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April 25, 2026 - Issue 17

MAY

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

5 7th Grade Trout Release field trip

6 “Little Women” 7th Grade Guthrie field trip

7 Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration/Assembly

11 Panther Pride Student of the Quarter celebration

15 6th Grade Rocket Launch field trip

22 Rocket Launch (back up rain date)

21 Anthony Family Day 4-6pm

25 No school - Memorial Day

26 No school - Professional Development Day

27 No school - Eid al-Adha

28 ELL Celebration

TBD Spring FAST & CAPTI Assessments

JUNE - LGBTQ+ Pride Month

2 Site Council 4pm

5 8th Grade Dance 6-8pm

9 8th Grade End of Year Valley Fair Field Trip

10 Last day of school for students

10 6th & 7th Grade End of Year Field Trips

10 8th Grade Completion Ceremony

11 Teacher Record Keeping Day

Stay in the know. Check our Anthony Events Calendar often.

The all school dance on Friday was a success! It was nice to just mingle, dance, and have a good time. Thank you to all our volunteers, donors, student council, and Community Education for making the dance possible. The dance was a lot of fun!

The Packing Problem: Plastic use exploration in room 308

Plastic use is extensive in the United States, especially in packaging, consumer products, and single‑use items such as bottles and bags. Americans generate large amounts of plastic waste each year, yet less than 10% of plastic is recycled nationwide. Many types of plastic are difficult or costly to recycle, and contamination in recycling bins often causes plastic to be discarded instead. Economic factors also play a role, as producing new plastic is often cheaper than recycling existing materials, leading most plastic waste to end up in landfills or incinerators.

Minnesota follows many national trends but has taken stronger steps to manage waste through long‑standing policies like the SCORE program, which emphasizes reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. While Minnesota recycles more overall waste than many states, plastic recycling rates remain low, with most plastic still going to landfills. Current efforts in the state focus on improving recycling systems, reducing single‑use plastics, and exploring extended producer responsibility laws that would require manufacturers to help manage plastic waste, aiming for a more sustainable system in the future.

In Room 308, we explored how this issue appears in our plastic consumption. Students examined their individual or family daily plastic use by collecting all plastic used during a 24‑hour period or by identifying common types of plastics found in their trash and recycling. The materials were then sorted and weighed into four categories: bottles; lids, straws, utensils, and clips; food packaging; and non‑food packaging. Students identified the types of plastic in each category using the Plastic Resin Identification Codes (1–7).

What did we discover? The majority of plastic collected was bottles (42%) and food‑related items (81.2%). When comparing food packaging and non‑food packaging, 52.1% of the items were materials that would go directly into the trash. While many families work extremely hard to reduce plastic use, most of us found small changes we could make to further reduce our consumption. What is your plastic use like? Try collecting your plastic for one day as a family and see how you compare to Room 308.

We at Anthony want to congratulate the following 7th graders for successfully competing at the National History Day State Competition on Sunday, April 19th in Downtown Minneapolis. The students whose projects were being considered at that level represent the top 0.65% of all History Day projects that Minnesotan students created this year. Anthony State Qualifying students were:

Beck Olson: Website titled “The Fight for Pure Food”
Britta Highly, Cleo Dease Ginsberg, and Maddie Augustine: Exhibit titled “Unsinkable Laws: Reform from Titanic”
Cora Smith and Emily Strief: Documentary titled “The Battle for Women’s Sports; Billie Jean King!”
Elisabeth Wine, Isabelle Travaille, and Josephine Deshler: Documentary titled “The Salem Witch Trials: Reform in the Law System”
Elsie Podratz and Victoria Lintner: Documentary titled “The Revolutionary Power of Music”
Hazel Petersen and Zara Snyder: Website titled “Stormé DeLarverie and the Stonewall Uprising”
Henry Weber-Carr: Podcast titled “The Satanic Panic: A Strange Time in History”
James Hill: Performance titled “Collision Over the Canyon: How a 1956 Airline Disaster Transformed U.S. Aviation Safety”
Kennedy Kaplan: Exhibit titled “Play Like a Girl”
Leah Hempel: Documentary titled “The 6888”
Maddy Mccoy and Sadie Jensen: Exhibit titled “Fabric in Flames: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire”
Miles Reding: Website titled “Ballots and Bullets: The Violent Reaction in Kansas”
Mustafa Naseer and Thomas Scherer: Website titled “Pele, Changing the Game While Fighting Racism”
Natalie Yussen and Poppy Swenson: Website titled “The Revolutionary 19th Amendment and the Necessary Reforms”

The following students won Honorable Mentions at the contest!:

Britta Highly, Cleo Dease Ginsberg, and Maddie Augustine
Leah Hempel
Maddy Mccoy and Sadie Jensen

Henry Weber-Carr won 2nd place overall in the Podcast category!

