MIHS PTSA News – May 22, 2022
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2022 MIHS PTSA Awards
- Golden Acorn: Sheri Blumenthal
- Outstanding Advocate: Julie Ogata Ciobanu, Student Voices for Change and Erica Hill (pictured above)
- Outstanding Educators: Rachael Sterrett, Grant Weed and Leslie Seely
- Outstanding Community Partner: The Scooty Fund
- Outstanding Volunteer Service: Suzanne Plambeck, Tracy Samuels, Sarah and Robin Giese
- Senior Volunteer Service: Tammy Heydon, Karla Olson, Petra Varney
Elected 2022-2023 MIHS PTSA Board of Directors:
- Co President: Stephanie Kornblum and Nancy Weil
- President-Elect: Tsering Short
- Treasurer: Ellicia Lott and Irene Geisner
- Secretary: Kim Thomas
- Vice President of Outreach: Christine Nakano
- Co Vice President of Communications: Carol Kuo and Ada Leo
- Co Vice President of Operations: Stacy Nakata and Melissa Luu
- Co Vice President of Legislation and Advocacy: Gail Morrison and Jennifer Flood
- Co Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Angela Bahng and Jaymee Lundin
Remember to Donate to the Mercer Island Schools Foundation for our Annual Spring Drive!
This will fund critical curriculum for our students and will help the district leverage dollars to keep class sizes as small as possible. Donate today!
PTSA News
Missed Surviving Senior Year Seminar?
Here’s the video link for the May 24, 2022 presentation and discussion. Calling all Junior families (Sophomore and Freshman families are also welcome)! 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!
Other Resources:
Class 2022 Senior Party Admission is Now On Sale!
After you’ve tossed your cap at graduation and taken all your pictures, come celebrate one last night with your friends and classmates at the MIHS Class 2022 Senior Party! Immediately following graduation on Thursday, June 9th, members of the MIHS Class of 2022 will travel to a secret destination for a night filled with fun and food! Admission includes entertainment, activities, food, games, and transportation. Students will depart on buses straight from graduation and return to MIHS as the sun comes up. All MIHS Class of 2022 graduates are encouraged to attend and Scholarship assistance is available upon request. For more Information, visit the Senior Party page.
Final Deadline to purchase Senior Party Admission is June 8th. Purchase Senior Party Admission in the MIHS PTSA Store.
Senior Party Chaperones needed. Get to help the Senior Class celebrate graduation on June 9! Directly following the graduation ceremony, we need volunteers to chaperone Senior Party. 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.
Celebrate Your Favorite Graduates with a Beautiful Hawaiian Lei!
The Hawaiian symbol of love, honor, friendship and celebration, lei are traditionally presented by MIHS friends & family to graduating seniors to wear during their graduation ceremony. For more information visit MIHS Graduation Lei.
Order Deadline: Friday, May 27, 2022. Order via our My Forms/Payments.
Additional Graduation Gift Ideas
Click here for details and ordering information.
Graduate Grams
It’s time to order your graduating Senior a Grad Gram, Mercer Island’s 30 year community tradition! Each Grad Gram is printed on parchment paper, personalized with your congratulatory message and mailed on your behalf direct to the graduate’s home. Grad Grams sell for $6 each. Sale ends June 15th.
MIHS Legacy Bricks
Buy a personalized brick that will become a permanent part of Mercer Island High School at the amphitheater entrance to the commons. The cost is $50 for a message of up to 18 characters per line (including spaces & punctuation) with two lines maximum. Order via our My Forms/Payments
Island Treats Customizable Grad Gift Boxes
Mercer Trade Inc. has partnered with Island Treats to create customizable grad gift boxes!
These boxes include the signature Pretzel Thingies where people can choose two colors to align with their college or MIHS to celebrate their graduation and future plans.
- Cost is $12 and can be ordered HERE.
- Deadline to Order is May 31st
Limited Edition Mercer Island Glassy Baby
Celebrate graduates with custom, limited GlassyBaby that features Mercer Island. Brought to you by Mercer Trade Inc.- the company run by MIHS’ International Entrepreneurship class.
MIHS PTSA President Letter
Click here to read the current and past President’s letters.
MIHS News
Schedule This Week
This week’s schedule will be the MIHS SBAC Schedule
Principal’s Updates
Read Principal Walter Kelly’s May 20, 2022 letter.
MIHS Counseling Center
Click here to read the May 2022 Newsletter.
MIHS Students Take Action
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.
The International Entrepreneurship class
We are selling custom sticker packs, designed for any college/university that is requested! All the proceeds are going to UNICEF to help Ukranian Refugees. Do you have a graduating senior? Or a love for your alma mater? These college sticker packs are handmade with tons of care, and made special for your favorite school/team for only $10 per pack! fill out this order form to indicate your customization!
Writing for College Summer Workshops
MIHS teachers, Curtis Johnston and David Willecke, are offering the 14th annual Writing for College workshops beginning June 21. 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.
Back by popular demand: Two separate series of workshops, June 21 to June 30, or August 8 to August 18, with online editing and application support available for 5 weeks after the end of actual sessions. Click herefor 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 Opportunities
Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club 50th Annual All Island Track Meet
June 10 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Mercer Island High School Track
We are hosting the 50th Year Annual All Island Track Meet. Come out and support your school and participants! Check in starts at 12:30pm.
MISD Inclusive Preschool Program
The Mercer Island Inclusive Preschool Program is located at Northwood Elementary School. Children attend half-day sessions in the morning or afternoon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Classrooms vary in size, generally ranging from 8 to 12 students with an average of 10, and are taught by a highly qualified group of educators who specialize in early childhood development and education. Each class is taught by a Washington State certified teacher and up to two trained teacher assistants. Other related service staff (Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Physical Therapist and other Education Specialists) are in the classrooms according to the needs of the students in the class. Read more information here.
Ergon Student Exchange – Host Family Needed!
Host an Italian student, enjoy a true cultural exchange. Your child will be invited to Italy!
Luca, Giada, Vittorio are looking forward to their dream coming true of attending Mercer Island High School and living with an American family next fall semester. Read their bio’s here.
For more information click HERE
Mercer Island Community Conversations
Community Conversations is a series of programs hosted by the City of Mercer Island and developed by One MI and Do the Work MI, two community groups focused on advancing inclusivity and supporting families of color on Mercer Island. The series is provided with the intention of increasing awareness of issues of racism and inequity, sharing real-life experiences, providing tools & resources, and promoting the value of a diverse Mercer Island community.
May 25, 2022: Intergenerational Conversations: A Roundtable with Asian American Islanders
June 5, 2022: Oral History Family Interview Workshop (Rescheduled)
UW Youth & Teen Programs summer programs.
Esports, Gaming & Broadcasting (In Person/Seattle)
Screenwriting Workshop (In Person/Seattle)
Coding in Java I (In Person/Bellevue)
Coding in Python (Online)
Visit www.youth-teen.uw.edu for course details and registration information.
