MVHS Mustang Messenger - April 2019

Mustang Messenger April April 2 12th grade – NO SCHOOL 11th grade – ACT Test 10th grade – Pre-ACT Test 9th grade – Guest Speaker & College Visits

April 2019

"Building an inclusive community of responsible, respectful and resourceful citizens who value learning."

MVHS - HOME OF THE MUSTANGS!

April 5 - NO SCHOOL Teacher Workday Music for Mounds View

(7 pm Incarnation Lutheran

Church)

April 8 MCA Biology Test (hr 1,3,5) April 9 MCA Biology Test (hr 2,4,6) April 10 - ReFLECT Day April 15 Masterworks Concert (7 pm) April 16 Military Night (6-9 pm) April 18 Swing Dance (6-9 pm)

Stephanie Bruggers Principal 651-621-7103

James Galvin Activities Director 651-621-7121

stephanie.bruggers@moundsviewschools.org

james.galvin@moundsviewschools.org

Gregory Martin Associate Principal 651-621-7120

Michael Schwartz Associate Principal 651-621-7124

gregory.martin@moundsviewschools.org

michael.schwartz@moundsviewschools.org

April 19 – NO SCHOOL Teacher Workday April 22 MCA English Test (grade 10) MCA Math Test (grade 11)

Hours 1,3,5 April 23 MCA English Test (grade 10) MCA Math Test (grade 11)

Hours 2,4,6 Orchestra Best of Site Recital (7 pm) April 24 - ReFLECT Day April 25 Communication Night (3:30-6:30 pm) “All The King’s Women” (7 pm) April 26 “All The King’s Women” (7 pm) April 27 “All The King’s Women”

(1 pm / 7 pm) April 29 Choir Solo Ensemble (7 pm)

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Get to Know ‘Em Meet Jeanne Hass

My name is Jeanne Hass and I am the Testing Coordinator. I grew up in Circle Pines and graduated from Centennial Senior High many years ago. My first career was working for a medical device manufacturer for 18 years right here in Arden Hills. I started in the documentation department and was promoted to production artist/graphic designer in the communications department.

Shortly after we were married, my husband and I went on a relocation frenzy with his career. After our youngest son graduated, we moved back home to Minnesota, where I’m happily settling into my new position at Mounds View.

My husband David and I are blessed to have raised three amazing sons. Our eldest was married in July and is a 3rd-year medical school student in Des Moines; our middle son graduated with a sport management degree and is currently spending his winter working in Arizona at a couple of stunning golf courses; and our youngest son is an active duty Marine where he is a Welding Instructor. We enjoy traveling around the country to visit them and we stay connected through a variety of social media outlets—Snapchat has its perks!

I love running, hiking, biking and kayaking; basically, anything active. I also enjoy trying new things and traveling. My role model is my mother; she always had a kind word, a big heart, and she never forgot anyone. She embodied the axiom “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it.”

Working in a high school environment is a great place to work and connect with people of all ages; and I hope to leave a positive impact with both students and co-workers here at Mounds View High School.

My Name is Amy Morphew. I coordinate the Modified Learning Center (MLC). I love that I get to help kids recharge and refocus on getting the necessary credits they need to graduate and be successful!

Meet Amy Morphew

This is my first year working full time at Mounds View. I feel I have come full circle. I graduated from MVHS in the early 90’s. I also attended Pike Lake (The Mighty Panther’s!) and Chippewa for middle school. I worked for many years as a Children’s Ministry Director and for a counseling firm in the community. I also worked in the Roseville School District with special needs children, along with overseeing the bus patrol program.

I currently live in Shoreview with my husband, Jim. This July we will celebrate 18 years of marriage. We have three children, Abby (16) Grace (12) and Aaron (10). We also have a Brussels’ Griffon named Levi. Our family is very passionate about softball and baseball. On most nice nights, you can find me at a ball park watching one of my kids play. My husband and I are also on the Mounds View Softball Association Board.

Since being at Mounds View this year, I have been so impressed by the vast amount of opportunities we have to offer all the students. As a staff/parent I have participated in two Izzy events, helped chaperone many of the dances, and attended games/plays. I have participated more now as a staff than I ever did as a student.

