When told she was one of just two students in Washington to win the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Award all Shin could think of was others, “… the immense support I received from my family, the Literacy for Love team, Henry M. Jackson High School, the University of Washington Foster School of Business: Young Executives of Color Program, and most importantly the entire Mill Creek/Bothell community.”

An abundance of caution, but no “credible threat” caused many Jackson High School students to stay home on Wednesday according to a Mill Creek Police Department news release.

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Educational Foundation (AFCEA) has selected STEM teacher, Brielle Kemis, as a winner of the AFCEA STEM Teacher Scholarship and awarded her with a check for $1,000.

After the shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School (MPHS), Jackson High School students coordinated with local high schools to generate unified support. The associated student body (ASB) officers contacted several high schools to suggest making posters for students and staff to sign and show their support.

In addition, a group of students at Jackson High School started a social media campaign personalizing support for the students at Marysville Pilchuck.

The idea is simple: cut out a paper heart, write “MP” on it, take a picture of yourself or friends holding the heart, and then share it on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #MPinOurHearts.

Jackson High School students received awards and recognition at the June 27th to July 1st, national Technology Student Association conference in Washington, D.C..

Henry M. Jackson High School Science Research and Engineering Club member Shruti Parikh was recognized with an Honorable Mention for her research at the 2014 International Genius Olympiad Science Fair in Oswego, New York on June 18, 2014.

Over 500 students from 66 countries and 46 US states were represented at the International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment (I-SWEEP) competition where Indira Rayala won a bronze medal and a scholarship.

Henry M. Jackson High School students’ perspective of the Oso mudlside was captured with video interviews in the inaugural broadcast of the Jackson High School News Network on May 2, 2014.