EVHS Weekly Announcements

Upcoming Dates:

March 6 - EVHS Family/Teacher Conferences, 5:30-8:30pm, in-person

March 7 - No School, EVHS Family/Teacher Conferences, 7:00-9:00am, Zoom

March 24-28 - No School, Spring Break

March 31 - No School, Staff Development

NHS: Interested in membership to Eastview’s National Honor Society Chapter for 2025-2026?

Current NHS members do not need to reapply.

EVHS Sophomores and Juniors are eligible to complete a Candidate Form. It is strongly encouraged that the eligible candidate have a cumulative 3.8 GPA or higher.

Optional informational meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:15 AM OR 2:35 PM in C232. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to attend ONE of the meetings.

If a candidate is unable to attend an informational meeting, more info can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/eastviewnhs/home

CANDIDACY FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THIS FORM BEFORE MARCH 21, 2025 AT 2:45 PM.

Responsibility matters, therefore, late Candidacy Forms will not be considered.

If you have questions, see Mr. Kelly in C232 or email him at john.kelly@district196.org

Attention current 10th and 11th grade students – travel to Paris and Spain for spring break 2026! Experience the history, culture, and sites of Paris, Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, and Costa del Sol with your friends. The trip is led and chaperoned by experienced Eastview teachers. Click on THIS LINK to learn more and REGISTER today! Space is limited. If you have question, reach out to Dr. Beach via email at todd.beach@district196.org

Families are encouraged to complete an Educational Benefits Application. Your children may qualify! Applications are now open.

While meals are free for all students, all families are highly encouraged to complete an Application for Educational Benefits. Your approved application provides critical funding to our school district. This compensatory aid helps increase funding for teachers, paraprofessionals and social workers to include math and reading support. An approval for educational benefits also allows families to receive discounted Activities/Community Education fees. Learn more about the Educational Benefits Program.

Questions or concerns: ask our Nutrition Services department at Nutrition@district196.org or 651-683-6958.

To opt in to EVHS and District 196 text messages, text Y to 67587. Carrier messaging rates may apply.

Students can serve detentions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:40-4:00pm in C134. Morning Detention from 6:55-7:35am in Student Services is another option Monday-Friday. Students earn (2) detention credits for serving in the afternoon and (1) detention credit for serving in the morning.

Detentions earned for the first (5) tardies in a class and then every three tardies after that need to be served within three weeks of notice or additional consequences and restricted opportunities may result. Detention is a quiet study hall where students are expected to work independently. Thank-you for your support in teaching Responsibility and Accountability.

Contact Mr. Arrale or Mr. Habeck in Student Services with questions.

Students can benefit from an opportunity for academic support every Wednesday afternoon from 2:40pm – 4:15pm in the flex room located in the learning commons. Students are supported to complete their schoolwork learning in a supervised setting. In addition students can also utilize the WIN program to make up tests they may have missed. Students can get this approved through their teacher ahead of time and the test will be ready for them to take during WIN. Faculty and staff are available along with upper-class peer tutors (especially skilled in Mathematics). Students will identify their priorities (“What I Need” or “What’s Important Now”), create a plan for the most efficient use of their time, celebrate their accomplishments, and leave with a plan for continued success. Students do not need to sign up in advance for WIN Time. We do ask that students plan to be there for the start at 2:40pm so they can benefit from the full support. We will keep a log of students and their engagement (arrival/departure time and their focus/work while they are there). For students needing transportation home, activity buses will be available departing at 4:45pm.

The Flash is Eastview's weekly student news production and the 4Cast is Eastview's bi-weekly student announcements newscast.

Check out the latest of both newscasts here.

2025 Graduation all night party planning is in full swing. We are also looking for donations to use as prizes for the Bingo fundraiser and monetary donations to use towards the all night party. If you or someone you know owns a small business and would be willing to donate a small basket, we would appreciate the support. If you are interested in donating, please reach out to Michelle at mwatroba2@gmail.com or Leah at lsutherlin1031@gmail.com.

Show your Senior pride: Yard signs are available for ordering now through 4/20

https://form.jotform.com/250295732662157

Orders will be places in 2 waves:

• Wave1: closes on 2/28 for pick up 3/18 at EVHS between 5-6pm
• Wave 2: closes on 4/20 for pickup 5/5 at EVHS between 5-6pm

We will also have a limited number of signs available for purchase at Bingo on 3/16

Eagan High School is hosting the District 196 College Fair. All Eastview High School students and families are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Visit with representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, community colleges, technical colleges and specialty schools.

