Irondale News

There are only a few more days left of school. Be sure to clean your lockers out before the last day Thursday, June 5. Anything remaining after the end of next week will be donated or thrown.

Irondale will face off against a familiar foe tonight in Mahtomedi. It will mark the third time in four years the teams have met in the Section 4 playoffs. Unfortunately, the results have not been good to the Knights. In 2022 the Zephyrs spoiled Irondale's hopes to advance to the section finals for the first time with a 7-6 upset win over the #1 seeded Knights at Irondale. A year later the Zephyrs, this time on their home field, made easy work of the Knights in a 12-1 drubbing. They would go on that year to upset #1 Stillwater and advance to the state tournament. Mahtomedi is led by senior faceoff specialist and Division 1 commit Sam Churchill who also has 10 goals and 23 assists, but will be without senior Oskar Magnussen, also a Division 1 commit, due to injury. The Zephyrs come into the game having finished second in the Metro East conference with a 4-1 record, 9-4 overall, and a 3-game losing streak which includes an 8-6 loss to Mounds View. The Knights will also enter the game on a bit of a losing streak having lost to Duluth and Minnetonka in their last two. The Knights finished the conference season at 5-4 and 7-6 overall. The winner will face #1 seeded Stillwater on Monday.

Congratulations to Senior Captains Michael Sipahimalani and Erik Olson for finishing Runner-Up at the 5AA Section Doubles Tournament! They are the first Irondale doubles team to qualify for the State Tournament in 25 years! They'll be playing June 5th and 6th at the Baseline Tennis Center. Good Luck Boys!

It is hard to believe that the main Track and Field season has wrapped up for the year and that the championship meets have begun. The season has been filled with so many great performances, accomplishments, and memories. Conference Championships took place on 5/22/2025 and Sections Championships took place 5/28 and 5/30. Some honors from the Conference Championship Meet are as follows:

Girls All Conference Honors:

100 Hurdles, 3rd place - Azelle Besemann

4x800 Meter Relay, 4th place - Sharon Nyakundi, Sophie Stephens, Hayden Anderson, Mia Christianson

Pole Vault, 2nd place - Lulu Semakula

Long Jump, 3rd place - Mabel Badejo

Girls All Conference Honorable Mentions:

300 Hurdles, 6th place - Azelle Besemann

800 Meter Run, 9th place - Hayden Anderson

800 Meter Run, 10th place - Sophie Stephens

Long Jump, 10th place - Lulu Semakula

Boys All Conference and Conference Champion:

Long Jump, 1st place - Fawzan Boukari

Triple Jump, 1st place - Fawzan Boukari

Boys All Conference:

110 Meter Hurdles, 3rd place - Zachary McKay

110 Meter Hurdles, 4th place - Sam Soto

300 Meter Hurdles, 5th place - Sam Soto

100 Meter Dash, 4th place - Anthony Kappenman

200 Meter Dash, 5th place - Anthony Kappenman

3200 Meter Run, 4th place - Matthew Dahlerup

4x200 Meter Relay, 4th place - Sam Soto, Francolin Hurst, Franklin Doncavage, Anthony Kappenman

Boys All Conference Honorable Mentions:

110 Meter High Hurdles, 9th place - Chris Farombi

800 Meter Run, 7th Place - Finnegan Rodefeld

1,600 Meter Run, 10th Place - Matthew Dahlerup

4x100 Meter Relay, 5th Place - Jontaye Anderson, Francolin Hurst, Jace Gryniewski, Fawzan Boukari

4x400 Meter Relay, 5th Place - Zachary McKay, Fisher Killins, Finnegan Rodefeld, Franklin Doncavage

4x800 Meter Relay, 7th Place - Owen Van Ert, Joey Hayes, Bersi Fredrickson, Daniel Nunez Santilian

Triple Jump, 9th Place - Elvis Ogwethi

Boys that are interested in cross country running at Irondale - Captains lead summer runs on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays during the summer to prepare for the fall cross country season!

Workouts will start on Monday, June 9, 8-9:30am. We will meet at the shed behind Irondale. Due to construction, please park in the North lot by the tennis courts and walk down the hill behind school and tennis courts to access the shed.

The team maintains a website with lots of information about the team. Need more information, contact Coach Torvi (chris.torvi@moundsviewschools.org)!

Standard and Poors Global recently gave the District a bond rating of AAA — the highest possible rating, indicating an extremely strong ability to meet financial obligations.

As the school year comes to a close, we want to remind families to make arrangements for picking up any medications currently stored in the Health Office—this includes daily medications, inhalers, EpiPens, and more.

• Medications (except controlled substances) may be sent home in your student’s backpack if you prefer.

• Controlled substances must be picked up in person by a parent or guardian if any remain on the last day of school, Thursday, June 5th.

• A new Medication Authorization Form is required each school year for any medications given at school.

• Any medication not picked up by June 5th will be properly disposed of.

If you have any questions or need to make arrangements, please contact the Health Office at 651-621-6804 or email Susan Young, LPN, Health Specialist at susan.young@moundsviewschools.org.

Thank you for your attention to this important end-of-year task!

Parking permits are due in the front office by Monday, June 2, by 3:30pm. Permits must be turned in, to receive one for next year, otherwise a $25 fee will be accrued to you for not returning it.

Any questions, please see Heather Murphy-Lethert in the front office.

Your Senior Shirt Order Form is here!! Please pick one up in the front attendance office or coffee shop. They are pre-order only and due Monday, June 2, and will be available when you arrive back in the fall!

Thanks to a federal program, free lunch meals for all students 18 years and under will be available July 7 to July 31, Mondays through Thursdays, at the following locations. Meal needs to be consumed on-site.

• Pinewood Elementary School, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Pike Lake Education Center, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Are you in need of food resources this summer?

• Visit the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf.
• Use the food maps provided by Ramsey County
• Call the Minnesota Food Helpline at 888-711-1151

If your student is graduating, leaving the school district, or you would like a refund for the funds in your students nutrition account, Please fill out this Nutrition Account Request form by June 16.

• Please indicate on the form if you would like a refund check mailed to you, the funds transferred to a sibling or donated to the Angel Fund.
• If your student's fund balance is less than $5 and you would like a refund, please email nutritionservices@mvpschools.org
• Turn off Auto-Pay in your LINQ Connect account if you set-up Auto-Pay for your student's nutrition account.

Did you know that before starting 12th-grade, students in Minnesota need a Meningococcal booster or to have an appropriate exemption on file at school? Families of students who need to update their school immunizations will receive a letter soon with more details.

If your student’s school records are not complete, please submit the needed information to Irondale High School's Health Office by August 19, 2025.

To learn more or to fill out an exemption form, use the links below or reach out to the Health Office.

• Minnesota K-12 Immunization Law and exemption form

• Vaccines for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Mark your calendars for the Marching Knights fundraiser. Purchase a pizza or two and help support the band!

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