On January 1st, Islander Middle School (IMS) on Mercer Island was defaced with antisemitic and racist imagery. The Mercer Island Police Department identified two 16-year-old suspects, who were later caught...
For over a decade, Hillel Fuld used his social media platforms to share his passion for Israel, posting updates about the country’s tech industry, news and his personal opinions with over 173.2K followers...
Head of school Rabbi Yehuda Gabay announced on Tuesday, March 25, that he was leaving his position at NYHS. In his place, Rabbi Dr. Ben Aaronson has been appointed as the new head of school.
Gabay announced...
As college students continue to face challenges on their campuses following the Israel-Hamas conflict, some NYHS seniors applying to college are beginning to consider these campus safety issues.
Data...
On Friday nights, Israelis of all ages pack the Sephardic Bikur Holim (SBH) beit midrash (a small learning sanctuary) shoulder-to-shoulder, their voices rising together in the melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat...
After discovering NYHS through the boy's basketball team on the news, Eylon Shani found a new community and reconnected with his Jewish roots.
Eylon Shani, a freshman living in Bellevue, joined NYHS...
I traveled to Israel in late February for the weekend to celebrate a family bar mitzvah, marking my first visit since Jewish history was ultimately changed forever. With a free morning and afternoon on...
On Monday, February 5th, the NYHS girls’ varsity basketball team (5th seed) defeated Summit Classical Christian School (9th seed) with a final score of 32-24 in the 1B Sea-Tac league playoffs, securing...
In response to a recent surge of antisemitism on Mercer Island following Oct.7, Mayor Salim Nice and Deputy Mayor Dave Rosenbaum are partnering against hate.
Nice, the first Ismaili mayor in the United...
More alarming than the horrific terrorist attack on October 7th, 2023, was the deafening silence all over the world. High schools in particular, where our youth is supposedly learning values like morals...
NYHS has named Michael Rosenfeld valedictorian and granted graduating senior Emma Almo Almo with the Et Laasot Award.
Rosenfeld achieved the highest academic standing among his senior-class peers....
As 14-year-old Eden Shelby sat quietly on the school bus, a classmate sitting across from her suddenly stood up, arm extended, and made the unmistakable gesture of the Hitler salute.
This was just one...
Island Crust Cafe announced that as of February 1st it will be closed until further notice.
The Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle sent out an announcement about the closure on January 30th, exactly...
On Wednesday, December 14th, a TikTok posted by a referee from the NYHS Lions basketball game blew up with hundreds of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments.
The video posted by @refereeguru comprised...
It might be surprising that the math teacher at NYHS was not always a fan of math.
All her life, Charlene Parrales felt like she didn’t have the right resources to succeed in math class. However,...
Lior Bakshitz joined NYHS because she wants to connect the Jewish community to the Israeli community and work with older kids. When asked about her thoughts regarding NYHS, Bakshitz said “I think you...
On August 21, Mercer Island kosher pizza restaurant Island Crust was swarmed with so many people that it had to close early, leaving many people hungry.
On that hot summer day, dozens of kosher observant...
When senior Edee Polyakovsky observed a lack of engagement and enthusiasm the girls showed in davening, she initiated a weekly alternative referred to as “Tefilat Nashim” (women's prayer in Hebrew)...
You're sitting in Room 400, the lights are dim, the dirty beige walls are chipping, the carpets are stained, and you're looking down at the scribbles all over your creaking desk. NYHS Head of School Jason...
