Mounds View
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Volume 59
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MV school district beat enrollment projections Mounds View alone, projections for the 2011-2012 school year were 1,620 students, but current A surprising rise in the enrollment sits at 1,707. “[The number of students enrolled in administration] is pleased with Mounds View Public Schools the enrollment – we make occurred this fall. The current an effort to highlight all that total enrollment in the Mounds View has to offer to district is 9,797, an students and families,” said increase of 145 Principal Julie Wikelius. from last October, The new students are and exceeding coming to Mounds View from projections just about everywhere – charter by 197 schools, home schools, nonstudents. public schools, and other At districts altogether. Isabel Miller, 9, is one of the new students in the Mounds 2003 View School District. After finishing St. Odilia 10316 last year, she had a number of stude nts different options
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for high school, but settled you get past 30 students in a on Mounds View “because class, it becomes harder to stay my older sister had a good engaged,” said Spanish teacher experience here.” Miller goes Gloria Foss. “I like having on to say, “I went to the open smaller classes.” house, and I liked the teachers.” However, Wikelius The growing enrollment doesn’t think this should be a will ease financial strains on problem. The School Board sets the district’s budget. The more parameters that monitor the class students Mounds View has, the sizes in core areas to prevent less per pupil expenditure will crowded classrooms. be. Districts across Minnesota Some changes have already have seen increases in costs been made. New sections of for expenses, but with more Geometry, Algebra, and English students, Mounds View would 10 were all added this year, and likely receive as much as many teachers moved from part$660,000 total for additional time to full time in an attempt to funding. “We are a decliningincrease availability. enrollment district and will Students are also looking continue to be a decliningforward to having more enrollment district,” said School classmates, though it isn’t Board Chairman Jon Tynjala in certain if this trend will the Shoreview Press. “So that’s a continue. “I love having more huge change. It’s good.” people in the school. There’s so This growth does pose much more social opportunity,” concerns for some, such said Laurisa Titterud, 12. as the potential for 1 larger classes. photo by Youngjun Park 201 “Once 6 978 s 2008 t den 9623 u t s ts studen
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by Joy Xie staff reporter October means Breast Cancer Awareness month, and here at Mounds View, many students show their support by going to the annual Moonwalk. The Moonwalk is so named because it takes place at night. Students show their support by dressing up in pink and walking the Mounds View track for three hours. Last year, students also had the option of buying Moonwalk T-shirts, sipping Jamba Juice,
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and enjoying live music! The Student Council was able to raise $4000 which went towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This year, the Moonwalk is going to be on Saturday, October 8th starting at 7:15 p.m. at Mounds View. There will be music, food, and even a raffle! If you want to have fun with your friends and family, while also supporting a good cause, come to the Moonwalk!
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Mounds View students at last year’s Moonwalk. Altogether, they raised over $4000.