February 2015 - Mounds View Public Schools

The Irondale Eye
Official Newspaper of Irondale High School
Established 1967
Volume 48, Issue 5February 13, 2015
Minnesota State High School
League Honors Two Outstanding
Irondale Student Athletes
Each year, the Minnesota
State High School League
recognizes students who
excel in academics, arts,
and activities. Congratulations to Meghan Pieper and
Jack Marchiafava who are
Irondale’s 2014-15 Triple
A winners! The Eye asked
each of them some questions about their athletics,
academics, and personal
preferences.
Q. When it comes to athletics, which skill seems to
take most of your time?
Jack -- The freestyle: Everything from keeping the
Jack -- The Dairy Queen on
Old Highway 8
Meghan -- Afton Apple
Orchard :) :)
Q. If you could sing one
song on American Idol,
what would it be?
Jack -- “A Thousand Years”
by Christina Perri
Meghan -- Because I can’t
pick one I’ll mention a
few: The Gift by Seether,
Animals by Martin Garrix
(even though I don’t know
how I’d sing that), I Can’t be
Tamed by Miley Cyrus, or
Beneath the Brine by The
Family Crest.
Q. Which sport(s) and
activity(s) do you participate in here at Irondale?
Jack -- Over the years, I’ve
been involved in Swimming, Student Council, The
Fall Musical, Jazz Band,
Rock Climbing, Winter
One Acts, Peer Mentor Program, Lacrosse, Football,
and Cross Country
Meghan -- I play soccer and
hockey, and I am in Concert Choir, Diva Dozen, and
a Sweet Adeline’s Quartet
with Maria Donato, Kaiya
Ruff, and Anna Matthes.
arms balanced, to perfecting flip turns, to breathing
properly, it’s a whole lot to
pay attention to all at the
same time!
Meghan -- As a sport soccer
takes up most of my time
because my club team plays
year round except for during the high school season.
Jack -- “Keep doing what
As a skill, either juggling in
you’re doing.” We should all soccer or practicing shootstrive to be better tomorrow ing (especially slapshots) in
than we are today.
hockey takes a lot of time
because it takes a lot of
Meghan -- Read Where the practice and it’s easy to get
Red Fern Grows. You won’t tired pretty quickly.
bawl in front of the whole
fourth grade class for 10
Q. What is the best place
minutes.
to go for a first date?
Q. What is the worst
advice you have ever been
given?
like in Duluth at Kitchi
Gami. I never slip or get
hurt no matter how many
old women yell at me for
being reckless.
Q. Right now, what do you
want to be when you grow
up?
Jack -- A Nurse Anesthetist
Meghan -- Environmental
Engineer
Q. What do you love doing
more than anything else in
the world?
Jack -- Traveling outside of
the country and learning
about all the fascinating
people I meet along the way
Meghan -- Doing activities
and exploring outside in
the woods or somethingespecially running on rocks
Upcoming Events
February and March
2015
Monday, February 16
No School
Tuesday, February 17
Winter Band Concert
7:30 PM
Irondale Auditorium
Thursday, February 26
Winter Orchestra Concert
7:00 PM @ Bethel
February 26-March 1
Winter One-Act Showcase
Irondale Auditorium
Thursday, March 5
Spring Choir Concert
6:30 PM
Irondale Auditorium
Tuesday, March 10
Physics & STEM Career
Fair, 6-8 PM
Irondale Varsity Gym
Q. Who is your all-time
favorite coach?
March 12-22
Spring Break
No School
Jack -- It’s a solid tie between Coach Geisler and
Coach Oly. Geisler for
teaching me so much more
beyond the game, and Oly
for believing in my potential even when I don’t
IN THIS ISSUE:
PAGE 2:
-The Oscars
- Poetry
- The Grammy Votes
Meghan -- Bill Mauricio
because he knows so much
about hockey and he really
wants everyone to improve.
It’s easy to ask him questions and he’ll always give
you a good answer.
Q. What is your favorite
movie?
