New mental-health counselors join staff
Sydney Check, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2019
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This year, Mount Si officially has full-time mental health counselors on staff: Sloan Westerman and Ashley Levian. Instead of one counselor working 40 hours a week, the two counselors split a work week. Each work around three days a week, with Westerman working at the main campus and Levian at the...
Career fair to be held at main campus Feb. 6
Zoe Anderson, Staff Reporter
February 3, 2019
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For the first time in over a decade, MSHS will be holding a career fair during the school day. Featuring over 50 professionals who are coming in to talk to students about what they do in their career, their education, training, and experiences within that field. The Career Fair is happening on F...
MSHS named to ‘Best High School’ List
Bella Ortiz, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2019
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Mount Si has been named one of the best high schools list by U.S. News World Report, ranking 1,243 in the nation and 18th in Washington state. Mount Si has many opportunities available that has led the school to obtain this ranking. AP testing, AP scores, reading and math levels are all reasons Mount S...
Choir hosts annual Wildcat Idol fundraiser
Sarah Bailey and Victoria Bivins
January 17, 2019
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The Mount Si Choir Program will be hosting Wildcat Idol over the next few weeks. Wildcat Idol is a judged singing competition, similar to the popular TV show "American Idol," and is open to all MSHS students. To audition for Wildcat Idol, students have to first sign up through a link that can be found ...
Robotics team wraps up season
Abby Laufer, Staff Reporter
January 10, 2019
The robotics club recently just competed in the interleague competition, rounding out the end of their season. FTC, or FIRST Tech Challenge, is a not-for-profit organization that creates and hosts competitions for teams of middle to high school students. Each year, FTC releases a video at the beginn...
Six students named to honor bands
Juliana Estrada, Staff Reporter
January 10, 2019
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Adding to the long list of achievements the band program has accomplished, six students were chosen to perform in the Western International Band Clinic Honor Bands. These students, Erik Thurston, Mary Piekarczyk, James Kolke, Ryan Myrvold, Eli Wray and Hannah Stoddard, had to audition for their ...
The new finals schedule is the old finals schedule
January 8, 2019
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After removing the original finals schedule for a brief time from the MSHS Website, it is back up. The schedule is unchanged from its first iteration, and keeps the 34 minute MLK Assembly on Friday (1/18). Friday will still consist of periods 5, 6, and 7, as well as the assembly from 11:45 to 12:19. N...
Change to finals schedule
January 7, 2019
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Over the weekend, some of our readers may have noticed that the Mount Si High School Website took down the schedule for next week's finals. No, this does not mean that finals are canceled, but rather that the schedule is changing. These changes will only affect Friday's schedule and will be designed...
New kits and training aim to ‘Stop the Bleed’
Sofa Hopper, Staff Reporter
January 3, 2019
Walking down the 300-wing or by the main office, students may have noticed the new bleeding control kits affixed to the wall and wondered about the contents. Located next to the AEDs throughout the building, the bleeding control kits are a precaution for possible disasters that could occur, such as an ea...
Soft furniture to be banned in new building
Victoria Bivins, Staff Reporter
January 3, 2019
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Don’t you love walking into your next class and going straight to the comfy sofa in the back to relax while you do your work? Well, say goodbye to that furniture next year. The new school building is going to undergo a tremendous amount of change. The school is going to be a complete green building ...
Parking lot changes help improve flow and safety
Fleur Uittenbogaard, Staff Reporter
January 3, 2019
In an effort to relieve the congestion that plagues the student parking lot, the entrance and exit have been flipped, and new right-hand and left-hand turn lanes have been added. According to Principal John Belcher, these changes have come from the district's transportation department in order to â€...
Pride Time changes frustrate students
Kenzie Saunders, Staff Reporter
January 2, 2019
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’ve heard of the changes that have been made to Pride Time--more specifically, the lack of check-and-connect sessions. While many feel as though it’s been taken away, Mount Si counselors Rachel Raff, Shauna Jacobs, and Miranda Partridge were quic...
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