Does your fashion express your personality? Every day, when you walk through the halls of Minnehaha Academy, the students are dressed in unique outfits that express who they are as people. Ranging...
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Too cool to care? The issue of nonchalance
Why nonchalance isn't the best strategy Skinny jeans and side parts used to be the hottest things. Now, it’s being “detached” and pretending not to care. This behavior is known as nonchalance....
Service with a smile
Students can learn courage & generosity from Nance Murdoch From fighting for her life to being a grandmother to six, Nance Murdock has done it all. At the age of 19, Murdock was diagnosed with...
U.S. teen reading on the decline
While M.A. students generally do well, teachers address reading stamina A student sits down to read a short chapter that should take only 20 minutes. Just five minutes in, their phone buzzes. They...
Stories of Struggle: Noemi (English)
The long road from Mexico to Minnesota was filled with danger With rising tensions around immigration in Minnesota and the United States, many stories are left unheard. All stories have more than...
Stories of Struggle: Noemi (Spanish)
[English version of this story.] Noemi Flores es una inmigrante nacida en México, quien como muchos, vino a los Estados Unidos en búsqueda de una vida mejor pero también un mejor futuro pa su hija....
Volunteering over the holidays
You can give others the gift of assistance Service Interns pack up donations (photo gallery by Frances Brown)...
How are new classes created?
New courses are not a rare occurrence at Minnehaha. The school is always looking for new and creative ways to create...
Dating: it’s complicated
How social media complicates today's teenage relationships Through the beautiful traditions created over time, there...
Israel-Palestine: What’s next?
For months, Minnesotans driving north towards Downtown Minneapolis have seen the massive “Stop the Genocide” banner...
10 Commandments in classrooms: What does the First Amendment say?
Should displaying the 10 Commandments in public classrooms be considered unconstitutional? It’s not uncommon to see...
School dress codes and attire on student learning and behavior.
Do students’ school dress codes and attire actually affect their learning capabilities and behavior? First-year...
The beauty of Lidet
Celebrating Christmas on Jan. 7, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Christians share traditions from East Africa St. Gabriel...
The ups and downs of PSEO
PSEO lets high-school students earn college credit: Is the program as good as it sounds? Light squeezes in through...
Australia comes to MA
A look at the new Upper School Principal, Toby Castle In spring of 2025, Minnehaha Academy announced that the current...