The 613s will travel to Spokane without conflict or controversy because the State Tournament schedule can accommodate Jewish religious observances through 2020.
For Islander Beth Laschever — who had never visited Hollywood before until this weekend — it's a "dream come true."
The school board voted against publicizing voter information about a $196 million construction bond in the King County Elections Voters' Pamphlet, saying it preferred to disseminate the information by other means.
The Mercer Island School Board will review various sequences of school building at its meeting tonight and how different schedules may affect the tax rate.
After 40 years in the “literary closet,” former Mercer Island fire chief, and longtime Redmond Rotarian Rick Smith published two books of poetry that sparked an annual poetry contest for high school kids on the Eastside.
Like last year, the Islanders won their second "loser out" game to earn a place in the State Tournament. The first game is this Friday at Rogers High School in Puyallup
Bellevue had beaten Mercer Island in 3 of 4 match-ups coming into tonight's loser out game, but the Islanders got the win when it counted. Tomorrow MI plays Franklin at 3pm at Bellevue College, and the Wolverines are out.
The special election, scheduled for April 17, will require a supermajority to pass, and would increase local school taxes.
The Island Park PTA must raise $200,000 to preserve the positions of 6 paraprofessional teachers.
Award-winning art will be on display tonight at the annual Mercer Island PTA Reflections awards ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. in the MIHS Auditorium.
IMS eighth-grader Jasper Hugunin is an exhibitor at the second-annual White House Science Fair in Washington, D.C.
Rivals Mt. Si edged out the Islanders to win the KingCo Tournament, with 214.5 points to 209 points. Bellevue finished a close third with 203.5 points.
The Mercer Island High School JV Basketball Team ends the season on a high note with a win over non-conference rivals O'Dea.
North end count finds 31 homeless people
The Mercer Island School District is seeking help from the public to search for a new principal for Mercer Island High School.
In her first year at MIHS, drama teacher Daniela Melgar directs a comedy featuring colorful characters and showcasing student talent.
After taking nearly the entire week off school last week, Mercer Island School District students learned they'll have fewer three-day weekends this spring.
High winds last night knocked out power to West Mercer Elementary School.
Defending Div. 1 Champions Mercer Island open their season away at Bainbridge High School March 10.
All Mercer Island schools will remain closed for a third day on Friday, Jan. 20 due to snow and ice conditions.
District activities are canceled because of the weather.
Accumulations of 5-10 inches of snow are forecast for Wednesday throughout the area. Check the Mercer Island School District webpage at http://www.misd.k12.wa.us/ and Mercer Island Patch for the latest news.
Trying to deliver a bond measure to April's ballot, the Mercer Island School Board is leaning towards a smaller bond measure on rebuilding at least one school — while sorting out if it should add another elementary school to the district.
A boys and girls home doubleheader is on tap against KingCo 3A/2A League rival Mount Si
A court decision says that the state is not doing enough to fund "basic public education." The lawsuit was filed by a coalition that counts the Mercer Island School District and Mercer Island Education Association as members.
Investment rating agency Moody's gives the school district a key endorsement as its school board considers putting a $100 or $200 million-plus bond on a special election ballot this April.
Mercer Island High School QB Jeff Lindquist, Juanita OL Nathan Dean and Skyline Coach Mat Taylor joined forces on the winning West team.
MIHS senior quarterback Jeff Lindquist was one of 100 prep-football All-Americans named to the starting roster of this afternoon's All-American Bowl.
Enjoying their moment in the sun, a reader-contributed video captures Mercer Island High School's marching band march in the Jan. 2 Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California.
Thompson (GA) senior point guard Antonio Coleman stole the ball from Mercer Island's Kaleb Warner and scored with five seconds left to give the undefeated Bulldogs a 64-63 win over the Islanders in the fifth place game of the Jared Cook Tournament in Suwa
After losing by two to Chapel Hill yesterday, the Mercer Island Boys Basketball Team bounced back earlier today with a 60-44 win over Providence Christian Academy (GA) in Game 2 of the Jared Cook Tournament in Suwanee, GA.
Mercer Island Junior Forward Joe Rasmussen led the Islanders with 20 points, but it was not enough as Chapel Hill edged out a 61-59 victory in day 1 of the Jared Cook Tournament in Suwanee, GA.
The Mercer Island High School Wrestling Team prepares for Wednesday's tri-meet at O'Dea High School in Seattle ranked #7 in the state.
The Mercer Island Varsity Boys Basketball Team travels across the country to Atlanta this week to test their skills against some of Georgia's best teams in the Jared Cooke Christmas Classic Dec. 20-22. Information in this article was obtained from www.
With its boiler under repair, Mary Wayte Pool is challenging swimmers to brave the cold water with a celebratory "Polar Bear" style swim
Mercer Island School Board directors voted to place a bond measure on the April 2012 ballot to rebuild Mercer Island school buildings.
Despite concerns about Youth Theatre Northwest's exterior walls in a major earthquake, the school district said the risks were acceptable on a temporary basis.
A November seismic review study commissioned by the Mercer Island School District revealed the possibility that part of Youth Theatre Northwest's facility could collapse in the event of a catastrophic earthquake.
The Islanders (1-3, 1-5) had some success with the press, but had a tough time getting the offense going
Veteran Seattle Jewish day school educators are inaugural recipients of Rabbi Dr. William H. Greenberg Award.