I went to the Boys lacrosse game against Eagan last night. It was their final section game and they won 12-6. There were great plays by all, the defense was doing an excellent job by keeping them out but the guys with the best game was probably, Rex, Blake and Andy. Scoring the first two goals were Rex, getting himself a hattrick by scoring the 11th goal also. Blake scored the 3rd, 5th and 8th goal, getting himself a hattrick also. Andy scored 4th, 7th and his final goal was 9th one also getting a hattrick. Other scorers were Luke getting the 6th one and DJ getting the 10th and 12th goal of the game. Overall it was an excellent game by all.
-Erika Werner

Inhouse Baseball Game

Wednesday night I attended the Eastview boys inhouse baseball game at First Baptist Church in Rosemount. It was a great game that started off with Brad Rudolph pitching. Nels Pederson also brought in many strike-outs while pitching later in the game. The boys put up a great fight throughout the entire game but ended up coming short. The final score of the game was nine to four with runs being brought in by Brad Rudolph, Anthony Stagner, Kyle Robatka, and one other person that I currently can't remember. Overall it was a great game and everyone on the team contributed greatly. I did a story on the inhouse baseball team and the game and it will air tomorrow (Friday). So for most of the game I just filmed but I did get to really watch the last couple innings. The teams next game is next Tuesday night.

--Molly Placeway

National Honors Society Induction Ceremony

Last night I attended the National Honors Society Induction Ceremony as a current NHS member. There were probably about forty new members inducted and all current seniors were honored. The night began with many words of wisdom from Dr. Beach and Dr. Peterson. Following the opening comments was a speech delivered by Eastview Alumi James Hollman. James graduated in 2005 and now attends Stanford. He delivered an inspiring message about questioning everything and challenging yourself. Next, there were some more wise words from our current NHS president Elle Shultz. After that the event of saying the oath and inducting the many new sophomores and juniors began. This is a very exciting moment for them as I remember being inducted last year. After the completion of the induction, Dr. Beach took the time to honor our current seniors and give them their NHS cords. Then our new officers took the place of the old ones while bestowing many awards and scholarships. The night wrapped up with some wise words from our new current junior president, Sarah Malaske. Dr. Beach said his congratulations and we celebrated in the commons afterwards. The night overall was very eventful and memorable for our new and current members.

--Molly Placeway

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Last night, Tuesday, May 26th Eastview’s National Honor Society gathered for their annual induction ceremony. The crowd was in for a surprise when James Hohmann, (a 2005 Eastview graduate, and a 2009 Stanford graduate) gave a tremendous speech on the four pillars of National Honor Society. The four pillars include character, service, leadership, and scholarship. He gave in depth insights about his past experiences. Furthermore, the passing of the torch occurred when it came to National Honor Society student leadership. As they said goodbye to year’s successful leaders, they now welcome the new class in town. Congratulations to President Sarah Malaske, Vice Presidents; Ben Kariya, Jordan McKeen, Secretary, Elizabeth Roeske, Treasurer, Hunter Miller, Historian, Victoria Hoffman, Dialogues Director, Sneha Somani, and Service Officers, Barbie Close and Kayla Hanson on leading Eastview’s Chapter of National Honor Society next year!

~Brad

varsity boy's baseball

last night the varsity boy's baseball team played rival apple valley at legend Field. Applevalley went in with no losses, but Eastview was determined to win. lightning was leading 4-0 in the first 5 innings. with leading run's by Ty and Cody Grosegritz. then out of the middle of know where Applevalley tied it up, top of the 6Th 4-4. the eagles and lightning were neck and neck till the 12th inning. when Applevalley took the win over a balk by Eastview. through out the tied innings Eastview had some great saves by Taylor Bransted and Taylor Augustine. it was a tough loss but over all our Eastview boy's had a hard working and fun season. great job boy's! :D

-Brooke zemien

Prom 2009- Andrew Melroe

Last Saturday, Eastview held its annual prom. Students started filing in around 4:30 in the afternoon for the Grand March. Each couple got a chance to have their moment in the spotlight as their names were called out and they walked on to the stage in front of a full gymnasium. The Grand March lasted around two hours then, the students got in their limos and party buses and headed up to Minneapolis’s International Market Square where the party would soon start. International Market Square is a beautiful five floor building with a center open area with balconies on the top floors where dinner was served to the Eastview guests. After amazing catering and service from International Market Square’s finest, the night soon shifted to the dance floor. Eastview’s own Tyler Cropsey got the dancing started by taking his date out on the floor making a sight that everyone wanted to be a part of. All eyes were on Tyler and his date and before you could blink again everyone put down their silverware and joined Tyler for a party that lasted late into the night. Eastview succeeded again in making a night magical for all of their students.


