FEATURES
Rebuilding cultures
Native American schools reclaim stolen traditions Native American boarding schools are undergoing...
M.A. Votes: 2024 All-School Election
Students prefer Harris/Walz over Trump/Vance Strong participation as Upper School students express...
What issues are at stake for youth voters in this year’s election
2024 Presidential Election preview: issues concerning youth With the 2024 election on Tuesday...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
Hydration: life’s necessity
Cold or warm, red or blue, tall or short, thin or thick, sippy or straw: it’s up to you! Easily...
Has tech hurt this generation’s development?
Experts, teachers consider tech’s impact on child development Does the technology that fills...
COVID is still around, even if we pretend it isn’t
How COVID has evolved through the years. This march marks the fourth anniversary of the COVID-19...
SPORTS
Betting is fun, just ask the media
The rapidly growing gambling culture continues to infiltrate sports content, so much so that...
Love at first spike
It’s late July and the first set of a sweaty, scrappy beach volleyball game has just concluded....
PWHL skating towards success
From a new general manager to a new name, the Frost have had a busy offseason Days after the...
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Slideshow: CDH gymnastics (with M.A. and M.P.A.) in state final
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Guthrie Theater Play Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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1-on-1 with Izzy Daniel
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The Hidden Dangers of Overdosing
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Running for gold
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Video: Fall Musical, Behind the Scenes
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Slideshow: SMB Football Wolfpack’s Section Quarterfinal Heartbreak Captured by Ezra Victor
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Slideshow: CFE Kenya (October 2024)
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M.A. Votes: Why students voted the way they did
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The end of an Era
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OPINIONS
Don’t fall for authoritarianism
Taking democracy for granted, young Americans can learn from Soviet era Imagine living in a...
AP African American Studies: letter to the College Board
For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP...
End college admissions favoritism
Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class...
ARTS & FOOD
Forceful figures: Nathan Stomberg creates art piece for Lucasfilm
Art teacher brings the Force with him on the Fourth In a galaxy known...
Review: “Dial M for Murder” at the Guthrie
Playful adaptation brings Hitchcock classic to classic stage Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, The...
Desserts and dishes from around the world
Minnehaha has a diverse and unique student body from various ethnic backgrounds. Their families...
BRIEFS
New Faces at M.A.: Nina Slezáková, Slovakian Exchange Student
Nina Slezáková's semester In Minnesota Have you ever thought of spending a semester studying...
New Faces at M.A: Megan Thurow Varisty Girls Volleyball coach
Megan Thurow returns to M.A Megan Thurow returned to Minnehaha’s volleyball program this...
New Faces at M.A.: Jamie Jurkovich, U.S History
Jamie Jurkovich returns to M.A Jamie Jurkovich, U.S. History and AP U.S. History teacher, returned...
AWARD WINNERS
Brown brothers gunning for gold in biathlon
Skiing and shooting, M.A. alums represent Team USA in little-known winter sport In a cold sweat, with hearts racing, the skiers lay on their stomachs, .22-caliber rifles in hand, waiting for the perfect moment to shoot, between breaths. Breathe-breathe-hold-shoot....
Chet Holmgren’s growth, charted
For Holmgren, a long road to the top Nation's top recruit credits work, listening, mindset, mentors for his rise For the last few years, Minnehaha senior Chet Holmgren and former-teammate Jalen Suggs, now a freshman guard for top-ranked Gonzaga, have dominated state...
Crime in MPLS and STP
2020 sees rise in crime across country, including the Twin Cities, as cities debate police reform It was October 2nd, around 8 pm. when junior Caroline McHugh, along with fellow junior Stella Berlin, had just returned to Berlin's St. Paul home after dinner at a...
Small businesses reel from racial unrest
Rioting adds to setback of pandemic; personal connections to Floyd's death felt strongly "I didn't know at the time that he was George Floyd. He worked downtown, and he would come and buy little gifts for his daughter," said Susan Zdon, the owner of a...
Disordered eating in the ballet community
Dancers are sacrificing their mental and physical health in an attempt to meet outdated body image standards Little girls watch The Nutcracker, wide-eyed with awe, as ballerinas twirl around in pretty pink costumes. Snow falls, backdrops change, and the stage seems to...
With holidays, a return to online learning
Minnehaha takes on round 2 of digital learning "You're on mute." "Turn your camera on, please." For better or worse, online school is back. Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across Minnesota, Minnehaha Academy shifted to 100% distance learning on Nov. 30....
Discovering new stories
Discovering new stories This year's CFE theme puts focus on listening to others Pitter-patters and stomps from shoes echo throughout the gym as the little kids zoom around. Their laughs are roaring and their smiles are beaming as Anna Noble and her peers chase them...
Gymnastics makes its debut as winter sport
Gymnastics makes its debut as a winter sport Senior is Minnehaha'a lone representative in new co-op for girls The smell of chalk hangs in the air and the sound of someone jumping on a trampoline screeches. Senior Kylee Kassebaum gets ready to do yet another round-off...
Poll: Younger Americans express shift in values
Teens' values are shifting Rutger Hoekstra, a junior, considers patriotism, having children and religion as "very important" values. These views actually put Hoekstra in the minority among his generation. According to an August 2019 poll by The Wall Street Journal,...
Summer at South
Time on campus doesn't end for some students It's a hot summer day. The sun is shining down on the kindergarteners' beaming smiles. All eyes are fixed on the monkeys - on those in the enclosure and on those peering in. Current senior Roddy MacDonald is trying to...
Home by curfew? Good luck.
Complexity of curfew laws, uneven enforcement creates confusion for teens Aidan Phelps and Asa Wold, two 15-year-old freshmen, want to see the new movie Deadpool 2 this week. They could see it at Rosedale, Southdale or the Mall of America. They decide to meet Friday...
iGen book review
Move aside Millennials. iGen is coming to stay, bringing their phone-obsessed, risk aversive, and stressed tendencies to the forefront of the future. They are also the topic of Jean Twenge's book entitled: iGen, Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less...