Edgewood News

Just a reminder that Spring Break will take place from Monday, March 24, through Monday, March 31. The main office will be closed during this time. We will have a Community Day consisting of different community building activities during periods 6-7 for students on Friday, March 21.

We have many items in our Lost & Found area located in the lower level of our Activities Entrance. If you or your student may have left something behind, please check it out for any items you may be missing. All items left after Friday, March 21, wil be discarded or donated. Thank you!

Edgewood and Irondale's Unified clubs are hosting the Mobile Polar Plunge at Irondale High School on Tuesday, April 1! Join us in this live event to jump into an ice-cold mobile tank and raise money for our Unified Club and the Special Olympics of Minnesota who makes all of this possible. Unified Club helps us create an inclusive community for those with and without disabilities at our schools. We are looking for courageous individuals to raise $50.00 and jump in! If jumping into freezing cold water isn't your thing, there are some students who would appreciate a donation.

General Information:
Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 12:30- 2:00 pm

Location: This year the mobile plunge will be at Irondale High School. A bus will leave Edgewood around noon to bring students over to Irondale. After the plunge, students will return to Edgewood.

Registration and Donation Link: https://www.plungemn.org/events/edgewood-middle-school-cool-school/

Last year Edgewood raised over $10,000. Can we do it again?!

MCA testing will occur on the following dates throughout April. Please check your email for more information about the MCA assessments.

• Reading MCA (all grades): April 7, 2025 and April 8, 2025 beginning at 7:45am

• Math MCA (all grades): April 10, 2025 and April 11, 2025 beginning at 7:45am

• Science MCA (grade 8 only): April 21, 2025 and April 22, 2025 beginning at 7:45am

If you have any questions about the MCA test, please contact Associate Principal Haas (651-621-6630 or Stacey.Haas@moundsviewschools.org).

Edgewood's Eagle Leaders is hosting a food drive to benefit the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf from March 3 - April 3. The Ralph Reeder Food shelf is currently providing food and other resources to over 1200 families each month and is giving out over 80,000 pounds of food. A percentage of the pounds and dollars that we raise will be matched by the GMCC for what we collect between March 1st and April 6th. The more pounds of food and hygiene items we collect, the larger the bonus from Minnesota Foodshare. Here is a link with more information on the campaign Minnesota Food Share.

Eagle Leaders will collect food donations from each first period classroom on Thursday, March 6, March 13, and April 3 after school. Below is a list of the most needed items. There is also a food collection box in the office and monetary donations are also accepted and can be left with the front office staff. You can also donate online at https://communityed.mvpschools.org/food/ralph-reeder.

Our support helps to ensure that our neighbors in need have access to nutritious food and support. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Solheim at sandra.solheim@moundsviewschools.org. Thank you for your support of our food drive!

You’re invited! Attend the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation’s Partnering For Education Breakfast on Thursday, April 10, to learn about how the Foundation is supporting Mounds View Public Schools students, hear updates from Superintendent Lennox, other district partners and from Irondale graduate Ellisha Dunnigan (2011). Learn more and register here. Late arrivals are welcome!

Join the Mounds View Education Association for the 38th annual Chalkboard Capers variety show. District teachers and staff host the show to raise money for student scholarships for graduating seniors. Ticket and schedule information can be found at mvpschools.org/chalkboardcapers.

The District now has two full-time, school-based therapists to support students and families in our Early Childhood and Kindergarten Centers.

It is a safe bet that the majority of students are looking forward to some well-deserved down time away from school work, from an alarm clock, from the regimented schedule they have been on since fall. Read a new blog post on how to prepare your student for spring break and advice about how to talk with your student on matters related to their wellbeing.

We are looking for a track coach for our spring session. The session will run Mondays through Thursdays from April 21-May 22. Please contact Christopher Hoskins at christopher.hopkins@moundsviewschools.org if you are interested.

Regular school day buses leave Edgewood at 2:32 pm.

Activity/After-school routes leave Edgewood at 3:45 pm (Monday- Thursday).

