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Star Students and Staff
 KSTP's Educator of the Month Ben Pennings, a social studies teacher at Highview Middle School, was selected as KSTP's October Educator of the Month. [View] District ranks among top schools for National Merit Semifinalists Once again, Mounds View Public Schools ranked among the top 10 school districts across the state for National Merit Scholar Semifinalists. [View] Irondale announces 2008 Hall of Fame Irondale High School will induct six former athletes and two former high school coaches into the school's athletic Hall of Fame during a recognition banquet on September 19. [View] Mounds View students recognized for volunteer services The Saint Paul Public Library will honor Mounds View High School students Alice Walker and Zeming Lu with the library’s 2008 Youth Volunteer Service Award at an appreciation celebration on October 21. [View] Detroit art exhibit features Irondale art teacher Scott Krohn will be featured at the Midwest Color 2008 art exhibit September 25 to November 2 in Detroit. [View] Mounds View coach receives national recognition Mounds View boys’ and girls’ tennis coach Mike Cartwright was named one of 12 national finalists for the United States Tennis Association’s Starfish Award, which honors high school coaches who implement a "no-cut" policy for their teams. [View] District teacher wins place in national holocaust program Tom Franta, a social studies teacher at Irondale High School, will spend 35 days in Washington, DC, Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany this summer exploring the Multiple Perspectives of the Holocaust. [View] School Talk Student and staff achievements, graduation scholarship winners, and news about successful projects from around the District are all featured in the summer issue of School Talk magazine, which is available now. [View] Irondale student selected for national Congressional Academy Lori Schroeder, a junior at Irondale High School, will represent her school and the state of Minnesota at the 2008 Congressional Academy for American History and Civics June 29 - July 11 in Washington, D.C. [View] Irondale students succeed at Personal Finance Decathlon Joshua Chermak, Anthony Dahlin, Daniel Hurley, Matthew Lee and Todd Hanson took second place at the 2008 Minnesota State Personal Finance Decathlon. [View] Cultural exchange introduces Irondale to schools in Bangladesh Irondale teacher Richard Rosivach spent two weeks in Bangladesh in March to help strengthen education systems in underdeveloped nations. [View] District students named Medtronic Scholars Irondale High School students Emily Clark and Christopher Rothstein, and Mounds View High School students Kelsey Minten and Laura Rusnacko were selected by the Wallin Scholarship Program recently as 2008 Medtronic Scholars. [View] Valentine students raise more than $2,000 for a school in Africa Valentine Hills Elementary students raised more than $2,000 for a service learning project that will bring clean drinking water to a school in Africa. [View] Mounds View students succeed at Economics Challenge Mounds View High School ninth-graders won first place at a regional Economics Challenge competition in April. [View] State Spanish contest winners Irondale and Mounds View High School Spanish students claimed some of the top spots at this year’s Concurso Estatal. [View] Island Lake teacher named Amazing Woman Artist Island Lake Elementary art specialist Ann Gerold-Stibal was selected to participate in the 10 Amazing Women Artists exhibit at the Perpich Center. [View] Irondale students win Ordway Circle of Stars recognition Corban Lungborg and Noelle Vainikka were announced as winners of the fourth annual Ordway Circle of Stars ART contest. [View] MVHS student wins Schubert Club Scholarship Stephen Krishnan won first place in the high school and college level guitar competition at the Schubert Club's Bruce P. Carlson Student Scholarship Competition in April. [View] Passion Award honors District coordinator Carol Seidenkranz, service learning coordinator for the District, will be recognized with the Minnesota Department of Education’s Passion Award at a state conference in May. [View] Career and Technical Center Student of the Month Pa Chia Xiong, a senior at Mounds View High School, was named March 2008 Student of the Month for the Northeast Metro 916 Career and Technical Center. [View] Irondale color guard and drumline represent the Midwest's best Irondale High School's color guard and drumline won first place at the WGI Regional Championships. [View] MVHS student wins scholarship to Germany Max Showalter is one of 30 students nationwide to receive a scholarship from the American Association of Teachers of German. [View] District Science Olympiad team named best in state Mounds View High School's Science Olympiad team won the state competition in March and will go on to represent Minnesota in Washington D.C. in May. [View] Bel Air students recognized for 'Letters About Literature' Haley Fuhr and Katie Manning were recognized