Film review: Oppenheimer

Nolan combines technical brilliance with riveting storytelling On July 21, Christopher Nolan released his twelfth feature film, Oppenheimer, which may prove to be one of the greatest feats in cinema over the last decade. The film follows the life of the "Father of the...

Future of the ice arena decided

Arena's fate doomed by increasing costs, declining use In March 2023, the Minnehaha Academy Board of Trustees made the official decision to remove the ice arena located at the lower school campus. While the rink has had many renovations over the years, it has been a...

2022-23: The Year in Photos

Replay the school year in 9 minutes Minnehaha Academy's journalism students captured the life of the school throughout the year. Here is a sample of their work.

Elaine Ekstedt: A half-century at MA

Tracing her path to a golden year Fifty years ago, the average gas price was 39 cents per gallon. Fifty years ago, The Godfather won Best Picture at the Oscars. Fifty years ago, the Watergate trial was underway. Fifty years ago, the U.S. ended its involvement in the...

Student businesses: an alternate option

Summer is just around the corner and so are work hours. Many students dread getting a job, but find the idea of starting their own business attractive. In a study conducted by CNBC (a news network), it was reported that 60% of teens wanted to start their own business....

Destinations around the neighborhood

Some people prefer lemonade. Some people enjoy horchata. Others caramel lattes. And the occasional person who just drinks water. With about a third of the MA community restricted to transportation by foot or by pedal, the locations accessible from school are limited....

Volleyball offseason

The season never ends Minnehaha girls use club volleyball to fuel future success The school volleyball season has ended but for most girls club volleyball is just beginning. First-year student Danielle Hobbie, middle hitter on varsity MA girls volleyball, is just...

Endless fun or hurting the young?

Usage of Tik-Tok conflict teens, teachers and the FBI The FBI director, Christopher Wray deemed the popular social media app known as TikTok, a "national security" threat in front of Congress in March. Wray claimed TikTok's parent company, Bytedance, could steal its...

Do we romanticize mental illness?

How the media we watch glorifies teen mental illness Imagine you're innocently scrolling on TikTok or some other social media platform to relax after a long day, and your for-you page is feeding you uncalled for posts blatantly promoting mental illnesses. Or, imagine...

Humanity’s effect on the oceans

An inside look on Student and teacher views about the marine ecosystem Plastic waste alone kills over one million marine animals each year; this is not only human-caused but is fixable by human decisions and actions. Marine ecosystem deterioration is defined as when...

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2022-23: The Year in Photos

Replay the school year in 9 minutes Minnehaha Academy's journalism students captured the life of the school throughout the year. Here is a sample of their work.

Slideshow: Boys basketball 2023 state tournament

Redhawks head to Class AA state tournament again in 2023 Watch highlights of all three games. Photos by Ezra Victor ('26).

Slideshow: CFE 2023 highlights

M.A. students travel the globe during CFE '23 Slideshow created by the CFE Media Creation team: Aaron Melling, Curtis Craig, Ophelia Klimmek, Griffin Anderson, Quincy Charon and Sophie VanDercook. Leaders: Nicholas Freeman and Reid Westrem. (The group also created a...

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What’s it like: Visiting Roatan

What's it like to visit Roatan during CFE week 2022? Working at a children's home, walking the beaches of west bay, scuba diving in the second largest barrier reef, and swimming with dolphins are all activities to take on while in Roatan. Join the group of 11 students...

Tell Me About It – Season 1 Episode 4: Joy Reist

Tell Me About It Season 1, Episode 4: Joy Reist Host Ann Oakman interviews Chemistry teacher and International Space Station (ISS) Team Leader Joy Reist about the ISS Team's 2022 experiment.

Tell Me About It – Season 1 Episode 3: Blake Christiansen

Tell Me About It Season 1, Episode 3: Blake Christiansen Host Ann Oakman interviews Lower School teacher Blake Christiansen about his experience climbing up Mt. Kiliminjaro with the Movember Foundation.

Tell Me About It – Season 1 Episode 2: Dante Donato

Tell Me About It Season 1, Episode 2: Dante Donato Host Ann Oakman interviews senior Dante Donato about his Boy Scout experience and Eagle Scout service project - the notorious picnic tables.

Tell Me About It – Season 1 Episode 1: Addi Mack

Tell Me About It Season 1, Episode 1: Addi Mack     Host Ann Oakman interviews freshman Addi Mack, who has just scored her 1,000th career point in her first high school game.  

Nurse Heidi Streed on the COVID Vaccine

Heidi Streed talks over the current statistics, and future hopes for the results of the COVID vaccine. Learn about speculations, heard immunity, and the...

State racewalking championship!

Westrem's advisory defends title; Keefe, Finney win individual medals

What’s It Like: Nordic Skiing

What's it like to be on the Nordic ski team? Episode 2 of our GoPro series takes you on a March 2021 practice run with Minnehaha's boys' Nordic ski team, which advanced to the state meet. Slideshow by Elsa Johnson.

What’s It Like: Alpine Skiing

Introducing a new series Grace Torgeson takes you down an alpine skiing course This is the first episode in a GoPro video series that will take you into the action that Minnehaha students and athletes experience. Congratulations to Grace for finishing 5th in the...

What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines

M.A. nurse explains how vaccines are developed, provides latest information, addresses anti-Vax concerns Heidi Streed, Minnehaha Academy's upper-school nurse, addressed vaccine questions and concerns before students returned to school to attend second-semester classes...

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Royalty in the making

Royalty in the making

A closer look at what defines Prince Aligbe Prince Aligbe. The name has been familiar to Minnehaha students and sports fans since he arrived at the school in 7th grade. Now a senior, Aligbe is an amazingly talented basketball player who has drawn the attention of...

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Crime in MPLS and STP

Crime in MPLS and STP

2020 sees rise in crime across country, including the Twin Cities, as cities debate police reform It was October 2nd, around 8 pm. when junior Caroline McHugh, along with fellow junior Stella Berlin, had just returned to Berlin's St. Paul home after dinner at a...

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