Lunar New Year Staff Appreciation Lunch
The Lunar New Year Staff Appreciation luncheon will be held on Thursday, April 7th in the MIHS teacher lounge. The Lunar New Year lunch is a staff favorite! There are many ways to participate from providing items such as shrimp or pork dumplings or teriyaki chicken, to mandarin oranges or fortune cookies. You can also sign up to bring refreshments or help to set up or clean up. Please sign up here!
MIHS Students Take Action
Friends of Youth
Friends of Youth is a non-profit organization that aims to help homeless and at-risk youth, but they need your help collecting items to continue supporting those in need! From the 15th of March to 29th, keep an eye out for a box in the MIHS main office to donate a variety of different household items- they are looking for eating utensils, bakeware, cookware, tableware, cleaning supplies, and storage and garbage containers. Donate to an important cause today!
Teens Helping
Donate to the purchase of necessities for family shelters and women experiencing poverty. We are currently collecting to support Jubilee Women’s Center in Seattle. Teens Helping is an organization created and run by three Mercer Island High School Juniors committed to helping other girls and women in the King County area. Click here to donate.
UNICEF Club
After viewing the recent issues in Ukraine the UNICEF Club at MIHS were deeply affected and could not sit and do nothing. We have recently started a fundraiser, run through the UNICEF Organization to raise money for children and families in Ukraine. All proceeds go directly to UNICEF to create emergency relief packages and send fresh sanitary supplies to those in need. Click here to donate.
PTSA News
Mock SAT/ACT Tests
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.
The two dates left are:
- Mock SAT – Saturday, April 23 (Review Session – May 3)
Learn more about the Mock SAT/ACT tests offered by the PTSA.
Information for MIHS Seniors and Senior Families
Grad Night Chaperones needed. Get to help the Senior Class celebrate graduation on June 9! Directly following the graduation ceremony, we need volunteers to chaperone Grad Night. You can stay the entire night until 6AM or volunteer for half of the night, the first or second shift. Yes, you can be as physically distant from your child as they’d like! Thank you for considering. Please contact Jody Kris at jodymkris@aol.com if you’re interested.
Caps and Gowns Orders and Yearbook Submission Information is found on our “Fall Tasks for Seniors” page.
- Senior Community Service Hours Due April 30, 2022
MIHS PTSA President Letter
Dear MIHS Families,
We are excited to announce that a long-awaited MIHS library renovation project is finally moving forward this year! Please join us for a special PTSA General Membership Meeting on March 29th at 7:00pm at MIHS in the library. Planning has been underway over the past several months with a comprehensive team consisting of: district and school administrators, school librarian, and students and parents. Principal Kelly and District representatives will present renovation plans to our parent community, and PTSA members will have an opportunity to vote on a grant to support this renovation project. All parents are welcome to attend. Only members can vote on business. Have you purchased or renewed your MIHS PTSA membership this year? If you have not, you can join MIHS PTSA here.
Please join us at our Virtual Table for the Mercer Island Schools Foundation Spring for Schools Showcase & Auction on Sunday, April 24th at 7:00pm! The event is virtual again this year, so you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home. MISF has partnered with Kitchen & Market, so you can get your meal kit delivered to your door on Friday, April 22nd, if you’d like to enjoy their meal AND support our schools during the Showcase. Kitchen & Market will give back a percentage to the Mercer Island School Foundation for every meal ordered. The event is FREE, and there will be a silent auction again this year. You can register HERE and choose Maria Alberto/Debbie Burke as your table captains. Once you register, you will receive more info on the event and Auction.
Nominations are open for the 2022-2023 MIHS PTSA Board of Directors. If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the Board, please email the nominating committee at nomination@mihsptsa.org.
Have a wonderful week Islanders!
Maria Alberto & Debbie Burke
MIHS PTSA Co-Presidents
MIHS News
Schedule This Week
This week’s schedule will be the Regular daily schedule
Principal’s Updates
Read Principal Walter Kelly’s March 11, 2022 letter.
MIHS Counseling Center
Click here to read the March 2022 Newsletter.
MIHS Drill Team Tryouts April 19-22
Hello Islanders! The Mercer Island Drill Team is holding our annual tryout week directly after Spring Break (April 19th-22nd). The Drill Team is an incredible community of smart, kind, and hardworking individuals. The Drill Team has the opportunity to perform at all school spirit assemblies, Football and Basketball sports games, as well as compete against other Drill Teams in the King County area. If you are interested in joining our incredible Drill Team, make sure you are present at the mandatory Pre-Tryout Meeting on March 29th. Hope to see you there!! View for more information.
Community Opportunities
Parent Map Events
Peaceful Parenting: Solutions for Your Toughest Behavior Challenges
March 22 | 2:00 – 3:00pm
Are you desperately seeking that magical aha! epiphany that will help you transform your child’s specifically problematic behavior (or maybe your own)? We’ve got your back. Join ParentMap Live for an essential ParentEd Talk with child development expert and author Dr. Laura Markham. Get more information HERE.
Becoming Aware: Reducing Anxiety and Cultivating Calm
April 4 | 1:00 – 2:00pm
In this illuminating ParentMap Live talk, renowned psychiatrist, Mindsight Institute cofounder and author Dan Siegel, M.D., will break down techniques to help parents become more mindful in their daily routines. Get more infomation HERE.
Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund
The Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund awards $5,000 college scholarships to female-identifying students enrolled in the senior class at Rainier Beach High School, Chief Sealth International High School and Mercer Island High School who demonstrate commitment to the values of social activism, global service, and academic excellence that Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham practiced in her life and work. The fund works to empower young women to be leaders and active world citizens through education and service. Dr. Dunham, a graduate of Mercer Island High School, dedicated her life to working with underserved communities around the world and lifting women out of poverty, all while raising her two children, President Barack Obama and Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng.
Eligibility:
- Female-identifying senior student at Mercer Island High School, Rainier Beach High School or Chief Sealth International High School.
- Plan to enroll in a private or public university, community college, or technical college.
- Scholarship application due March 31, 2022.
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
Spring Volleyball MI Boys and Girls Club
Registration is open! 8th/9th Grade Division. Questions: miathletics@positiveplace.org, 206-436-1939.
University of Washington summer enrichment classes
Registration is now open for remote and in-person summer enrichment classes at the University of Washington. This is a great opportunity for high school students looking for unique summer learning with classes in creative writing, Engineering Design, Coding in Java and Python, Esports, Algorithmic Thinking and more!
Visit www.youth-teen.uw.edu for registration information and to see a complete list of summer 2022 courses.
Community Conversations – Towards Inclusive Community
The MIHS Black Student Union Presents Towards Inclusive Community a conversation about the history of segregation and racial covenants on Mercer Island and steps we can take to build more inclusive neighborhoods. Sponsored by the City of Mercer Island. Recording Link HERE.
