Registration for summer programs is right around the corner

BY NOELLE OLSON SHOREVIEW PRESS EDITOR

It’s never too early to start thinking about summer plans — even at the tail end of winter.

Community Education of Mounds View Public Schools will hold its Summer Community Expo from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Chippewa Middle School, 5000 Hodgson Road in North Oaks.

Registration for summer programs opens at 9 a.m. Monday, March 27.

and see if you like it,” Brown said.

There are a variety of programs being offered this summer for adults. Brown said that glass blowing will be back this summer. He noted that many of the adult programs are off-site.

“We’ve found with our adult programs that it’s a lot easier for people to travel to spaces, so identifying those places that would be fun opportunities that we can help vet and understand what the program would be and make it a good value for our residents,” Brown said.

some good feedback from other districts that have tried it out.”

To view the summer catalog, go to https://www. moundsviewschools.org/ Page/12345.

Other school board notes:

• The estimated enrollment for the Mounds View School District for the 2023-24 school year is 11,270 students.

Once Steven Zhou figured out how to manage his time — with so much he wanted to accomplish as a swimmer, musician and student — he settled into a very productive high school career at Mounds View.

So much so that Zhou, his school’s boy nominee for the Triple A Award, was named as the Region 5AA winner of the award. He’ll be one of 32 student/ athletes presented at halftime of the televised Class AA boys basketball state finals March 25.

A swimmer, Zhou recently capped his career with a fifth-place medal in the medley relay at the state Class 2A meet. He was all-conference three times and made state appearances. Zhou plays violin in the school orchestra. He was chosen for the Minnesota Youth Symphonies starting last spring. Academically, he holds a 4.45 weighted grade point average. He lists biology and math as his favorite subjects.

“I used to struggle a lot with finding a balance between the three,” stated Zhou. “I would often put high expectations on myself, not wanting to face failure (which) resulted in me feeling overwhelmed. At the swimming section finals in my freshman year, I could barely bring myself to sit with the others at the pool, panicking in my head about my upcoming race.”

However, Zhou was able to develop discipline and self-management skills as he went along, and learned how to stay calm under pressure, and help other do so as well, he said.

“Going into the future, I’m confident to say that I will be able to keep a level head, even in stressful situations. I hope that I will be able to use my lessons in academics, athletics, and the arts to better aid myself and others.”

Zhou has also been active in Math Club, Science Olympiad, and Economics Club. He helped the math team place second in a state meet, and the Econ team place second in a state Personal Finance Decathlon, each during his junior year.

In college, he intends to major in Biology or PreMed. He has not yet chosen a college.