Proud MIHS alums support bond vote and levy
We are proud products of the Mercer Island public school system and wish to see MISD remain strong. We are raising our own children in this same district where we grew up, living here by choice because we know how well this community supports our students. We therefore write this letter to urge all voters to join us in voting YES for Proposition #1 fixing overcrowding and voting YES for Proposition #2 for the M&O Levy which provides funds for over 100 teachers and staff.
Mercer Island Public Schools have been consistently ranked as one of the best districts in the State of Washington for delivering education. Over the past 50 years, the District and our community have educated over 15,000 MIHS graduates. As residents and graduates of Mercer Island we are direct beneficiaries of our community’s investment in education. With 750 students in portables and an expected net increase of 300 or more students arriving in next few years, it’s time to add capacity to our District by building a new 4th Elementary school and adding on to the Middle and High Schools. Mercer Island has a proud tradition of educational excellence, however, we cannot simply rest on this reputation – we need to continually invest in our schools.
Signed,
Eighty Mercer Island High School graduates now on living the Island and raising families;
Christine Acker
Lisa Beebe
Debbie Bertlin
TJ Burke
Monica Burnside
Jennie King Cameron
Jennifer Carmichael
Marilyn Morrison Chorak
Becky Dobbyn-Mckanna
John Dolence
Katelyn Dolence
Michelle Swanson Dumler
Amie Fahey
Jennell Russell Fuchs
Andrea Kusakabe Fukano
Matt Galvin
Charlie Givan
Laurie Pettigrew Givan
Teresa Goepfert
Peter Goodman
Dan Gottesman
Greg Gottesman
Tim Gottesman
Jacob Gribble
Greg Hart
Carin Sulman Jacobson
Laura Dunner Jantos
Jola Jensen
Kim Jewett
Ralph Jorgenson
Julie Keeler
Nicole Kelly
Jaso Koehler
Amy Clarfeld Lavin
Mike Leavitt
Sam LeClercq
Mark Li
Jeremy Loft
Jordan Lott
Jim Lovsted
Deborah Schneider Lurie
Ed Malakoff
Lew Malakoff
Subeer Manhas
Heidi Martin
Mark Martin
Kathy Moffett McDonald
Dick McIntosh
Robert McIntosh
Melissa (Leuckel) Milburn
Mitch Mounger
Tammy Nedell
Dodi Nov
Julie Ogata Ciobanu
Brett Ogata
Randy Ogata
Vince Pacecca
Stephanie Sleight Parmenter
Kerry Donner Perlman
Carolyn Weisfield Pirak
Jen Sadlier
Karen Kuhn Schmid
Rachel Schneider Schwartz
Roger Shanafelt
Michelle Jaffe Shleifer
Tracy Schuffler Sigmon
Sarah Smith
Amy Sproul
Rachael Sterrett
Scott Swerland
Kim Thomas
Amy Baldini Tubach
Erik Viafore
Kristen Hart Ward
Andrea Clark Watson
Anne Mullen Way
Don Weidner
Jim Weisfield
Shelley Keeler Whelan
Jessica Weinman
Joanne Zelonka Wilson
Ronald Yeh
Shauna Swerland Youssifina