See promotional poster here.

When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

3:00-4:30pm

Where: Eagan High School Commons (Cafeteria)

4185 Braddock Tr., Eagan 55123

Instead of filling out information cards at the tables, we ask that you create your own unique barcode and bring it along. You can create it at: www.strivefair.com

For college fair question ideas click here.

We look forward to seeing you at the college fair!

EVHS Counselors

COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AND MILTARY VISITS

Prior to the university/college visits students should stop by the Counseling Office and get a pass to attend. The university/college visits are small group meetings typically lasting 20/30 minutes. These admission reps are often times the same people that review college applications, it's a great connection for students. Military visits are during the lunch hour in Student Services.

2/24/2025

10:25am

Iowa Central Community College

2/24/2025

10:25am

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

2/25/2025

11:15am

Marines

2/27/2025

8:35am

Normandale Community College

2/27/2025

10:25am

Illinois Institute of Technology

2/27/2025

11:15am

Army National Guard

2/28/2025

10:25am

University of Wisconsin-Stout

3/6/2025

1:40pm

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Registration is now open for spring sports:

• Adapted CI Softball
• Adapted PI Softball
• Baseball
• Boys & Girls Golf
• Boys & Girls Lacrosse
• Softball
• Boys Tennis
• Boys & Girls Track & Field
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Click the link for more information: https://tinyurl.com/d7vtxxw5

The Lightning Boys Volleyball program is hosting open gyms for anyone thinking about or planning on trying out this year. It’s free and no experience is necessary. 2025 is a great time to become a volleyball player…it’s the first sanctioned year and there will be a lot of new guys playing around the state. Come be a part of one of the fastest growing boys HS sports in the country!

• Sunday Feb. 23, 3-5 pm - EVHS Main Gym
• Sunday, March 2, 3:30-5:30 pm - EVHS Main Gym

The Lightning Boys Volleyball Season is coming!

The Lightning Boys Volleyball Player and parent meeting is scheduled for February 20 at 6pm in room C250. Anyone hoping to tryout this year should attend and bring a parent/guardian if possible. Essential information about the season will be covered at this meeting. If you are interested in playing, but have a conflict that night make sure to contact Coach Dehnel.

Baseball Open Gym:

Athletes interested in trying out for baseball this spring can attend open gym. Athletes can hit, throw, and workout to prepare for the season. Open gym runs from 8-9:30pm on the following dates:

• Sunday, Feb. 23rd
• Sunday, March 2nd

Attention Boys Golfers: There will be an informational meeting for all boys interested in trying out for the golf team on Tuesday, February 25th in Room C250 at 2:35pm. Topics discussed will include the tryout process, pre-season training, team expectations and more. Come hear from the current captains and coaches about the upcoming season and how to best prepare for tryouts beginning March 17th. If you cannot attend the meeting please see Coach Wanous in the Counseling office after Feb. 25th for important information and a questionnaire to fill out.

Dance Team: The Lightning Dance Team competed in the State Jazz and State High Kick competitions this weekend at Target Center and were STATE CHAMPIONS in Jazz and State Runner-up in High Kick! Without a doubt it was their best performances of the year! The Jazz State Title was their 8th meaning the program now has won TWENTY-THREE total State Titles in school history! This year marked the 28th straight year (every year since the school opened) that LDT has advanced to the State Finals in BOTH Jazz and High Kick! They are the only team in the State to come anywhere near that level of success and they were also the only team in the state to medal in both AAA Jazz and AAA High Kick this year! Congrats to Ainsley Hicok and Nico Kruger on being named to the Trustone Financial All-Tournament Jazz Team and to Maya Schmidt and Holly Varner on being named to the Trustone Financial All-Tournament High Kick team.