recently as semi-finalists in the "Letters About Literature" writing contest. [View] District teams recognized at LEGO league championship Island Lake Elementary, Chippewa Middle School and Mounds View High School LEGO League teams won awards at the FIRST LEGO League State Championship. [View] MVHS student wins Mitchell Award Mounds View High School junior Keyona Sanchez was honored with the Mitchell Award for demonstrating leadership, public speaking and good moral character. [View] District German students score among nation’s best A number of Mounds View Public Schools students scored at or above the 90th percentile on the National Standardized German Exam sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of German. [View] Destination ImagiNation Three teams qualify for state [View] Irondale student takes first place in singing competition Patrick Villella, a junior at Irondale High School, won first place in the “Birdies for BestPrep” singing competition at the University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center in late January. [View] Mounds View Schools staff and student honored for Service to Youth Mounds View Public Schools staff and student will claim four "Outstanding Service to Youth" awards at the 2008 Northwest Youth and Family Services awards dinner in February. [View] District boasts 202 AP Scholars for 2007 The designation of AP Scholar has been given to 202 students from Mounds View Public Schools in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level AP exams. [View] Chippewa’s futuristic thinkers compete in D.C. Chippewa Middle School's Future City team traveled to Washington D.C. to compete in the national Future City Competition after they took first place in the state for their future city design, “Shantihari,” at the state competition earlier this year. [View] Highview teacher named Educator of the Year 2007 The Minnesota Middle School Association named Maureen Haqq the Minnesota Middle School Level Educator of the Year 2007. [View] National Teacher of Excellence Scott Hall, a teacher at Irondale, is among 24 teachers nationwide to be honored by the Secondary Section of the National Council of Teachers of English this year. [View] District announces 35 National Merit honorees Mounds View Public Schools remains in the state's top five for National Merit Scholar semifinalists. [View] Viewer takes top honors At the Minnesota State High School Press Association Convention, Mounds View High School’s student newspaper, The Viewer, recently received second place honors in the “Best In Show” category for newspapers of 1 -12 pages. [View] MVHS teacher receives Outstanding Science Teacher Award Student nominations awarded Graham Wright the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences 2007 Outstanding Science Teacher Award. [View] MVHS teacher named finalist for National Language Teacher of the Year Betty Lotterman was one of five teachers selected as a finalist for the National Language Teacher of the Year Award. [View] Mounds View students to play in MN Youth Symphony concerts Minnesota Youth Symphony selected 10 Mounds View Public Schools students to perform in its 35th anniversary concert series beginning November 11th. [View] Turtle Lake performs encore at the Dome Turtle Lake Elementary vocalists lead baseball fans in song for the second consecutive year. [View] Valentine Hills teacher publishes novel Fourth-grade Valentine Hills teacher publishes fifth book [View] Edgewood student scouted by Garrison Keillor Catie-Jo Pidel, an eighth-grader at Edgewood Middle School, took center stage on "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor" on September 1. [View] Mounds View tennis star highlighted in Sports Illustrated The August 6 issue of Sports Illustrated included Mounds View High School freshman, Wyatt McCoy. [View] Bel Air is Diggin' Dinos! Artwork by Haley Fuhr, a fourth-grade student at Bel Air Elementary School in New Brighton, is being displayed in front of the Science Museum of Minnesota as part of the Twin Cities-wide Diggin' Dino's exhibit. [View] Swanson accepted to fellowship program in Washington D.C. Kevin Swanson, a science teacher at Chippewa Middle School, has been chosen for a position with the Einstein Educator Fellowship program at the National Science Foundation in Washington D.C. for the 2007-08 school year. [View] The graduating classes of 2007 Congratulations to District graduates of 2007! Photos available here. [View] Guthrie among top in nation Deb Guthrie, a classroom teacher from Valentine Hills Elementary School in Arden Hills, has been honored as a state of Minnesota recipient of the prestigious 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. [View] Irondale student takes top spot in math tournament Shui Hu completed an outstanding math season, tying for second place in the state's regular season competition and for first place at the state tournament. [View] Mounds View math teacher wins AP teaching award Dan Butler, a math teacher at Mounds View High School, has been selected as the Minnesota state winner