Students affected by Hurricane Maria
Michael Gennaro, Staff Writer
October 15, 2017
Filed under News, Top Stories
On Sept. 20, the fifth strongest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. However, the social and economical problems that have risen from Hurricane Maria have gone largely overlooked. The damage from this storm, far greater than the damage from Irma in Florida,...
Students and players weigh in on the kneeling issue
Justin Duffy, Derek Zhu, and Shirley Xieli
October 5, 2017
Filed under News, Sports, Top Stories
Most of the time, the president’s involvement with the NFL is limited to hosting a visit to the White House for the Super Bowl champions. However, in some cases, the president gets a bit more involved. According to ESPN, Richard Nixon went as far as to personally suggest plays to Washington Redskins co...
Saints pitchers changeup students’ friday
Zoe Lindberg, Photographer and Staff Writer
May 30, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Top Stories
Special education students received a visit from some new friends on Friday, May 26th. St. Paul Saints pitchers Seth Rosin, Mark Hamburger and Ken Frosch chatted with the students, gave autographs and posed for pictures. The students were also given the opportunity to meet Saints’ mascot — Mudonna...
Crash Aftermath
Amber Zhao, Managing Editor Copy 2016-2017
May 18, 2017
Filed under News, Top Stories
On May 11, 2017, over five months after the tragic car crash at the intersection of Highway 96 and Old Highway 10, two cases of criminal vehicular homicide and a case of criminal vehicular operation were filed against Rachael Diane Kayl. The charges were filed for Kayl’s involvement in the crash that...
Duck, Duck… Baby Ducks?
Kailey Newcome, Editor-in-Chief 2016-2017
May 7, 2017
Filed under News, Top Stories
These newly hatched ducklings took shelter under a tree in the courtyard, while students in classes with overlooking windows took pictures and videos for their snapchat stories. Soon enough, the baby ducks became Mounds View’s de facto mascots for the day. However, students and staff quickly found that the birds weren’t just taking shelter; they were trapped within the school walls.
Read more »Remembrance
December 8, 2016
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On Monday, Dec. 5, 300 to 400 friends and family of Bridget Giere and Stephanie Carlson gathered at the intersection of Highway 96 and Old Highway 10 to commemorate their lives.
Read more »Mounds View Drone Club Wins Nationals
Joe Pasdo, staff reporter
November 18, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
Following their regional tournament win in Fargo, North Dakota this past June, the Mounds View Drone Club moved on to compete at the national tournament. After the two day competition in Manse, Indiana, the team emerged victorious, beating the 11 other teams from around the country and taking first place.
Read more »Designing the Design Space
Sanjana Dutt and Felix Zhang, staff reporters
October 19, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
Located in the ILC and what used to be room 220 DE and F, the newly opened design space is a space for innovation and creativity. Created by the school to extend the STEM philosophy, the new design space comes with state of the art 3-D printers and laser engravers that are usable free of charge.
Read more »Students view StudentVUE
Ben Davis, spread editor
September 30, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
For many years, the Mounds View School District has used School View for students and parents to check grades, pay for lunch money and register for activities. However, when TIES discontinued School View, the district had to find a replacement.
Read more »School board rethinks start times for 2017-18
Emily Moses and Emily Ruan, features editor and editor-in-chief '15-'16
June 2, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
After last reviewing start times in 2014 and concluding that it would be economically unfeasible to change them, the School Board has announced new plans to review the issue in the fall of 2016.
Read more »GSA leaders frustrated by missing posters
Kevin Sabeti-Oseid, staff reporter
June 2, 2016
Filed under News, Top Stories
During the current school year, a majority of the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) posters advertising meeting dates have been torn down and vandalized. Although GSA is a school-sanctioned club under Diversity Council, club members believe Mounds View has done little to address the problem.
Read more »Students frustrated with sold-out parking
Ben Yoch, staff reporter
May 18, 2016
Filed under News
On Monday, May 9, the school announced that all daily parking passes were sold out for the rest of the week. While daily shortages are not a new problem, this event caught students by surprise.
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Saints pitchers changeup students’ friday
Zoe Lindberg, Photographer and Staff Writer
Special education students received a visit from some new friends on Friday, May 26th. St. Paul Saints pitchers Seth Rosin, Mark Hamburger and Ken Frosch chatted with the...
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December 22, 2016
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Reviews
Fantastic Beasts is magical
Shannon Haffely, staff reporter
On Nov. 18, the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, directed by David Yates, was released worldwide. The movie stars british actor Eddie Redmayne in the role of Newt Scamander.
December 22, 2016 • Comments closed
Hacksaw Ridge tells a tale of humanity
December 22, 2016
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Editorials
Protestors protect Standing Rock Reservation
On January 25th, 2016, plans to build the Dakota Access Pipeline were announced, but it wasn’t until late July that conflict between the Standing Rock Tribe and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company (ETCO), the corporation building the pipeline, began. Since then, thousands of protesters at Standing Rock and millions more around the world have come together to rally against an unjust construction plan.
December 22, 2016 • Comments closed
May 13, 2016
Reflecting on the ReFLECT hour
April 30, 2016
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