State Team Members include: Genevieve Anderson, Selena Barreto-Remus, Rylie Benz, Kelsey Berg, Ella Clover, Adrianna Crawford, Isabella Crawford, Jasmine Dewane, Cooper Dobbs-Plan, Lorelei Dunfee, Sophia Fan, Esti Garcia, Claire Gertonson, Addison Hedrick, Ainslie Hicok, Lexi Jansen, Kimberly Jarrard, Claire Korkki, Arabella Kragness, Nico Kruger, Peyton Lecher, Kenzie Osberg, Aliya Reding, Ashlynne Rustad, Maya Schmidt, Ellie Ulland, Holly Varner, Abby Wanous, Gracie Wold, Ava Wood and Kassidy Zak.

Coaches are Head Coach Taylor Varghese and Assistants Toni Balliet, Vanessa Barnes, Katherine Delich, Grace Gilbertson, Ellie Hebig, Claire Kenney, Jessica Padget, Kilie Thomas and Caitlyn Schmidt.

Student Managers are River Burke, August Nguyen, Ella Olson, Emily Wagner and Zoey Vande Berg.

Nordic Skiing: The ISD 196 Nordic Ski Sprint Teams competed in the State Meet Wednesday and Thursday at Giant’s Ridge with Evie Swenson (EV) and Noelle Wanken (RHS) placing 21st and Brock Taylor (EV) and Cole Hunter (AV) placing 19th. In the Pursuit Portion, Tyler Mullin (EV) placed 87th overall to help his ISD Boys team to an overall Team Finish of 15th. On the girls side, their pursuiters were led by EV Freshman, Anna Spitzack, who placed 73rd! Congrats to Coaches Abery, Schlager, Daubenburger, Lee and Hall on another outstanding season!

Gymnastics: The AV-EV Gymnasts competed in the Section 3AA Section Championships at Woodbury on Friday, February 14th. The team was bolstered by some very strong Bars and Beam routines that led to an overall 3rd place finish as a team and they qualified two individuals for state! BOTH Lauren Heidemann and Gwenyth Bodnar qualified for State in the Bars AND the Beam! These two individuals will compete at Roy Wilkins on February 22 at 6:00 p.m. Congrats!

Wrestling: The Eastview Wrestling Team hosted the Section 2AAA Team Tournament here at Eastview High School Friday, February 14th. The #5 seeded Lightning put up a great fight, but ultimately fell to #4 Seed Farmington 41-36. This was a much more competitive match than earlier in the season and that was despite some key losses in the line-up due to injury. Great effort! The Boys Individual Tournament will be held Saturday, February 22nd at Farmington High School. All Individual State Qualifiers will participate in the State Tourney at Xcel Center February 28-March 1.

The Eastview JV Wrestling team finished their season at the annual South Suburban Conference JV Tournament. Thirteen wrestlers competed in the silver division. Leo Chhang, Mike Fisher, and Aiden Petter all placed 1st. Six wrestlers competed in the gold division, and four placed in the top 6. These wrestlers were Mason McIntyre (5th), Eli Zillhardt (3rd), Connor Rugg (5th), and James Columbus (2nd). Ryan Layeux dominated his bracket, pinning his way to a first-place trophy. Eastview finished 9th overall. Congratulations to all the wrestlers for a fantastic season!

Swim and Dive: The Boys Swim and Dive regular season wrapped up with back to back wins over Burnsville and Apple Valley! Their Section Swim Prelims will be held February 26th at Two Rivers High School. The Diving Competition is February 27th at Two Rivers and then Swim Finals are back at Two Rivers on February 28th Individuals and Relays that qualify for the State Meet will compete at the U of M March 6-8.

Boys Hockey: The boys received the #6 Seed in Section 3AA and will travel to #3 Seed Rosemount on Thursday, February 20th at the Rosemount Community Center. The winner advances to the Semis on Feb. 25th at Braemar Arena and the Section Championship Game is Friday, February 28th at Braemar Arena in Edina at 7:00. Teams who qualify will participate in the State Tournament at Xcel Center March 6-8.

In the last regular season game also Senior Night, which honored the 7 Senior players; #13 Isaac Berberena, #18 Max Powers-Brekke, #12 Mason Gillis, #27 Will Poppler, #11 Jake Klinkhamer, #35 Austin Meyer and #21 Cal Fritche

Eastview faced off against Shakopee, with #32 Charlie Scanlon guarding the net for Eastview.

In the first period, Shakopee took the lead by scoring, making it 1-0.

In the second period, the Sabers extended their lead with three more goals, bringing the score to 4-0.

