MIHS PTSA News - June 18, 2023

6/11/2023 3:45 pm

WHATS NEW! 

Juneteenth Celebration: BSU Mentorship Program End of Year Celebration

Monday, June 19th | 12 - 4pm, Mercerdale Park
Bring your family to Mercer Island’s Juneteenth Community Celebration hosted by Mercer Island High School’s Black Student Union (BSU) and sponsored by the City of Mercer Island.  We will have fun kids’ activities, live music, food trucks, and MIHS dance team performance.  

 

We will also recognize the Black Student Union Mentorship Program at 1:30pm.  Please contact Soyun Chow if you would like to volunteer for kids’ activities from 1pm-3pm.  

 

For more information about Juneteenth, read the Presidential Proclamation here and check out Juneteenth children’s books listed here. 

AANHPI Community Mixer

Tuesday, June 20th | 5 - 6:30pm, Newport Yacht Club (81 Skagit Key, Bellevue)

Please join the Make Us Visible WA Community Mixer on where AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) students from the Mercer Island School District will be sharing their stories and performing. For questions, contact makeusvisiblewa@gmail.com.

MIHS iPad Return and Laptop Checkout

After an in-depth technology review process, our 1:1 device program at the high school will be changing to laptops this fall for the 2023-2024 school year.  Our tech team will be offering several dates through July and August for families to be able to pick up their High Schooler's laptop (and return their iPad) before the school year starts. 

 

The available dates are 7/12, 7/19, 7/24, 8/2, 8/8, and 8/16.

Click here to sign up for a date to get your new laptop.

PTSA NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Congratulations to the Class 2023!

Watch the MIHS Class of 2023 graduation ceremony here

MIHS Yearbooks

MIHS 2022-2023 Yearbooks are available until June 30th click here to order.

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.

 

Writing for College Summer Workshops

MIHS teachers, Curtis Johnston and David Willecke, are offering the 15th annual Writing for College workshops beginning June 26. Craft your admissions essay in a positive workshop atmosphere with on-demand one-on-one guidance from people who have spent years mastering the personal essay.  We will help you write to your audience, maintain authentic voice, avoid the common pitfalls that can lead to automatic denial, and more.

 

This year we are offering workshops over two weeks, from June 26 to July 7, with online editing and application support available through August 7.  Go to https://sites.google.com/view/misummerwriters/registration for more information, including how to register.

 

All workshops will be held in person at Mercer Island High School this summer.  Students will need a device on which to write their essays and to create their Common App and Coalition App accounts.  Email questions to misummerwriters@gmail.com

COMMUNITY NEWS   

Artificial Intelligence Summer Program 2023 by Stanford Alumni
Inspirit AI is a 25-hour project-based AI program that introduces middle and high school students to fundamental AI concepts to build impactful projects across disciplines such as arts and humanities. This year we are excited to announce new projects such as Chatbots for Education, AI for Disaster-Aid, Hate Speech Prevention, and more. The program is taught by Stanford, MIT mentors and no CS experience is necessary. Applications for Summer are due June 15th.

 

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.

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.   

 

Alison and Jodi signing off :-)