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Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Lale Akkin

Lale Akkin, Spread Editor

My name is Lale and I am a spread editor this year! I have been in the Viewer since sophomore year, and I plan on continuing next year as well. I have loved writing ever since I learned how to, and Journalism gave me an opportunity to write while being closely involved with the world and meeting new people!
All content by Lale Akkin

Election reflections

Viewer staff and MV students give their opinions on the results of the 2024 election.
Students place phones in the class caddy at the beginning of every 55-minute period.

Mounds View updates cell phone management plan

Mounds View has established a new plan banning cell phone use in classrooms. With adjustments, it may become a district wide policy, fulfilling the new MN state law.
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor
October 7, 2024
The rising trend of overconsumption

The rising trend of overconsumption

The ease of clicking online to buy and sell may be doing serious harm in an age where people seem more and more obsessed with purchasing goods.
PHOTO VIA Sam Hagen

Picture perfect photographer: Sam Hagen

MV senior and self-made photographer, Sam Hagen, builds freelance photography business.
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor
June 6, 2024
Community spreads support for Evan Kirkland

Community spreads support for Evan Kirkland

On Feb. 16, many Mounds View students began reposting Instagram posts about a GoFundMe fundraiser for senior Evan Kirkland, who, on Jan. 30, suffered a tonic-clonic seizure, also known as a grand mal seizure. 
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor
April 8, 2024
Subramanian and Sackih showcase their app Junior Achievement Pitchfest.

Mounds View startup tackles mental health crisis with award-winning app Gratzi

High school students Sreya Subramanian and Zoke Sackih win second place in Junior Achievement Pitchfest for their app, Gratzi, designed to promote gratitude as a potential solution to rising mental health issues.
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor
January 16, 2024
[OPINION] The disappearance of architectural beauty

[OPINION] The disappearance of architectural beauty

Modernization is stripping away the unique identities of communities.
Lale Akkin, Spread Editor
December 18, 2023
The teacher shortage crisis

The teacher shortage crisis

In schools around the U.S., the teacher shortage problem has only worsened from the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in schools and students lacking qualified teachers while remaining teachers work harder to pick up the slack.
Lale Akkin, Sidharth Sharma, and Mara Peacock
October 31, 2023
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