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Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 - 5:30-8:30pm - MIHS
Fine Arts Showcase "Around the World" celebrates fine arts education in Mercer Island schools. This annual event raises funds for Fine Arts programs throughout the school district and highlights the wide variety of creative talent from our art students in Performing and Visual Arts.
Tuesday night features a Spotlight on Visual Art with many art activities for all ages.
Wednesday shines a Spotlight on Performing Arts with spectacular performances in the gym including the All 3rd Grade Choir. Visual art will be displayed throughout the high school on both nights with works by each MISD elementary student, and middle and high school art students.
Ticket donation is $10 in advance/$15 at the door. Tickets are good for both nights! Consider becoming a Patron for preferred parking & early seating for the Performing Arts Night. For online registration go to www.mifineartsed.org. Funds raised at the Showcase go directly into the schools to support all the arts at all grade levels.
Dante's Inferno Dogs will be providing Gourmet hot dogs (including veggie dogs) for purchase each night.
Volunteer! Showcase needs your help! This event wouldn't be possible without volunteers supporting our children's fine arts activities. Show your support for your kids and the arts and volunteer here.
For questions or more information, please email Julie Montgomery, Fine Arts Advisory Council President.
STEM Conference: Expanding Your Horizons - March 27th
The Expanding Your Horizons conference will be held at Bellevue College this year on Friday, March 27, 2015. This is a fantastic opportunity for young woman who may be interested in STEM related fields of study. The program is for young women and the presenters are all women in the various fields. It is a chance to meet and interact with positive role models who are active in STEM-related careers.
Example workshops include:
- Code Now! - Want to go from being a user of technology to being its creator? Get a running start toward coding and find out how you can use software development skills to make the world a better place. Presenters from the Boeing Company and Sahana Software Foundation.
- Designing Better Experience for People - User experience is the discipline that designs useful and delightful everyday products like mobile phones or Instagram Learn how product designers and researchers create good experiences for real people. Critique an existing product and brainstorm ways to improve it. Presenter: Carolyn Wei, User Experience Researcher, FACEBOOK
- Earth Experiments in a Virtual World - Run your very own global climate simulation in Python, and learn how Earth Scientists use physics, mathematics, and computational science to understand climates of the past and predict climates of the future. Judy Twedt, Hansi Singh, Stephanie Rushley, Ashly Spevacek, Scientists. UW, Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Other workshops including various medical careers, computer/technology careers, security, Stock market, Games Creation, Climate and Environmental careers just to name a few!
Spots fill up rapidly for this VERY popular conference.
You can pick up an application outside Susie Brown's office or online at: http://lakewashington-wa.aauw.net. After registering, please email Susie.brown@mercerislandschools.org to let me know you have registered. Students must also complete a WAMMO form in advance of the conference. Registration forms must be postmarked by March 13, 2015.
Mercer Island FC Select and Premier Soccer information night
Mercer Island FC (originally known as Mercer Island Youth Soccer Club) was established in 1964. While the club name changed to Mercer Island FC (MIFC) in recent years, our focus hasn't. We have had the same mission for 50 years - to develop and promote physical and mental fitness, sportsmanship, skill development, citizenship and teamwork for the boys and girls of our community under nineteen years of age through participation in the game of soccer.
Our annual informational parent meeting on playing Select and Premier Soccer on Mercer Island is scheduled for Wednesday evening, March 4th. MIFC Vice President of Select Soccer, Ketu Shah, will present information on the upcoming tryouts for MIFC teams. In addition to our regular compliment of Boys and Girls teams from U11 to U18, we will be adding a new Select U10 level for Boys and Girls this year. Find out if this would be a good fit for your child(ren) and get all of your questions on playing, coaching, tryouts, player commitment and cost answered. While all parents are invited, the information will be most useful to families new to Select and Premier soccer.
In addition to MIFC board members, on hand will be representatives from Eastside FC, MIFC's partner for Premier soccer on the eastside. They can help with questions about Premier soccer, their tryout schedule, player commitment and costs. Eastside FC is the only Premier club recognized by Washington Youth Soccer in our Association.