Some of my favorite things: Diet Coke NOT Pepsi and coffee NOT tea “This is Us” is my new favorite show I prefer to work in the dark Photography, traveling and volunteering Seafood, Chinese and Mexican food My children are my most prized possession One of my favorite quotes-one I hope all kids will hear and believe – “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.” Dr. Seuss

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From the Deans Desk Mark Nelson Last Name A-Co 651-621-7133

mark.nelson@moundsviewschools.org

Kendra Eckman Last Name Cp-Hd 651-621-7130

kendra.eckman@moundsviewschools.org

Breanna Peloquin Last Name He-Lo 651-621-7129 breanna.peloquin@moundsviewschools.org

Jeff Nowak Last Name Lp-P 651-621-7127

jeff.nowak@moundsviewschools.org

Ryan Poepard Last Name Q-St 651-621-7126 ryan.poepard@moundsviewschools.org

Andra Storla Last Name Su-Z 651-621-7131

andra.storla@moundsviewschools.org

Antonia Boyden Dean of Support Services 651-621-7128

antonia.boyden@moundsviewschools.org

Pictured back row-left to right: Andra Storla, Breanna Peloquin, Kendra Eckman, Toni Boyden front row-left to right: Jeff Nowak, Mark Nelson, Ryan Poepard

Juniors

Now is the time to start researching colleges and other post-secondary plans.

Naviance can be a great tool to help you find career pathways and/or colleges.

A good goal for summer would be to come back to school with a start to your post-secondary plan. If you are looking to apply to college have 3-5 schools in mind when you return in the fall. Make sure one of them is a safety school, meaning you are confident you will be admitted. See your Dean, if you need help logging into Naviance.

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College Corner Michael Werner Coordinator of Post-Secondary Services 651-621-7143 michael.werner@moundsviewschools.org

Seniors

Many seniors are in the midst of discerning what’s next after graduation. To help with this process, see the “What’s Next?” list below for your use/reference. For those of you not yet in the midst of your senior year, the information below may be useful for planning purposes.

For those of you planning to attend a college, university, building trades apprenticeship program, or other unique opportunity, finalize and submit the applications.

• Some, but not all, application deadlines have passed, but many remain open.

• For those of you who have submitted applications, use the college/university AppTracker systems to check

the status of your applications.

If you have not already done so, request your high school transcripts be sent to colleges/universities or other unique program opportunities.

• Information about requesting transcripts and all required documentation is available in Student Services.

Begin the Financial Aid Process.

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to begin this process.

• To learn about Financial Aid, see these publications from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education o Financial Aid Basics o Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) & Mn Dream Act o Grants and Scholarships (Free Money) • Once colleges and universities receive your FAFSA data, they will create a Financial Aid Award Letter, or Pack

age, that will arrive via email or standard mail.

Review enrollment deadlines, housing deadlines, and any other upcoming deadlines.

• Once you have made a decision, many colleges and universities require a downpayment with your enrollment

confirmation.

• If you plan to live on campus (in a dorm or residence hall, for example) submit housing forms and, likely, a downpayment.

FAFSA

The FAFSA remains open. Students and families can still complete the FAFSA in preparation for post-secondary enrollment in 2019-2020. Students and families hoping to access federal grants, state grants, and loans must complete the FAFSA. Students and families looking for the FAFSA can find it here: https://fafsa.ed.gov/. Resources, information, and help completing the FAFSA is available at Federal Student Aid, an Office of the U.S. Department of Education.

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College Corner Scholarship Opportunities Educators Rising Scholarships - April 3, 2019 (Multiple Awards - Up to $2,000) https://www.educatorsrising.org/what-we-offer/scholarships The Salvation Army Linden Scholarship - April 14, 2019 (Multiple Awards - $1,500 - $3,000) https://salvationarmynorth.org/community-pages/linden-scholarship/ EMPOWER Scholarships - April 15, 2019 (Multiple Awards - Amounts Vary) https://www.allinahealth.org/Courage-Kenny-Rehabilitation-Institute/Programs-and-services/Volunteer-opportunities/EMPOWERScholarships/ Mounds View Irondale Hockey Foundation - April 15, 2019 (2 Awards - $1,000) http://www.mvihf.org/ 2019 Student-View Scholarship Program - April 22, 2019 (13 Awards - Between $500 and $4,000) Student-View Scholarship Program Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship - April 30, 2019 (1 Award - $1,000) https://my.cappex.com/page/account/quickApply.jsp?scholarshipID=gp&code=HO1763-5Anna M. Kuhl Scholarship - April 30, 2019 (Multiple Awards - Amounts Vary) https://www.csascholars.org/kuhl/ LastPass STEM Scholarship - April 30, 2019 (1 Award - $12,000) LastPass STEM Scholarship Program SuperCollege Scholarship - April 30, 2019 (1 Award - $1,000) http://www.supercollege.com/scholarship/ Page Education Foundation Scholarship - May 1, 2019 (Multiple Awards - $2,500) https://www.page-ed.org/scholar-applicants/ Ethel Curry American Indian Leadership Scholarship - May 31, 2019 (Multiple Awards - Amounts Vary from $1,000 - $4,000) https://www.moundsviewschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=7342&dataid=15387&FileNa me=2019-20%20ECS%20Applicant%20Packet.pdf LM Scholarship - May 31, 2019 (1 Award - $500) https://studentscholarships.org/grants.php#sthash.6caJVHrw.dpbs Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants Scholarship Program - June 14, 2019 (Multiple Awards - $1,000) Abbott & Fenner Scholarship Program Women Forward in Technology Scholarship - June 15, 2019 (15 Awards - $3,000) https://www.distilnetworks.com/women-forward-in-technology-scholarship/

