FEATURES
Unique options for summer fun
What to do in Minnesota when school’s out With summer fast approaching, you need to make plans...
100 days of stock market volatility
The scale of the U.S. economy is difficult to wrap our minds around, especially when it is summed...
DiNardo chooses teaching
This is Mike DiNardo’s fifth and final year of being the Minnehaha Academy’s Upper School...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
Summer fun + summer sun = skin damage
Is there such a thing as a safe tan? Do all skin types need sun protection? It's a Sunday in May,...
Are we hard-wired to embrace or fear diversity?
Do the “Big Five” personality traits control our behaviors and biases? If so, can we change? In...
The Power of influence
How rising stars come to fame on social media -- and impact you Many have heard that winning the...
SPORTS
Minnehaha athletic field gets renewal
New lights, scoreboard, seating & world-class turf for Guido Kauls Field The morning of August...
Golf doesn’t have to be pricey
Find some used clubs, sign up for a youth discount, & swing away Golf is widely known as one...
Flowers for Flower
Beloved goalie gives encore performance for Wild, wrapping up a legendary NHL career As the seats...
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Photo gallery: Minnesota Frost win the Walter Cup
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Photo gallery: Minnesota Frost vs Toronto Scepters
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Digital art apps: Which comes out on top?
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International Music Can Open Up New Worlds
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Minnehaha Academy Class of 2028 Time Capsule Teaser
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Photo gallery: Minnesota Frost vs New York Sirens
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Speech Team: Ilsa Lemke
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Speech team: Gabi Jankowski
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Support dogs visit MA
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Summer fun + summer sun = skin damage
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OPINIONS
Becoming a “self-made success”
Money, power, success. These three words look small standing alone but slyly build the entire...
M.A. Votes: Why students voted the way they did
Harris, Trump, No Vote or Other? Students explain their preferences On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election...
The end of an Era
Studying The Tortured Poets Department as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ends ...
ARTS & FOOD
Digital art apps: Which comes out on top?
App review: Which painting and drawing tool is best for you? Digital art is a well-traveled road...
International Music Can Open Up New Worlds
One summer day, in a house not far from Minnehaha, a family was cooking a delicious Japanese...
Musical memories: Class of 2025
Songs that shaped our coming of age As graduation approaches and tassels are urging to be turned,...
BRIEFS
M.A. baseball
This season there have been lots of ups and downs, but even though being an underclassmen it could...
New Greek class at Minnehaha
At MA, Greek has not been taught for over 100 years – until now. “It's something I’ve always hoped...
Ezra May, tops in hurdles
Have you ever wondered how big of a deal a tenth of a second is in track? For most people,...
AWARD WINNERS
Flowers for Flower
Beloved goalie gives encore performance for Wild, wrapping up a legendary NHL career As the seats of Xcel Energy Center filled with fans Tuesday night for the Wild’s final regular season matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, goaltender Marc-André Fleury prepared for his...
Guthrie Theater Play Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Under moonlit mischief and a pulsing musical heartbeat, Shakespeare’s classic comedy soars. Where laughter, live music, and theatrical chaos combine to create an unforgettable Midsummer night. Renowned for its romance, pranks, and magical mayhem, Shakespeare’s A...
PWHL Minnesota season in review
From underdogs to champions, PWHL Minnesota had a whirlwind of a season As the last buzzer sounded, Minnesota’s gloves and helmets went flying. Only this time, it was for real. Game four of the PWHL finals went into two overtime periods before Minnesota's Sophie...
Don’t fall for authoritarianism
Taking democracy for granted, young Americans can learn from Soviet era Imagine living in a country where the view to neighboring countries is blocked by high electric fences. You cannot be sure who you can trust, because anyone, even your friend, can be a spy. You...
Diversity at Minnehaha: Family Languages
Upper-school students prove they’re fluent in many ways Many students often speak a language other than English when they’re at home with their families. Here is a sample of their language diversity. Filmed by Aaron Melling, Lucas Freeman, Finn Foster, Lucy Hoffner...
Unlocking the chill
Advantages and disadvantages of ice baths on the body and mind It’s 10 in the morning and cross country practice has just ended, senior Finn Christiansen enters his garage and opens the white chest freezer. Sinking into the 50-degree water, this is where Finn will...
Minnesota, land of 10,000 Lakes: Or a safe haven?
Climate Change may bring migrants to Minnesota It’s feasible to imagine new-to-moving families planning fastidiously with their realtor about what kind of house they want, what kind of renovations they’re willing to do, and everything in between. They might want a big...
Filip Markuš, Slovak Freediver, can hold his breath for the length of this story. Can you?
A 17-year-old boy lays face down in a pool, playing the piano with his hands on the deck. A man stands over him giving directions. “Raise your right hand,” he says.The boy raises his hand with no delay. His coach hovers over him carefully observing his...
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...
Review: Hamlet, pointless retread or necessary revival?
Balance between tradition and innovation make this production effective (This review won first place in the annual Journalism Day at the Guthrie, sponsored by Journalism Educators of Minnesota.) “To be or not to be?” That is the question that has haunted both...
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...