Principal Kelly's Corner: Recent Episodes
KMIH 88.9 The Bridge
A weekly interview series where Principal Walter Kelly sits down with Senior Gabe Gottesman to discuss current topics at Mercer Island High School.
In this episode of Principal Kelly's Corner, Mr. Kelly and Gabe Gottesman discuss the lifted mask mandate, how MI can help families who are affected by the invasion of Ukraine, and the first in-person assembly of the school year.
In this episode, Principal Kelly and Gabe Gottesman discuss MIHS' plans during Black History Month.
In this episode, Principal Kelly and Gabe discuss goals for MIHS for the new semester, the upcoming Unified sports events, and more.
In a special episode of Principal Kelly's Corner, Gabe Gottesman sits down with Principal Kelly to discuss the current state of COVID-19 at Mercer Island High School and ask the most common questions from students, parents, and teachers.
1:20 - The current state of COVID at MIHS and the administration’s overall mindset 4:19 - Protocol if a student tests positive from an at-home test 5:10 - A student tests positive or has symptoms while at school 6:04 - A student’s family member or close contact tests positive but they test negative 6:37 - Student feels sick or tests positive but it reluctant to report it because of missing school 8:28 - Students who feel unsafe at school and want to stay home, but do not have COVID 10:51 - Emergency staffing plan, and possibly teachers teaching online to an in-person class 12:38 - The current state of the lunchroom during Omicron 15:02 - The two factors that could possibly lead to virtual learning 16:57 - The availability of sports and extracurricular activities (TOLO, clubs, etc.) 19:48 - Principal Kelly’s message to the MIHS community
Principal Walter Kelly speaks on the rivalry between Mercer Island High School and Bellevue High School, lessons the MI School District learned during the year of online school, his thoughts on Herbert the Snail, and more.
In the first episode of the weekly series "Principal Kelly's Corner," Principal Walter Kelly sits down with Gabe Gottesman to discuss topics ranging from his favorite school lunch to his strategy for lowering student stress during the school year.