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Star Students and Staff
Signing Day   February 1, National Signing Day, was a big day for student athletes who signed letters of intent. Irondale's Alec Waite and Rob Hunt both signed with Southwest Minnesota State University for football.
Mounds View Schools staff and students honored for Service to Youth January 11, 2012 -- Mounds View Public Schools staff and students will be honored as 2012 Service to Youth Award winners at an upcoming Northwest Youth and Family Services dinner. Irondale High School students Justus Canfield and Megan Gjere will join Irondale dean Marvin Sims and Highview Middle School teacher Ed Sypniewski in receiving the award, which will be presented by Northwest Youth and Family Services and the Arden Hills/Shoreview Rotary, at a February 9 celebration at the Kay Andrews Discovery and Event Center in Shoreview. The Service to Youth Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service and commitment to area youth.
Exceptional Teachers November 30, 2011 -- Mounds View Public Schools teachers Gretchen Zahn and Jeremy Hieb will be honored as Exceptional Teachers at the 2011 TIES Educational Technology Conference on December 13. TIES Exceptional Teachers program is designed to honor teachers who model best practices in their c  lassroom and engage students in learning. Gretchen Zahn, Mounds View High School health teacher and district Hybrid Coordinator, will be recognized for her role in the growth of online learning at Mounds View Public Schools. With more than nine years of District experience teaching hybrid courses and incorporating both online and face-to-face learning, Zahn has become a leader in effective online instruction. She has helped teachers develop robust course offerings at the high school level and has helped elementary and middle school teachers develop online learning for younger students.  Jeremy Hieb, Irondale High School math teacher, will be recognized for taking the initiative to integrate new student response systems and SMART Board applications into his math lessons. Hieb's interest in bringing technology into the classroom and his participation in a District-wide handheld technology pilot program, has helped other teachers find ways to transform teaching and learning through the integration of technology.
Irondale hockey player Megan Gjere featured in Star Tribune Irondale's glue label shifts from Meghan to Megan November 29, 2011 Star Tribune
Mounds View student wins Music Association's Young Artist Competition  November 28, 2011 -- Mounds View High School student Megan Ruan was awarded the 2011 Minnetonka Young Artist award and a $500 prize on November 12 for her performance of Mendelssohn Piano Concerto. The Music Association of Minnetonka recognizes one outstanding young musician annually to perform with the Minnetonka Symphony Orchestra. For details, please visit www.musicassociation.org/young_artist_competition1.aspx.
Irondale student athlete makes the news  After being featured on a Wheaties box in 2009, Irondale High School athlete Mark Braun continues to make the news.Star Tribune, North metro preps: Winners in sports, and their hearts, December 28, 2011 Star Tribune (photo at left): The wheels get turning, April 2011
National Merit students put Mounds View in the Top 10 September 16, 2011 -- Year after year, Mounds View Public Schools ranks among the top 10 districts in the metro and the state for the most National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. In total, 13 Mounds View High School students and four Irondale High School students were named semifinalists. Recognition by the National Merit Scholarship program is one of the highest honors a student can receive for outstanding academic achievement.
Innovative Economic Educator August 12, 2011 -- Mounds View High School teacher Martha Rush was named the 2011 Innovative Economic Educator Award winner. She will be honored at the Minnesota Council on Economic Education's annual recognition event, EconFest, in October. The award recognizes one Minnesota elementary school teacher and one secondary school teacher annually for creating and implementing innovative projects that increase K-12 economic understanding. First place winners receive a cash award of $1,500. More... Chippewa chess team wins at state tournament Chippewa Middle School's Chess Club of Ethan Gin, Tyler Hong, Gabriel Lee, Nate Severtson and Kushagr Sharma won first place in the Frozen Open chess tournament and seventh place in the Minnesota state-wide chess tournament. [View] Class of 2011 Scholarships This Spring, seniors from Irondale High School and Mounds View High School received scholarships acknowledging their achievements during high school and supporting their educational goals post-high school. [View] NSHSS recognizes Mounds View student Megan Ruan was announced as an Academic Paper Award winner in August. [View] District students win State Fair awards [View] Mounds View students take first at Spanish competition More than 50 Festival Quijote (the State Spanish Contest) medals were awarded to Mounds View High School students. [View] Mounds View students win scholarships to China Sarah Birkholz was recently awarded a National Security Language Initiative Scholarship for Youth from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. [View] Mounds View economics teams to compete at national challenge Mounds View High School's Economics Challenge teams will compete at the National Economics Challenge in New York City May 21-22. [View] Chippewa student wins Minnesota Sinfonia award Brandon Duffy, a seventh-grade violinist at Chippewa Middle School, was named Minnesota Sinfonia's Junior Division winner for 2011. [View] Chippewa student wins national award for art Emily Ruan, a 7th grader at Chippewa Middle School, will be honored at Carnegie Hall for her artwork. [View] Athena Award winners Irondale High School athlete Breanna Loeschke and Mounds View High School athlete Natalie Stoltz were both named 2011 Athena Award winners. [View] State Honor Band Naomi Ruetz, Ellen Brough and Nicolas Elscott were selected for membership in the Minnesota Band Directors Association Honor Band. [View] District students win top spots in state essay contest Irondale sophomore Megan Rapacz and Mounds View sophomore Rebecca Snyder won first and second place in the Fleet Reserve Association's state contest. [View] Mounds View student wins Brain Bee competition Mounds View High School sophomore Max Wang won third place at the National Brain Bee Competition in Baltimore. [View] Seventh-grader wins national essay contest Chippewa Middle School student Laura Berglund was named a winner of the 2011 Holocaust Essay Contest. [View] National Merit Finalists or the fourth consecutive year, Mounds View Public Schools ranked among the top 10 districts in the metro and the state for the most National Merit Scholarship finalists. [View] |
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Mounds View High School semifinalists from left to right (front row): Samuel Kim, Keshav Mangalick, John Ke, (middle row) Yueyilin Qi, Ann Lindberg, Stephanie Wang, Elizabeth Knopf, Maureen Palmer, (back row) Alan Zhao, Andrew Ovshak, Tyler Wiegert, Samuel VanTassel and Hanning Wong. 