Jack -- Aladdin
Meghan -- Lord of the
Rings Trilogy
Music at Mounds View Concert Series
PAGE 3:
-Editorial/Opinion
-Point/Counterpoint
PAGE 4-5:
-Ice Age 2015
PAGE 6:
-News Briefs
PAGE 7:
-Love Lines
PAGE 8:
-Quicknotes
-Horoscope
Music events at Mounds View High School, Sponsored by the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation
Music at Mounds View is a 2015 the Saakumu Dance
including Maya Angelou,
Then on Sunday, April 19,
ranging from the roots
professional concert series
Troupe presents a highly
Nelson Mandela, Queen
2015, the Charles Lazarus
of Jazz, spirituals, Sousa
that brings high-caliber,
charged performance of
Elizabeth II, and two US
Ensemble, know for its
marches, Broadway, Pops
nationally recognized artWest African Music and
Presidents.
distinctive blend of lounge/ hits, and much more.
ists into our community
Dance, led by percussion
exotica and funk-fired jazz.
for public performances at
virtuoso Bernard Woma.
The program American
Check the district website
Mounds View High School. Mr. Woma has performed
Riffs offers an exciting taste for tickets and pricing.
On Friday, February 20,
for international dignitaries
of iconic American music
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Fireflies
Poets’ Corner
by Kate McClure
For 5th Hour Poetry
The breath of your words ignites air, creates
luminous linguistic fires, morphs syllables
into catalysts for chemical reactions, skewing
the world’s axis. I’d like to make myself believe
Earth turns slowly, though some moments
roll in real time like a Crown Vic crawling down
after-midnight city streets.
But on that day, your voices rose together in harmony,
creating a spontaneous scene straight out of Glee,
except this one wasn’t scripted: you all made
your own grooves. The quiet boy in the corner
stood on a chair, dancing to the beat of his own drum.
Those who sat on the sidelines were singing
with the frontlines. You all graced me
with your beatific smiles.
I couldn’t believe my eyes: from your mouths, ten million
fireflies took wing and the air glowed iridescent
with the hum of your light.
Then the bell rang, releasing you from Room 315
into the weekend.
The Month Before the
Rescue
by Bianca Ballwanz
One night Dudley and I
were out for a stroll,
Dudley sensed an apparition then ran into a pole.
The apparition turned out
to be a Dementor,
from my mouth came the
spell I learned from my
mentor.
Expecto Patronum! from
my mouth flew,
I knew that this spell was
the only thing to do.
The Dementor is gone, but
Dudley is not pleased,
he looked at me like I was a
bucket of sleaze.
Flash forward to Hogwarts
and all of my friends,
we have this horrible
teacher we wish we could
mend.
But she is a brat and won’t
teach us at all,
I really hope she will go
SPLAT right into a brick
wall.
Mr. Geisler Welcomes
New Baby
With her not teaching and
Sirius Black causing fear,
theres a ton of stress. I need
a warm glass of butterbeer.
I’ve started to have these
very strange visions,
I see things that are not
possible, my brain needs a
revision.
A giant snake is attacking
Mr. Weasley in an alley,
there’s tons of blood everywhere, so I can’t dillydally.
I realize this is no mere
dream as I wake on the
floor,
Ron is shaking me awake
and I shout, “I must see
Dumbledore!”
February 13, 2015
Dumbledore then tells me
Voldermort and I have a
connection,
that I must go with Snape
and clean my mind of this
infection.
We are surrounded by
around 30 of His Death
Eaters,
“did little Harry think Sirius
was in danger?” Those
cheaters!
Snape then tells me that I
am weak, worthless
I then invade HIS mind,
feeling quite merciless.
“I NEVER WANT TO SEE
YOU, GET OUT OF MY
FACE.”
Then we break into a furious duel, 7 on 30. We’re
totally screwed.
Just then the Order appears, I’m glad we have
them to include.
He says to me with an intense look of distaste.
Even after the training with
Snape, I still see these visions,
I see a black door that make
me wonder. I have to make
a decision.
The door fills me with a
strange feeling of mystery,
I don’t recall ever seeing
this door in my life history.
I am very concerned about
this connection,
I cannot find any forms of
distraction.
My latest vision was Sirius
being tortured,
he’s being held at the
Ministry, which will be no
orchard.
Dumbledore’s Army must
fly to rescue Sirius,
this strange connection is
making me delirious.
So we fly away on thestrals
and enter through a phone
booth.
I really hope all this stress
won’t hinder my youth.
We arrive at the Ministry
but no sign of him.
“Stop right there Potter.”
Crap, this will be quite
grim.
All of us are fighting very
valiantly, but then a horrible curse flies,
“Harry listen to me, I-”
AVADA KEDAVRA! i
watch Sirius die...
I’m filled with such hatred
as I have never felt before,
I rush at Bellatrix, wand
aloft and bring her to the
floor.
