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Mercer Island School District 2026 Pathfinder Award recipient Mary Wayte, center, with the school board at its May 28 meeting. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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Wayte named school district’s 2026 Pathfinder Award recipient

Swimmer won Olympic gold medals in 1984.

Ella Choe and Marissa Beck. Courtesy photos

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Islanders present ‘Understanding Eating Disorders’ webinar

Choe and Beck deliver vital information to the community.

A firefighter extinguishes a truck fire on May 27 on Mercer Island. Photo courtesy of Kris Sundberg

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Delivery truck catches fire on Mercer Island

An Albert Lee Appliance delivery truck caught fire and the blaze spread to a nearby bush on the…

From left to right are Mercer Island High School girls tennis players Sarah Garton, Kara Hillberg, Jayne Tintle and Mia Kinney at the 3A state tournament. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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MIHS girls net 3A state tennis team championship

Kinney and Tintle win state doubles title.

Graphic from the 2026 FIFA World Cup website

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Mercer Island prepares for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Mercer Island staff is prepared for when the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks into action next month in…

Mercer Island’s 2025 Community Member of the Year Fan Yuan is pictured with her husband Brian Sloan and their two girls, Kara and Rya Sloan (all in the center), along with councilmember Julie Hsieh, Mayor Dave Rosenbaum and Deputy Mayor Daniel Becker. Photo courtesy of the city of Mercer Island

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MI City Council honors Yuan as Community Member of the Year

Mercer Island Deputy Mayor Daniel Becker called resident Fan Yuan a “rock star” and thanked her two daughters…

Summer Brondstetter competes at the regional semifinal competition of The Presidential 1776 Award for Civics on May 2 at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Education

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MIHS junior excels in The Presidential 1776 Award for Civics competition

Brondstetter is headed to the finals in Washington, D.C.

Mercer Island High School Student Tech Support club members visit with Aegis Living residents on May 18. Photo courtesy of Colleen Barneson

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MIHS students provide tech support for seniors

Volunteers lend a hand on Sunday afternoons.

Mercer Island High School’s girls runners took seven of the top eight spots in the 3,200 run at the 3A KingCo championships. They are, from left to right: Tess Ahrenholz, Anna Ahrenholz, Bella Heczey, Sophia Rodriguez (first place), Ella Zhang, Dora Cheng and Elsa Bergman. Also pictured is Inglemoor’s Lola Estrada. Photo courtesy of Scott Knoblich

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MIHS girls track and field team dominates at 3A KingCo championships

Mercer Island High School’s girls track and field team practically owned the victory podium at the 3A KingCo…

From left to right are Islander Middle School sixth-graders Irving Sun and Ish Singh, who are part of a 3D printing business with classmate Aadi Luhadia (not pictured). Courtesy photo

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Islander Middle School students launch 3D printing business

Mercer Island’s youth 3D printing trio of Ish Singh, Irving Sun and Aadi Luhadia has been spending time…

First Lt. Benjamin Flaherty of Mercer Island (third from left), stands with Staff Sgt. Jonah Mang, Sgt. Marcus Robinson, Spc. Pedro Cardona, Spc. Matthew Falone and Pfc. Cleopheus Lane of the 7th Engineer Brigade after being named the winning squad of the 2026 Best Squad Competition hosted by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command at the Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, on April 24. Photo courtesy of United States Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon

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MI’s Flaherty thrives as a United States Army first lieutenant

He graduated from MIHS in 2020.

Mercer Island School District Superintendent Dr. Fred Rundle and Mercer Island School Board President Stephanie Burnett speak at the Community Conversation on May 11 at Mercer Island High School. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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MISD superintendent, school board president in the hot seat at forum

Mercer Island School Board President Stephanie Burnett and school district Superintendent Dr. Fred Rundle sat at center stage…

Mercer Island High School’s Bridge Gerry celebrates scoring one of his two goals in the 3A KingCo tournament championship match against Inglemoor on May 12. The Islanders won, 5-2. Photo courtesy of Ari Stoffer

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MIHS boys soccer and baseball notch 3A KingCo tourney titles

In a massive evening for Mercer Island High School (MIHS) sports, the Islander boys soccer and baseball teams…