Reflections art winners continue to next level
Two students from the Mercer Island School District have earned state excellence awards in the PTA Reflections contest, while others have placed well in the PTA’s district competition.
Alisa Jion Kim was given an award of excellence for her senior literature piece, “Beauty is Perspective,” while Sooji Lee was given the same award for her senior visual arts project, “Beauty is Tangled With the Ugly.”
In the district competition for the literature category, the top finishers are: Alisa Jion Kim, first; Kara Glass, second; Eleanor Hildebrandt, third; Alisa Jion Kim, honorable mention.
In the musical composition category: Christina Sun, first, and Kevin Taki, second. In photography: Natalie Marr, first; Caitlin Russell, second; Szi-Raj Kothari, honorable mention. In visual arts: Sooji Lee, first; Kara Glass, second; Christina Sun, third and honorable mention; Edwina Choung, honorable mention, and Rosanna Lui, two honorable mentions.
School Board to meet March 11
The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors will hold its first meeting of March this Thursday, beginning at 7 p.m. in the district’s administration building.
On the agenda this week, the board plans to discuss the facilities planning process, as well as the district’s technology plan and review the high school’s senior culminating project.
In light of possible changes to the district over the next decade, MISD has begun planning for the future of its facilities, beginning with a town hall meeting with neighbors of the district’s North Mercer campus, which houses the high school and administration building.
There will be an all Island town hall at MIHS on Saturday, May 1, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. to gain feedback from residents.
The board will also hear a preliminary review of the high school’s culminating project, a state requirement for graduation.
For a full copy of this week’s board agenda, visit www.misd.k12.wa.us/board/agenda.
Girls and bullying workshop at IMS
Islander Middle School will be hosting Passage Northwest, a workshop about aggression and bullying, to help parents and their daughters.
The event, put on by Mercer Island Youth & Family Services, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 17 at IMS.
The program helps parents with tools to identify and address these types of issues, including how to deal with targets, witnesses and aggressors of bullying. The program will also work with girls to foster a sense of compassion among peers and help to building listening and conflict resolution skills.
To learn more about the program, contact Marla Mitchell with Mercer Island Youth & Family Services at 230-6155 and visit www.passagesnw.org.
VOICE registration begins March 22
Mercer Island Youth & Family Services’ VOICE program will begin registration for its next set of programs on March 22.
VOICE aka Volunteer Outreach in Communities Everywhere works to set up group community service programs for high school-aged students.
Tambi Cork, the new coordinator of VOICE, said registration for projects will end April 12.
The summer session of VOICE begins on June 21, after all potential volunteers have completed training.
Visit the MIYFS page at www.mercergov.org for more information.
MIHS band students looking for odd jobs
Members of the Mercer Island High School band are looking for odd jobs around the Island to help raise money for the group’s trip to London this winter, where they will march in the 2011 New Year’s Day Parade.
The students’ hours are flexible and they are willing to do jobs such as mulching flower beds, organizing clutter or serenading a dinner party.
To connect with the band students, contact the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services job line at 275-7764. Be sure to mention, when describing your job, that it is available for band students.
YMCA Mountain School program at library
The YMCA B.O.L.D. Mountain School, for boys in middle and high school, which provides outdoor expeditions like rock climbing, fishing and hiking during the summer, will be at the Mercer Island library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 15.
For more information, visit www.ymcaboys.org or contact David Kelly-Hedrick at dkhendrick@seattleymca.com or (206) 382-5343.
