcoming events, scholarship updates, Advanced Placement (AP) test registration, PSAT information, Financial Aid information, and so much more! Please visit the website each month for important updates and information.

MISD Community Webinar

MISD Families and community members, here are the links to the presentation slides and video recording from the Dec. 9 Community Connection webinar.

 

Presentation slides:
https://www.mercerislandschools.org/cms/lib/WA01001855/Centricity/Domain/2357/20.12.09 Community Webinar on Opening School.pdf

 

YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/aqVvvy0Wvwg

Grab and Go Meals

Check out the school district’s Food Services webpage for more information.

Community Opportunities*

 

*Mercer Island High School PTSA (MIHS PTSA) and the Mercer Island School District have neither reviewed nor approved the programs, personnel, activities or organizations announced in these flyers or websites.  The participants agree to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the district and MIHS PTSA, including elected and appointed officials, employees, agents, staff and volunteers, from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, expenses, or rights of action, directly or indirectly attributed to the activities.  Permission to distribute this information and or flyers should not be considered a recommendation of the programs by the school district or by the MIHS PTSA.  These are neither school district nor MIHS PTSA sponsored activities.

 

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