Mount Si High School secretary dies
February 10, 2012
Valerie Meyers, secretary of athletics for Mount Si High School and wife of track coach Gregg Meyers, died Feb. 9 from complications of a heart condition, according to a school e-mail.
Mount Si High School Principal John Belcher called Meyers irreplaceable.
“She demonstrated PRIDE in all of her actions,” Belcher wrote in an email, citing the school’s acronym that stands for perseverance, respect, integrity, dependability and encouragement. Read more
Mount Si High School graduate makes Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s all-league first team for football
November 30, 2011
Mount Si High School alum Mike Nelson was a unanimous selection to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s first team after a stellar 2011 season at Central Washington University.
According to the university’s athletics website, Nelson was one of six football players from CWU on the all-conference first team. A sophomore, Nelson earned his second consecutive selection to the team. As of Nov. 15, he has started every game at right tackle for the collegiate Wildcats. Read more
Photogallery: Mount Si vs. Interlake 9/30/2011
October 1, 2011
Photos by Calder Productions
Mount Si takes to the air in win at Interlake
September 30, 2011
 Mount Si quarterback Ryan Atkinson looks for receivers during the Wildcats' 26-14 win at Interlake on Friday, Sept. 30. Atkinson had two touchdown passes. |
Mount Si started strong, wavered and refocused to win 26-14 at Interlake.
The Wildcats dominated the first half, taking a 17-0 lead into halftime. The offense faltered in the second half, but still managed to tack on another 9 points.
Despite the school’s reputation for smash-mouth football, the team wasn’t afraid of putting the ball in the air.
“In our attempt to diversify our offense, which means passing for us, you know, it would be second and four, and we’d pass the ball,” Wildcats head coach Charlie Kinnune said. “So, normally, a Mount Si offense would be second and four, and we’d jam it down their throat.”
Mount Si High School group gets in the business of building bridges
September 21, 2011
From all corners of Mount Si High School, a group of 30-plus students head to Vashon Island for a weekend in the fall.
From glances, they graduate to looks. From looks they move on to bashful dialogues and from dialogues they start friendships.
Then, they return to Mount Si and repeat the recipe, this time with as many classmates as they can.
Mount Si High School community remembers fallen grad
August 12, 2011
She loved life, she explored life, she exuded life.
“She really lit up our lives,” John Nelson said of his daughter.
So on Aug. 10, John, his wife Jo Anne, teacher Chris Jackson, and dozens of friends and relatives gathered at Mount Si High School to remember and celebrate Dianna “Annie” Nelson’s 19-year love affair with being alive, which was cut short by cancer July 29. Read more
North Bend teen recovers from dirt bike accident
July 1, 2011
The last thing he remembers before his accident is driving up a grassy hill in on his dirt bike.
The next thing Hendrik Koopman knew, he was waking up from a coma at Harborview Medical Center.
On May 15, 2010, Koopman and three friends drove east of the Cascade Mountains to go dirt biking near Roslyn. The boys zoomed up and down hills, enjoying the nice weather and scenery.
But the afternoon did not end well. Koopman had a head-on collision with another biker, and although he was wearing a helmet, he had not secured his chinstrap. Read more
Mount Si principal Randy Taylor to retire at end of school year
March 16, 2011
Mount Si High School Principal Randy Taylor receives a standing ovation from the crowd at the March 10 school board meeting. Taylor said he will retire effective June 30. By Sebastian Moraga
Randy Taylor has announced he will retire at the end of the school year after six years as principal of Mount Si High School.
Taylor said he started thinking about ending his 37-year career last fall, when faced with the school’s long-term goals.
Colleagues celebrate Randy Taylor’s career
March 16, 2011
Fellow principals within the Snoqualmie Valley School District praised Randy Taylor as a strong family man and a good educator who will be missed.
Taylor, the principal at Mount Si High School, announced he will retire at the end of the school year, ending a career of more than 30 years in education.
“He’s been a good friend to me and a mentor,” Cascade View Elementary School Principal Ray Wilson said. “He’s been an invaluable personal and professional resource to me.”
Wilson said Taylor’s announcement did not surprise him much.
“He’s kind of the CEO of the high school and there’s a lot of expectations that come along with that,” Wilson said. “He’s had some pretty challenging situations and I think Mount Si High School is going in the right direction.”
Taylor arrived at the district six years ago, at the same time as Jim Frazier, the principal at North Bend Elementary School.
Pulling his weight: Mount Si senior commits to row for University of Washington
March 16, 2011
Inspirational rower Austen Bolves will compete at UW next year
Four years ago, after seven concussions from contact sports, Austen Bolves decided to give the sport of crew a try.
Mount Si senior Austen Bolves stretches before his workout, preparing for a rowing competition. By Dan Catchpole
He quickly excelled as a rower, and the now senior at Mount Si High School has committed to row with the University of Washington next year.
