After years of waiting lists, the Island’s private athletic and social clubs have opened up. It is a bonus, and just in time for the peak outdoor recreation season, the opportunity to use first-class courts and club facilities may be easier than ever before.
The Mercer Island girls golf team set a KingCo record this past weekend. The team, which took home first place,…
Lacrosse The Islanders boys lacrosse team beat Tahoma on Wednesday 14-1 to continue their current winning streak. The team remained…
Love can be a messy affair. So can being a cast member in the upcoming Mercer Island High School production of “Big Love,” opening Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
In some classrooms, community service projects consist of reading to younger students, picking up trash or cleaning up public areas. In a Pine Lake Middle School language arts classroom, it means raising money to help people on the other side of the world.
The Mercer Island School District got a little extra help in closing the projected $2.1 million budget deficit after the sixth annual Mercer Island Schools Foundation breakfast.
Families, students and staff in the Mercer Island School District are being urged to take precautions against getting sick as incidences of the H1N1 influenza continue to rise in the state. Currently, the district is in the prevention part of its pandemic flu plan, following a task force meeting on April 30, according to MISD Superintendent Gary Plano.
Officials with Seattle/King County Public Health have modified the approach to dealing with students who are suspected to have cases of the H1N1 flu virus.
The Mercer Island School District got a little extra help in closing the projected $2.1 million budget deficit after the sixth annual Mercer Island Schools Foundation breakfast.
Three potential cases of the swine flu currently ravaging Mexico City were reported in King County on Wednesday, along with two in Snohomish County and one in Spokane County. The cases have yet to be confirmed.
The city of Mercer Island’s Design Commission gave final design approval to both St. Monica School and the Mercer Island School District for upcoming building projects.
After the Mercer Island PTA Council decided to stop selling school supply packages to parents at Islander Middle School several years ago, seventh-grader Kendall Fagan saw an opportunity to fill the void.
In the face of historic budget cuts, a feeling of optimism to meet the challenge facing schools has settled over the Island.
