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 the Guthrie, sponsored and led by members of the Journalism Educators of Minnesota. Our objective was to learn about every stage of theater production, and, after viewing …

For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP Afri- can American Studies. Initially this course was widely received by most states and school systems. However, in early February, the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, openly rejected AP African American Studies and said that he …

“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, often said to be one of the most important parts of learning because it fuels the desire to …

After five unprecedented years, MA focuses on belonging at school On January 3, 2022 teachers returned from Christmas break for a professional development day and chapel. The chapel speaker, David Hoffner, Director of Faith Formation at Minnehaha, prepared a speech highlighting the importance of community at school. The idea for …

Athletes who skip stretching risk avoidable injuries Get sport-specific tips from coaches, trainers Three years ago, three Minnehaha Academy track and field athletes came to practice ready to work hard and left with painful, yet common and preventable injuries. When they arrived at practice they didn’t properly do the warm …

Peterson brings exercise-science expertise to assist athletes If you’ve been hearing your friends talking about sore muscles and improved athletic performance, chances are they’re working out with Brandon Peterson, Minnehaha Academy’s new strength and conditioning coach. In his new position, Peterson uses his background in exercise science to help students …