Science Bowl
Mounds View High School sent two teams to compete in the Minnesota State Regional Science Bowl held at Macalester College in January. Out of the 37 teams competing, Mounds View ranked eighth and 13th overall. Coaches are math and statistics teacher Michael Huberty and parent Lenie Hermanson.
Scholastic Art Awards for Irondale senior Irondale High School senior Michelle Meyer was awarded three Gold Keys from the Scholastic Art Awards. Michelle Meyer with three drawings that were displayed at the University of Minnesota in February.
Spirit of Community Award
Pictured from left to right (back row) Eric Palmer, Derek Zhu, Mason Huberty, Luke Hermanson, (front row) Abhi Vijayakumar, Diana Zhu, Aarthi Vijayakumar, Michelle Sung and Madeline Pape.
Seven Seals Award recognizes Chippewa teacher Diane Hershey, Chippewa choir teacher, was recognized with the Seven Seals Award in December. The military honored Hershey with the award for her dedication to veterans and the National Anthem Project.
Andrew Kim, an eighth-grader at Highview Middle School, was awarded The Prudential Spirit of Community Certificate of Excellence and the President’s Volunteer Service Award recently. The award was presented by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals to recognize Andrew for his outstanding volunteer service. Certificates of Excellence are granted to the top 10 percent of all award applicants in each state to recognize Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.
Chippewa Geography Bee Winner Chippewa eighth-grader Kishanth Koushik Arumugam Balamurugan won the Chippewa Geography Bee and advanced to the Minnesota State Competition in March. He competed against sixth-grade winner Justus Zerrath and seventh-grade winner Rohit Iyer. Kishanth placed fifth in state last year at the Minnesota State Geography Bee competition.
Chippewa students headed to the History Bee Regional competition
Pictured: Diane Hershey with Major Belinski, Shoreview Council member Terrence Quigley and Sergeant Elms.
The following students qualified to compete at the Regional History Bee: sixth-graders Tia Saxton, Shatvika Sriram, Cindy Su, Emily Zhao, Nick Schulte and Aurora Wang; seventhgraders Ally Brodin, Omar Rahman, Owen Arndt, Quinn Muller, Rohit Lyer and Connor Pederson; and eighth-graders Kishanth Koushik Arumugam Balamurugan, Shardul Rao and Zack Schulte. They will compete in March to qualify for the National Competition in Atlanta.
SPRING 2017
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