CRUCIO! I shout, causing
her horribly unbearable
pain,
“HA-HA! You have to
MEAN it Potter.” she says
in vain.
My life is in shambles,
thanks to her horrible
wrath,
I don’t think I can continue
on this magical path.
“When this is all over, we’ll
be a proper family.” He said,
I cannot see any happy,
bright times ahead.
We had such a short time
together. He’ll be deeply
missed.
all of my family is dead,
and i’m pissed.
Father and Mother. But
now my GODFATHER.
He was more like a friend,
you could say a brother.
Irondale Votes! Grammy Voting Results!
Congratulations to the Geisler Family on the birth of Ezekiel Benjamin Geisler, who was born on Tuesday, December 30th @ 3:38 p.m., weighing in at 9.0 lbs! Mama, baby,
and the rest of the family are doing well!
Record of the Year
38% for “Stay with Me”
28% for “Fancy”
22% for “All About That Bass”
13% for “Chandelier”
Song of the Year
33% for “Take Me To Church”
24% for “Shake It Off ”
22% for “Stay With Me”
16% for “All About That Bass”
6% for “Chandelier”
Album of the Year
35% for “Beyonce”
26% for “X”
21% for “In The Lonely Hour”
10% for “Girl”
8% for “Morning Phase”
Best New Artist
40% for Iggy Azalea
38% for Sam Smith
19% for Bastille
2% for Brandy Clark
1% for Haim
Editorial/Opinion 3
Vol. XLVIII, No. 5
Valentine’s Day -- Time For A Change?
by Ron Dale
Tomorrow is Valentine’s
Day. Every February 14,
many couples share candy,
flowers, and cute little gifts,
many singles lament that
they have nobody to share
the day with, and greeting
card companies and fine
dining restaurants rake in
the cash. But does it have
to be this way? Shouldn’t
we love one another all year
long? Do relationships only
get celebrated on this one
day? Moreover, the holiday shares a name with one
of the most infamous gang
actions in history, The St.
Valentine’s Day Massacre.
place February 14 with a new
holiday, or at least a more
meaningful
recognition.
February has been labeled
“Black History Month,” and
the 14th is the birthday of
one of the greatest African Americans, Frederick
Maybe it is time to retire the
Douglass. He once said,
tradition of overpriced flow“I would unite with anyers, cramped restaurants,
body to do right and with
and lonely singles and re-
terback in the NFL. Perhaps we should make this
a day to campaign against
domestic violence, or to
support research on head
trauma (we can hand out
paper brains instead of paper hearts), or to just be
more physically fit. A focus
on safety, or on personal responsibility for the self and
others, would be a great
message to start spreadnobody to do wrong.” Pering on Valentine’s Day.
haps we can change Valentine’s Day to Douglass Day,
Whatever your Valentine’s
a day of service helping
Day plans are, enjoy the
out our community. The
people in your life: your sigspirit of love is still there,
nificant other, your family,
now spread to everyone.
friends, co-workers, fellow
students, neighbors, and
February 14 is also the
even just the person you
birthday for Jim Kelly, Drew
pass along the street. Give
Bledsoe, and Steve McNair.
a smile and say hello. Make
These men all played quarevery day Valentine’s Day.
Point/Counterpoint
Schools could be cancelled if neighborhoods experience sustained wind chills of 40 to 45 degrees below zero during the hours between morning bus pick ups and afternoon bus drop offs, if buses won’t start or run dependably,
or if local road conditions in our neighborhoods are dangerous or impassable. Do these seem like reasonable
YES! by Art Lang
NO! by Ronda LeHigh
I believe the current standards for cold weather days are
I believe that the school district needs to revisit the stanvery fair and accurate. The school has to ensure that its
dard for cold weather days. Neighboring districts, like
students get in the required number of days, and if many
Anoka, have a policy that will allow them to close the
days get cancelled, those days need to be made up. I for
schools at temperatures warmer than the Mounds View
one would rather go to school on a cold day in January
standard, and make that call earlier, allowing parents to
than on a warm day in June. Yes, it gets cold outside. It
make arrangements for work or daycare issues that may
has happened every winter that I’ve lived in Minnesota.
arise. It is possible that an early closure may not be necesI have coats, hats, gloves, scarves, long underwear, and
sary, but better safe than sorry. Also, every school calenwaterproof boots. I put these on when it is cold. I don’t
dar has days built into it for weather incidents. We are all
spend any more time outdoors than is necessary, and
attending school for more than is necessary. If we don’t
while the Irondale building has some climate control isuse those weather days, then I say they should be cut off
sues, it is certainly warmer than a sub-zero day outside.
