August 5, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Redmond, Wash. – Steve Mezich, a former Rose Hill Junior High School principal, will return to Rose Hill as interim principal. This appointment follows the untimely death of Principal Jay Ellis on September 28. Mezich will serve as principal of Rose Hill Junior High and Stella Schola Middle School for the remainder of the school year.

Mezich first came to Lake Washington School District as a teacher at Rose Hill Jr. in 1973. He became assistant principal at Redmond Junior High in 1978 and was promoted to principal in 1983. He was transferred to Kamiakin Junior High in 1987 and served as principal there for 11 years. He transferred back to Rose Hill Junior High and served as its principal in 1998-99.

Mezich left the district to become the principal of St. Catherine School in Seattle, which he has served since the fall of 1999. St. Catherine’s, located in North Seattle, is a preschool through eighth grade school that is richly diverse.

Mezich will transition into this role at Rose Hill Junior and will be working there full time by the end of the month. In the interim, Director of School Support David Larson, Assistant Principal Erin Bowser and Interim Assistant Principal Rebecca Dusseault will continue to provide school leadership.

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About Lake Washington: Lake Washington School District is the sixth largest district in the state of Washington. This high-performing public school district serves over 23,500 students in 50 schools located in Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish, Washington.