-Andrew Melroe

1st Section Boys Lax Game- By Liz Hawkins

On Thursday, the Varsity Boy’s lacrosse team annihilated Lakeville South in their first section game. Eastview scored almost as soon as the game began. Scoring for the Lightning were Rex Sanders, Ben Bauer, DJ Schliesman, two goals from Luke Wagner and Andy Freedman, three goals from Blake Kleven and Justin Vossen. It was a great game from the guys with the final score being thirteen to five. The next section game is at seven in the stadium on Tuesday. The state championship game is June Fifth. Hopefully the boys will be able to battle it out the whole way!

Paulus' PSA

Click it or Ticket.
The new Minnesota law on seatbelts.

Lacrosse Team Beats Top Rated Blake

Last Saturday, the 16th of May, the boy’s lacrosse team wrapped up their regular season at home against Blake. Although the weather outside was ice cold, the team was hot. Rex Sanders started off the Lightning scoring. He had two goals in the first quarter. Blake answered with three goals of their own. After halftime, Captain Andy Freeman took over; he earned a hat trick by the end of the game. He led his team to a 7-6 win. The Lightning finished off the regular season strong with a victory over last year’s state champions. Up next, the boys play their first section game on Thursday May 21st.

Brad Losee

Baseball Team Wins Home Tourney

On Saturday May 16 the Eastview High School baseball program hosted a small three team tournament. Eastview played host to the Simly Spartans and the Skippers from Minnetonka. The Spartans were Eastview's first opponent, and were no match for the Lightning. The swinging bats of Eastview combined for 16 runs, while  sophomore Tommy Jerle made the start, shutting down the Simly hitters. Off to a 1-0 start to the tournament, the Lightning faced a more formidable opponent in the night cap. Minnetonka effortlessly defeated Simly earlier in the day, which meant the game between Eastview and Minnetonka would determine the champion of the tournament. In the seventh inning Adam Shie's pinch hit single knocked in the game tying run, sending the game into extras. Pitcher Andy Dzieken shut out the Minnetonka hitters in the extra innings. Finally, in the ninth with the bases loaded catcher Robbie Sikich drove in the game winning run, giving the Lightning the championship. 

Matt Lilledahl

New Schedule

Monday May 18: EP Group 1
Story Group 3
Tuesday May 19th: EP Group 2
Story Group 4
Wednesday May 20th: EP Group 3
Story Group 1
Friday May 22nd: EP Group 4
Story Group 2

Tuesday May 26th: EP Group 1
Story Group 3
Wednesday May 27th: EP Group 4
Story Group 2
Friday May 29th: EP Group 3
Story Group 1

Monday June 1st: EP Group 2
Story Group 4
Tuesday June 2nd: EP Group 3
Story Group 1
Wednesday June 3rd: EP Group 4
Story Group 2
Friday June 5th: NORMAL SHOW
EVERYONE

Monday June 8th: THE FLASH (seniors) last show
Tuesday June 9th: EP Group 1
Story group 3
Wednesday June 10th: EP Group 2
Story Group 4
Thursday June 11th: THE FLASH (juniors) 4Cast


DON'T FORGET:
Anchor x4
Direct x1
Blog x2
Story x1
VSOT x1
PSA/Commercial/Open

Boys JV Track

Last night the boys JV track team had their last meet at Apple Valley high school. The meet included teams from Apply Valley and Rosemount. Eastview finished fourth at the meet. Charlie Kringle earned first place in the triple jump. And Ashden Glenn got second in the 200 meter. And Joe Peterson placed 2nd in the 110 and 300 hurdles.Gavin Carleton placed 2nd in the 3200. The 4 X 800 team placed second and the 4 X 400 relay team also got second. The boys all did a great job.
-Nikki