from the end of the school calendar. Mostly, this is an
I’ve never understood the student who gets to Irondale,
issue of safety. Even if a student is wearing appropriate
decides that it is too cold to be at school, then goes home. clothing, there is still exposed skin on the face. A bus may
You are already here! As far as the myth that there are
have trouble staying on schedule and students may be out“optional days,” your parents can excuse you from school
doors for far longer than they anticipate. Don’t be afraid
at any time for any reason; all days are “optional” here.
to make the safe call. Keep kids at home when it gets cold!
THE EYE NEWSPAPER
Volume 48, Issue 5
PRINCIPAL
Eric Nelson
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS
Jennifer Lodin
Andrew Mons
STAFF
Carlos Baez
Ron Dale
Art Lang
Ronda LeHigh
SOCIAL MEDIA
COORDINATOR
Helen Sabrowsky
ADVISERS
Bill St. Martin
Brian Beardsley, Tech. Adviser
POLICY STATEMENT
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Irondale Speaks!
What is your favorite restaurant?
Samuel Hertzel - Grade 9
My favorite restaurant is
Snuffy’s Malt Shop (even
though I don’t like malts).
The food there seems
higher-quality than most
fast-food restaurants, but it
is the same style. The decor
and music are garish, but I
like it anyway.
Jade Chang - Grade 10
Abri Larson - Grade 11
Tyler Cassman - Grade 12
Hajime is my favorite
restaurant because I think
that they have a really great
sushi selection.
My favorite restaurant has
to be Bakers Square because they are super healthy
and not terribly expensive.
Its my special little place
where I go to spend time
with loved ones.
R. J. Riches because they
have the best pancakes and
they’re huge and its special
because of their food. Its
really good to me
Ms. Keirstead - Staff
Saffron. It has the most
amazing upscale Middle
Eastern food, and the chef
Sameh Wadi is one of my
former Irondale students.
He has also been on Iron
Chef, which is really cool!
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Friday
Spirit Day
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News Briefs
February 13, 2015
Boys Hoops lose a nailbiter to Elk River
Led by Kevin Schramm
with 22 points, and Uwana
Etuk-Akpan with 20,
Irondale fell just short with
a 58-57 loss at Elk River
High School on January
20. The team hosts Armstrong tonight at 7 pm,
South St. Paul on February
18, and finishes the regular
season at Park Center on
February 20.
Project Citizen
Democracy is self-government and self-government
requires effective citizen
participation. The ultimate
goal of citizenship education is to enable students
to become competent and
responsible participants in
our constitutional democracy.
Project citizen asks students
to identify an issue with
public policy (state or local
community) and look for
a possible solution to this
issue. The issue could be an
existing change to current
policy or something new all
together.
The group presentation on
team homelessness in MN
by Spencer Brown, Molly
Overkamp, and Mary Herstel was rated the best.
14 groups are moving onto
the state competition that
will take place in May at the
state capital.
Soccer and Tennis Stars Earn Scholarships
On Thursday, February
5 in the Career Center
Rachael Norton and Peter
Lyngdal’s were celebrated
for thier Division II Athletic Scholarship signings.
Rachael will be attending
Bemidji on a soccer scholarship and Peter Lyngdal
will be attending Hillside
College on a tennis scholarship
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Vol. XLVIII, No. 5
To the Cafeteria Staff
Thank you for making the
Popcorn Chicken with the
best special ingredient:
Love
xoxox
Ronda Lehigh
The Eye presents
Irondale Love Lines
Sponsored by
My dear Ms. Keirstead,
Your math calculations are
without equal
Forever yours,
Isaac Newton
Ms. Mclure,
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Your Poetry Class
Is really neat
Dearest Rat
I could just squeeze you!
Hugs and more hugs,
Ka
Lord Byron
Coach DeMars,
We’ll score for you all day
long!
From,
Your Starting Five
Ms. Cannon
A yearbook can’t possibly
keep track of the days we
are away.
Missing you,
The Class of 2012
Mr. Parent
Let’s Get Physics(al)!
Mr. Nelson
Sr. Coleman,
Me gusta las papas fritas!
To Mr. Nelson,
The most handsome principal that we’ve ever had at
Irondale
Love and Kisses,
Ms. Wambach
Mr. Ackerman
Mr. Blechert
Mr. Helm
I know you like checking
me out!
