Irondale News

On November 23, the debate team competed at a tournament hosted by Mounds Park Academy. Congratulations to juniors Kena Abdissa and Asmaa Hamimoune, who finished with a 4-0 record and placed 1st out of 54 teams in their division.

On November 23-24, junior Boyana Nikolova competed at the Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament in Illinois. This is the most competitive invitational tournament in the country. Boyana received 13th place out of 101 entries in extemporaneous speaking, the highest of all students from Minnesota in this event.

Irondale High School is proud to announce that Lucia Blechert (11th Grade) has won First Place in the VFW Post 724 Voice of Democracy competition this year. The Voice of Democracy competition is a written and spoken essay contest hosted annually by the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). This year's prompt was "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?" For first place, Lucia receives $150 and the chance to move on to the regional competition. Congratulations, Lucia!

A fun, all-school class competition hosted by DECA-Period 3, Monday-Friday of next week (December 9-13), where the winning class each day receives a donated lunch by a local business sponsor. All proceeds collected will benefit our Irondale Pantry - a free resource for families in need at Irondale. Donations can include any new items such as: coats, clothing, toys, teen gifts, gift cards, cash or checks, snacks, non-perishable food items, and toiletries. Please note, checks should be made to Irondale High School.

As we move into the winter months, here are five things to know about potential snow days. The decision to close schools is a difficult one to make, and we realize that it significantly impacts all of our families. To learn more about the criteria for school closures, visit mvps.me/weather.

The Mounds View Equity Promise Scholarship application is NOW OPEN! This is the only LOCAL scholarship program open to ALL seniors, so every senior at Irondale should apply! You can find information and an application link here. If you have any questions, please reach out to your dean.

The deadline to complete the application is January 10, 2025.

The total number of lunches served to students last school year was a record-breaking 1,313,545 lunches! This represents an impressive 13.8% increase from the previous school year.

Registration for winter/spring Community Education activities opens Monday, December 9, at 9am. Flip through the electronic catalog now and register starting Monday at mvpschools.org/RegisterCommunityEd.

Orders for the 2024-25 Irondale yearbook are now OPEN! Use the online store here to place your order. Remember, the earlier you purchase your yearbook, the less expensive they are. Yearbook prices are starting at $70 this school year. Order yours today!

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.