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    Articles by Megan Managan
    Finding their place: Youth join the job hunt
    Finding their place: Youth join the job hunt
    By Megan Managan • March 17, 2009 6:09 pm

    Washington state’s unemployment rate hit a new high last month, crossing over the 10 percent boundary and exacerbating fears about the economy.

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    WASL out, state student tests to go online in 2012
    WASL out, state student tests to go online...
    By Megan Managan • March 17, 2009 6:04 pm

    State Superintendent of Washington Schools Randy Dorn started off his term by chucking the WASL and is now moving schools toward online test-taking. He said he is confident that schools around the state will be able to make the transition from taking state tests on paper to computerized versions by 2012.

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    Jarrett to run for King County Executive
    Jarrett to run for King County Executive
    By Megan Managan • March 17, 2009 6:02 pm

    State Senator Fred Jarrett, D-Mercer Island, is joining the race for King County Executive.

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    Jarrett enters King County Executive race
    Jarrett enters King County Executive race
    By Megan Managan • March 16, 2009 2:00 pm

    Senator Fred Jarrett is joining the race for King County Executive.

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    Education bills move forward in Legislature
    Education bills move forward in Legislature
    By Megan Managan • March 13, 2009 1:43 pm

    Two education bills in the state legislature move forward.

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    MIHS has 12 National Merit finalists
    MIHS has 12 National Merit finalists
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:30 pm

    Twelve students at Mercer Island High School were named National Merit Scholarship finalists. Students were selected from a group of 16,000 semifinalists in February. Approximately 15,000 students across the nation were chosen as finalists.

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    MISD to limit out-of-district students next year
    MISD to limit out-of-district students next year
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:29 pm

    The Mercer Island School District will limit applications for open enrollment next year to non-resident families who already have children attending the district’s schools.

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    The pros and cons of homework
    The pros and cons of homework
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:29 pm

    For decades, the standard operating procedure in America’s classroom has been teach, then have students continue to teach themselves in the form of homework. Time and time again, the formula has been revised, recreated and redistributed across all grade levels. The question of whether or not it is benefiting students is uncertain.

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    Youth job fair set for this Sunday at CCMV
    Youth job fair set for this Sunday at...
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:25 pm

    Youth around the Island can prepare for a summer job by attending the fourth annual Mercer Island Youth Employment Fair on Sunday, March 15, at the Community Center at Mercer View.

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    Wrestlers have whooping cough at state tournament | IMS deals with bout of flu
    Wrestlers have whooping cough at state tournament |...
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:25 pm

    Fifteen people who attended the WIAA 2009 Mat Classic wrestling tournament, Feb. 20-21, at the Tacoma Dome had whooping cough, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).

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    New principal for Lakeridge one of two new school hires
    New principal for Lakeridge one of two new...
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:25 pm

    The new principal at Lakeridge Elementary is one of two people who will join the Mercer Island School District in the coming months. The second is a new executive assistant for MISD Superintendent Gary Plano.

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    Twelve from MIFD climb for charity
    Twelve from MIFD climb for charity
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:24 pm

    Twelve Mercer Island firefighters made the dramatic climb to the top of the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle on Sunday, March 8, as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb.

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    Local legislators at March 14 town hall meeting
    Local legislators at March 14 town hall meeting
    By Megan Managan • March 10, 2009 5:22 pm

    Local legislators will be returning to the 41st District on March 14 as part of a town hall meeting to discuss issues facing voters and the state.

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