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Eastview High School Daily Announcements

Friday, January 11, 2008

 

 

 PARENT INFORMATION 

There will be a Baseball Booster Club meeting on Monday, January 14 at 7:00 in the East Commons.  All are welcome to attend.

 

Senior parents—there's less than five months until your Senior Poster is due!  Keep your stress low—attend a workshop now to get started.  The first workshop is next Thursday, January 17 from 7-8 pm in the student commons.  Remember you need only kindergarten skills to put together an awesome poster - so don't be intimidated! There will be two other workshops on Tuesday, February 12 and Saturday, March 15.

 

Limited release CD – The EVHS Music Department is selling a CD featuring musical highlights from The Quest Unending – our June 4, 2007 celebration of 10 years of Performing Arts at Eastview High School.  The cost is $15 and can be purchased in the Main Office.

 

Parking Permit applications for Semester 2 are due in to the Attendance Office by 3:00 pm today. 

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                              

We are looking for Prom Committee members for Prom 2008.  If you are a junior and interested in joining the committee please get an application form Ms. Winslow in the Main Office or from Mrs. Huhner (C138) or Mrs. Sherwin (A110).  Applications are due, Wednesday, January 16. 

 

Any sophomores and juniors interested in being in the 4Cast or the Flash for next year should attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 15 at either 7:00 or 2:30 in the TV Studio.  See Mr. Krebs or Mr. Fornicoia with questions.

 

Parking Permit applications for Semester 2 are due in to the Attendance Office by 3:00 pm today. 

 

COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION                                                                   

LATE registration for the February 9 ACT Test is January 5 thru January 18.  Register at www.actstudent.org.

Regular Registration for the March 1 SAT Test is January 29.  Register at www.collegeboard.com

 

A representative from the Army will be in the Career Center on Tuesday, January 15 during 5th hour.

 

ATHLETIC ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                      

IM Basketball games will be played on Monday, January 21 (MLK Day). Games resume next Monday. See the IM Board in the commons or find Mr. Kelly if you have any questions.

 

This is your last chance to get teams in for IM Bowling.  Bowling starts Monday, January 14 right after school at Apple Place Bowl so get your registrations in by Wednesday.

 

This past Wednesday, 4 Varsity Competition Cheerleaders competed for the All Conference title held at Eastview. There were 32 girls competing for 10 spots from all of the Lake Conference schools. Congratulations to Kelsi Franta and Kristi Dreon for making All Conference. They will be performing this Saturday at the Lake Conference competition starting at 11:00 am.  Also, congratulations to Ashley Spear and Anna Sandager for making Honorable Mention. All of the girls did an outstanding job!

 

Congratulation to the 2007 Lightning Varsity Girls’ Soccer team for earning the National Soccer Coaches Association/Adidas Team Academic Award for the 2007 season.  The congratulations from the national organization states:” This achievement sets your team apart from other teams, demonstrating your program’s commitment to achievement on the field and in the classroom”. This team did have an outstanding season on the field (17-2-3, State Elite 8) and also in the classroom, earning a team average grade point of 3.74.  Congratulations to team members:  Brittany Leeder, Kayla Willer, Meaghan Brigl, Claire Elliot, Brianne Price, Paige Ofstedahl, Sarah Ake, Amanda Corbett, Jessie Huff, Kelsey North, Kelsey Bestul, Christine Fries, Brittnye McSparron, Heather Walls, Sam Mehr, Sammy Zieminski, Katie Adams, Taylor Allen, Marissa Price, Cat Parkhill, Kjirsten Jacobson, and Heidi Hager.  Go Lightning! 

 

Congratulations to Paige Ofstedahl, Sara Ake, Christine Fries, Taylor Allen, and Katie Adams, members of the 2007 Lightning Varsity Girls’ Soccer team, for being selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association/adidas Scholar All-Region Team representing the Central Region.  The Central Region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Go Lightning!   

 

SPORT SCORES                                                                                              

The Lightning Girls’ Varsity Basketball team kept their perfect conference record alive, running it to 9-0, with a hard fought win over Lakeville North.  Solid defense kept the Lightning in the game and helped overcome a sluggish offense to lead to a 20-20 halftime score.   The Lightning offense came alive in the second half leading to the win.  Brittnye McSparron led the Lightning with 17 points, followed by Sam Mehr with 11, and Danae Moore 10.  Rebounds were hard to come by with Cassie Sheppard snagging 5 and Danae Moore 4.  Emily Kaus and Hailey Thomforde contributed solid minutes off the bench.  The Lightning return to action on Tuesday with another Lake Conference battle against Bloomington Kennedy at home, completing they completing the first round of Lake Conference play.  Thanks to all the fans who came to support us in a critical conference game.  Come back on Tuesday for our next conference battle against Kennedy.  We appreciate your support!  Go Lightning! 

