MISD “Did You Know” Spotlight Series Continues with November & December Stories  

KMIH 88.9 The Bridge students and staff that were named the nation's best high school radio station at the John Drury High School Radio Awards.

Mercer Island, WA, August 12, 2025 – In the second installment of our “Did You Know” Spotlight series we are looking back at student, school, and district stories from November and December of the 2024-25 school year.

There were so many fun, interesting, and exciting stories in MISD this past school year. The purpose of this series is to highlight those stories on our students and staff that you might have missed during a busy school year.

This series will continue on Tuesday, August 19 when we post stories from January, February, and March. April, May, and June stories will be posted on Tuesday, August 26, the day before the 2025-26 school year starts.

Let’s get to those November and December stories now.

Island Park Elementary celebrated Dia de Los Muertos on November 1 by decorating the main school hallway display case with celebrations family members, loved ones, and pets who have passed.

MIHS radio station 88.9 KMIH The Bridge was named the nation’s best high school radio station on November 2 at the annual John Drury High School Radio Awards hosted by WONC-FM at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.

The MIHS girls soccer team was named the 3A Academic State Champions with a combined a grade point average of 3.94.

Mercer Island High School cross country runners Sophia Rodriguez, Victoria Rodriguez and Owen Powell were featured on the KING 5 Prep Zone by Sports Reporter Chris Egan on November 6.

MISD hosted a Kindergarten Information Night on November 7 at Northwood for Mercer Island Preschool Association Families. This second annual information night provided families with information on kindergarten schedules, curriculum, enrollment, and took questions from parents.

Amber Bobst’s fourth/fifth grade class at Lakeridge took a deep dive into the inner workings of the Electoral College prior to the presidential election in November.

Lakeridge, Northwood, and Island Park celebrated Veteran’s Day with assemblies and visits by parents who are in the military.

The MIHS cross country team had their most epic day in the team’s history on November 9 with both the boys and girls teams winning the 3A State Championship.

The MIHS drama production of Little Shop of Horrors received rave reviews.

The MIHS Gift of Music project was recognized on November 14 by the Hershey’s Heartwarming Project 2024 as one of 134 changemaking projects worldwide.

On November 14 the MIHS Jazz Band performed on KNKX with local jazz icon Jay Thomas.

The MIHS girls swim and dive team captured their third consecutive 3A State Championship on November 16 at the King County Aquatic Center.

The MIHS Student Senate coordinated a Blood Drive at the school with the American Red Cross. It’s great to see our students stepping up and helping our community.

Our PTAs do such an excellent job supporting our students and staff. First graders at Island Park and Lakeridge explored the universe through the Pacific Science Center’s inflatable planetarium, whose visited were funded by each school’s PTA.  The PTAs Holly Jolly Treat Trolley visited both IMS and West Mercer to thank teachers and staff for all they do for students.

The District and City of Mercer Island partnered on a communications initiative to inform our families about the different classifications of e-bikes and the legal requirements to operate electric motorcycles.

Renowned storyteller, educator, and artist Roger Fernandes of the Lower Eiwha S’Klallum tribe visited third graders at Lakeridge in early December and spoke to students about Coast Salish legends and taught them parts the Lushootseed language.

The MIHS College and Career Readiness staff did a great job all year scheduling college visits at the school, skilled trade fairs, and job and internship fairs that presented students with all sorts of post-secondary education and career options.

The Island Park Student Council collected over 250 toys for a toy drive for families staying at Children’s Hospital during the holiday season.                        

Our friends at MIPD visited second graders at Island Park to help with a unit on Community Helpers. And our friends at the City of Mercer Island visited fourth graders at West Mercer as part of a unit where students were answering the question “How can the government influence the way we live?”.

Deana Waitr’s French 3 class at MIHS held a cake baking competition on the last day of school before Winter Break. The cakes look SO good!

We hope you enjoyed this look back at some of the stories in MISD from November and December.

Next week we will feature stories from January, February, and March.