Maddie J. and Kingston J. Are Lakeridge Representatives To Superintendent Student Advisory
Maddie J. and Kingston J. Are Lakeridge Representatives To Superintendent Student Advisory
Amber Bobst
Mercer Island, WA, October 6, 2023 – Lakeridge Elementary is excited to announce students Maddie J and Kingston J. are the school’s 2023-24 student representatives on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory.
The Superintendent's Student Advisory ("SSA") is a representative student body which meets approximately eight times during the school year with Superintendent Dr. Fred Rundle. SSA members share student perspectives at meetings and represent the voice of students on issues and policies that directly affect the student body.
SSA has student representatives from fifth through twelfth grades. For more information on the SSA visit this page.
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My name is Jennifer Cleaves, and I am honored to introduce myself as your new principal. I bring 28 years of experience in public education—as a teacher, instructional coach, and administrator in both Washington and Colorado—and most recently served as principal of Finn Hill Middle School and the Environmental and Adventure School in Lake Washington School District.
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The Mercer Island School District is pleased to announce Jennifer Cleaves has been selected as the next principal of Lakeridge Elementary School. Cleaves will succeed Heidi Christensen who has been Lakeridge’s principal for the last eight years.
![Last Day of School in MISD is Friday, June 20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746141762/mercerislandschoolsorg/sjg5gfjdwtufkog16sft/LakeridgeLastDay.jpg","width":2200}])
The last student school day in the Mercer Island School District for the 2024-25 academic year will be Friday, June 20.
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Lakeridge Elementary held their PTA Science Fair Thursday evening at Islander Middle School.