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Athletics & Activites Athletics/Activities Schedules

Schedules are available online on the Athletics/Activities website and /or suburbaneast.org Schedule changes are posted as they become available.

St. Paul Athena Award The St. Paul Athena Award winner for 2018-19 is Julia Fixsen. This award honors female high school seniors for outstanding athletic achievements.

Congratulations, Julia!

Theatre The theatre cast and crew have been working hard preparing for the production of “All the King’s Women” the story of Elvis Presley told through the eyes of 17 women. Show dates are: April 25 and 26 at 7:00 pm and April 27 at 1:00 and 7:00 pm.

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Athletics & Activities Track Track season started indoors at Bethel!

Softball Mounds View Softball jump-started their Spring Training this year at Disney World. They were honored to practice and play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The team went undefeated, out-scoring their opponents 60-11.

Pitchers Caitlyn Teske (12) and Jenna Peschel (12) each threw a shutout. The Mustangs had a mix of work and fun in the Florida sun!

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Athletics & Activities Math Team Congratulations to the Math team on their 2nd place win at the MN State High School Math League Tournament.

Spring Sports Spring sports season is underway!

First home events (weather permitting) are: Boys Tennis - April 4 Softball – April 4 Baseball – April 8 Boys Lacrosse – April 12 Girls Lacrosse – April 15

Baseball Baseball tryouts took place at the NSC in Blaine.

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Athletics & Activities DECA Students from Mounds View DECA competed at the Minnesota DECA State Career Development Conference and Competition.

Check out the full Press Release For the first time in chapter history, Mounds View had: • State DECA Officer • 3 First Place Finishers • National Anthem Singer

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Athletics & Activities DECA

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Athletics & Activities NHS National Honor Society is working with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to host the 1st annual Out of the Darkness mental health walk. The hope is that this event will allow students and the greater school district community to come together in supporting those that have been affected by mental illnesses.

The walk will take place at Long Lake Regional Park on May 5th at 1:00 PM, but there will be pre-event entertainment starting at 11:30 AM. There will be student performers, speakers, food, and other fun, family friendly events. You can sign up for the walk at afsp.org/ mvhs. If you have any questions, contact Nate Moller (651-413-0848, npm0423@gmail.com)

Long Lake Regional Park Walk at 1 pm Pre-event entertainment at 11:30

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Athletics & Activities Speech Congratulations to Vidhya Mallikarjunan (12) who qualified her Informative Speech for the National Tournament!

Speech Team section finalists were Ming Shen (12), Medha Nayak (12) and Sanjana Pattanaik (10). Section finalists advancing to the State tournament are Alaina Sandau (12), Michael Pak (12), Vidhya Mallikarjunan (12) and Gracyn Delaune (10).

Ming Shen

Sanjana Pattanaik

Medha Nayak

Alaina Sandau

Michael Pak

Gracyn Delaune

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Prom Prom 2019 “New York, New York” (inspired by Frank Sinatra’s song) Saturday, May 18 Grand March: 4-5pm (gym) Prom: 7:30-11:00pm at JX Event Venue

All couples and groups are encouraged to attend the Grand March. Couples and groups will be able to walk down the red carpet together and be announced together. You do not have to be a ‘couple’ to attend.

The 3rd annual mini grand march for the elderly at Shoreview Senior Living will take place before the Mounds View Grand March. Check out the details here. This is a great opportunity to spend time with the elderly in your community and make someone’s day. Students who participated last year said it was the best part of prom!

If you have questions about prom, contact the Junior Class Officers: Bjorn Eggen, Lauren Austin or Anna Montgomery, or visit the MVHS Prom website for information about ticket sales, parking, venue location, etc.

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KARE 11 Public Service Announcement Contest Students are invited to use their voices and storytelling skills to make their own Public Service Announcement (PSA) about the dangers of distracted driving. Contest rules and details can be found in the #eyesUP High School PSA Challenge Toolkit. The toolkit includes a video with some great PSA production tips from KARE 11’s Alicia Lewis, the champion behind the KARE 11 #eyesUP campaign. PSA submissions are due Wednesday (5/1). A cash prize of $1100 will be given to the top three PSAs as voted on by the community. The cash prize can be used by the schools to help promote distraction-free driving in their school and community! Select PSAs will also air on KARE this summer and fall.

