MIHS PTSA News - Dec 8, 2024

12/8/2024 3:53 pm

Help give MIHS staff a sweet treat for the holidays! 

Click on the link below to sign up to donate treats for staff on Dec. 17th. Deadline to sign up is Dec. 14th

Holiday Treat Tuesday

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WA State PTA 2025-2026 Legislative Priorities

Delegates from across the state came together in October to vote on the WA State PTA 2025-2026 Legislative Priorities!

Here are the top five:

1. School funding​
2. Student mental health
3. Special education
4. Gun violence and suicide prevention
5. School construction

This platform shapes our legislative advocacy through this upcoming session. Please sign up for action alerts here https://www.wastatepta.org/focus-areas/advocacy/ and stay tuned for more ways to get involved in the coming months. Reach out to us if you have any questions or a specific interest in one of our focus areas! advocacy@mihsptsa.org

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MIHS School Safety Presentation & PTSA General Meeting

December 11th at 7:30pm

Does our school have a school safety team?

Does our school have a threat assessment protocol?

In the event of an actual emergency, what crisis response services and psychological support measures are in place?   

Find out the answer to these questions and more when our MIHS Principal Nick Wold and our School Resource Officer Olivia Phan come to our December PTSA General Meeting. We will be focused on these questions, but please email additional questions to advocacy@mihsptsa.org and we will get to them if time permits. Hope to see you there!

Join the Mercer Island Mountain Bike Team! Info Session January 15!

Dear MIHS Families,

Brain rot is the 2024 word of the year. A term defining "deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state…resulting from overconsumption of trivial or unchallenging online content". It's a stark description of a real problem: many adults now spend up to 5 hours every day on non-work-related screen use, which negatively affects creativity, wellness, and productivity.

In our upcoming roundtable on Digital Wellness, we'll explore what might be at the heart of this challenge and how to begin to reclaim control and free up time (for all those New Year resolutions!)

This session is a great opportunity to connect with fellow parents, share successes and challenges, and learn practical strategies for creating healthier screen habits at home. You may even win a prize! 

Registration information:
Date/Time: December 12, 2024, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: MIHS Commons
Register Here 

The full schedule of upcoming webinars and roundtables is available here. These sessions are developed in collaboration with Scroll By Choice. Offered at no cost to you, the program covers a wide range of topics empowering adults to model positive digital habits. For any questions related to this program, please email learnmore@scrollbychoice.com. Join us in creating a supportive environment for your child’s digital wellness both at school and at home.