Irondale News

The Irondale Alpine team raced December 21 at the Wild Mountain Invitational. Anthony Petkov finished a very impressive 2nd place out of 130 racers.

The first conference meet of the season scheduled for this past Tuesday, was cancelled due to lack of snow. Hoping to report more fast times from the slopes next week.

The Boys Swim and Dive team hosted White Bear Lake on Thursday, January 4, and won 100.5 - 80.5. The team is now 4 - 0 on the season. Finishing in 1st place – Lucas Megahan (200IM and 500 free), Isaac Botten (200 free), Henry Botten (50 free and 100 free), Gannon Willmert (100 fly), the 200 free relay (I. Botten, S. Reichert, G. Willmert, L. Megahan), and the 400 free relay (H. Botten, S. Reichert, I. Botten, L. Megahan). Dylan Zabrowski and Tobias Mink achieved personal best scores in diving.

The Swim and Dive Knights will attend the Duluth Invitational this weekend, and the next swim meet is Thursday, January 11, at Forest Lake.

The drama department invites you to their winter children's musical, It's Magic! This fun show has many of your favorite childhood characters and is great to bring your younger siblings to. The show is under an hour and engaging for every age. Performances are TONIGHT, Friday, January 5, at 7 pm and tomorrow, Saturday, January 6, at 1 pm. Tickets are general admission ($5), and can be purchased online at ihsdrama.org or at the door.

Join the Girls Basketball help 'Box Out Cancer' on Monday, January 8, at 7pm. See below for info on how you can help support by purchasing a T-shirt and bringing a new stuffed animal.

Want to share your art, poetry, photography, or writing? The Quest is a student led and edited art and literature magazine. Our mission is to highlight the creativity of Irondale. Scan the QR code to submit any 2D form of art or literary work for the opportunity to be published. Want to join our team? We meet during Knight Time in the IMC!

Support the All Knight Party by dining out on Wednesday, January 17, at Dos Hermanos (2535 County Rd 10, Mounds View). Dos Hermanos will donate a portion of the proceeds to AKP...be sure to mention you are Dining to Donate.

The Mounds View Schools Education Foundation (MVSEF) is looking for a volunteer to serve as Treasurer. The Treasurer sits on the MVSEF Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Finance Committee. They are responsible for providing advice and directing the financial affairs of the organization. In conjunction with the Finance Committee, the Treasurer is responsible for developing and reviewing fiscal procedures, managing investments and the annual budget with staff and other Board members. If you are interested, please contact mvsef@mvpschools.org.

At its December 12 meeting, the School Board passed a resolution opening enrollment to non-residents on a limited basis in grades K-5 for the 2024-25 school year. Applications are due by January 15, 2024. Learn more here.

Mounds View Public Schools continues to enroll more than 80% of its resident students, yet recent kindergarten enrollment has been smaller than the size of the graduating classes. This suggests that a smaller-sized enrollment bubble will continue to move through the grades each year. At the same time, Mounds View’s reputation as a Top 10 district continues to attract interest from non-resident families. Mounds View can meet a demand as well as address future declining enrollment by accepting non-resident students in grades and schools where their enrollment doesn’t negatively impact classroom sizes.

The wait is over - yearbooks for 2023-2024 are now on sale! Access the online store here. From now until March 28, the price for yearbooks is discounted at $80. New for this year, you are able to donate $5 towards the purchase of other students' yearbooks if you wish. Order soon!

There are major changes and improvements coming to the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The U.S. Department of Education has announced the newly redesigned and streamlined FAFSA form will be available by December 31, 2023.

To prepare for the changes, the Office of Higher Education, along with collaborative partners, are hosting several webinar opportunities to inform Minnesota students, families, and educators about the FAFSA changes. See below for Ready, Set, FAFSA! January series for students and families and "train the trainer" sessions for Minnesota educators.

Visit the Federal Student Aid website for additional information on the 2024-25 FAFSA and what action students and families can be taking now.

Registration is open for Ready, Set, FAFSA! January 2024 series to assist students and families with financial aid. The series, running on Tuesday evenings in January, is intended for current high school students and will cover general information about the financial aid process, details on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Minnesota Dream Act for undocumented students, and other ways to pay for college.

All sessions will have interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Attendees can ask questions in the chat and have them answered during the event by financial aid experts. Students who attend any of the sessions will be entered into a drawing to win a $1,000 scholarship (one entry per session attended). Register here!

Sessions include:

• Session #1: Create Your FSA ID, January 9, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
• Session #2: Apply for Financial Aid: FAFSA, January 16 at 7:00 p.m.
  OR
  Session #2: Apply for Financial Aid: MN Dream Act, January 23 at 7:00 p.m.
• Session #3: Understand Your Offer Letter, January 30 at 7:00 p.m.

Ready, Set, FAFSA! sessions are offered as a collaboration by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minnesota Department of Education, ECMC - The College Place, and Minnesota Goes to College.

Students - please remember to sign up for Knight Time next Wednesday. Sign up at bit.ly/IDKnightTime between 8am Friday and 10pm Monday.

College Admissions Representative visits have begun. These visits will take place in-person in the Career and College Center. Check Naviance to sign-up. If you have any questions, see Mr Rock (fritz.rock@mvpschools.org) in the Career & College Center.

Check out what is happening at Irondale and around the community. Here you will find additional information that might not be included in the daily announcements.

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