New technology brings new creations, big and small Twenty-month-old Kaiba Gionfriddo was born with tracheobronchomalacia, a rare disease which led to the weakening and deterioration of the his...
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What it means to be African American at Minnehaha
Nearly every morning before the bell rings, the balcony above the empty gym echoes with shrieks and laughter. A group of friends is huddled in the corner sharing jokes, hugs and reruns of "last...
Psychology students work on final projects
As the bell to signal the end of second period finishes sounding, students gather in the campus room, along hallways and in clusters around the gym: the usual hot spots during FLEX time. Today, a...
Musically minded junior finds success
The Korean pop scene has been kind to junior Jimmy Woo, whose musical composition was incorporated in the making of a hit single that became a four million view YouTube video Creating music requires...
For the love of aviation
Eddie DiBlasi creates model planes, attends flight school and strives for his pilot's license "Fly the plane," he thinks to himself, " just fly the plane. If anything goes wrong or I get lost, just...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Gluttony
Considering the bonds between body, spirit and mind "You just think that because you're a bleeding heart Minnesota liberal," my aunt accuses. "Maybe I am," my dad declares loudly, "but that doesn't...
Year two in space, year one in class
Minnehaha's International Space Station (ISS) team creates their experiment during class time On Feb. 25, NASA...
Day 129 Unexpected Snow
April snow brings a chill to the air as students leave for the day. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 128 Poetry and a Sermon
In chapel, students hear a sermon incorporating the poetry of the speaker. Photo by Maddie Binning.
The art of tyranny
The musings of dictators reveal manipulative minds, disjointed insanity Hitler. Mussolini. Stalin. Mao. Saddam. Men...
Underground no longer, EDM is becoming mainstream
Last year the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL drew 300,000 people over the course of the two weekends, making it one...
Minnehaha’s AP Policy
As AP testing season approaches full swing, students are gearing up for the big test. But why does Minnehaha require...
AP Free Response Lifesaver
AP Free Response Lifesaver You peel back the plastic wrap and gasp. The worst has happened: the free response question...
A double-edged sword
Though texting is a quick mode of communication, it is often used in place of face-to-face interactions, affecting the...
Divergent stays true to the book
The moment that Ansel Elgort and Veronica Roth's heads become visible as they ascend the escalator and step onto the...