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...
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Learning from living abroad: Mexico
From sunshine and mountains to ice and snow, M.A. family combines cultures Once you enter Minnehaha Academy Upper School, you see several students just existing. Little do you know, there are...
Learning from living abroad: Romania
Revisiting Romanian roots Many people have explored different cities, traveled to different states, and maybe even visited foreign lands. But how many people can say that they were born and raised...
Learning from living abroad: England
England packed with sights, fond memories Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Europe? To be able to see Big Ben, The Eiffel Tower, or The Colosseum only a short trip away? For...
Thrifting: green savings
Fashion, an ever-evolving phenomenon with never-ending shifts in trends. Clothing goes from cropped to oversized, skinny to baggy, graphic to basic, formal to casual, and back again. But in recent...
Learning from living abroad: Italy and England
Spreading Bibles and Joy “I would love to be a missionary again,” sophomore Joy Uthmann said. “I thought it was a great experience, and now I can actually help and participate instead of being a...
Consumerism’s dangers and “rewards” programs
Coffee drinkers may not be saving as much as they hope If you think you have enough money to get Starbucks every day...
Reflections on American culture
Compared with life in Slovakia, American routines can be ... surprising Imagine starting a new chapter of your life in...
History and film: fact or fiction
Is the screen an adequate medium for depicting the events of history? This October, highly-esteemed director...
The rise of STEM, the fall of humanities
Fewer than one in ten students graduate with a humanities degree Madeline Ciccarelli bombed her math test....
Dress codes across Minnesota
Schools implement vastly different policies Mary-Beth Tinker was 13 years old in 1965 when she rallied a group of...
School Spirit: Minnehaha Academy Dances
The flashing lights. The one moment where everything blinks dark. The spotty flickering of blacklights that make neon...
The dark side of fast fashion
Consumers may be unaware of supporting modern slavery with clothing purchases The topic of the textile industry...
The glimpse at The Eras Tour
Imagine this. The auditorium shakes from the screams of teenagers, tears filling your eyes almost blinding you as...
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...