of the 2006-07 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. [View] Sunnyside wins Minnesota's School Spotlight Award Sunnyside Elementary School in New Brighton is one of only 11 schools in the state who have been named recipients of the 2006 Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation “School Spotlight Award.” [View] Mounds View Spanish teacher named Teacher of the Year [View] District teacher vies for MN Teacher of the Year Kay Banister Schaffer, a Social Studies teacher at Mounds View High School, is one of only 11 finalists vying for the the title of Minnesota’s 2007 Teacher of the Year award. Chippewa Middle School orchestra director Connie Aiken and Turtle Lake Elementary School classroom teacher Nancy Kellerman were both named among the 35 semifinalists in this year's contest. [View] Valentine Hills teacher named Outstanding Educator Deb Guthrie is among 15 recognized. [View] Coach Ross Fleming named Boys Section Coach of the Year Mounds View cross country coach is in contention for State Coach of the Year [View] 36 National Merit honorees for 2006-2007 The National Merit Scholarship program recently reported that 36 students from Mounds View Public Schools earned semifinalist, commended or achievement student status for the 2006-2007 school year. [View] Mounds View High School's Math team becomes state champions Mounds View High School’s Math team took first place at this year’s state tournament in April. The team also placed first in regular season competition with a record high 547 points. [View] Irondale essays win Bar Association awards Four students from Irondale High School in New Brighton wrote winning essays for this year’s Ramsey County Bar Association’s annual essay contest. [View] District has 162 AP Scholars for 2005 The designation of AP Scholar has been given to 162 students from Mounds View Public Schools in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level AP exams. [View] Sunnyside sweeps Stock Market Game Three teams from Sunnyside Elementary School swept this year's Stock Market Game competition. [View] Irondale High School triumphant in Twin Cities Economic Challenge Irondale students gave strong performances in head-to-head competition of economic knowledge and reasoning ability. [View] District has 30 National Merit honorees for 2005-2006 The National Merit Scholarship program recently reported that 30 students from Mounds View Public Schools earned semifinalist and commended status. [View] State grant for adult education The District's Adult Basic Education program has received a $11,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. [View] Sittko receives state's Master String Educator Award Deb Sittko, the orchestra director at Edgewood Middle School, received the Master String Educator Award from the Minnesota String and Orchestra Teachers Association. [View] State honor for Adapted assistant coach Joan Roman, a longtime adapted athletics assistant coach, has been named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Coaches Association. [View] Mounds View teacher selected for honor Martha Rush, a social studies and journalism teacher at Mounds View High School, was one of four journalism teachers in the U.S. to be selected as a Special Recognition Adviser through the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. [View] 916 student takes 7th in the nation Bryce Aoki from Mounds View High School placed 7th in the nation in the Emergency Medical Technician competition at the Health Occupations of America (HOSA) 2005 National Leadership Conference in Nashville. [View] Supermileage team wins state awards Mounds View Public Schools' Supermileage team took first place at the 2005 state tournament. [View] Irondale BPA garners awards More than 30 students in the Business Professional of America (BPA) class at Irondale High School qualified to compete at this year's state tournament and 14 qualified for the national competition in California. [View] Girl Scouts receive Gold Award The Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley named 19 District students as recipients of this year's Gold Award, the highest award in girl scouting. [View] MVHS Spanish students take state honors Spanish-language students from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills won 17 medals at the State Spanish contest in April. [View] 2005-2006 All-State Musicians 15 District students named to the 2005-2006 musicians [View] Destination Imagination teams compete at state Congratulations to teams from Valentine Hills, Highview and Irondale for placing at this year's Destination Imagination regional tournament and qualifying to compete at the state tournament in April. [View] Highview Student wins national philosophy award Seventh-grade student Erik Johnson was named the Most Philosophical 7th grader in America. [View] Irondale receives state grant Irondale was selected as one of 10 high schools to receive a grant for the Minnesota Lighthouse High School program. [View] Superintendent receives national leadership award Witthuhn was named