Mounds View and Irondale students honored for National Merit standings and fall activities
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Students from Mounds View and Irondale presented National Merit commendations, academic aspirations and fall-activity highlights — including Irondale’s fifth consecutive Class AAA marching band championship, multiple theater productions and service projects (blood drives and charity concerts).
The board opened the meeting to student representatives who reported accomplishments across both high schools.
Principal Vic Seifong introduced 15 students named National Merit Commended Scholars and Semifinalists and invited them to share postsecondary plans. Students named majors including mechanical and chemical engineering, nursing and neuroscience; examples include Oliver Boswell saying he hopes to study mechanical engineering and Jayesh Nadamayi saying he plans to study nursing and pursue certification in nurse anesthesia.
Irondale student Rosalynn reported the marching band finished eighth at Regionals and won the Class AAA state championship — the program’s fifth straight state title — and noted debate and drama accomplishments. Rosalynn said the National Honor Society collected 45 pints of blood at a drive "and we saved up to 135 lives."
Mounds View students and activities director Jim Galvin highlighted a successful fall: five teams went to state, multiple concerts and theater productions, and Mounds View Theatre’s recent production 'Front' sold about 370 tickets on Friday night and roughly 1,000 across four shows. Irondale Drama reported sold-out performances of The Little Mermaid and an opportunity to perform at the State Theater after recognition from Hennepin Arts.
Students also described upcoming volunteer events (backpack and food drives), extracurricular tryouts and athletic qualifiers.