There are two after-school/activity bus routes, buses #65 & #8. To find the location of your students' drop-off location for the after-school bus routes, click here.

The Student Bulletin with after-school activities happening next week can be found here. You can find out about and register for any current Community Ed Sports happening now or later this spring here.

Registration for summer day camps and activities opens Tuesday, March 18 at 9 am. Flip through the electronic catalog and register at mvpschools.org/RegisterCommunityEd.

Youth who are residing within the Mounds View Public Schools boundaries and currently qualify for educational benefits and/or free/reduced lunch may be eligible for reduced fees and partial scholarships to qualifying Enrichment & Activities programs. Financial support is provided by the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf, District Community Education Scholarship fund and other community donors. Qualifying Enrichment and Activities will have a Financial Support/Educational Benefits fee rate that is 50% of the full fee for the program. If additional support is needed, please see the call 651-621-6020 and/or click here to complete the Youth Financial Assistance Request Form.

We invite you to join the 2025 Irondale Marching Knights this coming season. The Irondale Marching Knights is a competitive organization open to high school students at Mounds View High School and Irondale High School. Current 8th grade band students at Highview, Edgewood, and Chippewa are eligible to join us this coming season! The marching band is a 4-time Minnesota AAA State Marching Band Champion (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024) and has a national reputation for being one of the top programs in the Midwest. Families who are interested can learn more about our program by viewing our Registration Guide, which includes a PowerPoint and our Rehearsal & Performance Calendar that was shared at our Information Night this past week. If you are interested and have questions about joining this program, please contact Dr. Longabaugh, Director of Bands, at cameron.longabaugh@moundsviewschools.org.

Join the fastest-growing high school extracurricular activity in the nation! The USA Clay Target League’s priorities are safety, fun and marksmanship – in that order! To learn more about the sport, go to http://mnclaytarget.com.

Irondale’s Clay Target Team is co-ed, adaptive and open to all Irondale, Edgewood and Highview students in grades 7-12. The Irondale Clay Target Team shoots on Sundays from March 30 - May 18 at the Forest Lake Sportsmen’s Club (see the registration website for a complete schedule). For more information, please email: irondaletrapshooting@gmail.com. All student athletes must have completed the MN DNR Firearm Safety Certification or the League’s SAFE certification to participate. Registration is open now and closes March 22nd. (Please note: registration closes during Spring Break so our safety meeting is scheduled prior to the registration deadline.) Click here to register for the Spring 2025 Irondale Clay Target Team.

The Irondale and Mounds View High School Ultimate Frisbee teams are excited to invite you to join our spring program. Ultimate is an inclusive, non-contact, team sport that involves running, jumping, throwing and catching. Its unique Spirit of the Game principles reinforce mutual respect and trust between opponents; communication and conflict resolution skills; and self confidence – both on and off the field of play. Practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday in April and May, with additional game days. Spring ultimate is open to all students in grades 5 to 8 of all skill levels. To learn more and to register please visit http://www.mvultimate.org/

Spring Sports start at varying times - please see below for more information. Online registration IS NOW OPEN for all activities. A valid sports qualifying physical must be on file in the Activities Office in order to register, and all students must be registered in order to practice/try-out. Physicals can be turned in to Maggie Schley in the Activities Department at Irondale via physical paperwork, email, or fax. Full instructions are available on our registration webpage. We strongly recommend that you register at least 72 hours prior to the start date to avoid any delay in participation. To check the date of a student’s last physical, log into your ParentVUE account and select the Student Info tab. The physical date is located at the bottom of the page (not available on the mobile app). The registration fee for all spring sports is $190. These fees are waived for families who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program, and the fee will automatically reset to zero at the time of registration. All students will automatically receive free meals without the need to apply, however the application must be completed in order to be eligible for waived activity fees. The 2024-2025 Application for Educational Benefits is currently available for those who need to submit a new form. Any student who does not make a team, or decides not to participate prior to their 1st contest is entitled to a full refund of their registration fee. REGISTRATION WEBSITE HERE.