The meeting details:
Date: Wednesday, March 4th
Time: 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: MI Community Center
In addition to information on MIFC's Select Soccer offerings, we will also be honoring our very own Select GU14 Maroon team and coaches who won the recent 2015 Washington Youth Soccer State Championship!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Toby Suhm - MIFC President
Ketu Shah - MIFC VP of Select Soccer
Stephanie Wyss - MIFC Select Soccer Registrar
College Sorority Information Forum
The Sorority Life Information Event
Save the date! The Sorority Life, a recruitment information event, will take place Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room #1 at the Bellevue Regional Library, 1111-110th Avenue NE. This is an opportunity to learn about the benefits of sorority life and how to navigate the recruitment process.
Sponsored by Overlake Alumnae Pan-Hellenic, the event is free and open to high school girls of all grade levels and their parents. Registration is not required. Information about the OAPH scholarship program will be available.
For further information, visit www.overlakealumnaepanhellenic.org
Mercer Island High School Juniors and Graduating Seniors
Apply now for the first ever Mercer Island Schools Foundation $1,500 Scholarship
While this year's high school graduation is still four months away, many juniors and seniors have long been thinking about and planning for what's next. Applying for scholarships is often a part of such preparations and the Mercer Island Schools Foundation is proud to have created the first scholarship of it kind exclusively for Mercer Island High School juniors and graduating seniors.
The Mercer Island Schools Foundation Board of Directors wants to hear directly from students about how donations from the community and its investment in public education has directly supported, enhanced and enriched the classroom experience and inspired their personal education. It is our hope that our donors have inspired our students and that one day, they, too, will make their own important contributions to the lives of others and their community.
MIHS juniors and seniors applying for the scholarship will: (1) explain how a MISF funded program(s) helped them overcome a challenge or inspired them for their future (600 words or less); and, (2) describe the college, university, trade or technical school they hope/plan to attend, which courses of study they plan to pursue, and their reasons why (350 words or less). Completed essays must be accompanied by an application and are due no later than March 20, 2015. Interviews will be conducted the last week of March and first week of April.
More information including rules, terms of selection, and the application can be found on the MISF website at www.MercerIslandSchoolsFoundation.com/Scholarship. Students may contact the MISF office at misf@misf.com or visit the MIHS Counseling Center for more details.
Essential Skills for Today's Teens for Social and Business Success
The teen years can be an exciting time as your teen transitions to more independence, but it can also be a stressful period in today's competitive environment. Make sure your teen is ready for the challenges that lie ahead whether dating, college interviews, their first job, or formal dining. In this class, teens will learn the essentials skills they need to confidently and comfortably navigate social and professional situations.
Want to learn more about this fun, interactive 4.5 hour class? Click here for our flyer or go to http://www.cliseetiquette.com/.
Two Local Service Opportunities and Applications
Tenacious Roots: Youth Leadership for Conservation Action
Saturdays: 10am-3pm
March 21-May 16 (No session April 18)
Outdoors at Seward Park
Ages 14-19
Program Fee $60, Scholarships Available
This is your park. This is your community. In this 8-week course, you will learn the communication, decision making, and problem solving skills needed to lead a team. Practice these skills as you plan and execute two habitat restoration events. Meet environmental advocates and professionals to explore environmental careers, and strengthen your resume for job and college applications. Program fee includes lunch, two field trips to Camp Long in West Seattle and Renton Water Treatment Facility. Participants are required to attend all sessions. Earn 40 service hours. Priority Deadline March 6. Final Deadline March 13. To register, click here.
To apply for scholarship or recommend a student for scholarship, please contact mgonzales@audubon.org or call 206-652-2444 x107
2015 Environmental Symposium
What: YMCA Earth Service Corps' Annual Environmental Symposium
Who: Students age 14-18
When: Friday, March 27th, 9:00am-2:00pm
Where: University of Washington, Mary Gates Hall
Join high school students from around the Puget Sound at the YMCA Earth Service Corps Environmental Symposium. The Symposium gathers passionate, motivated youth and professionals together at the University of Washington to learn about the environmental issues facing our world and how to create a sustainable future for our schools, communities and beyond!
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