In the third period, the Sabers added another goal, making it 5-0. Eastview's #4 Wooten managed to score with an assist from #6 Dwyer, bringing the final score to 5-1.

Final score: Shakopee 5, Eastview 1.

The JV Boys Hockey Team wrapped up their season last Friday against Shakopee. The Sabers quickly proved their scoring ability in the first period with 3 goals. They continued their scoring spree with 2 more goals in the second period. Eastview was able to hold Shakopee to scoreless third period, however, they were unable to find the back of the net. Shakopee JV won 0 to 5. Ernster was strong the net and faced 39 shots. Thank you for supporting the JV Boys Hockey Team. We will see you next season!

CI and PI Hockey: Our Dakota Hawks teams are both having strong seasons. CI is 3-3 and PI is 9-2 against some great competition. Their playoffs are still TBD based on their regular season finish. Their State Tournament, if they should qualify, will be held March 7-8 at Coon Rapids.

Girls Basketball: The girls have one week left in the regular season and host Lakeville South on Tuesday night. With their win at Prior Lake on Friday night the girls have already clinched the outright SSC Championship for 2024-25! Their playoffs are scheduled for February 26th, March 1st and Section Championship Game is Thursday, March 6th. All games will be played at the site of the higher seeded team. Teams who qualify will participate in the State Tournament at Williams Arena March 12-15.

Boys Basketball: The boys still have two weeks left in the regular season and will host Farmington on Friday night. Their playoffs are scheduled for March 4th, March 7th and their Section Championship Game is March 13th all at the site of the higher seeded team. Teams who qualify will participate in the State Tournament at Target Center and Williams Arena March 18-22.

Good luck to all of our teams and Go Lightning!

Rugby registration is open for our Girls and Boys high school teams, open to all high school students.

NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. In rugby, everybody plays, everybody carries the ball, and everybody tackles. Rugby suits all body shapes and sizes, and teaches explosiveness, decision-making, and agility. Rugby is the only spring sport that teaches safe and highly effective tackling to improve football player performance and avoid injury. We are an ISD district club sport, meaning Varsity players may earn their letter.

Practice begins on Saturday, March 1st with our free TRY RUGBY event, from 1-2PM followed by our first practice from 2-4PM at the West St. Paul Dome. The season runs through the end of the school year. More information, including registration links, may be found at https://www.eaasports.org/rugby.

Registration runs from Feb 4th through March 24th. March 24th is a hard deadline at noon.

Season Cost is $330 plus the cost of jersey and shooting bag (purchased separately).

Season Dates: March 30th-May 21st

Wednesday is the normal shooting day at 4 p.m. at West End Gun Club unless student is in a conflicting schedule with spring sports or religious reasons. Option for that is Sunday a.m.

Fun shoot is May 28th.(optional but not required).

Minnesota State Shooting Championship June 9-17 2025 in Alexandria, Minnesota.

Eastview will shoot one of dates depending on team size. TBD

Questions? Contact: Head Coach Pete Nichols (651)-492-9246 sirgona1@gmail.com

This weekend, several members of the Eastview Speech Team competed at the 2025 Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament in Boston, Massachusetts. This is by far the largest invitational tournament we attend. To give some context for size: this year, 5,133 students attending 525 schools from 42 different states (and six different countries) competed at Harvard. Eastview had a stellar tournament!

Congratulations to the following students for advancing to elimination rounds (and, special congratulations to Sahiti Atluri and Rohan Saarang for advancing in two different events):

Semifinals

Sahiti Atluri, Humorous Interpretation (top 12 out of 136 entries)

Sahiti Atluri, Program of Oral Interpretation (top 12 out of 174 entries)

Quarterfinals

Tess Douma, Humorous Interpretation (top 24 out of 136 entries)

Maxwell Espena and Nina Galindez, Duo Interpertation (top 24 out of 108 entries)

Nick Zylstra, Extemporaneous Speaking (top 24 out of 281 entries)

Octafinals

Amira Omar - Dramatic Interpretation (top 56 out of 247 entries)

Rohan Saarang - Extemporaneous Speaking (top 49 out of 281 entries)

Double-Octafinals

Rohan Saarang, Original Oratory (top 99 out of 352 entries)

The team was also well represented by Louis Spiegelberg (Dramatic Interpretation), Ashton Abram (Extemporaneous Speaking, Michael Ahearn (Extemporaneous Speaking)

Congratulations to the EVHS Math Team who qualified for State. The team competed in five regular season math competitions this year finishing in second place in the South Suburban Division. Kartik Saravnapandi finished individually in 3rd, May Tang, 6th, and Chanvis Jiang in 10th. The team was also 3rd in Section 3AAA, and 11th overall in the state.

