Schools Foundation seeks board members | School briefs

MISF wants members for 2015-16 school year; PTSA names Scholarship Award Recipients for 2015.

By Reporter Staff • June 9, 2015 1:59 pm

The Mercer Island Schools Foundation (MISF) announced it is seeking board members for the 2015-16 school year.

The Foundation wants a broad base of community members to serve.

“Ideally, our Board representation includes individuals from all neighborhoods on the Island with or without children in Mercer Island Public Schools,” a MISF press release said.

The nonprofit organization is dedicated to enhancing and improving the quality of education provided to all students of the Mercer Island School District by obtaining contributions for the public schools.

Board duties include helping with fundraising efforts for annual MISF events the Phon-a-Thon in the fall, the Bridge the Gap campaign and the Breakfast of Champions in the spring.

Board members will also participate in the act of governance to develop policies, procedures, and regulations for the operation of the foundation.

The commitment for board members is roughly 2-4 hours each month.

Contact MISF Executive Director Penny Yantis at 206-275-2550.

 

PTSA Scholarship Award Recipients for 2015

The following Mercer Island High School seniors were named award recipients for scholarships in the following subjects:

 

English: Scott Montague, Yi Zhang, Meredith Wootton, Colman Taylor-Manning

Presented by Creighton Laughary

 

Braman Family Writing Award: Christopher LaCrampe

Presented by Creighton Laughary

 

Drama: Anais Gralpois

Presented by Daniela Melgar

 

CTE: Katie Hendrickson

Presented by Charlie Hilen

 

Health: Jessica Li

Presented by Lori Emery

 

Crest: Sophia Johnston

Presented by Patrick Rigby

 

Photography: Bethany Ling

Presented by Laura Totten

 

Visual Arts: Nikki Lim

Presented by Rob Wick

 

Math: Lauren Hsue, Kaitlyn Fink, Morgan Peyou

Presented by Kim Schjelderup

 

Science: Gawin Mai, Brooke Behrbaum, Allie Casper

Presented by Larry Bencivengo

 

Principal Award: O’Shane Braidy

Presented by Vicki Puckett

 

Choir: Josie Thomas

Presented by Ryan Lane

 

Band: Teddy Larkin

Presented by Ryan Lane

 

Orchestra: Stephanie Lee

Presented by Ryan Lane

 

Social Studies: Ian Platou, Rafael Gonzalez-Posada, Bhavana Kakubal

Presented by Alex Kattar

 

French: Jason McRuer

Presented by Peggy Aguilar

 

Spanish: Shaarika Kaul

Presented by Peggy Aguilar

 

Chinese: Felicia Ng

Presented by Peggy Aguilar

 

Community Leadership: Jack Larkin

Presented by Vicki Puckett