Video: Fall Musical, Behind the Scenes

Little Shop of Horrors: Behind the scenes Video showcasing the props for The Little Shop Of Horrors. Video courtesy of Nicholas Freeman.

Slideshow: SMB Football Wolfpack’s Section Quarterfinal Heartbreak Captured by Ezra Victor

Wolfpack won’t go down without a fight The SMB Wolfpack football team—a co-op of Minnehaha Academy, the Blake School, St. Paul Academy, and Hope Academy—faced DeLaSalle in the Class 4A, Section 5 quarterfinal on October 22 at Blake. Both teams showed great skill and...

Slideshow: CFE Kenya (October 2024)

An unforgettable experience While most Core Formation Experiences overnight trips are scheduled for March 2025, CFE got off to an early start with a trip to Kenya. Group participant and journalism student Olivia Hughes (‘25) created this slideshow using her own...

M.A. Votes: Why students voted the way they did

Harris, Trump, No Vote or Other? Students explain their preferences On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day, 344 Minnehaha Academy Upper School students voted in an all-school election. Results were reported in brief the same afternoon, with details reported in The Talon...

The end of an Era

Studying The Tortured Poets Department as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ends                        Who, in what world, would ever, ever, pay thousands of dollars, for just one night of live entertainment? Taylor Swifts’ fans would.  But why? It can’t be just the lyrics —...

Sports consumption changing

How today's teenagers are engaging with pro sports Teenagers don’t seem to care about sports anymore— at least live sports. TV viewership for sports is dropping; many kids and teens have never attended a live sporting event. Social media has changed the landscape of...

Rollback to the future

How the Trump administration has and will continue to shape the climate crisis for generations The climate crisis does not pause for politics. From poisoned rivers to polluted air and shattered international cooperation, the Trump Administration’s blueprint for...

A moment frozen in time

School Election Follow Up  Suspense, questions, and concerns, regarding the outcomes of the 2024 election filled the halls of the Minnehaha Upper School before November 5th. With the nation’s future at stake, the big question remained: “Who will be the leader of...

Addi Mack previews the 2025 basketball season

Juniors Olivia Pederson and Danielle Hobbie interview senior captain Addi Mack about the upcoming girls' basketball season< /h1>

New Faces at M.A.: J Wesley Rohrer, Science and Social Studies

Rohrer teaches Physics, Ancient History to 9th Graders Wesley Rohrer, a new ancient world history and physics teacher, has impressed students with his energy. Outside of school, he loves taking adventures such as hiking with his dog and eating lots of new foods....

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Slideshow: SMB Football Wolfpack’s Section Quarterfinal Heartbreak Captured by Ezra Victor

Wolfpack won’t go down without a fight The SMB Wolfpack football team—a co-op of Minnehaha Academy, the Blake School, St. Paul Academy, and Hope Academy—faced DeLaSalle in the Class 4A, Section 5 quarterfinal on October 22 at Blake. Both teams showed great skill and...

Slideshow: CFE Kenya (October 2024)

An unforgettable experience While most Core Formation Experiences overnight trips are scheduled for March 2025, CFE got off to an early start with a trip to Kenya. Group participant and journalism student Olivia Hughes (‘25) created this slideshow using her own...

Spelling Bee: an MA Players Production

For the 2023-2024 musical, the MA players performed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 18 through 20. Photos and slideshow by Josephine Johnson.

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Video: Fall Musical, Behind the Scenes

Little Shop of Horrors: Behind the scenes Video showcasing the props for The Little Shop Of Horrors. Video courtesy of Nicholas Freeman.

Addi Mack previews the 2025 basketball season

Juniors Olivia Pederson and Danielle Hobbie interview senior captain Addi Mack about the upcoming girls' basketball season< /h1>

Nicholas Freeman as Buddy Holly

Freeman brings stage experience to classroom, school productions Minnehaha Academy theater and film teacher -- and professional actor -- Nicholas Freeman reflects on 15 years of portraying iconic rock’n’roll pioneer Buddy Holly in productions and concerts, usually at...

Experiencing the forces of physics

Screams accompany 9th graders on Physics Day Besides measuring and learning about forces, first-year students experienced them in a fun day of rides at a local mall. GoPro videos by Desmond Berthiaume, Benjamin Misa and Alex Salo. Editing by Desmond Berthiaume....

Stromberg’s Star Wars secret mission

Piecing together decades of film classics Minnehaha Academy art teacher and collage artist talks about his most recent commission, which he created in secret. It now hangs at the center of the Star Wars universe. For more on the...

Diversity at Minnehaha: Family Languages

Upper-school students prove they’re fluent in many ways Many students often speak a language other than English when they’re at home with their families. Here is a sample of their language diversity. Filmed by Aaron Melling, Lucas Freeman, Finn Foster, Lucy Hoffner...

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Discovering new stories

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...

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Summer at South

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...

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Home by curfew? Good luck.

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...

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iGen book review

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...

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The goalie mentality

The goalie mentality

The art of being a confident goalie How Minnehaha goalies process setbacks and help teams move forward Whenever a goal is scored, the team is often quick to blame the goalie. Goalies often struggle with guilt and feel responsible for the outcome of the game. In order...

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Listen to their silence

Listen to their silence

After the polarizing presidential election, students must learn to hear each other Even within a substantially safe environment like Minnehaha, there are members of the community who feel ridiculed for their beliefs. Such feelings of alienation were notably...

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新的学校,新的世界

中国留学生在去美过学校时,在经历很多难处和学习很多知识 [This story is also available in English.] "(在美国)基本上,老师递给你考试成绩的时候,是反过来的。" 邓悢婷,一位在 Minnehaha...

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