FEATURES
Learning from living abroad: England
England packed with sights, fond memories Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in...
Thrifting: green savings
Fashion, an ever-evolving phenomenon with never-ending shifts in trends. Clothing goes from...
Learning from living abroad: Italy and England
Spreading Bibles and Joy “I would love to be a missionary again,” sophomore Joy Uthmann said. “I...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
No-go or al-GO-rithims?
How algorithms impact the world around us Have you ever been scrolling through social media...
AI’s impacts on careers
Minnehaha Academy Teacher's Options on AI The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is...
Music n Mood
Do music lyrics impact your mood, thoughts? Most teenagers think it doesn’t affect them at all,...
SPORTS
State of hockey welcomes women’s team
Professional Women's Hockey League debuts, drawing former & current players, inspiring girls...
A new era for girls basketball
New coach brings different philosophy A warm salty drop of sweat falls from your drenched forehead...
Money and sports: Sports gambling increases
More underage gamblers take advantage of online portals “It came down to the very last play of the...
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Anthony Edwards’ ascension to Garnett-level stardom
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COVID is still around, even if we pretend it isn’t
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U.S. attempt to ‘kill the Indian, save the man’
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1 in 6 Minnesotans go hungry
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Learning from living abroad: Mexico
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Learning from living abroad: Romania
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Learning from living abroad: England
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Algorithms fuel bad trends
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No-go or al-GO-rithims?
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Thrifting: green savings
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
Actor strike dominates entertainment world
Dispute over financial future stalls production of TV shows, films On July 14, members of...
Film review: Oppenheimer
Nolan combines technical brilliance with riveting storytelling While the “Barbenheimer” craze – a...
Do we romanticize mental illness?
How the media we watch glorifies teen mental illness Imagine you're innocently scrolling on TikTok...
BRIEFS
New faces at M.A.: Paula Taytay Sanz, sophomore international student
Taytay Sanz finds herself in America for the first time Ever wondered what it would be like to...
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...
AWARD WINNERS
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...
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...