Mercer Island High School


Mercer Island High School is a public high school located in Mercer Island, Washington, United States, as part of the Mercer Island School District.
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,416 students and 69.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 20.3:1. There were 54 students eligible for free lunch and 10 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

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.

Music program

In 2011, the MIHS marching band traveled internationally to participate in the 2011 London, England New Year’s Day Parade & Festival upon royal invitation. The following year, the marching band performed in the 2012 Rose Parade.

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.
Boys' Lacrosse has been to 10 out of the last 11 state championships and has won six of them.
Girls' Swim and Dive had an undefeated season in 2009 ending it by winning the State Championship.
Boys' Swim and Dive also went undefeated in the 2009-2010 season, and went on to win their fifth consecutive State title.
The girls' and boys' tennis teams have won a combined 41 State championships since 1972.
Both teams are current state champions.
The basketball team, formerly coached by all-time Washington state wins leader Ed Pepple, recorded its first losing season in 38 years in 2006.
In 1981 Mercer Island Basketball Team lost the AAA State basketball final game to Shadle Park in a controversial decision. At 64-65 to Mercer Island, a last-second shot by Shadle Park "depending on who you are listening to, either clearly did or clearly didn’t beat the air horn."
Boys' swimming was rated first in its class by the 2006-07 NISCA National Dual Meet Team Rankings.
The “tropical warrior” Islander mascot of the ‘70’s was deemed to be offensive and has not been used since.

Notable alumni