Mercer Island High School

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Mercer Island High School
Location
9100 SE 42nd
Mercer Island, WA 07630
Information
School district Mercer Island School District
Principal John Harrison
Enrollment

1,460 (as of 2005-06)[1]
Faculty 67.2 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 21.7[1]
Type Public high school
Mascot Islander or Snail
Team name Islanders (Snails)
Color(s) Maroon and White
Information 206-236-3345
Homepage School website

Mercer Island High School (MIHS) is a public high school located in Mercer Island, Washington in the U.S., as part of the Mercer Island School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,460 students and 67.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21.7.[1]

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[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 2006-07 school year, Mercer Island High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2][3], the highest award an American school can receive.[4][5]

[edit] Academics

Featuring average SAT scores of 635 in math and 613 in verbal,[6] Mercer Island also features the highest Washington Assessment of Student Learning scores statewide. [7]. Additionally, more than 95% of graduates pursue higher education. [8]

Class offerings include special education, honors, and AP classes. KMIH X104.5 FM is a student-run radio station and also an educational class at Mercer Island High School.[9]

[edit] Extracurriculars

MIHS cheerleaders
MIHS cheerleaders

[edit] Athletics

Mercer Island High School was honored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association as the 3A Wells Fargo Scholastic Cup Champion for the 2005-06 school year, based on state championship victories in boys' track and field, boys' golf, boys' swimming and diving and boys' tennis.[10]

The girls and boys tennis teams have won a combined 41 state championships since 1972..[11]

The basketball team, coached by all-time Washington state wins leader Ed Pepple,[12] recorded its first losing season in 38 years in 2006.

Boys swimming was rated first in its class by the 2006-07 NISCA National Dual Meet Team Rankings. [13]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Mercer Island High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2007.
  2. ^ Tuinstra, Rachel. "3 Eastside schools get top honor; "Blue Ribbon" designation - Mercer Island High, Wellington, Pine Lake get national recognition", The Seattle Times, September 23, 2006. Accessed October 16, 2007.
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2007 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
  4. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
  5. ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
  6. ^ Mercer Island High School Instruction and Assessment team: "SAT Scores." Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  7. ^ The Seattle Times: "Eastside WASL scores mirror state's, including dips"
  8. ^ Mercer Island High School Profile (pdf), see page 4
  9. ^ KMIH-FM 104.5 MHz, radio-locator.com. Accessed November 28, 2007.
  10. ^ "WIAA 4A/3A Scholastic Cup Champions", Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Accessed October 16, 2007.
  11. ^ WIAA State Championship History, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Accessed February 28, 2008. See Classifications 3A and 4A, boys and girls tennis.
  12. ^ The Final Score: "Washington basketball coaches career win-loss records." Retrieved March 22, 2007.
  13. ^ "2006-07 NISCA National Dual Meet Team Rankings" retrieved December 28, 2007.
  14. ^ Jones, Tim. "Family portraits: Strong personalities shaped a future senator, Barack Obama.", Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2007. Accessed May 21, 2008. "For Wall and a few dozen others, Obama on the campaign trail often brings to mind Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama's mother and a strong-willed, unconventional member of the Mercer Island High School graduating class of 1960."
  15. ^ Steve Hawes, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed November 28, 2007.
  16. ^ David Kirtman, CSTV. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  17. ^ Brodeur, Nicole. "From Mercer Island, jumping into "The Soup"", The Seattle Times, August 22, 2004. Accessed October 6, 2007.
  18. ^ Annemarie Cancelmi, As the World Turns. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Graduated from Mercer Island High School, near Seattle, WA."
  19. ^ Popper, Steve. "PRO FOOTBALL; Fledgling Punter Steps Forward After Six-Year Layoff to Do the Kicking for the Giants", The New York Times, November 10, 2001. Accessed November 28, 2007. "Owen Pochman remembers the last time he stood behind the line of scrimmage waiting for the ball to be snapped to him for a punt. It was at Mercer Island High School in Washington, where, a proud Pochman says, he never had a punt blocked."
  20. ^ via Associated press. "Missouri coach Quin Snyder resigns", The Seattle Times, February 10, 2006. Accessed May 20, 2008. "Snyder, a graduate of Mercer Island High School, spoke to his team before practice today and said he was leaving."

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