Registration deadlines vary from sport to sport, so please check the closing dates listed below:

Baseball: Andy Peterson - andrew.peterson@mvpschools.org, Starts March 17, Registration closes April 4

Golf, Boys: Josiah Snyder - jwrsnyder@gmail.com, Starts March 17, Registration closes April 7

Golf, Girls: Megan Oberg - megan.oberg@mvpschools.org, Starts March 17, Registration closes April 7

Lacrosse, Boys: Barry Weintraub - barry.n.weintraub@gmail.com, Starts March 31, Registration closes April 21

Lacrosse, Girls: Hannah Crook - hannah.crook@mvpschools.org, Starts March 31, Registration closes April 14

Softball: Kyle Livingood - irondalesoftball@gmail.com, Starts March 10, Registration closes March 31

Tennis, Boys: Mike Walseth - mike.walseth@mvpschools.org, Starts March 24, Registration closes April 7

Track & Field, Boys: Tom Rodefeld - thomas.rodefeld@mvpschools.org, Starts March 10, Registration closes April 1

Track & Field, Girls: Sam Vossler - samuel.vossler@mvpschools.org, Starts March 10, Registration closes TBD

Volleyball, Boys: Grace Mruz - grace.mruz@gmail.com, Starts March 17, Registration closes April 7

A Chemical Awareness meeting will be mandatory for all athletes, and they should be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian. Each activity is responsible for holding their own meeting within the first 3 weeks of the season. Please reach out to the appropriate head coach for more info.

Middle School Participants MUST have a consent form signed by themselves, a parent/guardian, and their principal. These forms can be found on the registration website.

If you have a conflict that prevents you from attending the first practices, please be sure to register by the above listed closing dates, and communicate your scheduling conflict with your child’s head coach.

If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact our Activities Office staff:

Maggie Schley, Activities Admin Assistant - margaret.schley@mvpschools.org, 651-621-6822

Chris Fink, Activities Director - chris.fink@mvpschools.org, 651-621-6821

Bill Mauricio, Assistant Activities Director, bill.mauricio@mvpschools.org, 651-621-6991

The Mounds View Community Ed Department also offers some additional programming for the Spring season. For details. Please visit their website.

Seventh & eighth grade athletes that wish to participate on a high school team will also register online. Before you begin your online registration, approval must be obtained from the middle school principal or dean, the high school activities director, and coach. In addition, signatures from both student & parent/guardian are also required. You can get a copy of the middle school consent form in the front office or print out a copy.

In addition to the youth programs and enrichment opportunities available through the District's Community Ed Department, a number of activities, camps and youth programs are hosted by area cities, local businesses, community organizations and school PTA groups. Please see offerings available in the district attendance area here.

Show your school spirit! Orders will be processed on the 10th of every month, with delivery approximately 3 weeks from that date. Find your school store and place an order at mvpschools.org/spiritwear.

Chromebooks are provided to each student to provide access to digital learning opportunities in class. Please remind your child(ren) of the following:

• Charge your chromebook each night so you're ready for school in the morning.
• Treat your chromebook with care. Chromebooks can be damaged if they are in your backpack and it gets tossed, thrown, or dropped.
• Keep chromebooks in a safe place at home.
• Chromebooks are to be used by the person they are assigned to. Please do not allow your siblings or friends to use your chromebook.

Edgewood and Mounds View School District is providing this device to students free of charge and ask that it be treated with care. If your Chromebook becomes broken, damaged, or if it isn't working, please bring it into the Tech office to either get repaired or swapped out for another.

The front office hours are Monday-Thursday from 6:45 am - 4:00 pm and Friday from 6:45 am - 2:45 pm.

To report an absence, student arriving late, or leaving early, please call 651-621-6601.

Here is the general information packet that was sent out in our back to school mailing for easy access.

Here is the 6th Grade A/B Calendar for the school year. The A/B days pertain to phy-ed/music classes.

Here is the daily bell schedule, as well as the "Nest" Schedule on the second page.

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