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New Faces at M.A.: Kayleen Berg, Social Studies and Economics

by | November 21, 2023 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Kayleen Berg is excited to join the Minnehaha community this year Social studies teacher and advisor Kayleen Berg is excited to begin her first year at Minnehaha Academy.  “She’s patient, kind, and very helpful,” first-year Makaela Binder said about her advisor.  Berg...
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New faces at M.A.: Pauli Zavarská, junior international student

by | November 2, 2023 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Zavarská has dreamed of studying here Imagine getting the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a semester of high school overseas — how would you feel? Excited, surprised, nervous, scared? For a new Slovak student, junior Pauli Zavarská, it was her dream to come study...
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New faces at M.A.: Paula Taytay Sanz, sophomore international student

by | November 2, 2023 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Taytay Sanz finds herself in America for the first time Ever wondered what it would be like to visit America for the first time? Paula Taytay Sanz, an international student from Spain, joins the 10th graders at Minnehaha for the 2023-2024 school year. She is staying...
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New faces at M.A.: Sophie Winnes, Math & Computer Science

by | October 31, 2023 | Briefs, Talon | 0 Comments

Winnes is excited to help students connect the dots Creative, helpful, and understanding — these are the three words that one of Sophie Winnes’s students, first-year Juliet Nemecek, uses to describe her.  For years before joining MA, Winnes had been hearing about the...
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