FEATURES

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....

Student businesses: an alternate option
Summer is just around the corner and so are work hours. Many students dread getting a job, but...

Destinations around the neighborhood
Some people prefer lemonade. Some people enjoy horchata. Others caramel lattes. And the occasional...
SCIENCE & HEALTH

Endless fun or hurting the young?
Usage of Tik-Tok conflict teens, teachers and the FBI The FBI director, Christopher Wray deemed...

Humanity’s effect on the oceans
An inside look on Student and teacher views about the marine ecosystem Plastic waste alone kills...

Nostagic Notes
The connection between music and our memory. 1. If you take a moment to think about the song...
SPORTS

Volleyball offseason
The season never ends Minnehaha girls use club volleyball to fuel future success The school...

Track and Field draws diverse athletes
Some see sport as a gateway to college, others join to try something new or spend time with...

No shortage of reffing challenges
Low reffing numbers make it hard to schedule games "The quarterback had just thrown for Bethel and...
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Film review: Oppenheimer
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Future of the ice arena decided
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2022-23: The Year in Photos
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Elaine Ekstedt: A half-century at MA
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Student businesses: an alternate option
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Destinations around the neighborhood
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Volleyball offseason
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Endless fun or hurting the young?
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Do we romanticize mental illness?
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Humanity’s effect on the oceans
SLIDESHOWS
VIDEOS
OPINIONS

AP African American Studies: letter to the College Board
For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP...

End college admissions favoritism
Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class...

Elon Musk takes on Twitter
Musk's purchase of social-media platform raises questions about free speech vs. responsible speech...
ARTS & FOOD

Film review: Oppenheimer
Nolan combines technical brilliance with riveting storytelling On July 21, Christopher Nolan...

Do we romanticize mental illness?
How the media we watch glorifies teen mental illness Imagine you're innocently scrolling on TikTok...

Journalism day at the Guthrie Theater
On Wednesday, April 26, Minnehaha students junior Tennyson Shultz, first-year Gabi...
BRIEFS

Future of the ice arena decided
Arena's fate doomed by increasing costs, declining use In March 2023, the Minnehaha Academy Board...

New at north: Kristián Kosterec
Junior Slovakian Student has a Great Start to The Cross Country Season by Winning Every JV Race...

New at North: Rob Liebhart
Rob Liebhart Joins the Math and Physics Department "I can already feel the warm, welcoming, and...
AWARD WINNERS
Unlikely links between school, space & war
Russia invades Ukraine, retreats from ISS Minnehaha's annual space-station project may take new directions in future years Testing shark skin on bacteria growth, growing calcium carbonate crystals and trying to revive dried algae have all been experiments worked...
Justice KBJ added to Supreme Court
What Ketanji Brown Jacksons's Supreme Court seat means in history One hundred and fifteen justices have served on the Supreme Court, 108 of those 115 justices-that is ninety-four percent-have been white men. In the court's 233-year history, there have been five female...
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...
Where is the Paralympic Spotlight?
Joshua Turek wins another gold medal for wheelchair basketball "God save all dressed in green, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen." sang the 20,000 fans packed into North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Summer Paralympic Games. The United States...
Student painting shines a light on healthcare workers
Tenzin Chosang honors healthcare workers' bravery admist COVID-19 pandemic "Jesus Christ is justice, he sets us in the right relationship with God and others, and others have inherent dignity and worth," said Executive Director of Faith Formation David Hoffner to the...
Short Takes: MSHSL, Target Center need to explain themselves
No sufficient reason given by MSHSL, Target Center for state tournament photography rules On April 10, the Minnehaha boys' basketball team won their fourth-consecutive state championship at Target Center, but neither the Talon newspaper nor the Antler yearbook took...
Brown brothers gunning for gold in biathlon
Skiing and shooting, M.A. alums represent Team USA in little-known winter sport In a cold sweat, with hearts racing, the skiers lay on their stomachs, .22-caliber rifles in hand, waiting for the perfect moment to shoot, between breaths. Breathe-breathe-hold-shoot....
Chet Holmgren’s growth, charted
For Holmgren, a long road to the top Nation's top recruit credits work, listening, mindset, mentors for his rise For the last few years, Minnehaha senior Chet Holmgren and former-teammate Jalen Suggs, now a freshman guard for top-ranked Gonzaga, have dominated state...
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...
Small businesses reel from racial unrest
Rioting adds to setback of pandemic; personal connections to Floyd's death felt strongly        "I didn't know at the time that he was George Floyd. He worked downtown, and he would come and buy little gifts for his daughter," said Susan Zdon, the owner of a...
Disordered eating in the ballet community
Dancers are sacrificing their mental and physical health in an attempt to meet outdated body image standards Little girls watch The Nutcracker, wide-eyed with awe, as ballerinas twirl around in pretty pink costumes. Snow falls, backdrops change, and the stage seems to...
With holidays, a return to online learning
Minnehaha takes on round 2 of digital learning "You're on mute." "Turn your camera on, please." For better or worse, online school is back. Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across Minnesota, Minnehaha Academy shifted to 100% distance learning on Nov. 30....