FEATURES

How Style Shapes You
The way people express themselves through style You may know not to judge a book by its cover, but...

As tech changes so do perspectives
Streaming options and mobile devices make viewing movies easier, but are theaters still better?...

The dangers of teen driving
Distractions from phones, friends can be lethal 31,785 people in 2022 lost their lives in traffic...
SCIENCE & HEALTH

How eating disorders affect athletes
When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders "I saw...

Physician assisted suicide
A different option for the terminally ill "My dad was really the most amazing person," recalled...

Environmental effects of the metaverse
Creating a virtual world may wreak havoc on the real one Jennifer Lopez is engaged to Ben Affleck....
SPORTS

What makes a good coach?
Minnehaha has strong tradition of top coaches The Minnehaha community is fortunate to have such a...

Major League Baseball rule changes: Are they good or bad?
As the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is now in full swing, new rule changes were brought...

Numbers in Nordic
MA Nordic skiing community brings in record setting amount of athletes The glimpse of the sun is...
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Film review: Oppenheimer
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Future of the ice arena decided
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2022-23: The Year in Photos
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Elaine Ekstedt: A half-century at MA
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Student businesses: an alternate option
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Destinations around the neighborhood
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Volleyball offseason
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Endless fun or hurting the young?
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Do we romanticize mental illness?
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Humanity’s effect on the oceans
SLIDESHOWS
VIDEOS
OPINIONS

Abortion through a different lens
As laws change, citizens must consider the complexity of other perspectives Take a minute and...

Short Takes: November Election
Go Out and Vote 34 seats in the US senate, all eight of the Minnesota seats in the house of...

Short Takes: Juul Lawsuit
Too Little, Too Late Just this september, 2022 Juul agreed to pay a total 440 million dollars to...
ARTS & FOOD

Ap Studio Art Pushes Boundaries
Defining the Undefinable AP studio art is a class designed to make students thrive in art and...

Young viewers slow to discover artistry, uniqueness of independent movies
The art of filmmaking has significantly evolved over the years. While movies once had no sound or...

Films, Fascism, and The Future
A little while back, in the dark recess of what I call free time, I was exploring some...
BRIEFS

New at North: Blake Mayes
New upper school counselor Blake Mayes is focused on helping students and assisting people with...

Ma graduates teach the new generation at MA
From MA graduates to MA teachers: alums return From helping students along their faith journey to...

New at North: Ann Weiss
Ann Weiss Joins Minnehaha as the new Learning Lab Teacher Ann Weiss, a Mother of three and...
AWARD WINNERS
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...
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...
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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New school, new world
Chinese students overcome challenges and gain valuable experiences during their time at an American school [This story is also available in Chinese] "[In America], when a teacher gives you back an exam, they give it to you flipped over,'' said LangTing Deng, who goes...
The Falcon
Minnehaha's most recent play, which followed a young, soon-to-be-married girl who encountered a storyteller, showcased student director Matthew Humason during Labor Day weekend For centuries, storytelling has been a way for humans to express themselves and pass down...
One text too far
Phone addiction is becoming more prominent in teens' lives than they are willing to believe "Recently, school has been really stressful for me," said senior Luke Frazier. "So, one night, in order for me to actually get homework done, I turned my phone off, locked it...