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Mount Si student leaders report on career fair, semester survey and focus-group priorities
Summary
Student representatives described a recent career fair, summarized a semester survey of about 100 students and reported a continuing focus-group effort to improve school culture and student supports at Mount Si High School.
Student representatives from Mount Si High School briefed the board on recent student-led activities and survey results, highlighting the school career fair, a semester survey with roughly 100 respondents and a student-staff focus group tasked with identifying near-term actions to improve school culture.
Career fair and communications
Students praised the district career and college fair for offering a broad range of vendors despite weather-related rescheduling. Several students said the event helped younger students identify postsecondary and vocational options; others suggested earlier and clearer promotion of participating colleges and organizations so attendees can prepare focused questions.
Survey results and student priorities
Student leaders said 100 students completed the semester survey. Respondents were roughly balanced across grades with seniors the largest contingent; the survey found extracurricular activities and athletics are the items students most value. On scaled questions, students generally reported feeling safe at school and proud to attend Mount Si; most respondents also agreed they had access to extracurriculars. Respondents identified mental-health supports and expanded advanced-placement offerings as areas for improvement. Seven respondents specifically requested an auto-shop program or similar vocational offering.
Focus group and culture work
The student-staff focus group, formed last year, has been exploring actions to build community and normalize help-seeking. Students reported the group is moving from discussion to action, with priorities that include stronger adult-student connections, clearer teacher expectations, small moments for social connection between classes, and expanded peer-to-peer academic supports.
Next steps
Student leaders said the group will identify initial, achievable actions to implement this spring and will continue the work next year. They also proposed returning survey results to students in shorter, visual summaries for broader feedback.
Ending
Board members encouraged the student leaders to share results back to the student body and praised the student group for moving toward implementation.
