This morning, Minnehaha's chemistry department celebrated Mole Day - which honors the mole, an SI unit created by Amedeo Avogadro - with an assortment of mole songs, mole dances and mole treats. The...
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New teachers: Jennifer Tillman, social studies
"I'm pleasantly surprised by how many [Minnehaha] students actually do their homework," said the new social studies teacher Jennifer Tillman. Transitioning into life at Minnehaha Academy has been...
New teachers: Aurélie Belleau, french amity
"[When I was a little girl] I wanted to be a helicopter pilot," said Aurélie Belleau, Minnehaha's new French amity. "No, it is not a joke," she said, eyes crinkling with laughter, "it was real."...
New teachers: Seth Johnson, english
English teacher Seth Johnson did not always know that he would find his passion in teaching kids how to write an article or helping them study the words of Christopher McCandless. Growing up,...
New teachers: Jacquelyn Dell’Arciprete and Greg Ellis, spanish
Jacquelyn Dell'Arciprete has spent her life traveling the world and discovering the beauty and utility of the Spanish language. Having taught Latin American and Spanish language and culture across...
New teachers: David Tweeten, chemistry
Balancing chemical equations or finding the molar mass of Ammonium bicarbonate aren't priorities in the lives of most people, but for David Tweeten, Minnehaha Academy's new science teacher, it's...
Dance traces origins to … a cartoon?
Sadie Hawkins to reverse roles at M.A., just as in Dogpatch Most of us know that the Sadie Hawkins dance is fast...
Touching the lives of even more young people
Redhawk referral program For the Centennial year of Minnehaha Academy, the Redhawk Referral program is for current...
Not a physician, not a doctors office
Changes in the nurse's office Minnehaha nurse Christine Erlenborn has sent newsletters and talked to parents...
State journalism convention draws crowd
Watch a slideshow from the Oct. 9 journalism convention.
SAT reading average hits a forty year low
Over half of 2012's graduates may not be ready for college Over 1.5 million students took the SAT college entrance...
Boys team looks “solid”
State is worth working for The boys' cross country team received first place at the Lake City meet on September 18....
Girls welcome youth
Hopes for state are optimistic for the girls cross country team The Redhawk girls finished second place in two out of...
Tennis begins with a confidence boost
Girls welcome youth "The highlight for me this season was beating Mounds Park Academy," said captain and senior...
A new melody for Perkins
New fine arts assistant brings choral, piano and management expertise Gretchen Perkins was hired this year as the new...