 

The #19 ranked Girls Varsity Hockey team took on #1 Ranked Eden Prairie on Thursday. Try as the Lightning did they came up short losing 5-2 and ending a 5 game winning streak. During that streak the team beat Lakeville South and Apple Valley. They also took home the championship of the cable 12 tournament, outscoring their opponents 19-4 during the tournament. The Lightning travel to Rosemount on Saturday, come out to watch the girls play as they try to start a new winning streak.

 

The Girls JV Hockey team won a hard fought battle against Eden Prairie last night 2-1. The Lightning, who had suffered two loses earlier this season to the Eagles, came out ready to play. Sami Nelson opened the scoring in the first period with an assist from Amy Hart. Sami returned the favor in the second period with a nice set up for Amy Hart to notch the game winner. With only 10 skaters every player dug deep for the extra energy to seal the deal. Goalie, Alicia Freeman stood strong in the final minutes to hold off the Eagles desperate attempt to tie the game. The Lightning travel to Hopkins next Thursday to play the Royals.

 

The Varsity Alpine Ski team had mixed results at Buck Hill Tuesday night.  The girls team had a strong showing of 6-1, with three Eastview skiers placing in the top 20.  Senior Karin Nordmeyer led the team, with a 5th place finish overall.  Captain Hannah Newman placed 10th, Sophomore Annika Torbenson 20th, and Senior Rachel Fischer 39th.  The boys team finished 3-4, led by Senior Sam Ferguson and Junior Kyle Williams.  Good luck to the Varsity and JV squads at the Buck Invite on Friday!

 

Congratulations to the Men's Varisity Nordic Ski team for taking the first 7 places in their race on Tuesday, January 8, held at Valleywood Golf Course.  Other Lake Conference teams at the meet included Prior Lake, Jefferson, and Kennedy.  The top 7 finishers were: Tyler Abery (AVHS), Sean Dougherty (AVHS), Nick Andresen (EVHS), Erik Brady (EVHS), Chad Fury (AVHS), Andy Dodds (AVHS), and Chris Parr (EHS).

The Women's Varsity Nordic Ski had 8 skiers finish in the top 20, including: Anna Williams (AVHS), Emma Wright (AVHS), Jenny Anderson (AVHS), Alyssa Landin (EVHS), Mary Schweich (EVHS), Maggie Mitchell (AVHS), Lauren Schweich (EVHS), and MacKenzie Burkstrand (EVHS).  Go Nordic!

 

The Varsity Wrestling team earned 2 wins last night by defeating Lakeville North 44-20 and Minnetonka 35-34.  Earning 2 wins on the night were Mitch Rechtzigel, Scott Hogan, Ty Groskreutz, & Bryan Okonek.  Earning 1 win was Nguyen, Galloway, Pudwill, Ly, Pederson, Bowar, Blundetto, & Jackson.

Come watch the wrestling team compete tonight at home against Wayzata.  JV & 9th grade teams at 5:30 pm, Varsity at 7:00 pm.

 

ARTS AND ACTIVITIES                                                                                           

IM Bowling!!! League starts Monday at Apple Place Bowl.  Make sure your money and permission slips are turned in to Ms. Beckmann in the Main Office and get to Apple Place by 2:50 for warmups, bowling starts at 3pm sharp. 

 

Eastview Dance Department presents “Works in Progress”! Come out and see what the students have choreographed this quarter!  We got everything from a 70’s mix to a dance with Umbrellas!  Also featuring performances by the Lighting Dance Team!  And a musical review of “Big Spender” and “Bring on the Men”!!! Friday, January 18 at 7:00 pm in the PAC! ALL Tickets $5.00(You can also purchase tickets in the dance studio from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm Wednesday through Friday.)

 

FCCLA members: There is a required M&M meeting for all members on Monday, January 14 at 7:00 pm in C139. We will discuss STAR events, Webpage development, Val-O-grams sales & take our Yearbook photo. Please plan to attend.

 

All Ski & Snowboard Club members who have signed up for the January Breckenridge trip must see Mr Gustafson in the B1 office (B127) this week to pick up some important trip information.