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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 Vietnam War. …

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. It’s …

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. Walkscore.com (a site that rates public accessibility from …

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 starting the club season for Kokoro.  “Well, I really …

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 user’s data and conduct espionage operations to divide …

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 you start to watch a TV show …

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 the marine environment or a particular ecosystem …

The way people express themselves through style You may know not to judge a book by its cover, but you still judge a person by their sweater. Style is often seen as an outward expression of one’s personality, but it is also the way people perceive us at first glance. …

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 …

Some see sport as a gateway to college, others join to try something new or spend time with friends There are many reasons why students join sports teams at school. Some want to be part of a community and make new friends, while others aim to play at the college …