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College Camps: a Journey of Discovery
Many high school students are finding new ways to impress colleges. Is going to a college camp one...
Brain games
Online word and number games are fun, but can they actually help your brain? Wordle, Strands,...
TIKTOK: 9-month timer ticking
The most populous country, about 18% of the world’s population, bans TikTok. The second most...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
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...
1 in 6 Minnesotans go hungry
Why many neighbors struggle to meet basic needs, and how you can help As humans, we constantly...
SPORTS
Basketball season never ends
Is AAU basketball really worth the extra time? Does it make you better? High-school athletes every...
Shedding light on the NCAA Transfer Portal
The transfer portal from 3 perspectives “I don’t know what the future has in store for me there,...
Anthony Edwards’ ascension to Garnett-level stardom
Anthony Edwards: Restoring Kevin Garnett’s Legacy as the Face of Minnesota Basketball Anthony...
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PWHL Minnesota season in review
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Leadership in Sports: Addi Mack
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Leadership in Clubs: Inaaya Hinton
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Leadership in Education: Dr. Mike DinNardo
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Leadership in Education: Johanna Beck
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Nicholas Freeman as Buddy Holly
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Spelling Bee: an MA Players Production
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Spelling Bee: The rehearsal
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Churches Pushing Assimilation
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Track and field record-breakers
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Elon Musk takes on Twitter
Musk's purchase of social-media platform raises questions about free speech vs. responsible speech...
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...
ARTS & FOOD
Desserts and dishes from around the world
Minnehaha has a diverse and unique student body from various ethnic backgrounds. Their families...
Barbie: Revolutionizing cinema?
Movie breaks box office, carries strong message Nicolas Freeman, theater teacher at Minnehaha...
Actor strike dominates entertainment world
Dispute over financial future stalls production of TV shows, films On July 14, members of...
BRIEFS
New faces at M.A.: Sophie Winnes, Math & Computer Science
Winnes is excited to help students connect the dots Creative, helpful, and understanding — these...
New faces at M.A.: Sarah Hay, math interventionist
Hay loves to help students love problem-solving Math interventionist Sarah Hay does many things in...
New Faces at MA: Anthony Moss, American History
Anthony Moss, A Teacher Who Cares When Anthony Moss, a native of the Bay Area of California, first...
AWARD WINNERS
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...
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...