Minnehaha's sacred studies department explores why bad things happen Minnehaha Academy has had a hard three months. The disaster that occurred on August second has shaken our community and will...
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The process of rebuilding north campus
After months of sitting vacant, plans for demo and rebuilding are started In the month between the day of the explosion at the Upper School campus and the first day of school, an astonishing amount...
A new home away from home
Sports teams relocate after explosion makes field, gym inaccessible Due to the tragic explosion that occurred at Minnehaha Academy during the summer, many sports facilities such as the gym and...
Returning home though home is gone
How Minnehaha alumni have reacted to the explosion on August 2 "I was in disbelief and shock. I was home in Highland with the TV on. My family and I were all home and at first it just wasn't...
Adjusting to a new space
Talon staff discusses Mendota Heights site, mourns loss of north campus Long, fresh hallways, jam packed with students that have found a new routine of moving from class to class. High top tables...
Las Vegas shooting response – keep or eliminate guns?
Guns must go By Patrick Cullinan, Staff Writer On Oct. 1, a man climbed to the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and shot at a crowd of people, killing 58 and injuring almost 500. Right now,...
Day 155 Daniel Stein
Freshman Daniel Stein is announced as a participant in a national math competition. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 154 In the Hallway
Flowers brighten up popular hallways in the school. Photo by Maddie Binning.
A wild summer
Swimsuits, sandals and sunshine are just around the corner as school comes to an end and summer vacation hovers in...
Contributing to a classic
It's 1957. An aspiring female author with boy-cut brown hair leans across a desk and offers a well-worked manuscript...
Nancy Johnson: departing after decade as principal
"I'm just going to try to do the very best I can do until the last day," said principal Nancy Johnson. After 19 years...
The Minnehaha Supreme Court
14th amendment All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are...
Amy Eikenbary-Barber: Moving to Washington (Extended Version)
"I can't imagine doing a different job, I really love being here," said Amy Eikenbary-Barber, spanish teacher at...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Hope
In the well known Greek myth of "Pandora's Box," Pandora, the first woman created by the gods, was given a box by Zeus...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Pride
In Greek mythology, there is a story about an inventor and his son who are imprisoned on the island of Crete, within...