Construction Update Construction is a reality at Mounds View High School!

• Teachers have been relocated • Locker rooms have been retructured • Construction trailer and crews are on site • See monitor in the commons or https://www.moundsviewschools.org/facilitiesmoundsview for updates

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District Art Show

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Pow Wow

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Music for Mounds View

Supported by:

All proceeds go to charity:

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Student Council Winter Week

Royalty Eric Feng (10) and Lily Bronson (10)

Pepfest Captain's Parade

1st place Frankie Wang (12)

Dance

Talent Show

Close to 500 MV & ID students attended Mustang Knight Out

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Student Council Winter Week

Building banners and murals

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Pepfest - Senior Section

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Achievements & Awards Honor Band Congratulations to Bill Ketola (10), Tanvi Kulkarni (10), Leah Orman (10) and Aayush Raheja (10), who auditioned and were selected from hundreds of students to participate in the 2018-19 MN Band Director’s Association 9th and 10th Grade State Honor Band!

Ms. Minnesota - Wrestling Award Emily Shilson (12) was awarded the Ms. Minnesota – Wrestling Award as the top senior female high school wrestler in the state.

Read full article HERE.

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Achievements & Awards EcoSlurp Five members of Startup MV took 1st place at the MN Council on Economic Education Trade Show with their business startup, EcoSlurp. These students pitched their idea for biodegradable bubble tea straws to judges from the business community: Savannah Guiang, Renee Lee, Sanjana Pattanaik, Neha Sriram and Joey Tan. Mikey Gennaro, Matt Nelson, Leon Wang, Ivy Yu and Aunika Zheng are also founders of EcoSlurp.

U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team Diana Zhu (12) was selected for the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team, which is awarded to the 10 most distinguished competitive figure skaters nationwide who have excelled in the sport, academics and their contributions to their communities.

Full article Shoreview Press - February 7, 2019

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Around MVHS PREP - Volunteering PREP students have volunteered monthly Bridging in Roseville for the past 5+ years. Bridging is a non profit that provides furniture and household goods to people transitioning out of homelessness and poverty. Students tear old bed sheets into strips that are then used to tie/bundle sheets, blankets, and bedding sets for clients to bring home.

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Around MVHS State Youth EMS Competition Spring Lake Park Opportunities in Emergency Care, which includes students from Mounds View, had 12 teams compete at the State Youth EMS Competition.

The competition consisted of four person teams. In addition to an exam, teams worked scenarios. “Way to Glow� was a chemistry classroom experiment gone awry. Treatments included patient assessment, oxygen administration, bleeding control, CPR/AED, use of an Epi Pen, use of Naloxone/Narcan for the overdose, spinal immobilization and much more.

McKenna Anderson (12), Hannah Berndt (12), Bailey Loge (11) 2nd Place: McKenna Anderson (12), Brianna King (SLP), Bailey Loge (11), Hannah Berndt (12)

Cadyn Jones (12) and Tommy Caughey (12)

5th Place: Marissa Manning (12), Peter Helgeson (12), Sydney McCollar (ID), Brooke Trabant (SLP) and 4th place academic

Kayla Kraus (SLP), Tommy Caughey (12), Isabel Olson (SLP), Cadyn Jones (12)

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Around MVHS Choir Spring Break Trip Mounds View Choir took a trip to New York over spring break and had the opportunity work with Deke Sharon and to perform with 240 other singers on the Carnegie Hall stage.

“Total Vocal V� under the direction of a cappella guru Deke Sharon.

David Phelps, director Liberty Island

Phantom of the Opera on Broadway

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Around MVHS PREP Outing Students in the PREP program visited the MN State Capitol.

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Around MVHS Baseball Fundraiser Mounds View Baseball players bagged groceries at Cub as a team fundraiser.

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Around MVHS Physics Fair & STEAM Career Fair

PHYSICS FAIR

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Around MVHS Orchestra On the Route of Kings and Emperors with Orchestra Directors Lucas Shogren & Stephen Sweeney.

The orchestra tour included the homelands of the world’s greatest composers: Smetana & Dvorak from the Czech Republic, and Haydn, Mozart & Strauss from Austria. Tour stops included Salzburg, Innsbruck, Vienna, Prague & Český Krumlov

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Around MVHS Orchestra

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Around MVHS April Fool’s Day Shenanigans Math pranked an English class.

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Around MVHS April Fool’s Day Shenanigans