Varsity Boy's Baseball :)

On Thursday, the 7th the boy's varsity baseball team took on Eagan. They got off to a rough start with Eagan getting 2 runs in the first inning and Eastview with no runs. Throughout the whole game Eastview lagged behind Eagan. Robby Sikich played a strong defense behind home plate. Pat O'Neil and Cody Groskreutz scored numerous runs for Eastview. The lightning tried their hardest but came up short with the final score being 11 to 5. Eastview's fans were very supportive throughout the entire game. Tom Bauer had the largest cheering section by far. Their next game is Wednesday vs Lakeville south at home at 4:15. They hope to pull out a win.
-Brooke and Nikki

JV softball

The girls Junior Varsity softbal team won three games in a row on Saturday, May 9th. They participated in an eight team tournament, and they ended up finishing in FIRST place. Great team work and communication led to all the wins. The great and fun coaching staff also helped contribute to the wins. The girls played against Winona Cotter, Maple Grove, and North St. Paul. The girls won each game by a sginificant amount. Great play by all. With this championship, this puts the girls at a 13 and 2 overall record. Keep an eye on this JV team, they have a bright future. Nice job girls, and keep up the great work!

Softball Hosts Tournament

This past Saturday the softball team hosted an eight team tournament here at Eastivew. With games scheduled at 10, noon, and 2 it was a full day of softball for the team. In game one of three the girls faced Winona-Cotter. The lightning played hard but struggled to score runs, and hold down the Winona-Cotter offense, in a 6-1 loss. Losing meant the team could not take home the championship as they moved to the left in the bracket. Their next opponent was Sibley. The lightning hitters sprayed the ball around the field for a total of 14 runs, and Eastivew pitchers only gave up one run. It was a phenomenal performance by the whole squad. The win sent the Lightning to the consolation championship game versus Park. From the first inning the game was tight and could not be decided in six innings and thus went into extra innings. Unfortunately in the seventh Park scored one run to win the game 2-1. Eastveiw looks forward to the remainder of the season and the upcoming section tournament.

group one.
Tuesday- Senior Privledges Story
Friday- Zeus Ultimate Story
Friday EP- Neon/hawaiian theme show/seniors leaving/celebration

JV girls golf

Yesterday JV girls golf hosted a 15 team invatational at parkview. Each Eastview girl was given a hole to start on and played with 3 to 4 other girls. It started at 11:30 and ended around 4:30. I started on hole 17 and golfed with girls from Lakeville south, Madamidi, Owatona, and Eagan. Everyone had a fun time even during spats of rain but over all it was a beautiful day. Eastview didn't end up doing to well but Laura Appleton placed 13 overall. It was my first time playing a full 18 holes on the golf team shooting 110 and i met a friend! The group I golfed with had a range of talent with Megan from eagan shotting 91, Mary from Madamidi with 100, Morgen from Owatana with 102 and lastly Randi from Lakeville south with 108. Time flew by for the 5 of us because we were having so much fun!~brooke

H1N1 "Swine Flu"

H1N1 formerly known as the "swine flu" is a dangerous disease according to the Center For Disease Control(CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health(MDH). Dr. Peterson said that this isn't something to overreact to however it should be in your mind. Use caution when sneezing and coughing by covering you cough/sneeze with your elbow or a tissue. The school nurse also states that it is very important to wash hands and report any symptoms of the flu. If you have symptoms of the flu including, fever, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and body aches check in with a doctor. As of Tuesday May 5th the Minnesota Department of Health is no longer requiring school districts to close the infected districts, instead they are leaving this important decision to the school districts. Few cases have been confirmed in the state of Minnesota, however many more are suspected. Due to the volume of suspected flu cases in Minnesota the Minnesota Health Lab will no longer test any flu samples unless the flu requires hospitalization. In addition the labs received new equipment allowing them to independently test the samples without having to send them to Washington.

-Tyler Carter-

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