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MISD plans for a ‘digital, cognitive’ world ahead
It may be 2008, but Mercer Island School District leaders are thinking like it is 2020.
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A second home | Islanders love their mother-in-laws
Mary Chalker has an enviable commute. Step out the back door, walk through the yard and there she…
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Mercer Ice-land | Storm delivers winter to Island doorsteps
Record snowfall threw Mercer Island into to a white flurry last week, canceling school for three days, closing…
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Design Commission approves PEAK plans
The City of Mercer Island Design Commission approved a final design for the Boys & Girls Club PEAK…
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A place like PEAK | Rainier Boys & Girls Club similar to Island design
The new Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club in Seattle stands bright and bold against a muddy landscape…
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Fifth-grader earns ham radio license
Alex Banbury may be the youngest Islander to earn his amateur radio technician license. At age 10, the…
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School calendar may change again | District reconsiders mid-winter break
A year after dropping mid-winter break, the Mercer Island Education Association (MIEA) and School Board are preparing to…
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Dishing fries, tasting life at the drive-in | Local journalist Greg Palmer returns to the scene of the crime
Island native Greg Palmer, an accomplished Northwest journalist, talk-show host and writer, has published a memoir resurrecting teenage…
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Islander illuminates Ellsworth House with glass art
Walking into Tom Randall’s apartment is like stepping into a life-size kaleidoscope. Detailed stained glass mosaics, patterns and…
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At MIHS, school spirit reigns
When it comes to athletic school spirit, Mercer Island High School trumps Title IX with a royal flush.…
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St. Monica to build new addition
St. Monica School is taking steps to establish its first pre-kindergarten and after-school daycare program. The school has…
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Prevention moves to IMS | Drug, alcohol-use programs to re-focus on young teens
To many, the acronym D.A.R.E. represented the community’s drug and alcohol prevention programs in one word. But since…
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Title IX | Mercer Island School District proposes unified booster club
Nearly a year after the Mercer Island School District conducted a Title IX compliance report, the athletic department…