James Hill won 1st place overall in the Performance category and has qualified to represent Minnesota at the National contest in Washington D.C. this coming June!

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Congratulation to Anthony Students and a Staff member for their winning submissions.

Category B: 6 – 8 Grade

1st Place

Eleanor van Deusen

Anthony - Goldammer

Dreams, scary or bright,

like a puzzle in the night.

Pictures from the day.

4th Place

Simon Greenberg

Anthony - Goldammer

Dreams are odd and weird

when we sleep, they will appear

dreams let our brains play

5th Place

Evan Rothe

Anthony - Goldammer

Dreams are canvases

Blank for the mind to shapeshift

that lets us escape

6th Place

Eila Galt-McAvey

Anthony - Elizabeth Bartholomew

An empty warehouse

A cold hand guides me astray

I wake, hands still cold

7th Place

Ash Pierluissi

Anthony - Bartholomew

Our hopes and wishes

All scatter across the sky

Tangled with real life

Category D: Adult

2nd Place

Liz Bartholomew

Anthony Staff

I've been here before.

Familiar details and rooms,

yet only in dreams.

Our 11th annual Anthony Family day is Thursday, May 21 from 4-6pm. Come help us celebrate! Bring the family.

The 8th Grade End of Middle School Dance will be Fri 6/5, 6-8pm. Please help parent volunteers, Tanya Orstad and Claire Bryan, give the 8th grade students a fun send off to high school! We need about 10 folks to help set up/decorate, serve food, and chaperone. Please email Tanya (tanya.orstad@gmail.com) or Claire (cbryan4501@gmail.com) if you’re able to help us make it a special night for the kids.

Please join us for a celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

8:00 AM — Light breakfast and family welcome in the Media Center (Room 204). We'll celebrate student achievements and get to social together.
8:35 AM — Short program in the Auditorium featuring performances and remarks.

Bring the family — we look forward to celebrating with you!

Thank you for your support,

Principal Vue & the Anthony Equity Team

Last week, Ms. Vue was recognized in Washington DC. She was awarded The Minnesota Middle Level Principal of the Year.

The Anthony Girl's Flag Football team is off to a fantastic start! They've won the last two games versus Sullivan and Sanford. The next game is this Wednesday, April 29 versus Justice Page @ 7:00pm at South High School.

Team Captains Kaleya, Riley, and Ella, and team manager Lillian, have done a fantastic job leading the Anthony Cheer Team. The team will be performing at Anthony Family Day at 4pm to open up the evening festivities. We are working to secure other opportunities to perform for the community, so stay tuned!

Dear current 6th and 7th Grade Families,

Although the new 2026-2027 school year may seem distant, we want to provide you with important information regarding the required school supplies for middle school.

You have two options: 1) Purchase using the comprehensive list in the flyer to shop independently, or 2) Use our optional, time-saving service through 1st Day School Supplies.

Here are key details:

School Supply Flyer/Order Link: Please find Anthony’s School Supply Flyer and ordering details here: Anthony’s School Supply Flyer / https://canva.link/7mzas8q3r6a7iao.
Order Deadline: The deadline to order supplies through 1st Day School Supplies is July 1, 2026. Ordering through 1st Day is convenient, as supplies are delivered straight to your home.
First Day of School: Students won’t need to bring their supplies until the first day of school, Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Supply Assistance: If your child requires assistance with supplies, please inform their Advisory teacher or the school social worker, Amy Hawkins (Amy.Hawkins@mpls.k12.mn.us), during the first week of school in September.
Anthony Back to School Open House: Students will learn who their Advisory teacher is at the Open House on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 3:30–6:00 PM. Please mark your calendars!

We look forward to a fantastic year!

Sincerely,

Principal Vue

maichang.vue@mpls.k12.mn.us

Teacher Appreciation: May 4-8th

Our teachers do so much for our children. Please help us show our appreciation for all they do by offering them treats during Teacher Appreciation Week. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EADA82CAAF5C07-63645027-teacher

Family Day: May 21st 4-6pm

Please join us outside the school for food, live music by the choir and band, a dunk tank, games, and more! We need your help to make this fun event happen. Please sign up to volunteer at the event or consider sponsoring the event. Volunteer opportunities will include set up, helping with food, facilitating activities, and cleanup.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EADA82CAAF5C07-63505991-2026