🌱 Patch AM: Where does Mercer Island High rank among Washington’s best schools?

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In today's newsletter:

• Where does Mercer Island High rank among Washington’s best schools?

Also on today's calendar: 50% OFF Storewide Sale.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, showers; breezy, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.
• Monday: Rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 48, low: 41.
• Tuesday: A few morning showers, with a high of 49 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pullman High School Takes The Lead In Eastern Washington With A Solid Statewide Ranking (mega993online.com) — Mercer Island families can celebrate that Mercer Island High School ranks eighth among all Washington public high schools in the latest U.S. News 2025 list. The piece explains how rankings are calculated and highlights other top schools statewide, especially Pullman High School’s strong showing for Eastern Washington.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer Island

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Fitness Class: Boxing Fitness Class
  Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• 50% OFF Storewide Sale
  7710 SE 34th St , Mercer Island
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Parent & Child: Out of This World Stories
  Youth Theatre Northwest , 4400 86th Ave SE , Mercer Island
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Storytime at the Garden for K-2
  Sharp Cabin , 12001 Main St. , Bellevue
  1:00 pm
• Garden d'Lights
  Bellevue Botanical Garden , 12001 Main Street , Bellevue
  4:30 pm
• Greta Matassa Holiday Show: And to All Good Night
  Bake's Place Bar & Bistro , 155 108th Ave NE Ste 110 , Bellevue
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• The Friendship Club
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Community Board Games & Puzzles: Exchange & Play
  Newport Way Library , 14250 SE Newport Way , Bellevue
  12:00 pm
• King County Parks and Recreation Office Hours
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• Bellevue Community Resource Center
  Bellevue Library , 1111 110th Avenue NE , Bellevue
  1:30 pm
• Winter Jazz Afternoon
  Newport Way Library , 14250 SE Newport Way , Bellevue
  3:30 pm
• Tutors at the Skyway Library (Study Zone)
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our golden retriever has decided to have an adventure and we are unable to locate her at the moment.
  If anyone sees a light golden walking around please alert us as to location. She has an AirTag but it is not updating her location. We live at 6150… (Nextdoor Mid Mercer Island)
• Auburn issues Level 1 evacuation order for businesses along the White River as officials warn of potential barrier breaches.
  7:41PM on Dec 19: A Level 1 ‘Get Ready’ evacuation order has been issued for some businesses along the White River in Auburn. (Nextdoor )

• American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. posted a job opening for Aerie - Stock Associate - Evening (Off-Hours) in Bellevue. Apply here.
• JOEY Restaurants posted a job opening for Bartender - JOEY Bellevue in Bellevue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bellevue

• Evening Brief: US Strikes ISIS in Syria, Russia Hits Odesa, Bellevue OIS (sofrep.com)
• What is it with cesium-137 and Shrimp? (lexblog.com)
• 4 light rail stations to close this weekend — briefly (seattletimes.com)

Seattle

• Seattle Kraken beat San Jose Sharks 4-2 to snap 4-game skid (mynorthwest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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