FEATURES
Which is better: online or paper
Do you prefer taking your tests on paper or a screen? Despite your preference, as of this year,...
ACT, SAT make a comeback
The SAT dates back to the early 1900s while the ACT came into the picture around the late 1950s....
New state flag gets its debut
Why did Minnesota change the state flag? “I had no idea,” voiced sophomore Brooke Siwek when asked...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
Algorithms fuel bad trends
Algorithms fuel bad trends Ever been scrolling through TikTok or Instagram and you start seeing a...
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...
SPORTS
Anthony Edwards’ ascension to Garnett-level stardom
Anthony Edwards: Restoring Kevin Garnett’s Legacy as the Face of Minnesota Basketball Anthony...
The land of 10,000 heartbreaks
The land of 10,000 heartbreaks Every prideful Minnesotan can recount where they were on the night...
Sports photography gains popularity
The increasing interest among youth Raising 4 kids, Lisa Siddons was consumed by youth sports for...
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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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Timberwolves end dramatic season
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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
SLIDESHOWS
VIDEOS
OPINIONS
Short Takes: Juul Lawsuit
Too Little, Too Late Just this september, 2022 Juul agreed to pay a total 440 million dollars to...
Short Takes: Minnesota Flag
Time for a redesign Flag design is meant to achieve simplicity yet recognizability. The Minnesota...
Short Takes: World Cup Qatar 2022
First-ever holiday season World Cup sees U.S. make return to global soccer stage On November 20,...
ARTS & FOOD
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...
Journalism day at the Guthrie Theater
On Wednesday, April 26, Minnehaha students junior Tennyson Shultz, first-year Gabi...
BRIEFS
Future of the ice arena decided
Arena's fate doomed by increasing costs, declining use In March 2023, the Minnehaha Academy Board...
New at north: Kristián Kosterec
Junior Slovakian Student has a Great Start to The Cross Country Season by Winning Every JV Race...
New at North: Rob Liebhart
Rob Liebhart Joins the Math and Physics Department "I can already feel the warm, welcoming, and...
AWARD WINNERS
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...
What it means to be African American at Minnehaha
Nearly every morning before the bell rings, the balcony above the empty gym echoes with shrieks and laughter. A group of friends is huddled in the corner sharing jokes, hugs and reruns of "last night's game." Most of them share one other thing: the color of their...
For the love of aviation
Eddie DiBlasi creates model planes, attends flight school and strives for his pilot's license "Fly the plane," he thinks to himself, " just fly the plane. If anything goes wrong or I get lost, just remember to fly the plane." The plug door shuts tightly, sealing the...
The Miracle Worker: “Imitate now, understand later”
"Imitate now, understand later" Actors learn lessons from their roles in theater A door opens and desperate hands grope for something, anything to guide them. Their owner, a young girl, shuffles forward with a doll clutched to her chest. Another woman follows behind...
Hungry for Healing
Art revealing the life behind eating disorders Photos and commentary by Maddie Binning Up to 30 million people in the United States struggle with an eating disorder...
Quietly quite exceptional
M.A. Math Prodigy: Daniel Stein from Redhawksonline on Vimeo. WATCH THE VIDEO: Seniors Kate Brown and Angela Scharf spoke with freshman Daniel Stein and math teacher Rich Enderton about Stein's success this year in a demanding national math competition. ...
The language of equality
A recent survey conducted by The Talon asked freshmen, sophomore and junior boys and girls what they thought about what feminism meant to them and about gender-related inequality issues seen today. The results show that as a whole, the school agrees that equality is...
Career Day 2015
Graduates representing many professional fields and courses of collegiate study returned to Minnehaha in March to meet with current students, offering them advice for the future. A few shared their thoughts with seniors Angela Scharf and Kate Brown for Redhawksonline:...
Living across the world
Foreign students are forced to face the challenges of studying abroad "It's hard sometimes, here in America," said Jimmy Woo, a sophomore at Minnehaha, "I miss my friends and family." Jimmy, now standing 15 feet or so away from a basketball hoop, looks up, sets and...
Exposing the human condition through magic
With all the magic based stories around, what does your mind believe magic should be like? Open your mind and take a look into a medley of it with The Magicians Trilogy There's a schism in literary fiction that passes unnoticed to the general reader. It travels under...