XOXO
The Books
Mr. Gengler,
Irondale sends her love.
Write soon!
You’re a
Fungi
Mr. Wood
You and I are like
Cold Fusion
Awesome
Powerful
Probably never going to
happen
Mr. Sucha
You put the “drum” in
“drumline”
All our love,
Your Irondale Neighbors
The Stock Market? It’s
more than just a game to
me =)
Sending our love
The Irondale Biology
Team
Forever yours
Marie Curie
If you submitted a Love Lines ad, and you do not see it here, please stop by Room 328 for a refund.
The Eye apologizes for any inconvenience.
Love you forever,
Alan Greenspan
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Quick Notes
Registration for 2015-16 must be completed online by midnight TONIGHT (February 13). Students (Gr 9-11) may
register for classes online through Friday, February 13th.
The registration website has links to the registration course
guide, grade level registration worksheets, and the presentations that were delivered this morning. For any further questions or information, please be sure to contact your dean.
Congratulations to the AP Studio Art students whose work
has been selected for honors in the Scholastic Art Competition. Nearly three thousand pieces of work were submitted
for this competition and only about one third of them received one out of the three levels of honors. Jakob Landry
received a Gold Key Award, Marion Gary received a Gold
Key and an Honorable Mention Award, and Nick Herlofsky
received a Silver Key and an Honorable Mention Award.
Gold and Silver Key Award winners will have their work displayed at the Regis Center for the Arts this coming February.
On January 28, Irondale’s Gymnastics team was defeated
by Coon Rapids, 122.475-114.975. Varsity results: Mikael Bernard placed 2nd on beam, 7th on vault, and 6th
on floor; Milah Kourouma placed 9th on vault, 5thon
bars, and 6th on beam; Maddie Lundborg placed 7th
on bars, 9th on beam, and 7th on floor. JV results: Megan Zastrow placed 6th on bars and 3rd on beam; Sara
Polfus placed 8th on vault, 4th on floor, and 1st AllAround! The final home meet was held Monday, Feb. 2nd
“Into The Woods”
a Must See!
by Helen Sabrowsky
“Into The Woods” is a musical written by Stephen
Sondheim, and adapted for
film by James Lapaine. The
fantasy film is a crossover/
mash-up of four Grimm
brothers’ fairy tales; Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little
Red Riding Hood, and
Jack and The Beanstalk.
The film features a highly
talented ensemble cast,
however only Meryl Streep
has been nominated for an
Academy Award. “Into The
Woods” is an entertaining, fast-paced, fantasy film
that most ages will enjoy.
Congratulations to the Irondale Speech team for a fantastic performance in their first tournament of the season at
Hill-Murray. Veronica Brandvold (11) scored 2nd Place in
Creative Expression, Mathew Justin (12) earned 3rd Place
in Discussion, Betony Langenfeld (11) earned 3rd Place in
Humor, Claire Kim (10) took 5th Place in Extemporaneous Reading, and Antoinette Danku (11) had 6th Place
also in Extemp. Reading. Great job!
Sudoku
Fill all the blank squares with the correct numbers. In a
February 13, 2015
Irondale
Votes!
THE OSCARS
Best Picture
___ American Sniper
___ Birdman
___ Boyhood
___ Grand Budapest Hotel
___ The Imitation Game
___ Selma
___ Theory of Everything
___ Whiplash
Best Actor
___ Steve Carell -Foxcatcher
___ Bradley Cooper -American Sniper
___ Benedict Cumberbatch
-- The Imitation Game
___ Michael Keaton -Birdman
___ Eddie Redmayne -The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
___ Marion Cotillard -Two Days, One Night
___ Felicity Jones -The Theory of Everything
___ Julianne Moore -Still Alice
___ Rosamund Pike -Gone Girl
___ Reese Witherspoon -Wild
Best Supporting Actor
___ Robert Duvall -The Judge
___ Ethan Hawke -Boyhood
___ Edward Norton -Birdman
___ Mark Ruffalo -Foxcatcher
___ J.K. Simmons -Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
___ Patricia Arquette -Boyhood
___ Laura Dern -Wild
___ Keira Knightley -The Imitation Game
___ Emma Stone -Birdman
___ Meryl Streep -Into the Woods
Watch The Oscars on February 22, 6:00 PM on ABC
to see who wins. Drop your
ballots off outside of room
328, or vote electronically.
Check Twitter @IrondaleEye for the ballot link