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Mercer Island High School sophomore Sophie Lin was recently named a 2026 Most Positive Athlete in Washington. Courtesy photos

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MIHS student-athlete shines with positivity

Lin is named a 2026 Most Positive Athlete in Washington

Northwest Yeshiva High School held its Class of 2026 commencement ceremony on June 9 at Island Synagogue. The graduates are: Front row left to right, Avital Aronov, Keira Birk, Elizabeth Gabbay (valedictorian) and Sil Mostov. Back row left to right, Sam Chernicoff, Evan Kaufthal, Charlie Feuer and Steven Rolan. Photo courtesy of Northwest Yeshiva High School

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NYHS Class of 2026

Northwest Yeshiva High School held its Class of 2026 commencement ceremony on June 9 at Island Synagogue. The…

The Washington State Park specialty license plate helps fund state park programming. Image courtesy of Washington State Parks.

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Support WA State Parks with specialty license plates

Funds from these plates, which depict a waterfall and a mountain range, help go towards park programming.

Lakeridge Elementary School fifth-grader Vivian Luo has been inducted into AAA Washington’s School Safety Patrol (SSP) Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of AAA Washington

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Luo inducted into school safety patrol hall of fame

AAA Washington honors 10 students.

Mercer Island High School 2026 graduate Joy Rurangwa sings the National Anthem at the beginning of the Islanders’ commencement ceremony on June 9 at McCaw Hall in Seattle. Andy Nystrom/staff photo

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MIHS graduates sing, smile and celebrate at ceremony

Mercer Island High School (MIHS) 2026 graduate Joy Rurangwa set the stage with a stunning vocal performance of…

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Subject arrested for stealing cookies and ice cream | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports June 3-9.

Mercer Island High School graduates toss their caps at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony on June 9 at McCaw Hall in Seattle. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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Mercer Island High School 2026 graduates

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Courtesy of the family’s Instagram page Eliot Abramson.

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MIHS mourns loss of sophomore student-athlete

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City council proclaims June as Pride Month on Mercer Island/ Briefs

Mercer Island City Council proclaimed June as Pride Month on the Island at its June 2 regular meeting.

A host of Mercer Island High School Class of 2026 seniors celebrated their interfaith baccalaureate at a ceremony on June 1 at the Congregational Church on Mercer Island. Three local clergy members also attended the gathering. Back row (left to right): Deacon Frank DiGirolamo, Trent Martin, Matthew Hansen, Colin Monahan, Chloe Perla, Anna Mock, Savanna Rousell, George Youseff, Matthew Lawrence, Lucas Tan and Rabbi Brett Weisman. Front row (left to right): Ava Williamson, Miller Fosseen, Isabelle Tomaselli, Kylie Oordt, Bryanna Denmarsh, Sarah Gribble, Eloise Newman, Kira Lancaster, Cate Thomas and Pastor Jennifer Castle. Photo courtesy of Patrice Rousell

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MIHS seniors celebrate baccalaureate

A host of Mercer Island High School Class of 2026 seniors celebrated their interfaith baccalaureate at a ceremony…

Northwest Yeshiva High School AlephLearn team members Natalie Aronov, Jessica Berezansky and Izzabella Dillman present their project to the crowd at the recent Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) Innovation Summit in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Courtesy photo

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Northwest Yeshiva High School students win best engineering awards at national summit

It’s been an inspirational experience this year for STEM coach Ariela DeFunis, who watched some of her Northwest…

Top, from left to right, Mercer Island Police Department officer Shannon Johnson, King County Marine Patrol sergeant Rich Barton, Mercer Island Police Department officer Jordan Tranter and King County Special Operations Division chief Jose Marenco. Bottom, officers deploy to an ice rescue on Feb. 3 at Fish Lake in Chelan County. Courtesy photos

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Mercer Island Police Department officers receive King County Lifesaving Award

Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) officer Jordan Tranter was proud to be part of a stellar team that…

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Suspect arrested for DUI at boat launch access road | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports May 19-June 2.