Representing Eastview at the state competition on March 10th will be Kartik Saravanapandi (12th), May Tang (12th), Tarakesh Rameshkumar (12th), Chanvis Jiang (11th), Isabel Casique (11th), Xiaohe Zhou (11th), Jones Kanjirkatte (11th), Anvith Pothula (9th), and Reed Munson (9th).

The team is coached by Mike Tomlinson and Cory Fusco.

For the 8th year in a row, Eastview Mock Trial is headed to state. The team went 5 - 0 in regions last week. The team is looking forward to competing in March at the State Tournament in the Federal Courthouse in Saint Paul. Team members (and a picture) are listed below. The team is coached by Jeff Anderson, Peter Ray and Scott Oxley.

Momo Lee

Simar Means

Aron Admasu

Chaitra Ande

Ryan Kamano

Ebrahim Mohamed

Amelia Noonan

Janet Behailu

Aubrey Nickelson

Do you like to to create digital art? Do you like to draw? If so, come check out the Art Club's (NAHS) next meeting on Monday, Feb 24 at 2:30 in B126. We will continue our drawings and illustrations to be used on the mural for the nurses office. New members welcome- see/message Mr Gustafson with questions.

The East African Club invites you to represent six countries (TBD) at an upcoming Cultural Food Meeting. This event will focus on sharing and promoting discussions about the cultural cuisines of these countries.

Participation Expectations:

• Participants are expected to prepare, purchase, donate or find a local vendor willing to donate food representative of their chosen country.
• Students must sign up to participate and attend.
• This event is exclusively for students who agree to these participation expectations.

If you are interested in contributing to this event, please go here to provide your information. We will follow up with a Schoology message to schedule a planning meeting.

Event Name

Open Conversations: Empowering Parents to Talk With Your Kids About Vaping and Cannabis

What

This workshop for parents and caregivers of 3rd – 12th graders will provide essential information and strategies for addressing the growing concerns around youth vaping and cannabis use, led by three experts in the field. Learn about the current nicotine and cannabis products popular among teens, the associated health risks, and how targeted marketing and social media affect youth behavior. The workshop will also cover the impact of recent cannabis policy changes in Minnesota and important information about legalization. By empowering parents and caregivers with knowledge and communication tools, the goal is to help you engage in effective conversations with your teens about the dangers of vaping and cannabis use.

When

Tuesday, March 4, from 6:30-7:45 pm

Where

Eastview High School Auditorium

Cost

Free

Register

https://tce.me/iVly65

Allegro Choral Academy (grades 6-9 – Bel Canto)

Thu | Feb 20-May 8 | 6:20-8:00 p.m. | 12 sessions | $155 | EVHS

Eagan Wildcat Football Quarterback Clinic (grades 6-9)

Sun | Feb 23-Mar 16 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. | 4 sessions | FREE | DHMS

Archery Adventure Camp (ages 9-17)

Mon | Feb 24-Mar 17 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | 4 sessions | $85 | PW

Advantage ACT Prep Course (grades 10-12)

Sat | Mar 1-Apr 12 | 9:00 a.m.-noon | 4 sessions | $180 | FRMS

Sun | Mar 2-Apr 13 | 1:00-4:00 p.m. | 4 sessions | $180 | BHMS

Tue | Mar 11-Apr 8 | 6:00-9:00 p.m. | 4 sessions | $180 | RMS

Thu | Mar 13-Apr 10 | 6:00-9:00 p.m. | 4 sessions | $180 | DHMS

Online options available as well…visit ce.district196.org for more information.

Eastview High School's announcements are sent out bi-weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. An announcement archive can be found at www.evhs.district196.org.

Email: Eastview@district196.org
Website: evhs.district196.org
Location: 6200 140th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952-431-8900
Facebook: facebook.com/EastviewHighSchool
Twitter: @EVHSLightning