In 1493, following Columbus’ arrival in the New World, the Doctrine of Discovery changed the scope of European involvement in the Americas for centuries. Signed by Pope Alexander VI, this Doctrine...
Adeline Dodd Articles
U.S. attempt to ‘kill the Indian, save the man’
Government and Church run boarding schools horrific history Less than 100 years ago in the turbulent 1930s a child was taken from his family and forced to attend a boarding school in South...
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...
Journalism day at the Guthrie Theater
On Wednesday, April 26, Minnehaha students junior Tennyson Shultz, first-year Gabi Jankowski, junior James Wilson, and I joined a small group of area school journalism students for a day at...
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 African American Studies. Initially, this course was widely received by most states and school...
Motivated to learn
"Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think," Albert Einstein once said. But how do people, especially students, use their education to train their mind? Curiosity,...
The importance of stretching
Athletes who skip stretching risk avoidable injuries Get sport-specific tips from coaches, trainers Three years ago,...
Strength & conditioning coach joins staff
Peterson brings exercise-science expertise to assist athletes If you've been hearing your friends talking about sore...