the recipient of the national Excellence in Educational Leadership Award for 2005. [View] MAAP students win state honors The group's community service project took top honors at the spring conference of the Minnesota Association for Alternative Programs annual Star awards (MAAP). [View] 916 Honors go to Mounds View students Mounds View students Marie Johnson and Kristi Johnston took fourth place at the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) state tournament. [View] Mounds View student named 916 Student of the Month Mounds View student Tim Flaherty was named the April 2005 Student of the Month for the Northeast Metro 916 Career and Technical Center. [View] Marketing video wins state gold medal The District's new marketing video received the top award in a multi-media competition for public school districts in Minnesota. [View] MV Science Olympiad Team wins state This winter the Science Olympiad team from Mounds View High School has had several achievements. [View] Mounds View student places at EMT competition Bryce Aoki from Mounds View High School was on the team of four students from the Northeast Metro 916 Career and Technical Center’s Emergency Medical Technician program that placed third at the 19th annual Minnesota State Emergency Care Competition. [View] Irondale students excel at Brain Bee Irondale’s three contestants scored higher than 88 other students and qualified for the finals. [View] District schools donate more than $29,000 to Tsunami relief Read the full story here [View] District staff named recipients of 621 Foundation grants The 621 Foundation awarded over $50,000 to District teachers who have designed classroom projects that will enhance educational opportunities across the District. [View] New course named project of the year The Area Learning Center's new interdisciplinary course, Native American Cultures, has been chosen as Project of the Year by the Minnesota Association for Alternative Programs (MAAP). [View] 2004 AP Scholars named The designation of AP Scholar has been given to 123 students from Mounds View Public Schools in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level AP exams. [View] Curran named Teacher of the Year Irondale's German teacher has received the Teacher of the Year award from the Minnesota Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German. [View] Two District staff win state art awards Staff members Sally Gibson and RoAnne Elliott both received awards from the Art Educators of Minnesota. [View] District has 36 National Merit honorees for 2004-2005 The National Merit Scholarship program recently reported that 36 students from Mounds View Public Schools earned semifinalist, commended or achievement student status. [View] Irondale student races Formula One in Florida Irondale High School junior Chase Stroscheim followed his race car dreams this fall when he participated in a week-long driver-search program in Seabring, Florida. [View] Philosophy achievement A seventh-grade student at Highview Middle School in New Brighton, won honorable mention recognition for her efforts in the Kids Philosophy Slam essay contest. [View] Staff member receives high praise from drama critic [View] District welcomes new teachers Approximately 90 new teachers will become staff members this fall. [View] Mounds View boys’ tennis team wins state championship The Mustangs finished the season undefeated. [View] Supermileage team becomes state champions Mounds View Public Schools’ Supermileage team took first place at the state tournament in Brainerd. [View] Strong state showing for adapted athletics Two District teams placed at the 2006 adapted athletics state softball tournament in June. [View] Chippewa teacher inducted into Minnesota Hall of Fame Bumgarner was the first female swimming official in Minnesota. [View] Irondale’s Project Citizen wins big A team of ninth-grade students from Irondale High School took first place at the state competition for the Project Citizen program. [View] Mounds View junior is state champion in Future Problem Solving This is the third year in a row Thompson has been state champion. [View] State champion Chippewa students compete at national Future Cities competition Three students win seventh place at national competition. [View] District has 19 All-State Musicians for 2004-2005 Student musicians represent both high schools in Band, Choir and Orchestra. [View] Mounds View German students receive accolades German students from Mounds View High School were awarded certificates and prizes from the German Government and Goethe Institute for their accomplishments in German during the 2005-2006 school year. [View] Highview philosophers present at conference Two Highview Middle School students recently participated in the PUSH to the Future conference at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. [View] District garners medals in Spanish Spanish-language students from Mounds View and Irondale High Schools won numeous medals at the State Spanish contest in April. [View] |
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